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P&P Musicals The Lighthouse Poole November 2005 But this year their ship has changed course for a gentler route, and the result is less ‘in your face’ but just as slick, polished and professional as we have come to expect from this first-class company. Using the basis of a cruise from Southampton to New York, P&P introduced its audience to the ship’s passengers, crew, entertainment and leisure facilities with song, dance and more than a splash of humour. Show songs, Noel Coward and classic pop blended seamlessly, and the idea of incorporating short pieces of dialogue worked a treat. The production team, led by director Scott St Martyn and musical director John Stringer, have done a great job. The singing was never less than superb and the vast concert hall stage was used to its best advantage, with excellent choreography. And everywhere one looked on stage there were bright, colourful costumes – take a bow, wardrobe – and smiling, animated faces. I’m not a great one for boats and I get seasick at the drop of a hat – but this was one cruise I wouldn’t have missed for the world. Linda Kirkman Courtesy of the Bournemouth Daily Echo 
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