Published: July 21, 2019
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
This hugely entertaining tale about passengers diverted to Newfoundland after the 2001 attacks is an ode to kindness and the power of community
I’ve often been troubled by the hero cult that bedevils western culture, the seductive fantasy that some great man will swoop in and rescue us from our woes. That’s not going to save any of us. It might even kill us.
But what’s a drama without a hero? It turns out there has always been an answer to this: it’s the chorus, the most ancient form of western drama, which is sung by the citizens of the city. As the musical Come From Away demonstrates, it remains a powerful and profoundly moving theatrical tool.
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