Entertainment Residencies, by Cunard
Musicals. Comedy. Opera. Ghost stories.
Plus, more intimate, one-of-a-kind experiences like recitals and workshops. We've collaborated with renowned theatre companies and global dance phenomena, to bring you a world of sparkling drama you’ll not soon forget.
So, settle in. Let yourself be swept up in a world of storytelling. See something you weren’t expecting, with performances filled with twists and turns, and plenty of surprise.
2025 Entertainment Residencies, by Cunard
Become swept up in stories you already know and love, from Pride and Prejudice to Carousel. Watch unconventional productions of classics by Oscar Wilde and Agatha Christie, and perhaps find yourself fiddling with your fingernails, waiting to find out 'whodunit?'
The Importance of Being... Earnest?
You might think you know this chaotic story of love, mistaken identity and double-lives, but you have never seen it like this before. Filled with wicked Wildean wit and bursting with Bunburying, join us for a hilarious and unpredictable twist on the world's favourite comedy classic.
Murder, She Didn't Write
In Murder, She Didn't Write, the audience become the author as the cast act out your very own Agatha Christie-inspired masterpiece live on stage.
Each show, this extraordinary talented company use audience suggestions to create a unique and extremely comical improvised murder mistery just for you. All you have to do ... is solve it! Will you guess whodunnit before the killer is revealed?
Each show, this extraordinary talented company use audience suggestions to create a unique and extremely comical improvised murder mistery just for you. All you have to do ... is solve it! Will you guess whodunnit before the killer is revealed?
Casting the Runes
You're invited to the edge of your seat, to the darkest corners of the night...
Edward Dunning is a scholar and a sceptic, but when he crosses paths with the mysterious Mr. Karswell, his life becomes a waking nightmare. Award-winning Box Tale Soup present their chilling show, Casting the Runes, an original adaptation of M.R. James' classic supernatural thriller, featuring remarkable puppetry and a haunting original soundtrack. Our advice? Don't come alone...
Edward Dunning is a scholar and a sceptic, but when he crosses paths with the mysterious Mr. Karswell, his life becomes a waking nightmare. Award-winning Box Tale Soup present their chilling show, Casting the Runes, an original adaptation of M.R. James' classic supernatural thriller, featuring remarkable puppetry and a haunting original soundtrack. Our advice? Don't come alone...
Carousel
To celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, the cast of Sydney Musical and Opera Society will make cruise line history as the first performance of the classic musical at sea.
The show was voted the best musical of the 20th Century by Times Magazine and has had sell-out shows on Broadway and the West End. The romantic and thrilling tale is set to sweep Cunard guests away.
The show was voted the best musical of the 20th Century by Times Magazine and has had sell-out shows on Broadway and the West End. The romantic and thrilling tale is set to sweep Cunard guests away.
Pride and Prejudice
When a host of eligible bachelors descend on the small community of Meryton, hearts are set racing, and the tranquil world of the Bennett family is sent into a whirlwind of passions and possibilities.
Central to all this excitement is one of the most famous love-stories of all time: the will-they-won't-they romance of the irrepressible Lizzie Bennett and enigmatic Mr Darcy.
Central to all this excitement is one of the most famous love-stories of all time: the will-they-won't-they romance of the irrepressible Lizzie Bennett and enigmatic Mr Darcy.
Watson: The Final Problem and Appraisal
In Watson: The Final Problem, Watson is alone and tells his tale of long-buried secrets, betrayal and death; a journey across Europe pursued by Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime, leading to a deathly embrace at the Reichenbach Falls.
Appraisal, the real-time comedy drama, follows an annual professional work review that goes horrible wrong. What follows is a power-play of manipulation, subtext and subterfuge.
Appraisal, the real-time comedy drama, follows an annual professional work review that goes horrible wrong. What follows is a power-play of manipulation, subtext and subterfuge.
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical
Covering the journey from wide-eyed drama student to brattish diva or past-it chorus member, or bitter has-been (or never-was), this show lifts the lid on awful auditions, debiliating dance routines, mid-performance mishaps, backstage backstabbing, superfans and harsh critics - plus those magical moments that make it all worthwile.
We invite you to this comedic musical!
We invite you to this comedic musical!
Opera Cocktail
OparaUpClose prsent Opera Cocktail. A heady cocktail of popular classics shaken with wit, stirred with drama, and served with a twist of ménage a trois.
Old friends meet on a summer afternoon and try to make a sense of life and love. Is it finally time to grow up?
Featuring music by Puccini, Mozart, Verdi and more, with sparkling English translations performed by the UK's brightest and best opera singers alongside clarinet.
Old friends meet on a summer afternoon and try to make a sense of life and love. Is it finally time to grow up?
Featuring music by Puccini, Mozart, Verdi and more, with sparkling English translations performed by the UK's brightest and best opera singers alongside clarinet.
Charlie and Stan
In 1910 the unknown Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel set sail on a Transatlantic Voyage from Southampton as part of Fred Karno's famous music hall troupe. On this journey, Charlie and Stan shared a cabin and then spent two years together touring North America, with Stan as Charlie's understudy. They both went on to change the world of comedy forever.
Stan Laurel, however, is not mentioned in Charlie Chaplin's autobiography once. So, what happened?
Stan Laurel, however, is not mentioned in Charlie Chaplin's autobiography once. So, what happened?
The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much
Wes Anderson meets Hitchcock meets Spaghetti Western in this multi-award-winning, intercontinental, inter-genre, cinematic caper of accusations, accidents and accents.
The show follows Roger, a Frenchman in 1960's New York, whose routine life is upended when a minor delay saves him from an explosion. Thrust into chaos, Roger chases his would-be assassins around the globe.
The show follows Roger, a Frenchman in 1960's New York, whose routine life is upended when a minor delay saves him from an explosion. Thrust into chaos, Roger chases his would-be assassins around the globe.
A Christmas Carol and Christmas Gothic
There will be two matinee performances: A Christmas Carol and Christmas Gothic in the Royal Court Theatre.
A Christmas Carol, but not as you know it. Something for fans of A Christmas Carol, as well as the Scrooges themselves!
Christmas Gothic: Come in from the cold and enter into the Christmas spirit as a dark and spectral woman tells haunting tales of the festive season.
A Christmas Carol, but not as you know it. Something for fans of A Christmas Carol, as well as the Scrooges themselves!
Christmas Gothic: Come in from the cold and enter into the Christmas spirit as a dark and spectral woman tells haunting tales of the festive season.
Event Voyages, by Cunard
For a voyage completely dedicated to a theme - whether it's dance, film, wine, literature or music - explore our Event Voyages. Resurrect a dormant passion, or discover a new one on board, with workshops, special guests, and performances throughout your cruise.
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