Facing The Waves

Great stories,. Memorable music.

Facing The Waves is the new musical from Dogwood Productions, a story that stretches across the centuries, bringing together an iconic Victorian hero and a young mum from the present day, juggling family, career and crewing the lifeboat. Will it be going off to sea or chips for tea…

Henry Freeman miraculously survived the Whitby lifeboat disaster when all of the twelve other crew members perished, before leading some of the most extraordinary rescue attempts of the century. Faith is his counterpart, from a family steeped in the same tradition.
Ordinary people doing extraordinary things in a show from an award-wining composer, celebrating our relationship with the sea, life in coastal towns and those who crew the lifeboats.

Dogwood is honoured to be the official theatre partner for the RNLI as it celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2024. Its shows have been enjoyed at theatres, village halls, on BBC Radio 4, arts centres and at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

The show’s composer, Alastair Collingwood, has written music scores for numerous theatre shows, including Betty in London’s West End, directed by Kathy Burke. He also wrote the music for Cora with Dana Gillespie, which played the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith and toured the USA. His TV credits include the music for French and Saunders; the sitcom Mad About Alice; and How Clean Is Your House? amongst many others.
Facing The Waves is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.