News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre

By: Dec. 05, 2017
Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe.




Existing user? Just click login.

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  ImageThe Navigator, a new musical taken from the stories of Bomber Command veterans - and focussing on the exploits of one Lancaster crew from late 1944 to the spring of 1945 - recently had its launch.

At the Broadway Theatre, Letchworth, a rehearsed presentation of the show - which has book and lyrics by Michael Vivian and Steve Darlow, and music and lyrics by Glenn Tollett - took place before a packed house.

In the audience that night were a number of distinguished guests, including three Bomber Command veterans, representatives from the RAF Benevolent Fund, and many people who had some connection to the RAF - including Sue Holderness, well known for the role of Marlene in Only Fools and Horses, whose father and two uncles all served in the RAF during WW2.

With a cast led by Oliver Savile as Max, a reluctant navigator, and Savannah Stevenson as Annie, a nurse with personal experience of the kind of loss that was so common during the war, the show also featured the talents of Timothy Watson as narrator/officer, Ian McIntosh as Pip, Laura Tyrer as Marion, with Ben Stratton as Jamie, Gerard McGrath as Don, Lucy Ellen Parker as Helen, Alastair Natkiel as Pop/Connor, Michael Rees as Gareth, Katie Hartland as Astraea and Christopher Blackburn as Alec/John.

On 21 November, the show subsequently moved to the Phoenix Theatre in the West End for an industry presentation.

See photographs below by Jamie Scott-Smith

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  ImagePhoto Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  ImagePhoto Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  ImagePhoto Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  ImagePhoto Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image

Photo Flash: THE NAVIGATOR Launches at Phoenix Theatre  Image



Comments

To post a comment, you must register and login.



Videos