Mercury Fur
From: Tuesday, 29th May 2012
To: Saturday, 23 June 2012
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Synopsis
Greenhouse Theatre Company's recent revival of Philip Ridley's Mercury Fur will transfer to Trafalgar Studios 2 from 29 May for a limitted season.
Mercury Fur is set in a post-apocalyptic version of London's East End, where terror, gangs, violence and drugs in the form of butterflies rule. The protagonists are a gang of youths, surviving by their wits. They deal the butterflies, engaging in trade with objects from places like the British Museum, looted by their butterfly-addicted customers. But their main source of 'income' is holding parties for wealthy clients, in which their wildest fantasies are brought to life.
In the non-stop two hours of the play, the party in question revolves around the murder of a child with a meat hook, staged in a Vietnam-style fantasy of the Party Guest. The gang ultimately have to face the question of how far they are willing to go in order to save the people they love.
Written in 2005, Mercury Fur caused such levels of controversy that Faber and Faber refused to publish it. But it has since achieved cult status and received several acclaimed revivals.
The cast of Mercury Fur includes Ciaran Owens, Frank C Keogh, James Fynan, Ben Dilloway, Katie Scarfe and Henry Lewis.
Latest User Review
coral - 10 June 2012: 
BEST: writing,direction,acting,lighting,sound, and anything else you can think of, an absolutely shattering show on every level. I have seen nothing of this quality for years.6 stars, ten stars.Incredible....
Creative
Philip Ridley (Author)
Greenhouse Theatre Company (Company)
Ned Bennett (Director)
James Turner (Design)
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