▁play ▁Sho pping ▁and ▁F uck ing ) ▁named ▁Mercur y ▁Fur ▁as ▁" the ▁best ▁play " ▁he ▁had ▁seen ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁play w right ▁Lou ▁R ams den ▁has ▁described ▁the ▁play ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁influence ▁on ▁her ▁work , ▁stating ▁that ▁" nothing ▁changed ▁my ▁the atr ical ▁out look ▁quite ▁like ▁[ the ] ▁first ▁production ▁of ▁Mercur y ▁Fur ▁at ▁the ▁Men ier ▁Ch oc olate ▁factory … ▁It ▁showed ▁me ▁that ▁I ▁could ▁do ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁picture ▁a ▁stage ▁– ▁I ▁could ▁use ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁the ▁theatre ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁audience ▁were ▁in ▁an ▁in es cap able ▁black ▁box ▁served ▁to ▁r amp ▁up ▁the ▁t ension ▁of ▁the ▁play , ▁to ▁un b ear able ▁levels ... ▁My ▁heart ▁literally ▁p ounded . ▁I ▁was ▁thr illed ▁by ▁the ▁revel ation ▁that ▁theatre ▁could ▁be ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁an ▁exercise ▁in ▁language , ▁or ▁a ▁nice , ▁pol ite , ▁pass ively ▁watched ▁story ▁– ▁it ▁could ▁el ic it ▁a ▁physical ▁reaction , ▁giving ▁people ▁a ▁hor r ifying ly ▁vis cer al ▁roll er - co aster ▁ride ." ▁R ams den ▁has ▁c ited ▁how ▁this ▁experience ▁of ▁hers ▁informed ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁play ▁Bre ed ▁and ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁play ▁H undred s ▁and ▁Th ous ands . ▁▁ ▁R id ley ▁has ▁described ▁Mercur y ▁Fur ▁as ▁a