An epic yet intimate tale inspired by Sting's own childhood experiences, ''The Last Ship'' features direction by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Wicked), a book by Tony Award winner John Logan (Red) and Pulitzer Prize winner Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal) and choreography by Olivier Award winner Steven Hoggett (Once).
Life in the English seafaring town of Wallsend has always revolved around the local shipyard, where the hardworking men of this close-knit community construct magnificent vessels with tremendous pride. But Gideon Fletcher dreams of a different future. He sets out to travel the world, leaving his life and his love behind. When Gideon returns home fourteen years later, he finds the shipyard's future in grave danger and his childhood sweetheart engaged to someone else. As the men of Wallsend take their fate into their own hands and build a towering representation of the shared dream that has defined their existence, Gideon realizes that he left behind more than he could have ever imagined.
Big, bold and hauntingly beautiful, ''The Last Ship'' is a portrait of a group of people so bound together by passion and faith that they’ll stop at nothing to preserve the only life they’ve ever known.
Grammy Award-winning Sting joins The One Show to talk about 'The Last Ship' as it makes its West End debut, and the story that inspired it! Tonight, 7pm on BBC1 and on the iPlayer...
We are delighted to announce that Chance Emerson will be joining Sting as a support act for a number of North American Sting 3.0 dates this fall. Chance, whose rich, dulcet voice propels the narrat...