Newbury’s Watermill Theatre are delighted to announce full casting for Piaf, a Watermill Theatre production playing from Friday 4 April to Saturday 17 May 2025.
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.
Olivier Award Best Actress nominee for her performance as Amelie in ‘Amelie the Musical’ Audrey Brisson, whose other recent theatre credits include The Enormous Crocodile at Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, The Land of Might-Have-Been as part of Buxton International Festival, Jekyll and Hyde at Reading Rep and Into the Woods at Theatre Royal, Bath, will play ‘Édith Piaf’.
Jon Trenchard will play ‘Bruno’ and will also be the onstage MD; Sam Pay will be both ‘Leplée’ and ‘Vaimbert’; In the roles of ‘Marlene’ and ‘Madeleine’ is Signe Larsson; Hazel Monaghan will play ‘Louis’; Oliver Nazareth Aston will be both ‘Raymond’ and ‘Theo’; Playing both ‘Marcel’ and ‘Yves’ is Djavan van de Fliert; Marc Serratosa will play ‘Charles’ and ‘Georges’; ‘Toine’ will be played by Tzarina-Nassor and Kit Kenneth will be the Onstage Swing.
Joining director Kimberley Sykes on the creative team will be Set and Costume Designers James Perkins and Victoria Smart both from Good Teeth, musical supervisor Sam Kenyon, lighting design from Prema Mehta, sound design will be provided by Andy Graham and Michela Meazza will be movement director.
