Rachel Dawson
Amandine / Philomene
Rachel trained at Bretton Hall.
Rachel most recently played the roles of Amandine and Philomene in the original UK production of Amélie The Musical, which began at The Watermill Theatre before continuing on a UK Tour and then on to a London transfer at The Other Palace. She can also be heard on the Original London Cast recording, which has been nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album.
Further theatre credits include: A Christmas Carol (Northern Stage); Once (New Wolsey/Queen's Theatre Hornchurch); The Jungle Book (UK Tour); A Little Night Music (The Watermill); The Snow Queen (New Vic Theatre); The Hound of the Baskervilles (York Theatre Royal); A Flea In Her Ear (Tabard Theatre); Father Christmas (Lyric Hammersmith); Oliver! (The Watermill Theatre); Shakers, The Young Ones and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (Queen's Theatre Hornchurch) and These Trees Are Made of Blood (Southwark Playhouse/Theatre Bench). She has also worked with Les Enfants Terribles on numerous occasions including shows such as The Terrible Infants, Ernest and the Pale Moon andThe Vaudevillains.
As a cellist, she has appeared on several television programmes including: Ed Harcourt Burberry Acoustic Session (Burberry); Michael Bublé on Strictly Come Dancing (ITV); Muse at the Brit Awards (ITV) and The Royal Variety Show (BBC).
AMÉLIE is presented by special arrangement with
Broadway Asia Company, LLC and Samuel French, Inc.