• Piaf

    14 Aug 2008

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    Edith Piaf, the French singer who rose from nothing to great fame, only to succumb to an early death, is captured by Elena Roger in the Donmar Warehouse’s new production of Piaf, Pam Gems’s 1978 play. Read more


Piaf

Showing at: Donmar Warehouse

Box Office: 0870 060 6624 (Booking opens 2 June)

Age: General

Genre: Musical

Elena Roger stars in this biographical play which captures the glamour and the squalor of the extraordinary French singer Edith Piaf.

Playwright Pam Gems has reworked her 1978 piece which follows Piaf from a life on the streets of Paris to worldwide fame, exploring the rise and fall of the fragile, enigmatic performer.

Argentinean actress Roger made her West End debut in the recent revival of Evita, playing the title role, before staying on in London to join the cast of Boeing Boeing.

For more information about Piaf at the Donmar Warehouse read our Piaf First Night Feature.

Performance Details

  • previews from: 08 Aug 2008
  • opening night: 13 Aug 2008
  • closing: 20 Sep 2008

show times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Mats Wed & Sat 14:30

ticket prices: £15-£32.50

Assisted Performances

captioned performance: By STAGETEXT on Mon 1 Sep at 19:30, tickets £12 T: 020 7845 5813/5822 E: access@donmarwarehouse.com

audio described performance: By VocalEyes on Sat 13 Sep at 14:30 (touch-tour 13:30), tickets £12 T: 020 7845 5813/5822 E: access@donmarwarehouse.com

sign language interpreted performance: By Jacqui Beckford on Mon 15 Sep at 19:30, tickets £12 T: 020 7845 5813/5822 E: access@donmarwarehouse.com

 

cast: Elena Roger, Shane Attwooll, Phillip Browne, Lorraine Bruce, Luke Evans, Michael Hadley, Katherine Kingsley, Leon Lopez, Stuart Neal, Steve John Shepherd

author: Pam Gems

director: Jamie Lloyd

sound: Christopher Shutt

lighting designer: Neil Austin

designer: Soutra Gilmour

producer: Donmar Warehouse

 

map: View Map

address: Earlham Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9LX

nearest tube: Covent Garden (275m)

nearest bus: 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 176

parking: Westminter City Council car park at Cambridge Circus. NCP at Drury Lane and Upper St Martin's Lane. Meters in Earlham Street and Mercer Street. 1 Disabled parking bay outside theatre.

air conditioned: Yes

 

Assisted Performance Booking Information

Access Booking: Tel: 0871 297 5477

Accessible Facilities Venue Information

discounts: Discounts available for disabled theatregoers and their companions.

limited mobility: Aisle seats have the most legroom, except row A in the Stalls. C9 and C30 in the Stalls have unlimited legroom.

access description: A portable ramp can be placed over the 15cm step into entrance on Earlham Street. Box office counter is straight ahead from the Earlham Street entrance. Lift up to all floors of the auditorium, to the right of the box office counter. All staircases have handrails on both sides and steps are highlighted. Stalls up 26 steps from the foyer and have one step between rows. Circle up 48 steps from the foyer, with one step between rows. The Stalls is level, the Circle is raked.

hearing impaired: Infra-red system with 8 headsets. Headsets can be collected from the Box Office. Returnable deposit of credit card or driving licence required. Portable induction loop at the Box Office.

guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are allowed in the auditorium, alternatively staff are happy to dog-sit. The theatre can accommodate 4 guide dogs per performance.

wheelchairs: Slight slope up from the lift to the back of the Stalls. 1 space for a wheelchair user in the Stalls. Up to 4 wheelchair transfer seats available. Wheelchair/Scooters are stored beside the Box Office.

toilets: Women’s and men’s off the Circle bar, off the foyer and 4 steps up from the Stalls.

disabled toilets: Adapted toilet off Circle bar.

bars: 2 licensed bars. No steps to both the Stalls and the Circle bars. Both have fixed seating and limited space. Drinks may be taken into the auditorium in plastic cups, or brought to customers.

Piaf - Logo - August 2008

Piaf by Pam Gems

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