Confetti falls over a large cast gathered on the ship deck under vivid pink and purple lighting.

The Other Palace, London2019

Anything Goes

The Production

National Youth Music Theatre’s staging of Cole Porter’s classic shipboard musical, a high-energy S.S. American romp packed with tap, wit and standards including “I Get a Kick Out of You”, “You’re the Top” and “Anything Goes”.

23 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Alex Sutton
Musical Director: Jordan Li-Smith
Choreographer: Lee Proud, Adam Haigh
Lighting Design: Aaron Dootson
Set & Costume Design: Diego Pitarch
Sound Design: Luke Swaffield for Autograph
Commissioned by: National Youth Music Theatre
Photography: Steve Gregson

A singer in a black dress stands at a microphone between feather-fan dancers under blue and purple light.

Sailors in white perform across a blue-lit ship deck set with staircases and an upper balcony.

A woman in a purple dress and wide hat dances beside a man in a dark suit on the ship set.

A formally dressed ensemble advances across the ship deck with principal performers at the front.

A large formally dressed ensemble fills the ship deck and staircase in cool blue light.

Two formally dressed performers stand arm in arm in a blue-lit close-up.

A man in a suit and a woman in a pale gown stand close together in deep blue light.

A woman in a flowing white outfit dances with one arm raised as a man in a suit follows behind.

A couple kiss by a railing under a tight spotlight against a dark stage.

A seated performer speaks at a microphone beside a small puppet on a table.

Three performers sit and stand in a cabin-like interior while another performer in white faces away.

A sailor in white stands on a stair landing with one hand on his hip under moody light.

A woman in white stands alone below a group of sailors lined up on the upper deck of the ship set.

A red-haired woman in a black dress points upward while an older man in a dark coat stands beside her.

A performer stands with raised arms in silhouette against a bright purple beam of light.

A couple embrace in a small pool of light on a darkened ship set.

A woman in a dark dress reclines on a bench inside an arched cabin doorway.

A man in a patterned robe sits beside a woman in a dark dress on a cabin bench.

Four performers occupy a wood-panelled cabin set, with one seated in shadow at left.

A man in white pushes a seated person in a wheelchair across the ship deck.

Three sailors in white uniforms pose together in front of round ship portholes.

A woman lies on the floor while two standing performers react beside her on the ship deck.

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