Chelsea Halfpenny, Naomi Alade and Laura Tyrer lead the cast of Maiden Voyage, which will have its world premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant in July.
Directed by Tara Overfield Wilkinson, Halfpenny plays Tracy Edwards, Alade is Jo and Tyrer is Pat in this new musical based on how Tracy Edwards skippered the first all-female crew aboard a ship called Maiden and made history competing in the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.
It’s 1990, and Tracy Edwards makes history by leading the first all-female sailing crew around the globe in the Whitbread Round the World Race.
But how did a 20-something high-school dropout and galley cook end up being the skipper and navigator on such a ground-breaking race?
Was it a chance meeting with King Hussein of Jordan, who encouraged her to dare to try? Was it something that she needed to prove to herself or to her mother?
Or is there something else that makes a person do the unexpected and extraordinary?
The cast also includes Shahaf Ifhar as King Hussein, Juliette Artigala as Michele/Tanja, Alex Bowen as Dawn Riley, Molly Cleere as Nancy, Sam DeFeo as Mandi, Olivia Hewitt-Jones as Marie Claude, Rowan Macpherson as Sally, Olivia Mitchell as Claire, Billy Roberts as Walter/Reporter/Navigator and Daniel Robinson as Howard Reporter.
The show has book & lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and music by Carmel Dean. The orchestrator is Michael Starobin, musical director is Simona Budd, set & costume designer Abby Clarke, lighting designer Megan Lucas, casting director Harry Blumenau and associate director Kirsty Malpass.
It is presented by Mark Cortale, Dale Franzen, Jonathan Murray & Harvey Reese, in association with Shared Experience.
Maiden Voyage runs from July 19 – August 23. Tickets here.