Cruise entertainment doesn’t have the best of reputations, but I took my maiden voyage earlier this year and it was a real eye-opener. I was there to review shows on board the Celebrity Eclipse, and both the productions and facilities were extremely impressive. The theatre itself was actually of a far higher standard than many of the West End’s crumbling playhouses…
Alistair Smith finds a future for theatre people in the cruise ship industry. (www.guardian.co.uk)