THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG Tickets and Dates

THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG Booking Period Until 21 May 2011 Age Recommendation Suitable for audiences aged 8 and upwards. Based on the acclaimed film, this new stage version from Kneehigh Theatre stars Joanna Riding. Twenty year old French auto mechanic Guy Fouchier has fallen in love with 17-year-old Genevieve Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Genevieve vow to remain lovers. After discovering she is carrying Guy's child she must choose between waiting for his return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant. The critically acclaimed classic film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, directed by Jacques Demy, was released in 1964 starring a 19 year old Catherine Deneuve. The film went on to be nominated for five Academy Awards and then won the 1964 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival. The Academy Award nominated I Will Wait for You, one of the songs featured in the film, has subsequently been recorded by many artists including Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett and Liza Minnelli. Cast Joanna Riding as Madame Emery Meow Meow as Lola Carly Bawden as Genevieve Andrew Durand as Guy Gareth Charlton as Sailor Cynthia Erivo as Madelaine Dominic Marsh as Cassard Aki Omoshaybi as Sailor Laura Brydon (ensemble) Matt Wilman (ensemble)