Piaf
From: Friday, 22nd February 2013
To: Saturday, 16 March 2013
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Synopsis
The story of Edith Piaf, the legendary French singer. From singing in the streets to being the highest paid singer in the world, Piaf has left us with her wonderful legacy of great songs which reflect an extraordinary life. Contains strong language.
Our Review:
26 February 2013
Curve director Paul Kerryson has made something of a speciality out of his magic touch with musicals. In the big space of the main house he has presented blockbusters including 42nd Street, The King and I and Hello Dolly!. But the intimacy of the venue’s studio theatre and the claustrophobic smallness of Pam Gems’s 1978 play-with-music about the Little Sparrow are a different matter altogether.
Fortunately for all concerned, Kerryson completely ignores the confines of both the space and the material and gives us another spectacular show, all the more powerful for being up close and (very) personal.
Simon Scullion’s set design is all Parisian walkways, dark corners and atmospheric moodiness, aided by some subtle and effective lighting (Arnim Friess) and elegant costumes (Siobhan Boyd).
The supporting cast of eight throng the tight space in a multitude of characters, rushing through the Piaf biography in an episodic, ramsh...
Latest User Review
IanLeic - 9 April 2013:
I was fortunate enough to see this on it's final day at Curve and thought it was astonishing. You walked out of the theatre at the end feeling like you'd done several rounds with a boxer but so grateful to have witnessed such an emotive story. With regard to the English accents and songs partially in English, I thought that this was a stroke of genius. It would be so easy not to feel connection to somebody that lived in a different country so many years ago but using accents you are used to hearing made the story so accessible. This was suddenly a tragic story that could just as easily been about somebody such as Amy Winehouse. We're lucky to have theatre at Curve that's not only West End standard but truly world class theatre, and Piaf is a superb example of this. ...
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Pam Gems (Author)
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