Come From Away

That’s not a suggestion. It’s an order!” - The CourierMail “Absolutely amazing!You feel like you are part of something special” -97.3FM “Definitely not to be missed. Simply sensational” -Theatrepeople Award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY will resume its highly anticipated five-week season at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre this Tuesd... Read More

Melbourne’s love affair with world-wide smash hit musical COME FROM AWAY concludes on a triumphant note this week as the production breaks its own record that was set in January 2020 for the highest weekly box office in the Comedy Theatre’s 92 year history. Surpassing the weekly box office records of all other productions staged at the thea... Read More

Award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY tonight has its first performance in Australia ten months since theatres were shut down due to COVID-19. The performance marks the long-awaited re-launch of its 2021 Australian Tour, which takes in Brisbane and Sydney after breaking all box office records at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne. The Australian co... Read More

Leading the way in a triumphant return to the theatre in Melbourne, world-wide smash hit production COME FROM AWAY will be the first major production back on stage, commencing performances at the Comedy Theatre from Tuesday 19 January. The Australian company will also be the first of the global productions of COME FROM AWAY to return to the sta... Read More

“ONE OF THE BIGGEST HITS ON BROADWAY!An unforgettably moving story of the power of friendship and the human spirit” - CBS Producers Rodney Rigby and Junkyard Dog Productions are thrilled to announce that the worldwide smash hit, Tony and Olivier award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY, will open at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre from 28 March 2021 for... Read More

COME FROM AWAY continues to attract accolades around the world, after a dominant performance at the 2020 Green Room Awards in Melbourne tonight, collecting five awards. Come from Away was awarded Best Production as well as Best Ensemble, with Christopher Ashley winning for Best Direction. Gareth Owen was awarded Best Sound Design and Luke Hunte... Read More

Like all of you, we at COME FROM AWAY have been closely following the COVID-19 outbreak. The health, safety and well-being of our staff, artists, audiences and our community will always be paramount. Following the Federal Government’s advice on Friday 13 March strongly advising against gatherings of more than 500 people to help contain the sp... Read More

By Jane Albert Broadsheet.  It’s based on the remarkable true story of a tiny-but-mighty town off the east coast of Canada that embraced thousands of stranded passengers on September 11. There are three surprising things about the hit musical Come From Away. The first is the event that’s the catalyst for the whole storylin... Read More

By Ben Neutze  Time Out.  Every time there’s an enormous tragedy – when a large loss of life reverberates loudly around the world – stories of humans responding to extreme circumstances flow thick and fast. Some are horrifying, but we all know that there are others that are affirming. To look for acts of kindness and genero... Read More

By Louise Rugendyke The Sydney Morning Herald.  A musical born from tragedy that has become an unexpected worldwide hit will finally make its long-awaited Sydney debut, after a record-breaking run in Melbourne. Come From Away is the story of Gander, a small town on the island of Newfoundland off the east coast of Canada, which... Read More

By Sarah Ward Concrete Playground.  Already an enormous success on Broadway, in London's West End and in Melbourne, Tony and Olivier award-winning musical Come From Away is finally bringing its remarkable true tale to Sydney. Based on real post-September 11 events, the acclaimed production will land at the State Theatre for ... Read More

International success story, COME FROM AWAY continues to attract accolades around the world, after today receiving the most nominations in the 2020 Green Room Awards. COME FROM AWAY  is nominated for the Ensemble Award, along with the Production Award. Christopher Ashley is nominated for the Direction Award; Kelly Devine for Excellence in ... Read More

Melbourne’s love affair with global hit musical COME FROM AWAY will continue for an extra two weeks, with the announcement today that it will extend its season until Saturday 21 March 2020. Establishing a new record, the most successful musical in the Comedy Theatre’s history, the Australian production opened in July 2019 and continues to a... Read More

Producers Rodney Rigby and Junkyard Dog Productions are thrilled to announce that the worldwide smash hit and Tony and Olivier award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY will open at Sydney’s State Theatre on Saturday 8 August 2020. With productions playing to sell-out audiences around the globe, Sydney audiences will now discover this remarkable ... Read More

Melbourne has fallen completely in love with global hit musical COME FROM AWAY, with the announcement today that it will extend its season with the final performance on Sunday 8 March 2020. With no further extensions possible because of touring commitments in China, the final weeks will go on sale to the general public on Friday 20 December at... Read More

Global sensation, COME FROM AWAY has added to its international award tally, being crowned Best Performance by a Theatre Company for the 2019 VCE Theatre Studies Playlist. This award is given annually by Drama Victoria for a play that demonstrates strong dramatic merit and offers rich opportunities for students studying theatre in their senior yea... Read More

Critically-acclaimed and award-winning Broadway musical Come From Away leads list of most popular events, as voted by fans Harry Potter and the Cursed Child runner up and Book of Mormon rounding off the top 3 events of 2019 Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road is most anticipated event of the coming year ... Read More

An international success story, COME FROM AWAY today announced that it will extend its season at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre to Sunday 16 February 2020, with the musical’s final weeks to go on sale this Friday 22 November at 9am. The critically acclaimed production, which opened in July 2019, continues to attract spontaneous standing ovatio... Read More

Global hit COME FROM AWAY has been named the most successful musical in the Comedy Theatre’s 91-year history, this week surpassing the box office records of all other musicals staged at the theatre since it opened in 1928. The inspiring and heart-warming production has sailed passed some extraordinary musicals in history including: The Senti... Read More

Global success story, COME FROM AWAY will open in its first non-English speaking country with producers Junkyard Dog Productions, Rodney Rigby and ACOrange today announcing a China tour for 2020. The critically acclaimed musical will open at SAIC-Shanghai Culture Square on 8 May 2020 for a limited engagement, with further cities in China to be... Read More

BY Catherine Lambert, Herald Sun THE therapeutic effect of Come From Away is experienced by many of its audience members. For Australian couple Iain and Julia Campbell, of St Hubert’s Island in New South Wales, that effect was even more powerful. The pair were among the 6579 passengers who were forced to land in Gander, Newfou... Read More

A little Newfoundland town big on charity. By JEREMY BOURKE There was a time when you couldn't call yourself a true international traveller unless you'd been to Gander. It may just be a speck on an island off the eastern coast of Canada, but in the pioneering days of post-World War II air travel, jet-setters couldn't get between Europe ... Read More

The critically acclaimed and award-winning Broadway musical COME FROM AWAY will hold a very special one night only performance dedicated to Guide Dogs Victoria on Wednesday 17 July. With the aim of raising awareness of the vital support the organisation provides for Victorians with low vision or blindness, the COME FROM AWAY company will dona... Read More

Global sensation, COME FROM AWAY has added to its international award tally with four Olivier Awards including: Best New Musical; Best Theatre Choreographer - Kelly Devine; Best Sound Design - Gareth Owen; and Outstanding Achievement in Music - Book, Music and Lyrics: David Hein and Irene Sankoff; Music Supervisor, Arrangements: Ian Eisendrath; ... Read More

The tiny town behind a heartwarming 9/11 tale When dozens of planes were forced to land in a tiny Canadian town after the 9/11 attacks, locals billeted thousands of stranded travellers. Over the next five days, lives were changed forever. I know you think you have a September 11 story worth telling – about where you were when you heard the... Read More

The critically acclaimed musical COME FROM AWAY continues its record-breaking success story with nine Olivier Award nominations announced overnight (tied with a revamped version of Stephen Sondheim’s Company). The nominations forCOME FROM AWAY, which opened on the West End on 18 February 2019, include: Best New Musical; Best Director - Christophe... Read More

On September 11, 2001 the world stopped. On September 12, 2001 their stories moved us all. "ONE OF THE BIGGEST HITS ON BROADWAY! An unforgettably moving story of the power of friendship and the human spirit" CBS Melbourne has confirmed its status as a home for outstanding theatre, with producers Rodney Rigby and Junkyard Dog Productions today co... Read More