The production at times is quite magical with a photobooth becoming a confessional, a piano converting into a bar and a lampshade that takes Amélie from the ground to her first-floor apartment. Set in Paris between 1975 (when Amélie was born) and the late nineties, Madeline Girling’s two storey, set design, combined with Elliot Griggs diffused lighting, combine to create a quintessential Parisian atmosphere. Now I usually try and give a short synopsis of any production I review but in the case of Amélie The Musical I’m not sure I can as to say that the plot is convoluted would be a giant understatement – the Wikipedia version is over 1400 words long and I don’t get that much space for a complete review! Suffice to say it’s basically a love story between Amélie a shy, introverted dreamer and Nino whose main purpose in life is to find a mysterious man who after taking his picture in various photo booths, he then tears them up and throws them on the floor – I told you it was convoluted! This production was originally produced at The Watermill Theatre in Newbury and after this run at the New Wimbledon Theatre, it tours the UK and Ireland until October at twenty theatres from Inverness to Exeter. The musical started its life in small theatres but transferred to Broadway in 2017 where after just 56 regular performances, it closed.
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Photo © Michael Wharley.Īmélie The Musical to give it its full title, is based on the 2001 French film that won a number of awards around the world and was nominated for five Oscars.
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Audrey Brisson as Amélie in Amélie The Musical.