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Piaf
by
Pam Gems
First performance at
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon on 5th October
1978. Transferred to The Warehouse, London on 12th
June 1979; then to the Aldwych Theatre, London on 28th
December 1979. Began a second run, with Jane Lapotaire and Zoë
Wanamaker as the only original cast members, at the
Plymouth Theatre, Broadway on 5th February 1981; closed
28th June 1981.
Director: Howard Davies
Designer: Douglas Heap
Lighting: Leo Leibovici
Musical Arrangements: Michael Tubbs
Sound: Roland Morrow and John A. Leonard
Running time: approx. 150 mins
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Cast
(for UK
run, in
alphabetical order) |
Conrad Asquith.....Inspector;
Georges; Barman
Michael Bertenshaw.....Leplee; Jean, the husband
Helen Brammer.....Madeleine
Bill Buffery.....Louis; Butcher; Lucien; Dope Pusher
Ian Charleson.....Man at Rehearsal; Pierre
Jocelyn Cunningham.....Nurse
Geoffrey Freshwater.....Manager
Allan Hendrick.....Emil; Jacko
Anthony Higgins.....Eddie; German Soldier; Angelo
Darlene Johnson.....Marlene
Jane Lapotaire.....Piaf
Ian Reddington.....Paul, the Impresario; American Sailor;
Physiotherapist
Malcolm Storry.....Legionnaire; Jacques; German Soldier;
Marcel; American Soldier; Theo
Zoë Wanamaker.....Toine |
Production |
| Musical
dramatisation of the career of legendary French singer Edith
Piaf. |
Pictures |
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| Thanks to
Kerrie for some of these pictures. |
Notes |
| In a recent
newspaper interview, Zoë cited this production as a
turning point in her career: 'I was doing Piaf with Jane
Lapotaire, and I never knew what to do with my hands.
Suddenly I realised I wasn't thinking about my hands. I
was thinking about who the person was, and that for me
was a great feeling of achievement - something as stupid
and as simple as that.' |
In 1981, Jane Lapotaire won a Tony award for Best
Actress in a Play, for her performance in Piaf on
Broadway. She later appeared alongside Zoe again in the BBC's Love
Hurts, broadcast in the early 1990s. Jane played Rabbi Diane Warburg in series one and two of the
popular romantic drama. |
Links |
| Production
information for Piaf on Broadway - the Internet Theatre
Database |
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