Come From Away
Apr. 3rd, 2019 03:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alobearBack in December, I got obsessed with a great musical called Fanatical and went multiple times over the space of a week.
Last time, I went to see Come From Away, which is the new Fanatical - though, unfortunately, it's a much bigger and more expensive show, so I won't be able to go and see it tons of times.
But - it's wonderful! It runs for 1hr 45 minutes with no interval, so you get an early night, too!
It tells the story of 7000 people whose planes were diverted to a small town in Newfoundland on 9/11, and had to stay there for five days before they were allowed to leave again. The 9000 residents of Gander welcomed them in and made them as comfortable as possible, and the show picks a few individual (supposedly true) stories to follow.
There are twelve cast members, who portray two or three named characters each and also fill in as extras in the background as needed. They all stay on stage for pretty much the whole show, and convey different locations with the use of only a few tables and chairs. The rapid costume and accent changes make it easy to identify who they are playing at any one time, and all the performances are brilliant.
The stories are all very real and human, it made me both laugh and cry, the music was great, and the whole thing just made me very, very happy.
I will definitely be going again before the run is over.
Last time, I went to see Come From Away, which is the new Fanatical - though, unfortunately, it's a much bigger and more expensive show, so I won't be able to go and see it tons of times.
But - it's wonderful! It runs for 1hr 45 minutes with no interval, so you get an early night, too!
It tells the story of 7000 people whose planes were diverted to a small town in Newfoundland on 9/11, and had to stay there for five days before they were allowed to leave again. The 9000 residents of Gander welcomed them in and made them as comfortable as possible, and the show picks a few individual (supposedly true) stories to follow.
There are twelve cast members, who portray two or three named characters each and also fill in as extras in the background as needed. They all stay on stage for pretty much the whole show, and convey different locations with the use of only a few tables and chairs. The rapid costume and accent changes make it easy to identify who they are playing at any one time, and all the performances are brilliant.
The stories are all very real and human, it made me both laugh and cry, the music was great, and the whole thing just made me very, very happy.
I will definitely be going again before the run is over.
