Post-9/11 musical tells an upbeat tale
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 ...