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Amélie the Musical – Criterion Theatre

Amélie the Musical continues at the Criterion Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It has become the hot take du jour to be cynical about Amélie, the 2001 Jean-Pierre Jeunet film that so delighted us all those years ago. In real life, wouldn’t such a person – quirky nearly to […]

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Amelie The Musical transfers to the West End’s Criterion Theatre in May 2021

Following its opening at the Watermill Theatre, a critically-acclaimed sell-out tour in 2019, a highly successful Christmas season at The Other Palace in 2019, a Grammy nomination and three Olivier Award nominations, Amélie The Musical arrives in the West End this summer. Following the government roadmap announcement, tickets are on sale now for a socially […]

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London cast recording of Amélie to be released

Craft Recordings and Concord Theatricals will release the Original London Cast Recording of Amélie in digital form on Friday (5 June 2020). Now available for pre-order, the recording features the cast of 13 actor-musicians who took to the stage at The Other Palace for the successful London transfer run of the Watermill Theatre’s hit production […]

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Amélie The Musical – The Other Palace

Amélie The Musical continues at The Other Palace, London until 1 February 2020. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Enchantingly bizarre, charming throughout and sumptuously produced, Amélie The Musical, is the perfect ‘alternative’ festive offering this year at The Other Palace, a venue that since its relatively recent inception has always at […]

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London season at The Other Palace for Amelie The Musical

The Watermill Theatre’s sold-out production of the critically-acclaimed musical version of hit French film Amélie will follow its current UK tour with a Christmas season in London. Starring French-Canadian stage and screen star Audrey Brisson (The Grinning Man, Bristol Old Vic) in the title role, the hit production will play a limited season at The […]

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Danny Mac to join tour of Amelie

British actor Danny Mac will star opposite French-Canadian stage and screen star Audrey Brisson in the UK tour of the critically-acclaimed musical version of hit French film Amélie. The former Hollyoaks star whose theatre credits include On the Town at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, and an award-winning performance in the UK touring production of […]

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Amélie The Musical to premiere at the Watermill Theatre before tour

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. […]

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Amélie – A New Musical – Walter Kerr Theatre, New York

Amélie – A New Musical continues at the Walter Kerr Theatre, New York. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Whimsy is an elusive quality to capture in the Broadway vernacular of today, with its abundance of ear-blasting power ballads, ironic gags and strenuous jaw-dropping dancing. Amélie, a New Musical is an adaptation of the […]

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