Due to unavailability of one of the original team, we are looking to recast the part of Jan Ullrich.
Pedal Pusher is a compelling piece of physical theatre that draws on interviews, archive footage and news reports to recreate the battles between Lance Armstrong, Jan Ullrich and Marco Pantani - three professional cyclists battling to be champion of the Tour de France.
Using devised performance and physical theatre to depict an extraordinary era in the Tour de France, Pedal Pusher the audience through the mountains, the crashes, the sprints and into the intriguing, dangerous world of professional sport.
Jan Ullrich | Character Breakdown
Jan Ullrich is a male, German professional cyclist in his mid to late twenties, with Athletic / Slim build.Although Jan has a strong physicality and presence, he is thoughtful and questioning. Having grown up in communist East Germany, Jan finds it hard to deal with the celebrity of being a famous sportsman.
Experience of physical and/or devised theatre preferable
Production Details
• Pedal Pusher will be produced at The Sanctuary (Zoo Roxy), in a 4pm – 6pm slot from 6 to 30 August 2010• Excerpts from Pedal Pusher will also be staged as part of the Rapha Nocturne at Smithfield on 19 June 2010
• There will be a fixed fee for the 4 week run
• Accommodation (shared) will be provided
• Rehearsals will take place part-time throughout May – July
For further information, please forward CV / resume to roland@theatredelicatessen.co.uk
Pedal Pusher was first staged in July 2009 and was one of the fringe hits of the year:
Best of the Year 2009 “In Pedal Pusher what Theatre Delicatessen managed to do with a couple of plastic chairs and some cycling shorts was pretty spectacular.” Time Out, December 2009
“Pedal Pusher is theatrical revolution” www.guardian.co.uk
“…the physicality of the play is as impressive as its linguistic and emotional energy” Remote Goat
Theatre Delicatessen 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."
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