Edith Piaf: The Death of an English Heroine and Birth of a French Icon

As The First World War raged in the winter of 1915, Norfolk born nurse, Edith Cavell was executed, a martyr and a Heroine. Just nine weeks later, a baby girl, born into poverty in a backstreet of Paris, was named in her honour. The little girl grew up to be France’s most beloved and iconic songstress, Edith Piaf.

Edith’s extraordinary voice and presence on stage is still instantly recognisable the world over. Her music still reaches out to the hearts of thousands of fans, and has more than stood the test of time.  Now, in the centenary year of her birth, a tribute concert to Edith Piaf’s music and life will take to the stage at venues across the region.

Featuring Edith’s most treasured songs, and those of her friend and fellow performer Charles Aznavour, the show ‘Non, Je ne Regrette Rien’ pays homage to the life of this remarkable woman. Performed in French and English, by singers Julie Hewitt and David Rees, Piaf and Aznavour’s most famous songs include ‘La Vie en Rose’, ‘Autumn Leaves’, Padam Padam, ‘She’, and of course Edith’s torch song ‘Non, Je ne Regrette Rien’.   A meteoric rise to fame, a tumultuous and tragic personal life, and death at just 47 years old, the life of ‘La Môme Piaf’ (The Little Sparrow), reads like the plot of a romantic tragedy. It is the story of a unique woman whose voice and heart captivated the world.

When Edith Piaf died in 1963, the teeming Paris traffic came to a complete standstill. Over 40,000 people formed a funeral cortège which crammed and hushed the streets in an unprecedented outpouring of grief and devotion for one tiny woman. Such was, and remains, the magic of Edith Piaf.

‘Non, Je ne Regrette Rien’ will be at:

The Fisher Theatre, Bungay

on Wednesday 27th May 2015 at 7.30pm

Tickets £12 Adult,£10 Concessions from The Box Office – 01986 897130 or online at www.fishertheatre.org

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