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''Mercury Fur'' is a play written by Philip Ridley which premiered in 2005. Set against the backdrop of a dystopian London, the narrative focuses on a party at which the torture and murder of a child is the main entertainment. It is Ridley's fifth adult stage play. It premiered at the Plymouth Theatre Royal, moving to the Menier Chocolate Factory in London, in 2005.〔(Charles Spencer Review )〕 It was directed by John Tiffany as part of the ''This Other England'' season of new writing by Paines Plough and Theatre Royal, Plymouth in England.〔(This Other England )〕 The part of Elliot was played by Ben Whishaw, who had become famous the previous year as the youngest modern Hamlet in Trevor Nunn's production at the Old Vic Theatre in London.〔(London Theatre Guide )〕 The play is the first entry in the unofficially titled "Brothers Trilogy", being followed by Leaves of Glass and Piranha Heights.〔http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/piranhaheights-rev〕〔https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Mxjy9loSYFQC&pg=PT183&lpg=PT183&dq=philip+ridley+brothers+trilogy&source=bl&ots=62xwACjep8&sig=iTdRYXzGNV-wknQChPqyLWEYSso&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBmoVChMIiq_b4v2FxwIVwbLbCh3V3gwP#v=onepage&q=philip%20ridley%20brothers%20trilogy&f=false〕 Ridley dedicated the play to his late agent Rod Hall who was murdered in May 2004.〔http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/aug/09/ukcrime.patrickbarkham〕〔Philip Ridley (2009). (Philip Ridley plays 2 ). Bloomsbury Methuen Drama. ISBN 1472517369. Page 73〕 ==Synopsis== ''Mercury Fur'' is set in a post-apocalyptic version of London's East End, where gang violence and drugs - in the form of hallucinogenic butterflies - terrorize the community. The protagonists are a gang of youths surviving by their wits. They deal the butterflies, selling them to their addicted customers from locations such as the now burnt-out British Museum. Their main source of income, however, is holding parties for wealthy clients in which their wildest, most amoral fantasies are brought to life. The play, during nearly two uninterrupted hours, centres on a party which revolves around the sadistic murder of a child, enacted according to the whims of a guest. The gang ultimately has to face the question of how far they are willing to go to save the people they love. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mercury Fur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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