It’s safe to say we’re pretty spoiled in Melbourne. From incredible live shows to a new restaurant opening every week. <\/p>\n
Sometimes it can be difficult to decide how you will spend your weekend but trust us on this, you need to choose a day to see Come From Away<\/em>. <\/p>\n Do you remember where you were on 9\/11? While the world watched in horror as two planes fly into The World Trade Centre in New York, another into the Pentagon, and a fourth into a field in Pennsylvania, a total of 38 planes carrying 6,579 passengers were diverted to the remote airspace in Newfoundland, near the town of Gander in Canada and this is where the Come From Away<\/em> musical starts. <\/p>\n For hours these thousands of passengers had no idea why, nor even where they were. Outside the planes was a small town of 10,000 preparing for their home to be practically doubled in population for what turned out to be five whole days. <\/p>\n The locals fed them, clothed them, housed them, and broke the news of the terrorist attacks. In the space of those five days the passengers formed friendships that will last a lifetime. <\/p>\n We spoke to Zoe Gertz who plays Beverley Bass, a pilot on one of the flights to land in Newfoundland and first female captain of an American Airlines aircraft.<\/p>\n “A lot of people don’t know the story when they come to see the show. It was certainly a big surprise to me.<\/em><\/p>\n “This story really touched people all around the world.<\/em><\/p>\n “As far as a theatrical experience it’s not like any other musical that I have certainly seen or been a part of.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n