7,000 Stranded Passengers. One Small Town. A Remarkable True Story.

This smash hit show shares the incredible real-life story of the 7,000 air passengers from all over the world who were grounded in Canada during the wake of 9/11, and the small Newfoundland community that invited these ‘come from aways’ into their lives with open hearts.

Experience this joyous story and soaring music as spirited locals and global passengers come together to 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 a true celebration of hope, humanity and unity.

Winner of four Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical on Broadway, now experience this new production at Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, 25 Years on from the events of 9/11.

Directed by Joseph Meighan.

Commemorative Performance: Friday 11th September at 8pm

"Tonight we honour what was lost. But we also commemorate what we have found."

The performance of COME FROM AWAY on Friday 11th September marks the 25th Anniversary of 9/11. At this performance, we will have a ten-minute break after the bows, and then the Cast and Creative Team will return to the stage for a post show Q&A and discussion.

All ticket holders for this performance are welcome to stay for this special event.

Come From Away - Pay It Forward Campaign

In the true spirit of Gander, we want the generosity on stage to extend far beyond the curtain call.

Inspired by the way an entire town opened its arms to strangers; we are running our own "Pay It Forward" initiative throughout the run. We invite you, our audience, to bring donations of non-perishable food items, toiletries, and essentials to leave in our foyer collection points.

All donations will go directly to support local food banks (Trafford North and Trafford South) across our community.

It is a simple way for us to honour the legacy of Gander and Come From Away by turning empathy into direct, local action.

We will be collecting items in our foyer during the run of Come From Away, and in particular, we are in need of:

Shampoo  /  Body wash  /  Deodorant  /  Sanitary Towels  /  Toilet Roll  /  Toothpaste  /  Tinned Meats  /  Sugar  /  Tinned Vegetables  /  Noodles  /  Coffee  /  Cordial

If you wish to donate, simply bring one of the above items (or several) to the Theatre when you visit to see our production of Come From Away.

Thank you for your support and your generosity.