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Mercury Fur
Presenting our Cast and Crew
Mercury Fur CastMercury Fur Crew
Matt GranadosElliot | Matt has recently been perfoming at The Almeida Theatre in Rope, directed by Roger Michell.
He has recently graduated from Birmingham School of Acting, where Matt played Jack the Ripper in Lulu, Orme in Mother Clap's Molly House, Boris in The Storm.
His other recent credits include: What's Wrong With Angry by Patrick Wilde at The Kings Head Theatre; Dionne Bromfield music video 'Mama Said'; and a short film If You're Happy and You Know it.
Matt is excited to be working with the talented and ambitious Theatre Delicatessen for the first time.
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Chris UrchDarren | Chris graduated from the Drama Centre in July 2009.
Credits whilst training include: Taste of Honey, The Government Inspector, Romeo and Juliet, You Never Can Tell, Paradise Lost, The Kitchen.
Theatre Credits include: Lucius in 'In Bed with Messalina' at the Courtyard Theatre, and Darren in 'Mercury Fur.' for Theatre Delicatessen.
Chris has recently finished working with Di Trevis in her Shakespeare workshop at the Gene Frankel Theatre in New York.
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Mikey BharjNaz | Mikey Bharj comes from a stand up comedy background, beginning at age 11. Mikey performed in a verity of successful musical productions in high school. It was only after high school when he was spotted performing at a comedy club by a talent agent, who later suggested acting professionally.
Few years after Mikey Bharj landed a role on his first audition and appeared on ITV's The Bill (2008), playing Amir Ghopal. Mikey also featured on the Nike website modeling limited edition clothing.
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Isaac JonesLola | Isaac trained at Central on the BA(Hons) Acting course.
Theatre inlcudes: King Lear, Spring Awakening, Barbarians (CSSD); Romeo and Juliet (Elixir Productions); A Midsummer Nights Dream, Fanshen, Elle and the Cavendish Club Cabaret (theatredelicatessen); Love's Last Shift (Mr Hart's Theatrical Company); On Religion (HTSC)
Short Films: Underneath, Mary (NFTS); God Hates Fags (Wakeless Media)
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Ben WigzellSpinx | Ben Wigzell graduated from East 15 Acting School where he was awarded the Sir John Gielgud Award for promising actors.
During training he played Dr Nakamura in 'Happy End' at Wiltons Music Hall and Captain Plume in 'The Recruiting Officer' at the Blue Elephant Theatre.
He went on to work at the National Theatre Studios to perform new writing and lived in Germany for four months playing the role of Smokey in ‘Bad Blood’ for the English Theatre of Hamburg. He has also appeared in adverts such as BT and Skoda and training videos for the army. Ben has been involved in many short film projects and a TV pilot for the BBC. This is the first time Ben has worked for Theatre Delicatessen and thinks they're an amazing company.
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Debra BakerDuchess | Since graduating in 2006 Debra has been constantly working, honing her stage craft and gaining more screen experience.
Stage work includes King Lear at The Brockley Jack; Martha, Josie & The Chinese Elvis at The Courtyard; How Love Is Spelt at The Space; After Mrs Rochester at The Greenwich Playhouse, The Offcut Festival at The Old Red Lion and rehearsed readings of new work at The Albany and the Soho Theatre. She has completed 25 short films and the feature film ‘The Butterfly Tattoo’ – an adaptation of a Philip Pullman novel, as well as various TV and corporate work.
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Tom VickersParty Guest | Tom graduated from Drama Studio London in 2008. Theatre includes Shout Across The River (Courtyard Theatre), Wanda's Visit (White Bear Theatre), Macbeth (Tabard Theatre/Brockley Jack Theatre), Virtual - World At One (King's Head Theatre), Theatre Grand-Slam (The Bedford), Richard III (Brockley Jack Theatre), Black Comedy (Barons Court Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing (Bridewell Theatre), The Taming Of The Shrew (British Touring Shakespeare) and Kid-Simple: A Radio Play In The Flesh (Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh).
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Suraj RattuParty Piece | Suraj is a hardworking, passionate young actor who is trying to break into the industry. He trains at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has previously trained at John Robert Powers, now known as the Celebrity Talent Academy. He is represented by Kelly Mangement and attends the Kelly Management film and television acting classes.
He is currently a black belt in karate, can juggle and has extensive experience in castings. He has most recently done a commercial for childline. He has previously been in a commercial for British Heart Foundation, done a theatre production called the "Roundhouse Story" shown at the Roundhouse and has done several short films.
He has interests in film, creative writing, television and film production, which he has been taking courses in.
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Jack SweeneyParty Piece | Coming soon...
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Philip RidleyAuthor | Philip was born in the East End of London where he still lives and works. He studied painting at St Martin’s School of Art and his work has been exhibited widely throughout Europe and Japan. As well as three books for adults - and the highly acclaimed screenplay for the The Krays feature film (winner of The Evening Standard Best Film of the Year Award) - he has written seven adult stage plays: The Pitchfork Disney, the multi-award-winning The Fastest Clock in the Universe, Ghost from a Perfect Place, Vincent River, the highly controversial Mercury Fur, Leaves of Glass and Piranha Heights, plus several plays for young people: Karamazoo, Fairytaleheart, Sparkleshark and Brokenville. He has also written many books for children, including Scribbleboy (shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal), Kasper in the Glitter (nominated for the Whitbread Prize), Mighty Fizz Chilla (shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award), ZinderZunder, Vinegar Street, Zips’Apollo and the bestseller Krindlekrax (winner of both the Smarties Prize and WH Smith’s Mind-Boggling Books Award), the stage play of which – adapted by Philip himself – was premiered at the Birmingham Rep Theatre in the summer of 2002. He has also directed three feature films from his own screenplays: The Reflecting Skin - winner of eleven international awards (including the prestigious George Sadoul Prize) - and The Passion of Darkly Noon (winner of the Best Director Prize at the Porto Film Festival) and, most recently, Heartless (winner of The Silver Meliers Award for Best Fantasy Film), starring Jim Sturgess and Noel Clarke, due for release in May 2010. Last year saw the premiere of his first opera libretto, Tarantula In Petrol Blue, at Aldeburgh, with music by Anna Meredith. Philip has won both the Evening Standard’s Most Promising Newcomer to British Film and Most Promising Playwright Awards. The only person ever to receive both prizes.
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Frances LoyDirector | Directing credits include: A Midsummer Night's Dream ( theatredelicatessen ), The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christoper Marlowe, The Grimm Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey and Parasites by Westminster Prize Winner Ali Muriel.
Assistant Directing Credits: Prick Up Your Ears, UK Tour and Comedy Theatre, London's West End. Director: Daniel Kramer
Research and Development Assisting include: Project X ( Joe Hill-Gibbins for the Royal Court ) and Pictures at an Exhibition ( Daniel Kramer for Sadlers Wells / Young Vic ).
Training includes: Director's Summer School and Director's Toolbox ( Young Vic ), Director's Workshop ( NSDF ).
Frances has worked extensively in theatre for development and education, including spending 6 months in Malawi devising, directing and touring productions with local rural communities about HIV/AIDS Education, Human Rights and Conservation Issues.
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Will ReynoldsDesigner/Lighting Designer | William trained at the Motley Theatre Design School.
Forthcoming designs include The Gambler (projection – Royal Opera House), Waiting (set, lighting and projection – Southbank Centre). Recent set and lighting designs include La Boheme (Palestinian Tour), Just So (Trafalgar Studios), La Voixe Humaine & Le Livre Blanc (Riverside Studios), Saturday Night (Arts Theatre and Theatre Royal Windsor) and Jingo (Finborough Theatre). Some recent lighting designs include Daredevas (Southbank Centre), Pulse (The Place Theatre), Sniggle (Theatre Royal Haymarket) and The Magic Flute (Palestinian Tour, Dir. Samuel West).
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Anna von EickenCostume Designer | Anna von Eicken was born in Munich and studied Art and Theatre Design et al. at the University of the Arts London and at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste München. Furthermore she gained experience at the Volkstheater Vienna, the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich and the Salzburg Festival. She has designed for Something That Sticks (Independent Film by J. und M. Devereux, 2002), Ariadne (Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding, 2003), Time Goes By and Forbidden Love (Rambert School of Dance, 2006), Die Liebesprobe (Operastudio - Bayerische Staatsoper, 2007), Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar (Theater TIZ, 2008), Così fan Tutte (Operafestival Gut Immling, 2008) and various productions for Theater Halle7 Munich (rose is a rose is a rose is a rose by Ivana Sajko; F.O.B - free on board by Maxi Obexer and Im Ausnahmezustand by Falk Richter, all 2009).
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Fergus WaldronStage Manager | Fergus is a theatre technician who learnt through osmosis at the English, Irish and American semi-professional theatre companies in Brussels where he was brought up. Whilst at university in Bristol he worked on several theatre productions with the ITV television workshop including Sue Townsend's Womberang.
Lighting & Sound credits include Godfather Death (Warhorse Theatreworks) and So Little Of You Left (Risking Enchantment)
Stage managing credits include Lysistrata adapted by Germaine Greer and theatredelicatessen's recent production of "The Winter's Tale".
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Roger BartlettFight Director | Roger Bartlett is an Equity Registered Fight Director whose recent credits include "Moliere" for the National Theatre Studio (Finborough Theatre), "Fool for Love" for Peppermint Muse (Cockpit Theatre), Shakespeare4Kidz "Macbeth" (UK Tour) and "A Clearing" for Forest Forge Theatre (UK Tour).
Roger also has experience in Film including "Take Us On", "Duel Purpose" and "Love Lost" (all for White Lyon Films) and "The Last Hit" - a short student film for the Bournemouth Institute of Arts.
This is Roger's first time working with Theatre Delicatessen.
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Last updated January 11th, 2010
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