Radio France Critiques Pedal Pusher

July 16th, 2009 by admin

Lance Armstrong and Pantani - Pedal Pusher "C’est un ancien entrepôt qui ne paye pas de mine, tout en haut de Regent’s street à Londres. La troupe, elle aussi, est presque sans moyens. Elle s’appelle le Delicatessen Theater. Le spectacle qu’elle présente en ce moment est pourtant formidable d’ingéniosité. Il s’appelle « pedal pusher », que l’on pourrait traduire par le pédaleur. Ce titre est aussi un jeu de mot avec une expression qui signifie « pousser sur la seringue ». Bref, c’est bien du tour de France, de notre tour de France, qu’il est question." - Radio France

Social Networks Abuzz with Pedal Pusher

July 16th, 2009 by admin

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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Press Night Here We Come

July 14th, 2009 by Alexander Guiney

Just waking up on the morning (ish) of press night with only one thought on my mind. Well a lot more than that actually. Just thinking back to when we started this process, and how crazy it is to be playing someone as well known as Lance Armstrong! The most interesting thing about trying to figure what he is all about is the fact that I don't think I have ever come across a more polarizing figure: nobody is ambivalent about Lance, people either generally love or loath him. Really looking forward to tonight, but a couple of things that I need to take care of first: checking lines, running the fight a bunch with Marco-It's-Tom-Daplyn-Really-Pantani, shaving my legs... A tough job, but as the head of acting at Webber used to say, "it's better than getting slapped in the eye with a wet Haddock" she is from Stoke you see. And on that note, a little bit of Lance's musical tastes du jour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QQ0hH4MYsk Wish us luck! Alex (Lance)

Tour de Farce? The Bike Show interview with Roland Smith

July 7th, 2009 by admin

From thebikeshow.net: "A long, hard look at doping in professional cycling, with journalist Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly and theatre director Roland Smith, whose play Pedal Pusher, opens in London on 7th July." Hear the interview:     

Pedal Pusher – One week to go… Preview tickets still only £10

June 30th, 2009 by admin

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="490" caption="Pedal Pusher - a story of the tour de france"]Pedal Pusher - a story of the tour de france[/caption] Pedal Pusher - a story of the Tour de France is now only a week away. Pedal Pusher follows three cyclists — Jan Ullrich, Marco Pantani and Lance Armstrong - through the five years that changed sporting history forever. From Jan Ullrich winning the Tour de France in 1997, through the near-collapse of the Tour de France in 1998, Armstrong's battle with cancer and the allegations of drug abuse that have dogged cycling for so long. By interweaving the biographical stories with recreations of the Tour de France onstage, the play tells the difficult but up-lifting story of their lives through excitement and energy of the race itself. Running for 4 weeks from Tuesday 7th July to Saturday 1st August 2009, showing on Monday to Saturday nights at 7:30pm Remember: All preview week tickets are only £10, so snap one up online now to avoid disappointment! Read more about Pedal Pusher Buy Tickets to Pedal Pusher securely online