Come From Away, the multi-award-winning ‘BestNewMusical’ across the globe, comes to Leeds Grand Theatre from 30 April to 11 May as part of its first ever tour of the UK and Ireland.
This critically acclaimed show comes direct from the West End, where it celebrated over 1000 performances and played to more than 850,000 people at the Phoenix Theatre. The international hit musical has celebrated record-breaking engagements in the West End, onBroadway, in Canada, throughout Australia and on a 60-city North American Tour.
Come From Away shares the incredible real-life story of the 7,000 air passengers from all over theworld who were grounded in Canada in the wake of 9/11, and the small Newfoundland community that invited these ‘come from aways’ into their lives.
The cast will include:
Natasha J Barnes as Janice & others,
Daniel Crowder as Nick, Doug & others
Mark Dugdale as Kevin T, Garth & others
Rosie Glossop as Bonnie & others
Amanda Henderson as Beulah & others
Kirsty Hoiles as Diane & others
Oliver Jacobson as Oz & others
Dale Mathurin as Bob & others
Nicholas Pound as Claude & other
Sara Poyzer as Beverley, Annette & other
Bree Smith as Hannah & others,
Jamal Zulfiqar as Kevin J, Ali & others
Angeline Bell, Ashleigh Harvey, Alyn Hawke, Kathryn Pemberton and Kevin Yates
Experience the joyous story and soaring music as spirited locals and global passengers come together and forge friendships that will stay with them forever. The first female American airlines captain, the quick-thinking town mayor, the mother of a New York firefighter and the eager local news reporter are among the many real characters caught at the start of the moment that changed the course of history, and whose stories became true celebration of hope, humanity and unity.
Come From Away is at Leeds Grand Theatre from 30 April until 11 May. Tickets at leedsheritagetheatres.com
or on 0113 243 0808.
