Mercury Fur

Opens: 09/02/2010 Closes: 13/03/2010 Theatre Delicatessen, London

A London gang has discovered that the only way to survive the battleground that is their day-to-day existence is to numb their emotions and cater to the darkest fantasies of the rich. Mercury Fur is Philip Ridley's most visceral and harrowing play to date, and is staged in a new four-storey performance space.

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Remotegoat.co.uk“Sheer intensity and emotional whirlwinds...” This is a controversial and unconventional play, and, admittedly, it's presented in an unconventional space but as theatre, it hits every single convention in the way it should do, and in a singularly spectacularly way...

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Whatsonstage.com“The narrative is dense with subtext...” This is not comfortable viewing, and its final message, that mankind's only hope is to find a "more friendly planet", is far from hopeful. But there's no shortage of black humour to grease the wheels, and much promise in this young company...

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Guardian“There are some standout performances from the young cast...” Almost unbearable to endure and yet so compelling you can't stop watching, Ridley's play is, for all its disturbing violence, fiercely moral and tender...

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The Stage“Non-stop action...” It is crammed with horrifying images and stories, and although some of this action takes place off stage, the audience can still hear the blood-curdling screams, while the melodrama that ensues touches on the ridiculous...

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Review and recommend

Reviewing: Mercury Fur

Theatre

Cinema

94%	The Leopard (Il Gattopardo)
94%	Rashomon
93%	Metropolis
92%	Went the Day Well?
91%	Toy Story 3
88%	The Illusionist
87%	Mother
82%	Inception
82%	The Maid
80%	Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
77%	White Material
77%	The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto De Sus Ojos)
75%	Shed Your Tears and Walk Away
72%	Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
71%	Undertow (Contracorriente)

Recorded music

90%	Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
86%	Isabelle Faust - J.S. Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
86%	Sleigh Bells – Treats
85%	Tom Jones - Praise and Blame
85%	Mount Kimbie - Crooks and Lovers
84%	Jason Moran - Ten
84%	Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal
84%	Guido - Anidea
82%	Max Richter - infra
82%	The Roots - How I Got Over
82%	Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse present: Dark Night of the Soul
82%	Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
82%	Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
80%	Cherry Ghost - Beneath This Burning Shoreline
80%	Menomena - Mines

Books

88%	Candia McWilliam - What to Look for in Winter
86%	Andrea Levy - The Long Song
86%	Francis Spufford - Red Plenty
86%	Emma Donoghue - Room
85%	Jeremy Lewis - Shades of Greene: One Generation of an English Family
84%	David Mitchell - The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
83%	David Olusoga and Casper W. Erichsen - The Kaiser's Holocaust
83%	Roberto Bolaño - The Return
83%	Howard Jacobson - The Finkler Question
83%	Gary Shteyngart - Super Sad True Love Story
83%	Per Petterson - I Curse the River of Time
82%	Tom McCarthy - C
82%	Alan Warner - The Stars in the Bright Sky
80%	Karl Marlantes - Matterhorn
80%	Louise Doughty - Whatever You Love

Exhibitions

96%	Alice Neel: Painted Truths
90%	Impressionist Gardens
85%	Another World - Dali, Magritte, Miro and the Surrealists
82%	The Surreal House
73%	Victoria and Albert - Art and Love
70%	Tate Britain Duveens Commission 2010: Fiona Banner
65%	Martin Creed: Down Over Up
52%	Sargent and the Sea

Opera & Dance

Ads

75%	Beautiful Burnout
72%	Speechless
65%	Danton's Death
30%	Oikos

77%	Into the Woods
68%	Five Guys Named Moe