About

Deadman was founded with a belief in equality of ideas and representation. Challenging the status quo, allowing new voices and ideas that represent communities, and audiences, to take centre stage.

These ideas are rooted in our Isle of Wight identity, inspired by our coastal cultural heritage - one whose depths call to us from a story telling tradition that anchors us in the present with whispers of the past.

We love telling stories that have impact, inspiring and connecting audiences to places and people they recognise, exploring the tension between art forms, and allowing the ideas to take precedence over the form.

“As someone from a disadvantaged background, who is constantly struggling to maintain a place in this industry, I know the creative arts is not really meant for us. More than ever, it's rigged in favour of privilege and nepotism. But, more than ever, I know how important we are in challenging that because if you can't afford to stay in the industry then you won't. I set up the company to help others like myself that need that support and outlet for their voice. Exciting new underrepresented talent and new work is vital for the creative arts, it's the oxygen for our industry but it also creates better work; work that is representative of our communities, that is all the stronger for that. Connecting people to places, artists to their art.” - Sam