7,000 Stranded Passengers. One Small Town. A Remarkable True Story.
Winner of four Olivier Awards including Best New Musical in London and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical on Broadway, 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.
Tony Award-winning director Christopher Ashley alongside Olivier Award-winning writers Irene Sankoff and David Hein bring this uplifting true story to the stage in a life-affirming production that has audiences on their feet night after night.
Duration: Tue 3 December 2024 - Sun 5 January 2025
Additional information
Running Time: 1 hour and 50 minutes with no interval.
Groups rate available: To book please call 0161 876 2003 or email groups@thelowry.com
Age Guidance: 10+
Content Warnings: Flashing light (camera flash) and haze
Accessible Performances
Audio Described by Caroline Burn: Sun 15 December at 2.30 and Thu 2 January at 8pm
Touch tours: Sun 15 December at 1:30pm and Thu 2 January at 7pm
Captioned performance: Fri 13 December at 8pm.
BSL Interpreted by Emma Jane Heap: Sat 14 December at 8pm and Thu 2 January at 2.30pm
Dementia Friendly performance: Sunday 15 December at 2.30pm
To book accessible performances, please email access@thelowry.com or call 0161 876 2183
CAST ANNOUNCEMENT
Natasha J Barnes: Janice & others
Daniel Crowder: Nick, Doug & others
Mark Dugdale: Kevin T, Garth & others
Rosie Glossop: Bonnie & others
Amanda Henderson: Beulah & others
Kirsty Hoiles: Diane & others
Oliver Jacobson: Oz & others
Dale Mathurin: Bob & others
Nicholas Pound: Claude & others
Sara Poyzer: Beverley, Annette & others
Bree Smith: Hannah & others
Jamal Zulfiqar: Kevin J, Ali & others
Angeline Bell, Daniel Cane, Ashleigh Harvey, Alyn Hawke, Kathryn Pemberton and Kevin Yates: Standby
Trailer
REHEARSAL PHOTOS
