It's 'High School Musical' with a hangover as the 'Brits on Tour' return from the summer holiday of their young lives and face an hours delay in Malaga Airport Departure Lounge. With time to kill they begin to recount some of the hilarious antics of the week, but they can't agree on anything, least of all the character of Sophie, who is a princess or a slapper depending on whose memory she inhabits. The lads are forced to examine who they really are, as individuals, a group and even as a nationality as the discover what it's like to be young, British and despised by the rest of Europe.

Departure Lounge is an acoustic guitar musical, with influences from Brit-Pop, via flamenco with some acoustic rap thrown in.

Departure Lounge won the inaugural Perfect Pitch Showcase of new musicals in 2006 and was picked up by three commercial producers. Following two workshop peformances in the West End at the Arts Theatre in March 2007 under the title 'Unzipped!' and excerpts being presented at the Whatsonstage Awards ceremony at the Lyric Theatre, with great critical success, the show is now ready for it's World Premiere production. Enjoy!