AHOY! We are joining the wonderful Frankie Heartless as part of the Telegraph Hill Festival for a workshop at The Shirker’s Rest, New Cross. Join Frankie Heartless and Bijou Stories for a sea shanty workshop. Frankie runs the Honor Oak Shanty Choir and performs regularly onboard The Golden Hinde as well as playing folk music […]
Read More Shanties at the Shirker’s RestJoin us for a very special rehearsed reading of Fine and Dandy by the playwright, Sue Frumin Fine and Dandy is a fast‑moving, queer, music‑hall‑infused comedy by Sue Frumin that follows the chaotic, picaresque journey of Ernest (or Ernestine) Faigele Fine, a young Jewish gender‑nonconforming performer at the turn of the 20th century. The play […]
Read More Fine and DandyThe crew of the Good Pirate are delighted to announce that thanks to funding from the Royal Borough of Greenwich we now have FREE tickets available for the Good Pirate show at Greenwich Theatre on 1st December. You can get your free tickets up until Friday 28 November after which all tickets will revert to […]
Read More Ahoy Good people of GreenwichSing away the winter cold with more shanty sessions in Greenwich’s beautiful National Maritime Museum. These informal and friendly sessions are a chance to meet new people and practice singing some simple sea shanties. You will also get the opportunity to take to the stage at Greenwich Theatre on 1 December as part of The […]
Read More Winter Song o the SeaFancy joining the crew of The Good Pirate? We are running a short, informal introductory workshop at Greenwich Theatre on Monday 3rd November. The workshop will be an informal mix of movement/song and warm ups alongside a chance to meet some of the team and find out more about being a part of the show on […]
Read More Greenhorn SessionIf you missed the boat and didn’t get to see the sold out performance of The Good Pirate on board the iconic Cutty Sark in September we have another opportunity for you! The crew are dropping anchor at Greenwich Theatre for a final performance on 1st December. Find out more about the show here Book […]
Read More The Good Pirate REDUXAhoy! Want to join our crew and belt out some sea shanties? We’re holding four workshops where you can learn a selection of sea shanties to perform at Good Pirate Redux at Greenwich Theatre on December 1st. No experience is needed to join, and you don’t have to be a singing superstar—just bring your enthusiasm […]
Read More Songs o’ the SeaAll aboard the Cutty Sark for the first of two productions of The Good Pirate. Bijou Stories is taking to the high seas as part of their latest project, which gives a queer twist to tales of piracy and the mythology of the sea. The show, a re-imagining of a traditional variety show/cabaret, will reinterpret […]
Read More The Good PirateAhoy! We are running another sea shanty workshop for all you land lubbers! This time we are bringing the energy of song to the National Maritime Museum where our workshop leader will be Frankie Heartless. Join us for this free workshop on Sunday, 14th September at 2.30pm at National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Tickets are […]
Read More Sea Shanty WorkshopGet on board to raise the roof with a selection of rousing sea shanties as part of The Good Pirate project. This is a workshop for members of the LGBGQ+ community and their allies to make some noise in the sea faring village of Deptford. No experience needed – just come in hearty voice to […]
Read More Songs of the sea – shanty workshop
Bijou Stories 