Henry V, Theatre Delicatessen, London, review Theatre Delicatessen are a truly resourceful arts company. By collaborating with property developers, they find disused buildings - office blocks, warehouses, shops - which they transform into their home and performance space at very small cost. The developers get a discount on their business rates and keep the building lived in while building works are planned - everyone is happy. So far, Theatre Delicatessen have taken over the old Uzbekistan Airways near Bond street and a derelict warehouse off Regent's street. Their most recent building, the old BBC London headquarters on Marylebone high street, is their biggest site yet. It's certainly a strange sort of theatre, especially one to stage Henry V in. The idea of an office block - all health and safety signs and tea breaks - doesn't gel with the grandeur of the words in the prologue " ... may we cram/ Within this wooden O the very casques/ That did affright the air at Agincourt?" But the production proves that with a little imagination, one can achieve an awful lot. The audience is initially lined up, barked at by a corporal and taken through back corridors to the lower floor of the building which has been made into an officer's barracks. In this Falklands war inspired Henry V, the soldiers sit, shout, fight and banter among the audience - who are scattered on sandbags, at tables and on benches. The use of space and sound are two of the best things about this production. The show essentially takes place all in one wide hall but it's certainly never static. The action moves from one end of the room to the other, taking advantage of the different light, the smaller office rooms directly off the hall and a large winding staircase in the middle of the room. The sound has a clever way of being a continual presence, depicting explosions, fighting, helicopters and planes. Speakers are placed around the space giving the effect that you are subsumed into the action. It's a long, heavy play and although there have been cuts, they haven't been made with enough attention so if you're unfamiliar with the play it can be easy to lose one's thread. But there are some strong performances - especially from Philip Desmeules as Henry V who manages to relay the nuances of this valiant, courageous and controversial character splendidly. Theatre Delicatessen's Henry V is on until June 30, see http://www.theatredelicatessen.co.uk for more information