| Jet Set Go! | |
| Music: | Pippa Cleary |
| Lyrics: | Jake Brunger Pippa Cleary |
| Productions: | 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008 Theatre 503 2009 Jermyn Street Theatre |
Jet Set Go! is a British musical comedy written by Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary, with Brunger writing book and lyrics and Cleary writing music and lyrics.
Jet Set Go! premiered at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe at George Square Theatre under the inaugural ‘Musicals at George Square’ season, directed by Luke Sheppard. The production subsequently transferred to Theatre 503 in London, where the run sold out in advance of opening night.
The musical was revived in 2009 at Jermyn Street Theatre with a new cast including Mark Evans and Tim Driesen and a new design by Mike Lees. It ran for 3 sell-out weeks and received Time Out's Critics' Choice.
Jet Set Go! is about a transatlantic cabin crew and their two pilots who fly to New York and back. The musical follows their antics and adventures both on board the plane and as they take on Manhattan for a one-night stopover. The musical was inspired by Brunger staying in the same hotel in New York as the Virgin Atlantic cabin crew.[1]
The Cabin Crew:
The Pilots:
‡ Cabin Fever was written for the 2009 production at Jermyn Street Theatre, and remains in the published version.
The original Edinburgh / Theatre 503 production was directed and choreographed by Luke Sheppard, designed by Katie Bellman with costumes by Enver Chakartash. The Jermyn Street Theatre production was again directed and choreographed by Luke Sheppard and designed by Mikes Lees.
| Character | Original Edinburgh and Theatre 503 cast | Jermyn Street Theatre Cast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola | Sarah Barratt | Laura Scott | |
| Hayley | Katie Birtill | Amy Coombes | |
| Melanie | Maddie Moate | Danielle Corlass | |
| Julia | Kaytee Crook | Emily Sidonie | |
| Ryan | Alex Johnston | John McManus | |
| Richard | Mark Senior | Mark Evans | |
| Jim | Tom Lee | Philip Riley | |
| Paul | Nick Cork | Tim Driesen |
Jet Set Go! received positive reviews both in Edinburgh and London. Of the printed press, Dominic Cavendish in The Daily Telegraph described it as ‘a delightful, inventive and witty new musical’[2] and Jay Richardson in The Scotsman wrote 'Jet Set Go! is one of those rare, unexpected delights'.[3]
The 2009 production at Jermyn Street Theatre received Time Out's Critics’ Choice, with Time Out describing it as On the Town for the budget airline generation'.[4]
The online press were equally enthusiastic. Whatsonstage.com wrote "this shiny, happy, high flying show deserves a long haul and should become a cult must see"[5] and Broadwayworld.com called it "a sheer delight from take-off to landing.. a fantastic crowd-pleaser of a show".[6]
Jet Set Go! is published and licensed by Josef Weinbeger Ltd.[7] The first licensed production was at Cambridge University in February 2011, who also took their production to the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it received rave reviews. It has also been produced by numerous youth theatres and Universities.