The Good Hope was a play about the dangers faced by fishermen produced at the National Theatre in 2001-2002.

The words of All Clouds the Sky were written by John Tams specially, and before their tune, "in order to persuade Trevor Nunn to put the play on."

All clouds the sky
The boats are leaving
One last goodbye
Dark waters call us on...

The music as it was performed in the play was released on the EP CD titled "No.47", with this little suite perhaps the most powerful musical memory for those who saw the play. Subsequently it has been expanded and has become a feature of the Tams/Coope live show.