The musical version of hit French film Amélie will receive its UK premiere at Newbury’s Watermill Theatre in 2019 ahead of an extensive UK tour.
Directed by Michael Fentiman, Amélie The Musical will debut at the distinctive Berkshire venue from 11 April until 18 May 2019 before heading out on the road from 20 May.
Commenting on his part in bringing the warm-hearted romantic comedy to the UK, Fentiman said: “As a theatre maker, staging Amélie as a musical is one of those exciting, terrifying challenges, that you absolutely cannot turn down. It is a gentle, magical and uncynically joyous piece that takes its audience on a surreal flight of fancy, into the mind of an extraordinary young woman, Amélie Poulain. It’s going to be a huge pleasure to open the show at the beautiful Watermill Theatre before then taking our extremely talented actor-musician cast around the UK.”
Produced by Hartshorn-Hook Productions, Selladoor Productions, The Watermill Theatre and Broadway Asia, the UK tour will end in August 2019. The production will then tour internationally.
With music by Daniel Messé from alternative rock band Hem and lyrics by Messé and Nathan Tysen (co-writer of The Burnt Part Boys), Amélie The Musical was first staged in California in 2015.
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Guillaume Laurant, the original 2001 film Le Fabuleux Destin D’Amélie Poulain is to date the highest-grossingFrench-language film released in the US.
Featuring Audrey Tatou in the title role, the whimsical tale of a woman who brings joy to those around her with secret acts of kindness, enchanted audiences across the world. The film won Best Film at the European Film Awards, it also won four César Awards and two BAFTAs and was nominated for five Oscars.
Recent Watermill Theatre success stories include inventive actor-musician versions of Sweet Charity, the classic George and Ira Gershwin musical Crazy For You and Twelfth Night.
Angela Thomas
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