The play is set in the 1960s and centers on bachelor Bernard, who has a flat in Paris and is engaged to three airline stewardesses, all of whom are unaware of each other's existence. Bernard's life gets bumpy, though, when his friend Robert comes to stay, and complications such as weather and a new, speedier Boeing jet disrupt his careful planning. Soon, all three stewardesses are in the city simultaneously, and catastrophe looms.

"Soars right out of its time zone and into some unpolluted stratosphere of classic physical comedy. Propelled by the same gusty spirit that animated Commedia dell'Arte and the silent films of Keaton, Chaplin and Lloyd, [Boeing Boeing] may be earthy, but it's seldom earthbound.” – The New York Times

“This is, by many an air mile, the funniest show on the London stage.” – Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph

“I cannot remember experiencing a West End evening of such sheer, silly, comic pleasure.” – Nicholas de Jongh, Evening Standard