Mercury Fur Review – 4 Stars GUARDIAN

February 23rd, 2010 by admin

the Guardian Review

"Almost unbearable to endure and yet so compelling you can't stop watching"

Lyn Gardner follows on from her tweet to give Mercury Fur a 4 star review in the Guardian:

"There are some standout performances from the young cast, and the play is perfectly matched to this here-today-gone-tomorrow ­pop-up venue"

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Mercury Fur Review – “Compelling performances… confident direction”

February 21st, 2010 by Frances Loy

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UK Theatre.net by Katherine Hayes

"There are some compelling performances in this production and Loy's confident direction has employed full use of the space to encourage the audience to feel they are in the moment with the characters."

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Mercury Fur Review – The British Theatre Guide

February 18th, 2010 by admin

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The first review is in, by Matt Boothman in the British Theatre Guide:

"theatredelicatessen couldn't conceivably have picked a more ideal play with which to kick off their latest found-space residency. Mercury Fur is a perfect fit for a bold young company (provided it's staged with maturity), as well as for the space, a disused office block just off Oxford Street..."

"It's evidence that the controversy that greeted its premiere was not all Mercury Fur had to offer; even with its shocks somewhat blunted by foreknowledge, it just takes the right company in the right space to reveal the heart behind the horrors."

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Happy New Year from Theatre Delicatessen!

January 6th, 2010 by Roland Smith

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


Pedal Pusher: 5 star Remote Goat Review

July 30th, 2009 by admin

"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