‘The ship of my life’: Sting talks the comeback of his musical

The Last Ship is the first musical to be staged at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. It draws upon Sting’s childhood growing up in the shadow of a shipyard. Mark Senior

Mark Senior

When he talks about his childhood, Sting is quick to say he grew up in the shadow of a shipyard in northeastern England.

“My earliest memories are of seeing a giant ship blocking the sun at the end of the street, thousands of