The Last Ship – Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London

Sting's new musical is heartfelt but baffling - and what's with Shaggy?

The songs are beautiful, but at nearly three hours long, 'The Last Ship' is in grave danger of picking up the maritime equivalent of a parking fine

The Last Ship: Sting's musical is as solemn and ponderous as a tanker

The star’s passion project about declining shipbuilding communities in Tyneside runs aground at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

‘A plot that lurches from tender social realism to pure garbage’ – Review: Sting’s musical The Last Ship

Sting’s musical about the decline of the Tyneside shipyards finally makes it to London, with the man himself starring. Here is Time Out theatre editor Andrzej Lukowski’s review

REVIEW: The Last Ship, Theatre Royal Drury Lane

The musical, featuring music and lyrics has plenty of strong aspects to it but could be tightened up to give the characters more depth. Many of the strongest stories that have been brought to the public’s attention over the years are stories that are set in the North of England – Billy Elliot and The […]

REVIEW: The Last Ship

Reading Time: 2 minutesSting’s musical The Last Ship arrives at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane with big ambitions, trying to tell a story of industrial decline, community spirit, and past romance.

The Last Ship – Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London

Music and Lyrics: Sting Book: Barney Norris Director: Leo Warner   12 years after it foundered on Broadway, and after considerable tinkering, Sting’s deeply personal shipyard musical about the collapse of the industry in his native Tyneside finally sails into London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, with a new book by Barney Norris. Unfortunately, at almost [...]