A brand-new story about the globally renowned tale of Radio Caroline.

‘A radio station for young people! Why do we need that?’

Caroline dreams of something more than stacking shelves at the local greengrocers. Her days are routine, but her nights come alive, walking the pier, sharing laughs with her best friend Mary, and spinning records with Robbie, her music-mad boyfriend who’s big on charm but short on direction.

But a music revolution is coming, and Robbie lands a shock gig with Radio Caroline – the pirate radio station blasting pop, soul and rock ’n’ roll from a ship off the Essex coast – and suddenly everything changes. Caroline is swept into a tidal wave of music, mayhem and a movement that would shake up British culture forever. She’s not a DJ. She’s not a rock star. But in the middle of Britain’s radio revolution, Caroline might just steal the show.

Set to a soundtrack of iconic hits from the 60’s, Caroline: A New Musical is a vibrant, heart-warming and rebellious new musical about love, ambition and discovering your own voice.

Caroline: A New Musical is the first production by the East Anglian Touring Consortium, which is a group of East Anglian theatres and production companies that have teamed up to tackle the challenges of mid-scale touring. The consortium is proud to pilot a touring model, with a focus on new writing and the development of local talent, to tackle the issue.

As well as the New Wolsey, the theatres and production companies involved are Eastern Angles Theatre Company, HighTide, Landmark Theatres, Mercury Theatre Colchester, Norwich Theatre, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds.