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Stunning performances reside within it, and the whole enterprise impresses to the extent that you will want to grab the lapels of your nearest and dearest to command them to buy a ticket.
★★★★ LondonTheatre1.com

What makes this performance great is the musical performances. Cameron Leigh is most definitely the star of the show; Non, Je ne Regrette Rien had the audience on their feet.
★★★★ West End Wilma

Laakso’s production wrings every last drop of interest from it, and manages to deliver the material in a fresh and effective way. With Leigh’s powerful performance at its core, this is a very enjoyable theatrical treat.
★★★★ LiveTheatre UK

Following the success at the Brighton Fringe 2015, Pam Gems’ PIAF, directed by Jari Laakso, has its much anticipated return to the London stage to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of France’s most loved cultural icon, Édith Piaf.

On the streets of 1930s Paris, a young woman sings for passers by. Thirty years later, the same woman’s death draws tens of thousands of mourners on to the city’s streets, brings traffic to a halt, and leaves a legacy of music that remains strong to this day.

What lies in the time between, is the incredible true story of Édith Piaf, ‘the little sparrow’. PIAF unveils the spectacular and turbulent world of the legendary singer, incorporating live performance of her timeless music to tell her tale from sensational rise to devastating fall.

Find out more about it here.

venue

Bridewell Theatre, London

credits

Director Jari Laakso
Writer Pam Gems
Producers Gillian Tan, Blackwinged Creatives