The Last Ship Tickets
Opens 22nd September
Sting stars in this powerful musical, about a shipbuilding community in crisis, based on his childhood and his album Last Soul Cages.
The Last Ship in London
International superstar and Grammy winner Sting stars in The Last Ship, coming to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, just a short walk from Covent Garden. The Last Ship is inspired by Sting’s album The Soul Cages and his childhood growing up in Newcastle and follows a shipbuilding community that must grapple with the closure of their last shipyard. This brand-new staging of Sting’s “poignant and powerful” (Sunday Mirror) musical features an updated book and lyrics and comes to London for a strictly limited run - you won’t want to miss it.
What Is the Musical The Last Ship About?
When Gideon Fletcher, a young sailor, returns to his North East hometown after seventeen years at sea, he is shocked to learn that the local shipyard, the heart of the community, is closing. With the community in crisis, picket lines are drawn and a half-built ship towers over the town. As the men begin to build the ship, the shipyard's foreman, Jackie White, along with his wife Peggy, must put aside their own problems and fight to preserve the town's future against the gathering clouds of an oncoming storm.
This rousing story of loss, price and connection is based on Sting’s album The Soul Cages and features songs including “Island of Souls”, “All This Time” and “When We Dance”.
The History of The Last Ship
Inspired by Sting’s childhood growing up in Wallsend, Northumberland, The Last Ship was first developed from 2011-2013, with readings and workshops in the US and Newcastle. The production later premiered in America, with an initial staging in Chicago before it transferred to Broadway in 2024, earning two Tony nominations. In 2018, the show was revised and staged in the UK, beginning in Newcastle Upon Tyne, followed by a tour of the UK, Ireland and Europe.
This brand new staging has been specially adapted and revised further, and features new scenes and songs unique to the show’s 2026 run. The production comes to London for a strictly limited run following an international tour, with Sting scheduled to perform at all dates.
The Last Ship West End Cast
- Jackie White - Sting
Sting stars as Jackie White. Born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, Sting is a musician and actor. The former frontman of The Police, Sting has won 17 Grammy Awards, both for his solo career and as part of The Police. His other accolades include three Brit Awards, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and four Academy Award nominations. He is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sting is also the recipient of the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, a CBE for services to music, Kennedy Center Honors, the Polar Music Prize, and is an Ivor Novello Fellow. As an actor, Sting’s credits include Quadrophenia, The Vicar of Dibley, Threepenny Opera, and Only Murders in the Building.
Further casting for the West End production is to be announced.
The Creative Team of The Last Ship
The last ship features music and lyrics by Sting, based on his 1991 album The Soul Cages.
This staging features a new book by Barney Norris, from a book by Lorne Campbell, based on an original Book By John Logan & Brian Yorkey. Norris is an award-winning playwright, novelist and non-fiction writer. His credits include Visitors, Nightfall, We Started to Sing, The Band Back Together and an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day.
Leo Warner of Studio 59 directs. Warner is the founder of 59, and has directed many of the studio's flagship shows, including Paul Auster’s City of Glass, Invisible Cities and Sting’s sold-out residency at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
Tickets for The Last Ship at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
This unmissable, moving and deeply personal musical is “'heart-breaking, uplifting, intimate and universal” (The Stage). Helmed by rock legend and 17-time Grammy winner Sting, The Last Ship comes to the West End for a strictly limited run this autumn. Don’t let it set sail without you - secure your tickets for The Last Ship at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
The appearance of any performer cannot be guaranteed and is always subject to illness, injury and statutory holiday entitlement
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is The Last Ship playing in London?
The Last Ship is playing at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5JF.
Can I buy tickets for The Last Ship at the box office?
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What is the refund / cancellation policy?
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