Piaf is coming at the Watermill Theatre

The show will play from 4 April until 17 May

Be drawn into the extraordinary world of Édith Piaf, the French chanteuse who captivated the world with her unquestionable talent. Pam Gems’ play, starring Audrey Brisson who returns to the Watermill after her critically acclaimed performance in Amélie, charts The Little Sparrow’s dramatic rise from the squalor of the streets of Paris to the glamour of international stardom.

Piaf intertwines the great loves, losses and questionable decisions of this complex and fragile star with her raw, spellbinding songs, performed live by an ensemble cast of actor-musicians.

Still revered as an icon, decades after her untimely death, be enchanted by this fascinating talent who lived a life of no regrets.

Audrey Brisson leads the cast as Edith Piaf joined by Djavan van de Fliert as Marcel/Yves, Tzarina-Nassor as Toine, Hazel Monaghan as Louis, Signe Larsson as Marlen/Madeleine, Marc Serratosa as Charles/Georges, Oliver Nazareth Aston as Raymond/Theo, Sam Pay as Leplee/Vaimbert, Jon Trenchard as Bruno and Onstage MD and Kit Kennet Onstage Swing.

The show is directed by Kimberley Sykes, set and costume designer Good Teeth, musical supervisor Sam Kenyon, lighting designer Prema Mehta, sound designer Andy Graham, movement director Michela Meazza and fight director Dani McCallum.