It’s a tribute to the show in a way. When he’s out and about in Chichester, passers-by will often salute Edward Harrison, our Captain von Trapp in Chichester’s Festival Theatre’s summer musical The Sound of Music.

“When I leave the theatre every night or when I'm just wandering about in Chichester I do get that salute! The lovely thing is that it's so clearly a show that has touched people. You speak to people and they are just shaking with happiness. It's so powerful and it's so uplifting.