Dead Earnest

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Founded in 1993 we began life bringing new and established work to unconventional and accessible performance spaces, then went on to produce and tour our own work in theatre venues across the country and continue to use drama and theatre techniques to engage in debates, raise questions and rehearse answers.

We are now a Company of skilled writers, directors, workshop leaders and facilitators that uses experience and expertise to create work which focusses on human behaviour and interaction. We still often use performance, workshops and roleplay, but no longer rely on conventional theatre audiences coming to see our work.We create our own projects and work with partners and clients to create work that is engaging and accessible, often produced for a specific audience or "community of interest" and always with a strong sense of audience consultation and engagement and input.

We create work that is accessible to a wide range of people and can be taken to them, often in the form of a bespoke performance, tailored precisely to the concerns of the audience and delivered in their community or environment.


Connected mandy members:

2021, The Case of Miss Beatrice Alexander, Beatrice Alexander
Waqar Shah
Sound Recordist
2020, Social Work Films, Sound Recordist
Liz Simmons
Actor
2018, Cash In Hand, Renata
2017, Space for sharing, Nikki
2017, Remembering Baby, Paediatric pathologist
Art Installation
2017, Home Sweet Home, Ashley (lead)
Kitty Randle
Actor
2013, SWEET COMRADESHIP, Mrs Usher / Annie Besant
Sheffield Tour
Peter Swales
Actor
2012, Tracing the Footsteps of Hephaestus, Dionysus
Sheffield Town Hall, Festival of the Mind, Sheffield University
Fiona Paul
Actor
2012, Herphaestos, Storyteller
Spigeltent Sheffield
2010, The Key to a Quiet Life / Speaks Volumes, Fatuma / Kirsty
Liam Gerrard
Actor
2010, Real Life, Dr. Jameson
Keir Brown
Actor
2009, Catch Your Breath, Dr Gregory / William Cope
GMC London
Keir Brown
Actor
2008, Who Cares?, Ray / Stan
Rotherham General Hospital
2008, Streets Together Streets Apart, Krystyna
2008, Call It A Day, Maria Lesnik
Kate Gilbert
Actor
2008, Air, Heather
tour north west
2007, The House Next Door, Marta
2007, Breaking Chains, Molly Morris
Sheffield Museums
Calida Hartley
Set Designer
2006, The Womens Housing Project, Designer (Set/Costume)
2006, The Puzzle Women, Rosa

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Alternative Company Names

Dead Earnest Theatre, Dead Earnest Theatre Company