The Sea Cabinet

Sea Cabinet
Theatrical poster for US premiere
MusicGwyneth Herbert and Fiona Bevan
LyricsGwyneth Herbert and Fiona Bevan
BookHeidi James
Productions
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As musical theatre:

The Sea Cabinet
Studio album by
Released20 May 2013 (UK)
StudioBritten Studio, Aldeburgh Music, Suffolk
Genrejazz; singer-songwriter; song cycle
Length51:13
LabelMonkeywood (MONKEYWOOD02)
ProducerGwyneth Herbert and Dave Price
Gwyneth Herbert chronology
Clangers and Mash
(2010)
The Sea Cabinet
(2013)
Letters I Haven't Written
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz
Financial Times
The Independent
Buzz

The Sea Cabinet is a song cycle and musical theatre piece by British singer-songwriter Gwyneth Herbert about "memory, obsession, love, and the sea". It is also the title of her sixth album, featuring a studio performance of the song cycle, which was released on 20 May 2013 and was critically acclaimed, receiving four-starred reviews in The Financial Times and The Independent and a 4.5-starred review in All About Jazz. The music's sound has been described as a blend of "Weimar cabaret and English music-hall stylings, with disquieting touches of avant-garde jazz".