THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
11 - 26 FEB 2011
THEATRE PERFORMANCE
DANIEL SPARROW and MIKE WALSH PRODUCTIONS with CURVE and CITY LIGHTS PRODUCTIONS LTD present THE RETURN OF KNEEHIGH
Directed and adapted by EMMA RICE
Music by MICHEL LEGRAND
Based on the film by JACQUES DEMY
Following the success of THE RED SHOES, Kneehigh return to Leicester with the premiere of their latest theatrical confection.
It's 1957 and we are in the French port of Cherbourg. Jazz, sailors, vin rouge... and, of course, l'amour!
Boy meets girl, and music and rain dance in the air. Our lovers whisper "je t'aime" with the certainty of youth, but when confronted by war (and one dominatrix of a mother!), can their love survive?
In an exclusive pre-West End premiere, Kneehigh’s award winning Director Emma Rice returns to direct one of her first major new works since the West End and Broadway hit, Brief Encounter. With a score by the Grammy and Oscar winning composer Michel Legrand (Yentl, Windmills of your Mind) UMBRELLAS features two of Legrand’s greatest songs “Watch what happens” and “I Will Wait For You”.
Expect romance, heart-break and surprise with this exciting new adaptation of the cult French musical film.

See The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Production photos >>

Curve's Twodays offer applies for this performance - buy two tickets for the price of one on Tuesdays!
| TICKETS | |||
| Performance Type | Price Area A | Price Area B | Price Area C |
| Off-peak Price | £16.50 | £20.50 | £24.50 |
| Peak Price | £18.50 | £22.50 | £26.50 |
| Off-peak Previews | £12.25 | £10.25 | £8.25 |
| Peak Previews | £9.25 |
£11.25 |
£13.25 |
| DISCOUNTS | |||
| Under 16s | £10 | ||
| 16 - 26 | £15 | ||
| Over 60s and registered unemployed | £2.50 off | ||
| Under 18s school groups | £10 | ||
| Groups of 10+ | For further information contact Ticket Office on 0116 242 3595 | ||
| 2 for Twosdays! |
Join us on Tuesday nights, and enjoy our special Twosday offer of 2 tickets for the price of 1! Great for trying something new! |
Subject to limited availability, on selected seats/shows. We reserve the right to withdraw this offer at any time. |
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CREATIVE TEAM
- Music by
- Michel Legrand
- Set and Costume Design
- Lez Brotherston
- Sound Design
- Simon Baker
- Lyrics translated by
- Sheldon Harnick
- Directed and adapted by
- Emma Rice
- Based on the film by
- Jacques Demy
- Lighting Design
- Malcolm Rippeth
- Musical Supervisor/Director
- Nigel Lilley
- Additional Lyrics by
- Charles Burr
CAST
- Meow Meow
- Lola
- Andrew Durand *
- Guy
- Cynthia Eviro
- Madeleine
- Gareth Charlton
- Sailor
- Matt Wilman
- Ensemble
- Joanna Riding
- Mme Emery
- Carly Bawden
- Genevieve
- Dominic Marsh
- Roland Cassard
- Aki Omoshaybi
- Sailor
- Laura Brydon
- Ensemble
Leicester Mercury
‘heart-achingly beautiful’
BBC Leicester
‘superb’
Artsin Leicestershire magazine
‘Two hours of charm, atmosphere and pleasing entertainment’







