Entertainment Residencies, by Cunard

Experience impressive performances and rare theatrical treats, on selected voyages, as we welcome some truly special guests for exclusive Entertainment Residencies, on our Cunard Queens.

Were You Raised By Wolves? The Hit Podcast Presents: How Not to Be the Worst​

Spend an afternoon exploring the hilarious how-tos of any slippery social situation! Hosts Nick Leighton and ​Leah Bonnema discuss personal pet peeves, mortifying stories of public embarrassment, and modern-day etiquette.​

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The Last Laugh

Direct from the West End, The Last Laugh is a “brilliant” (The Telegraph) laugh-a-minute play which reimagines three of Britain's all-time greatest comedy heroes – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe, and Bob Monkhouse.​

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A Room of One's Own​

Dyad Productions brings this special performance of their renowned production A Room of One’s Own - Virginia Woolf’s blisteringly brilliant, wry, and amusing trip through the history of literature, feminism, and gender. ​

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That Knave, Raleigh

The award-winning Dyad Productions join Cunard for a special performance of That Knave, Raleigh – about the famous and fabulous Elizabethan explorer, sailor, dandy, and warrior, Sir Walter Raleigh.​

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Adam Riches: Jimmy

In 1974, Jimmy Connors was the greatest tennis player on earth. In 1991, he’s getting annihilated. Adam Riches: Jimmy is a fast-paced, funny, and physical ride, deep inside the mind of an ageing, swaggering alpha.

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Shellshocked: An Explosive New Play​

Shellshocked, a thrilling play by award-winning playwright Philip Stokes, tells the tale of heroic, young, and shellshocked soldier, Wesley Hepton, after he returns home from the trenches.​

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Private Peaceful​

Experience the powerful adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful, created by Simon Reade. This gripping solo performance captures the heart-wrenching story of young Private Tommo Peaceful.​

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Opera Cocktail

OperaUpClose present Opera Cocktail, a heady cocktail of popular classics shaken with wit, stirred with drama, and served with a twist of ménage a trois.​ Featuring music by Puccini, Mozart, Verdi, and more.

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Queen Anne 2027 Residencies

Posting Letters to the Moon

A funny and touching portrait of life during the Second World War, Posting Letters to the Moon features readings of letters between actress Celia Johnson and her explorer husband Peter Fleming, while he was posted to India.

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Eric Liddell: The Chariot of Fire

Set in Paris, during the 1924 Olympic Games, this production journeys through the struggles Eric Liddell faces around him in staying true to his principles. Can he bring home a medal for king and country?

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Titanic: The Last Hero and The Last Coward

John Harper and Joseph Ismay. Passengers on the Titanic. A church minister and an executive of the White Star Line. One a branded hero, one a coward. Both have a story to tell and a journey to make.

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Holmes & Watson: Rathbone & Bruce (and a Hound)

On the set of The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1939, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce tackle the challenges of playing the famous Baker Street sleuths. This evocative performance brings music from the era and howls of laughter.

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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Celebrated actor Adrian Palmer brings Victorian gothic mystery and horror in his own adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s thrilling masterpiece. Enjoy an hour of melodrama, suspense and horror.

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The Three Strangers

Adrian Palmer performs his own mesmerising adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s mysterious story of social injustice, in The Three Strangers. This story charts the triumph of courage and coolness in the face of murderous injustice.

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An Afternoon Stroll with Hilaire Belloc

Adrian Palmer performs some of his favourite comic verses by Hilaire Belloc. Considered the Edwardian master of laugh out loud satirical journeys, Belloc’s Cautionary Tales are parodies of those popular in the 19th century.

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Queen Victoria 2027 Residencies

Wodehouse in Wonderland

Taking place in Wodehouse’s New York State home in the 1950’s, Wodehouse in Wonderland is based on the life and writings of P.G. Wodehouse. Beneath the music and entertaining characters, there’s also a darker story ahead.

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The Truman Capote Talk Show

A critically acclaimed portrayal of Truman Capote, the brilliant and infamous writer of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Truman Capote Talk Show is an unmissable hour of showbiz glitz, celebrity gossip, and backstage heartbreak.

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That Knave, Raleigh

A breathtaking journey through the astonishing highs and lows of one of Sir Walter Raleigh – one of history’s most famous Elizabethan figures. But there’s so much you don’t know about this explorer, sailor, dandy, and warrior.

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A Room of One's Own

Come and be amused, challenged, and changed with Dyad Productions’ renowned production A Room of One’s Own - Virginia Woolf’s blisteringly brilliant, wry, and amusing trip through the history of literature, feminism, and gender.

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The Essence of Audrey

Have you ever wondered what is behind the seemingly perfect life of Audrey Hepburn? All she really wanted was to love and be loved. Take a closer look at the legend in this new biopic play written and performed by Helen Anker.

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Summer of Harold

Through the portal of a coffee mug belonging to the great British playwright Harold Pinter, Janet takes us back to 1984 when she worked as housekeeper to Pinter and his wife, Lady Antonia Fraser.

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Bonding

Cyril Blake’s sell-out hit explores the myth, legend, and legacy of Bond - and what it all means to guys just trying to find their way through life and love. Bonding takes audiences on a journey through Bond's cinematic canon.

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WATSON: The Final Problem

1894. Watson is alone. His beloved wife, Mary, and the great Sherlock Holmes are gone. London seethes with false reports. It's time to set the record straight. One-man play WATSON, performed by Tim Marriott is set to do just that.​

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Waiting for Hamlet

A comedy about a tragedy, and a love letter to the greatest play ever written. This show imagines the Old King arriving in the afterlife where he meets his old court jester, Yorick. But the King is not happy.

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The Poetical Life of Philomena McGuinness

It’s 1939 and Philomena McGuinness is newly recruited for the British war effort. This poignant and comedic one-woman play is infused with poetry and inspired by the true stories of Irish nurses in World War Two.

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Victorine: The Artist's Model

A fierce and fiery one-woman play, Victorine: The Artist's Model explores the lives of female Impressionists and artists' models during a turbulent decade in 19th-century Europe.

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Shirley: A Ghost Story

Why do people write ghost stories? Is it to explain away the fear? To spread it? Or could it be to reveal the ghosts inside themselves…? This one-person play is inspired by the life of Shirley Jackson and the stories of M.R. James.

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A Montage of Monet

Monet’s paintings are world famous. We all know his water lilies, but how much do we know of the man? This play explores his life and loves, and the desperation prompting his suicide attempt.

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Queen Mary 2 2027 Residencies

FLOP!

Funny, fast-paced, and full of amazing facts, FLOP! is a love letter to Broadway and the West End's biggest musical theatre misfires! Hear a motley assortment of the misunderstood, critically panned, and financially catastrophic.

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Frozen Love: A Buckingham Nicks Story

Discover Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham’s rocky road to joining Fleetwood Mac in this story that journeys through their relationship breakdown, alongside the process of writing some of the world’s favourite songs.

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Down to Chance

Anchorage, Alaska, 1964. The largest earthquake in US history. Experience a frenetic and madcap retelling of this incredible true story. A heartwarming portrait of a real-life hero and her community in crisis.

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Queen Elizabeth 2027 Residencies

Gulliver

Multi-award-winning theatre company Box Tale Soup bring Gulliver's Travels to life in this astonishing theatrical adaptation. Enjoy ingenious puppetry, stirring shanties, and sharp, relevant satire.

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A Ghost Among the Living

Enter the uncanny world of Edgar Allan Poe, where reason spirals into madness and guilt has a heartbeat of its own. Award-winning company Box Tale Soup present five terrifying tales, through ingenious use of puppetry.

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Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London

Alison Skilbeck's one-woman show depicts October 1942, when Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the president, takes a dangerous trip to wartime London, to visit US troops, and see how the British - most importantly the women - are coping.

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The Power Behind the Crone

Watch as Professor Artemis Turret, played by Alison Skilbeck, is forced to unveil her own hidden theatrical talents in seven wildly contrasting roles, from Mistress Quickly to the Duchess of Gloucester and Queen Margaret.

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