Cock-a-doodle Doo ! This Saturday March 16, Puy du Fou received, in Hollywood, the “Oscar for Best Show in the World” awarded by the most prestigious international juries.
It was in Los Angeles, the world capital of cinema, that the 30th THEA AWARDS ceremony was held on Saturday evening – the “Oscars” of live performance – which reward the best shows on the planet. And it’s a 100% Frenchie creation that wins the day! The latest creation from Puy du Fou, inspired by the history of cinema, won over the jurors unanimously.
Entitled “The Mime and the Star”, the show awarded by Hollywood, features a gypsy artist, a circus mime during the Belle Époque, who falls madly in love with a famous actress. Welcomed into a film studio, the audience finds themselves propelled into the heart of the action. A giant tracking shot will take the characters into a live film using significant technical means. The whole point of the story rests on the transition from silent and black and white cinema to talking and colored film… But this miracle can only happen thanks to the love of the actress and the gypsy circus mime!
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A dazzling success
2.6 million spectators attended the show “Le Mime et l’Etoile” in the first year of its programming. An impressive success which follows huge investments. In fact, more than 20 million euros were needed to create this unique show. This is the largest investment in live performance in France and Europe.
This exceptional prize rewarding the greatest specialists in live entertainment and leisure parks was awarded by the jury of the Themed Entertainment Association, made up of professionals recognized throughout the world. The THEA AWARD, which rewards the excellence of the unique and universal artistic model of Puy du Fou, is in addition to the two “Golden Globes” already received in Las Vegas on March 3, 2024, including one for the same show, Le Mime and the Star.
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A historic consecration for Puy du Fou
Nicolas de Villiers, president of Puy du Fou, and his team were present in Los Angeles this Saturday March 16 to receive the prestigious trophy “This Oscar recognizes the creative audacity of Puy du Fou and reinforces its original vision which has not been ‘equivalent in the world and which is the basis of its success’.
This worldwide recognition reinforces the desire and pride of Puy du Fou to promote French culture abroad. Since 2019, Puy du Fou has opened a park in Spain, already welcoming 1.1 million annual visitors and it is already preparing two new parks by 2030, which will bring the number of Puy du Fou sites in the world to four.