Noel Coward's Sail Away at Lilian Baylis Theatre

A Semi-staged performance of Noel Coward's Sail Away, will be at the Lilian Baylis Theatre at Sadler’s Wells, as part of Ian Marshall Fisher’s 'Lost Musicals season' on Sundays 15, 22, 29 June and 6, 13 July 2008

Directed by Ian Marshall Fisher, with musical direction by Chris Walker, the cast includes Penny Fuller (Mimi Paragon), Vivienne Martin (Mrs Van Mier), Rupert Young (Johnny Van Mier), Stewart Permutt, James Vaughan.

Noel Coward's last fully written musical comedy looks at brash bold Mimi Paragon, working as an American cruise hostess on a British cruise ship. Mimi, former actress and divorcee explains while dealing with passengers, children, phrase books and a younger man, 'It's part of my job to accost anyone who looks the teeniest bit lonely and make their life living hell'. The 16 numbers include ‘Useless, Useful Phrases’, ‘The Customer’s Always Right’ and the title song.