Come From Away - Phoenix / U.K & Ireland Tour 2024

Agree on all three counts.

- I think I also preferred the spoken bits; and that (for me) is problematic for a MUSICAL. The music really would be better as incidental rather than these vaguely formed songs. 

- Ditto

- Genius. "We could do some lovely..... photos?"

Try this one.... 😀

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I have to agree with Ryan’s comment above re Rachel Tucker. As an ensemble piece, the performances were all strong; I didn’t find Rachel to be a standout in particular- definitely not to the extent that I would nominate her for an Olivier award.

As for the accents, they seemed a little all over the place in general.

Do we know of any cast holidays? Hoping to go this Sat but really want to catch rachel as I’m taking a pal who’s a big fan. Thanks!

Unfortunately the cast are not allowed to publicly say when their holidays are.

If anything this isn't your typical musical where you have a mixture of solos and ensemble numbers with a main character to follow. It's an ensemble musical telling the events of this particular moment in history without putting too much emphasis on any particular person.

But what makes it even better for me is the music and songs. During the whole musical David Hein and Irene Sankoff portrays what everyone was going through during those 5 days

It's the right combination of musical writing and a story about the human spirit prevailing during a terrible event that makes this great for me.

That being said, if I did have a criticism it would be that song Me and the Sky. Apart from when the women join in near the end it is mostly a solo number and it feels out of place in this ensemble musical. The rest of the time the limelight keeps moving round all these characters but all of a sudden the musical stops so we get this empowering number that has nothing to do with the story until the last eight lyrics

Yes I would disagree it’s nothing to do with the story. The line “the thing I loved most in the world was used as the bomb” cuts to my heart every time I hear it. It’s that thing about Beverley loving flying so much and feeling almost personally attached even though she escaped direct involvement and that even more heightened sense of “it could have been me” but also that Beverley IS an important historic figure and bloody well deserved her own book/film/musical but that she was at Gander is worthy of inclusion, and highlighting.

Well I bloody loved this. It was a huge regret of mine that I didn't get see this a couple of years ago on Broadway, but I was there with 'non-theatres' (But why do you want to spend all your time in a dark room watching plays?) but I was able to see one of those things we are not supposed to discuss (ryhmes with mootkeg)and i Sat on my sofa bawling my eyes out. I was a little nervous in fact that I could hold it together in a public place. And yes I still cried, and probably will if I go back.

I love the music actually, and the performances were I thought generally excellent (one glaring bad apple but lets not dwell). I also think it's amazing what you can do with limited props and how the magic of theatre lets you see something else. The audience were highly appreciative and it was packed for a midweek matinee.

I did note a rather unpleasant aroma of stale wee in the auditorium which hopefully was a nearby punter rather than a fixture of the Phoenix

And note to ushers. Just because you are dressed in black and work there does not mean we can't see you flitting about constantly like crack addicted hamsters during the show as well as when you are hovering in an unseemly fashion at the end of rows. Plus those doo-hickeys you are proudly carrying light up in some very pretty colours and are nearly as annoying as mobile phones.

Indeed. Shame none of them were from Gander though.

A "Newfie" accent is difficult and unique, nothing like the accents in the other maritime provinces of Canada. When I was a kid in Toronto we used to try to do it - not for the best of motives, alas - because it seemed so extreme to us.