Come From Away
I went to see Come From Away yesterday.
It’s a very good musical about a very, very good story. Ever since I first heard about it, I’ve been digging into what exactly happened in Newfoundland on 9/11 and Come From Away seems to be exactly accurate as to how kind and generous the people of Gander were on that day. (Here’s a couple of articles about the real events.) My favourite story in the musical, the one about a man using the “be anxious for nothing” Bible passage to transcend the language barrier and communicate to the African passengers that they were somewhere safe, is only half true by all accounts, but I think that’s probably enough.