ATTENTION ALL SHIPPING
Bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Charlie Connelly’s hilarious and informative show brings the quirky broadcast vividly to life, celebrating what he regards as the greatest invention of the modern age...
Attention All Shipping - A Celebration of the Shipping Forecast
by Charlie Connelly
5 July | £21 + Booking Fee | Doors 1800 | Pay Bar onboard (cards accepted)
Ticket includes entry to the live show + access to the onboard exhibition (on arrival and during interval)
Step aboard the historic lightship LV21, formerly one of the iconic Channel Light Vessels, in celebration of the Shipping Forecast.
As the shipping forecast embarks on its second century, bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Charlie Connelly’s hilarious and informative show brings the quirky broadcast vividly to life, celebrating what he regards as the greatest invention of the modern age.
How did a weather forecast for ships capture the hearts of a nation, from salty old sea dog to insomniac landlubber? How is it possible for ‘rain later’ to be ‘good’? And where the hell is North Utsire?
Delving into the history of the forecast and the extraordinary people who made it, Charlie explains what those curious phrases really mean, celebrates its wide cultural impact, shares riproaring adventures from his own extraordinary journey through the 31 sea areas – the times he was accused by the media of trying to annex Rockall from the British government and sang sea shanties with Tom Hardy in a Manx hotel bar while Scary Spice pulled the pints - and presents his case for the shipping forecast being our finest achievement.
Inspired by Charlie’s bestselling book, which has sold more than a quarter-of-a-million copies worldwide, this pacy, moving and hilarious show takes you all the way from Viking to South-East Iceland to ensure the shipping forecast will never sound the same again.
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Ahead of the live performance and during the interval ticket holders are invited to explore the decks and an exhibition featuring a selected collection of Shipping Forecast themed artwork by the acclaimed Kent based artist, writer and lecturer Cas Holmes, whose textile work is often inspired by her life, the journeys she makes, the places she visits and people she meets.
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Fi Glover, broadcaster“Charlie Connelly is one of the funniest people I have ever had the pleasure of sitting in a studio with…He has a natural wit that doesn’t get crushed by an over-zealous ego with a lovely personality attached to it.”
Bernard Sumner, New Order“Charlie is always warm, funny and engaging…I actually sent him a fan letter - and I've never done that to anyone in my life before.”
Corrie Corfield, BBC Radio 4“I can thoroughly recommend an evening spent in the company of the very funny and very lovely Charlie Connelly whose knowledge of what I call ‘the ships’ is excellent. Sou’westers optional.”
PLACES, SPACES AND TRACES | THE SHIPPING FORECAST
By CAS Holmes
Access
As a historic ship access aboard LV21 is limited with main entry via a narrow gangway and a steep staircase. Please wear flat, non-slip shoes when onboard. The crew can assist with entry on arrival if needed.
Regrettably there is no wheelchair access to the ship.
