Post-9/11 musical tells an upbeat tale

The cast of Come From Away at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin Pic: Matthew Murphy

COME FROM AWAY

By Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Abbey Theatre, Dublin

Until January 19

Rating:***

‘Welcome to the Rock!” bellow the townfolk of Gander, in the foot-stomping, thigh-slapping opening number of Come From Away, a Canadian musical set in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.

Writers Irene Sankoff and David Hein take inspiration from the stories of the “plane people”, the “come from aways” who were stranded in the remote Newfoundland town of ...