Southwark Playhouse Elephant will host the world premiere of Maiden Voyage, a new musical telling the story of Tracy Edwards and the first all women racing crew of Maiden who made history competing in the 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?
Maiden Voyage promises a thrilling and unforgettable journey across oceans and horizons as Tracy and her crew’s epic true story comes to life in a sweeping new musical.
With book and lyrics by Mindi Dicksteini and music by Carmel Dean, the show is directed by Tara Overfield Wilkinson and produced by Mark Cortale, Dale Franzen, Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese in association with Shared Experience. Orchestrations are by Michael Starobin, with casting by Harry Blumenau.
It opens at Southwark Playhouse Elephant on July 26, with previews from July 19, and runs until August 23.
Tickets: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/maiden-voyage