Music &Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Book by Peter Stone
UK Premiere - Various Producitons
In the final hour of 14th April 1912 the RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, collided with an iceberg and ‘the unsinkable ship’ slowly sank. It was one of the most tragic disasters of the 20th Century. 1517 men, women and children lost their lives.
Thom Southerland opens his Charing Cross tenure with his brilliantly staged revival set aboard the doomed liner
Michael Billington, The GuardianA brilliantly scaled-down chamber version of the piece, directed by Thom Southerland who won renown here for knock-out revivals of Parade and Mack and Mabel.
Paul Taylor, The IndependentThom Southerland’s production brings powerful voices to hauntingly draw out the spellbinding melodies of Maury Yeston
Mark Shenton, The StageMusical theatre specialist Thom Southerland, who has staged the likes of Parade so stylishly at the Southwark Playhouse, marshals a 20-strong cast to perfection.
Evening StandardDirector Thom Southerland gives us a raw human view of the famous story that expertly captures the essence of the age and the spirit of those aboard, assembling a talented cast who present this well known story as we are watching it for the very first time.
Official London TheatreThis is a gripping, ambitious ensemble piece and, with a steady hand and a gimlet eye for detail, the director steers it on a course to success.
The Japan Times