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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!
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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"Long with the utmost eagerness"
by Maddy Ryle for remotegoat on 29/07/09 |
"As an ordinary cyclist who uses her bike most days to get about town and sometimes takes it on holiday, and who has had some of her most serene or thought-provoking moments while in the saddle, I am predisposed to see the poetry of self-propulsion.
But I've never paid more than scant attention to the Tour de France, so I've never really appreciated the drama of cycling as a sport, in which you challenge not only yourself but others as well. In 'Pedal Pusher' both the poetry and the drama are brought brilliantly to life in a piece of site-specific, promenade, physical theatre that is captivating enough for you to be gripped even if you've not been on a bike since the trike rusted up in the back garden when you were six."
- Remote Goat, 2009
"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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"A show about three world-famous cyclists performed on a couple of plastic chairs may not sound like everyone's idea of a good time, but you needn't be a cycling nerd to enjoy 'Pedal Pusher'.
"Although this compelling devised piece by theatredelicatessen tells the story of Lance Armstrong, Marco Pantani and Jans Ullrich [sic] - three of the greatest cyclists of their generation - and their one meeting at the Tour de France in 2000, that's not really what it's about. 'Pedal Pusher' is a tale of obsession, sacrifice, of winning at all costs and, above all, about what might have been."
- TimeOut London Magazine, issue 2031: July 23 - 29 2009, pg 117
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Brilliant! An exhilarating, fact-packed Tour de Force
"I'll admit, when they said to me 'Hey up TR, we want you to review a play about Armstrong, Ullrich and Pantani at the Tour de France, it's in a disused warehouse in the West End and they're going to re-enact the Tour, but without any bikes…but with audience participation" "Uh-oh" was my first reaction.
Shows what I know, it was brilliant, an exhilarating, informative fact-packed Tour de Force. Anyone who's interested in the Tour won't fail to get something out of it…
You will believe that three men on chairs are Armstrong, Ullrich and Pantani battling it out for Tour glory. The amount and depth of information on offer at times might tip things over into the realms of cycle-geekery, but who cares: I'm a cycling geek. If you are one of those cycling racing fans who has already immersed themselves in the details of Tour history much of this might not be new, but even then the engaging manner of the play's presentation really brings it all to life."
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