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Tickets for the Canadian premiere of Sting's acclaimed musical The Last Ship will go on public sale Monday November 12. Presented by David Mirvish and produced by Karl Sydow and Kathryn Schenker, the limited six-week engagement runs February 9 through March 24, 2019 at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre.
Featuring original music and lyrics by multiple Grammy Award® winner Sting, this new epic production of The Last Ship will star Sting in the role of shipyard foreman Jackie White in Toronto. Further casting to be announced.
To purchase individual tickets:
· American Express® Cardmembers can purchase Front Of The Line® Presale tickets between Tuesday, November 6 at 12PM and Wednesday, November 7 at 10PM.
· Tickets will go on public sale Monday November 12, 2018at 12:01AM at www.mirvish.com the only authorized online source.
· At 9AM by phone through TicketKing at 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333. TicketKing is the only authorized phone source.
· Tickets can be purchased in-person at all Mirvish Theatres during regular box office hours.
· Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 416-593-4142 or 1-800-724-6420.
The Last Ship is part of the 2018/19 Mirvish Subscription Season.
About The Last Ship
The Last Ship, which was initially inspired by Sting’s 1991 album The Soul Cages and his own childhood experiences, tells the story of a community amid the demise of the shipbuilding industry in Tyne and Wear, with the closure of the Swan Hunter shipyard.
When a sailor named Gideon Fletcher returns home after seventeen years at sea, tensions between past and future flare in both his family and his town. The local shipyard, around which the community has always revolved, is closing and no-one knows what will come next, only that a half-built ship towers over the terraces. With the engine fired and pistons in motion, picket lines are drawn as foreman Jackie White and his wife Peggy fight to hold their community together in the face of the gathering storm.
This personal, political and passionate new musical from multiple Grammy Award winner Sting, is an epic account of a family, a community and a great act of defiance. The Last Ship features an original score with music and lyrics by Sting as well as a few of his best-loved songs; Island of Souls, All This Timeand When We Dance. It is the proud story of when the last ship sails.
The show is directed by Lorne Campbell, the artistic director of Northern Stage and has set design by the Tony Award-winning 59 Productions– team behind the video design for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The Last Ship has a new book by Lorne Campbell, original book by John Logan and Brian Yorkey, orchestrations by Rob Mathes, musical direction by Richard John, costume design by Molly Einchcomb, movement direction by Lucy Hind, lighting design by Matt Daw and sound design by Seb Frost. Other members of the creative team are dramaturg Selma Dimitrijevic, associate director Jake Smith, casting director Jenkins McShane Casting and associate musical director Sam Sommerfeld.
THE LAST SHIP
Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King Street West
Online www.mirvish.com
By Phone 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333
Groups of 15 or more 416-593-4142 or 1-800-724-6420
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Photo: Sting on album cover of The Last Ship.
2018-11-05
Toronto: Tickets for "The Last Ship" starring Sting on sale November 12 – performances begin February 9, 2019