This captivating and endearing production is well worth catching while you can. It has to be said that perhaps one of the best things about this year and the reliance on digital theatre is the way in which it has allowed us to catch up with productions that we have missed in the past for… Read More
NEWS: Kneehigh’s The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk Extends Run
Due to popular demand, Kneehigh’s production has been extended to be available to watch between the 11th to the 18th December. With the news that Bristol will be moving into Tier 3 when lockdown ends, there will be no live audience watching Wise Children broadcast Kneehigh’s The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk from Bristol Old Vic at the end of this week. To make… Read More
NEWS: Dates and Full Cast Announced for Digital Tour of The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk
Wise Children, Kneehigh and Bristol Old Vic have today announced dates and casting for the upcoming digital tour of Daniel Jamieson’s The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk. Directed by Emma Rice, the production will see Marc Antolin (Marc Chagall) and Audrey Brisson (Bella Chagall), reprising their roles from the original production when it returns for the digital tour from the 3rd… Read More
REVIEW: The Grinning Man, Bristol Old Vic (Online)
This gothic fairytale may have plenty of darkness about it but has also a thread of compassion and love that runs through it beautifully. Based on Victor Hugo’s The Man Who Laughs, this British musical first premiered at the Bristol Old Vic as part of its 250th anniversary season – before heading to London’s Trafalgar… Read More
REVIEW: Amélie The Musical, Original London Cast Recording
This charmingly quirky musical is captured wonderfully on this newly released cast recording. Having already managed to charm audiences first at The Watermill theatre in Newbury before a UK tour that included a run at London’s The Other Palace Theatre, Amélie’s magic continues to cast a spell on this lovely sounding London Cast Recording. Featuring… Read More
NEWS: Amélie the Musical Cast Recording Release Date Announced
The musical, nominated for three Olivier Awards will release a cast recording next month. It has been announced that Amélie the Musical will be releasing its cast recording on the 5th June. The musical, based on the 2001 romantic comedy film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, originally ran at the Watermill Theatre before completing a UK tour… Read More
Review Round Up: Amelie the Musical, The Other Palace
Following a successful UK tour, the new musical based on the popular film arrives in London for a limited run. Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews. Culture Whisper: **** “But the overwhelming feeling is one of romance. Not so much nostalgia as ever-present melancholy, taking hold of the city and giving it visceral… Read More
REVIEW: Amelie, New Victoria Theatre
This new musical based on the film has a quiet charm about it that reflects the central character’s personality. Not since Emma Rice’s Romantics Anonymous have I felt so charmed, captivated and so emotionally invested in a musical through watching Michael Fentiman’s beautiful production of Amelie. Featuring a book by Craig Lucas, this stage adaptation… Read More
Interview With… Audrey Brisson and Danny Mac
We speak to Audrey Brisson and Danny Mac about the five-star musical adaptation of the hit film, Amélie, which follows a young woman with a gift for quietly bringing joy to those around her. What can you tell us about the show? Danny: It’s a show with a very simple meaning that I think we… Read More
NEWS: Initial Casting Announced for UK Premiere of Amelie the Musical
It has been announced that the French- Canadian actress Audrey Brisson will be playing the role of Amélie Poulian in the UK premiere of the musical based on the Oscar nominated film. The production, which will open at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury on the 11th April, before embarking on a UK tour, will be directed by Michael Fentiman. Audrey Brisson is set to play the title role that was originally played by Audrey Tautou in the 2001 film Le Fabuleux Destin D’Amélie… Read More