Happy New Year from Theatre Delicatessen!

January 6th, 2010 by Roland Smith
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The space is dead... Long live the space

TheatreDelicatessen would like to wish all our friends and extended family a happy 2010!

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The doors have finally closed on 295 Regent Street, and the preparations are taking place for our move to our new home.

Meanwhile, rehearsals are well underway for production #6.

Watch this space for more information - hopefully we will be able to fill you in on the details by the end of the week.

In the meantime, you might be interested to know that Pedal Pusher was highlighted as one of Time Out's theatre picks of 2009. In fact, they said:

“In ‘Pedal Pusher’, what Theatre Delicatessen managed to do with a couple of plastic chairs and some cycling shorts was pretty spectacular.”

‘Best of the year 2009: Theatre’ TIME OUT

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Guardian.co.uk Blog: Cycling on stage? Pedal Pusher is theatrical revolution

July 24th, 2009 by admin
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"Cycling on stage? Pedal Pusher is theatrical revolution

"Simulating riders from the Tour de France is no easy thing in the theatre, but Delicatessen are really going places, without even using bikes…

"It seemed audacious to even attempt to stage an account of an event that involves 170-odd men whizzing through France at superhuman speeds. It's hard enough for Eurosport and all of its helicopters and motorbikes to do justice this awesome spectacle, so how on earth could the Tour be recreated in the theatre? "Well, firstly, the young company, Delicatessen, made the smart decision not to use any actual bikes in the action. It's a bold move considering the plot revolves around the world's biggest bike race, and three of cycling's most colourful characters: Lance Armstrong, Marco Pantani and Jan Ullrich, the three riders who vied for supremacy in the late 1990s..."
- Guardian Blog, July 2009
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Social Networks Abuzz with Pedal Pusher

July 16th, 2009 by admin
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We're getting great audience feedback for Pedal Pusher. In this new age of the Social Network, people have been sharing, twittering, facebooking and blogging all about it. We applaud you for it. Word-of-mouth is our greatest marketing tool. Here's a small sample of our 'social feedback':

Twitter

Some tweets of note:
"realcycling: 1min extract of Pedal Pusher, play about Tour de France to 1 Jul 09, London www.realcycling.co.uk http://twaud.io/Rx"
"sarahmade: Went to see Pedal Pusher by @theatredeli Random subject for theatre but actually very good. You have two weeks to go http://bit.ly/VzALq (expand)"
"react: Is anyone going to see Pedal Pusher, the west end play about the Tour de France? #tdf"
"rolandsmith: ProCyclist Magazine running an article on Pedal Pusher on page 30..."
"parkrunner: Had fantastic time at Pedal Pusher tonight, everybody who loves the Tour de France should go and see it @theatredeli"
"thebikeshow: To The Bike Show peloton: do you want to make a outing en masse to see Pedal Pusher? £12. More at http://is.gd/1tmhs (expand)"
"runawaydorothy: I just learned what pedal pusher means."
"rolandsmith: Etape 1 :: Pedal Pusher... Incredible night of theatre/cycling. Had an ex-pro cyclist in - 'Very realistic... Bought back a lot of memories'"

Blogs

Thanks to all you budding bloggers. Here are a couple of highlights:
"A brilliant portrait of obsessed men, and brilliant theatre. It's not about the bike; go and see it." - Real Cycling
"Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Pedal Pusher and it took me back to when I used to cycle regularly in London. Afterwards, all I wanted to do was get on my bike and chew up some miles on the slick London roads. The thrill, the chase, the effort, the determination is all there. The major topics of doping, athleticism, euphoria and despair are intricately woven together. If you've only been grabbing the occassional highlight of this years tour, Pedal Pusher will make you want to grab a bike." - ERA Burge
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