Details

Climb aboard for this pleasure cruise packed with timeless Cole Porter hits. Luxury ocean liner, the S.S. American sets sail for England with a cargo full of colourful characters. Anything Goes tells the tale of stowaway Billy Crocker and his desperate pursuit of Hope Harcourt, the beautiful debutante fiancee of English Aristocrat Lord Oakleigh. But, the road to love is never simple, as we are introduced to raunchy ex-evangelist turned nightclub singer, Reno Sweeney, who herself holds a torch for Billy, and gangster team Moonface Martin and his sidekick Erma, who are trying to make a getaway. Packed with great song and dance numbers such as It's De-Lovely, Friendship, I Get A Kick Out Of You, Blow Gabriel Blow and the title song, Anything Goes, this show is guaranteed to get your toes tapping. This version was originally produced by Lincoln Center Theater, New York City in 1987.

Cast/Performers

Sally Ann Triplett (Reno Sweeney), John Barrowman, Denis Quilley, Christopher Bennett, Daniel Crossley, Jane Fowler, Jason Gardiner, Charlotte Gorton, Richard Henders, Akiya Henry, Annette McLaughlin, Samantha Modeste, Tam Mutu, Alexis Owen Hobbs, Corey Skaggs, Nicola Sloane, Rachel Stanley, Mary Stockley, Kevin Brewis, Anthony Cable, Raymond Chai, Yao Chin, Simon Day, Tom Espiner, Jye Frasca, Christian Gibson, Paul Grunert, Shaun Henson, Jane Mark, Martin Marquez, Robbie O'Reilly, Duncan Smith, Robin Soans, Susan Tracy, Lee William-Davis, Claire Winsper, Nikki Worrall

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Cole Porter, Michael Gibson (music arrangement and orchestration), Gareth Valentine (musical supervision and dance arranger)
Lyrics: Cole Porter
Book by(s): P.G.Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse
Producer: Royal National Theatre
Director(s): Trevor Nunn, Jamie Dunsmore (assoc. music), Ian Townsend (asst. music director)
Design: John Gunter
Lighting: David Hersey
Choreographer: Stephen Mear
Costume: Anthony Powell
Sound: Paul Groothuis