Video premiere: Theatre Royal’s “Ship beneath the floor”

 By Henry Lipput

How did timbers from the HMS Namur turn up at the Dockyard in Chatham in the UK?  The ship was built at the Dockyard and launched in 1756, broken up in 1833, and 10% of its frame was found underneath the floor at the Dockyard in 1995. All the timbers were from the Namur rather than being in a storage area holding timbers from various ships.

This mystery was the lyrical inspiration for “Ship Beneath the Floor,” the title track from Theatre Royal’s terrific EP Beneath the Floor (Bandcamp) released earlier this year. The Historic Dockyard Chatham found out about the song and invited the band to film a video in and around the Namur exhibit. Here’s the video:

The video is not only a release/relaunch of the track but also coincides with Theatre Royal’s next show in support of The Darling Buds at the Islington O2 Academy this Saturday (October 8^th). You can buy tickets here.