SAILING SOMEWHERE
Matthew Hurt’s “show for the soul” (★★★★ Tonight, S Africa) was featured in the Live at Zedel spring 2019 season.
Counting down the days until she docks, a cruise ship singer entertains the punters in the Starlight Lounge, riffs with her drug-addled pianist and drinks to pass the time. Back in her dressing room she gossips about the passengers and shares memories of life back home in South Africa and the little girl she left behind…
SAILING SOMEWHERE
by Matthew Hurt, with songs by Conor Mitchell, starring Suanne Braun
“…a melancholy, moving piece”
The Daily Maverick
“the perfect pick-me-up for bored and jaded theatre-goers”
Business Day
“an engrossing slice of theatre”
Artslink
Praise for Matthew’s Hurt’s ‘The Man Jesus’, starring Simon Callow (UK tour 2014), produced by Zoë Simpson
“Excellent, compelling, involving, intelligent” ★★★★★ The Sunday Telegraph
“Bold and breathtaking…riveting… A brilliant version of the life of Christ” ★★★★ The Scotsman