Sailing musical runs aground

Sailing musical runs aground

The Southwark Playhouse Elephant in London is hosting the musical production Maiden Voyage (July 19-August 23), based on a round the world race, but this reviewer was underwhelmed… This intrepid tale of a sailing team atop the high seas spumes with good intentions. It is an against-the-odds story of the first all-female crew to attempt an ocean race – the Round the World Whitbread race of 1989-1990 – even as a sexist press scoffs at them. Skippe…