New images reveal the joie de vivre of the rehearsal room as West End star Jenna Russell and the rest of the PIAF company prepare for their two-week run at Leeds Playhouse next month.
Leeds Playhouse and Nottingham Playhouse’s co-production of Pam Gems’ sensational play with music, which tells the extraordinary life story of the world-renowned chanteuse Edith Piaf, will run in the Courtyard Theatre from 23 July – 7 August.
Tony-nominated and Olivier Award-winning actress Jenna Russell takes the title role, with Sally Ann Triplett as Toine – Piaf’s close friend and trusted confidante.
The rest of the company comprises: Olivier Award-nominated actress Laura Pitt-Pulford as Marlene Dietrich; Garry Robson as Louis Leplee, the nightclub owner who discovered Piaf; Louis Gaunt as Piaf’s husband Theo; Samuel James as Bruno, owner and manager of the Paris Olympia; Matthew Woodyatt as Raymond; Joseph Prowen as Louis; and Zheng Xi Yong as Lucien.
PIAF director Adam Penford leads a creative team that includes Designer Frankie Bradshaw; Lighting Designer Jack Knowles; Sound Designer Ella Wahlström; MD, Arranger and Orchestrator Gareth Valentine; Movement Director Georgina Lamb; Dialect Coach Félicité du Jeu; and Casting Director Will Burton.
PIAF, Courtyard Theatre, Leeds Playhouse
23 July – 7 August
Book online at leedsplayhouse.org.uk
Book by phone on 0113 213 7700
(Picture by Marc Brenner)
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