Maiden Voyage is coming to Southwark Playhouse

The new musical will run from 19 July to 23 Aug

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?

Charting a thrilling and unforgettable journey across oceans and horizons, Tracy and her crew’s epic true story comes to life in a sweeping, extraordinary new musical.

Maiden Voyage makes its world premiere in a strictly limited run at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, with book and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein (‘Little Women’, ‘Benny & Joon’) and music by Carmel Dean (‘Renascense’, ‘Well-Behaved Women’). This new musical is produced by Mark Cortale (‘Floyd Collins’ at Lincoln Center, ‘Days of Wine & Roses’), Dale Franzen (‘Hadestown’, ‘Gypsy’) and Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese (‘Table 17’, ‘Here We Are’) in association with Shared Experience.

The musical is directed by Tara Overfield Wilkinson, with orchestrator Michael Starobin, general manager Rebecca Gwyther (for RJG Productions Limited), production manager Titch Gosling, casting director Harry Blumenau, and associate director Kirsty Malpass.

The cast is yet to be announced.