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Desperate Men Theatre Company is a street theatre company founded by Richie Smith and Jon Beedell in 1980,〔Commedia Dell'arte: A Handbook for Troupes By John Rudlin, Olly Crick Published by Routledge, 2001 ISBN 0-415-20408-9, 978-0-415-20408-8〕 and is the UK's longest-running street theatre company. Now based in Bristol, England, the company aims to produce original, accessible comic theatre, and offers a variety of street animations,〔http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/print.php?sid=5854〕 bespoke work,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fairy tale or horror story - join the debate | RUDI - Resource for Urban Development International )〕 and creative consultancy.〔(Welcome to Desperate Men – Desperate Men – Street Theatre, Outdoor Events & Commissions )〕 In 1985, Smith and Beedell appeared in Vivian Stanshall and Ki Longfellow-Stanshall's Old Profanity Showboat production of Stinkfoot, a Comic Opera. Smith played the part of Buster and Beedell played Screwy. Richard Smith reprised his role in the 1988 London production at the Bloomsbury Theatre. Desperate Men have a history of producing work that deals with social and environmental issues, such as littering – the Rubbish Heads,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=North Devon Journal Online | NorthDevonJournal.co.uk )〕 recycling – Eco-Pirates〔http://www.poole.gov.uk/go.php?structureID=U45f582bd5dfd9&ref=N46B1F3E2B4EE4〕 and the forthcoming bicentary of Charles Darwin's birth – Darwin and the Dodo.〔http://www.darwin200.org/news/darwin-and-dodo.html〕 In 2007 they were artistic leaders on the Severn Project,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Severn Project )〕 one of the UK's largest outdoor arts projects. Desperate Men have also worked internationally, including recently in Beirut〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Santona Residence )〕 and later this year in Hong Kong.〔 They are also working to develop a project as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad in the South-West of England.〔http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/documents/projects/phpNUC7eb.doc〕 The name 'Desperate Men' comes from a poem by John Donne – 'Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men...' ==References== * Commedia dell'arte: A Handbook for Troupes By John Rudlin, Olly Crick. Published by Routledge, 2001. ISBN 0-415-20408-9, 978-0-415-20408-8 * Street Theatre and Other Outdoor Performance. By Bim Mason. Published by Routledge, 1992. ISBN 0-415-07050-3, 978-0-415-07050-8 * "In situ, European artists on the road", CARNETS DE RUE collection, editions l’Entretemps, 207 p. ISBN 2-912877-53-9 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Desperate Men Theatre Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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