About us
How do we do the things we do?
How? With a double portion of gusto, is the short answer. I mean come on, have you seen the stuff we come up with? Extra-extraordinary.
But even the extraordinary needs a plan.
We’re professional project managers and producers, with a ton of grown up experience in TV, Film, PR and entertainment.
We prototype, we collaborate, we plan the living daylights out of everything. Everything crossed and dotted. Every expectation kicked out the park.
We love what we do and our clients love what it does for them too. Sweet!
We’re here to make the extraordinary
Tim Simpson
Managing Director
The brains behind Plunge. A creative all rounder, Tim is equally at home behind the computer, designing and visualising a project, or in the workshop, working alongside the team.
Sarah Mead
Director
Also known as 'the voice of calm', Sarah’s role at Plunge can’t be defined as any one thing. It would be better to say she’s a bit involved in everything.
Clare Bryant
Senior Maker
A tailor of distinction, Clare brings her bespoke expertise to every piece she creates, blending skill and style.
David Badcock
Production Manager
Experienced at model-making and prop production, David has extensive knowledge of most materials and processes and is a brilliant problem solver.
Dominick Arundel
Workshop Manager
Dom ensures everything in the workshop runs smoothly. On top of this, he is also a top-notch welder and metal worker.
Emma Sandham King
Senior Maker
A great all round maker with talent for costumes. There aren't many people who can say that they've tailored a beautiful tweed suit for a horse.
Hannah Hardinge
Project Manager
With a back ground in making, Hannah brings a unique blend of hands-on experience in creative work and production management.
Greg Barker
Designer
Has many years experience in turning client creative ideas into working plans ready for the makers to fabricate.
Jeff Thomas
Senior Maker
Sculpting is Jeff's specialism but there isn't really anything he can't do in the workshop.
Jess Green
Project Management Support & Office Administrator
Jess is the powerhouse keeping the office running smoothly, juggling projects and providing top-notch project management support—all with effortless flair!
Laura Sepp
Senior Maker
Laura is great at all things costume. She brings skill, creativity, and a keen eye for detail to all her projects.
Lou Murley
Senior Maker
Lou is a maker with many talents... fibreglassing, woodworking and sewing to name a few. She particularly likes fake fur work and fluro colours. Oh, and innuendo and word play. Ooh-er!
Michael Hair
Project Manager
Coming from a varied background in the creative industries, Mike has an eye for the technical detail and is used to juggling many different projects.
Tina Angus-Turner
Prop Maker
Flocker extraordinaire and general all round prop maker, Tina's main area is the spray booth.
Plunge clients
Turning maybes into hell-yeahs since 1997
Formerly known as Plunge Productions Ltd, Plunge began life in 1997 as a theatre production company, producing shows in various cities around the UK.
Originally based in Birmingham, we moved to London in 1999 to try to crack the West End theatre scene. After a few years of trying and despite a number of critically acclaimed productions including Honk! and Joe and I, we decided to concentrate our efforts in to the creative services we were also offering.
This change in emphasis away from theatre production proved a great success. We moved the business to just outside Brighton and set up a successful studio and workshop within the Workhaus mews complex in Hove. This allowed us to collaborate with a number of other businesses within Workhaus to offer an ever greater variety of services.
However, we quickly outgrew our workshop and decided to move to a much large premises in Portslade Village, again just outside Brighton. We now have over 6000 sq ft of workshop and studio space. By being able to offer as many services as we do, all from one facility, it means that we are able to take on large and complicated projects without relying on outsourcing.
Tim Simpson, Managing Director of the company, has worked with Plunge since the beginning and became company director in 2004. Sarah Mead, also a Director, joined the company in 2010.
And now it’s your turn
Costumes, puppets, whatever… bring us your briefs and let’s conjure up something amazing.
