Multi-award-winning, international hit musical Come From Away will make a welcome return to the West End booking from 22nd July, 2021. Come From Away tells the remarkable and inspiring true story of 7,000 stranded air passengers during the wake of 9/11, and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but as uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. On 11th September 2001, the … [Read more...]
Phoenix Theatre London Tickets, News & Reviews for Come From Away
COME FROM AWAY
Discover the remarkable true story of a small town that welcomed the world. Winner of 4 Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical, Come From Away has taken the West End by storm. Playing to nightly standing ovations at London's Phoenix Theatre, Come From Away also continues sold-out, record-breaking engagements on Broadway, across the USA and in Canada.
This joyous new musical 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.
As uneasiness turned into trust and music soared into the night, gratitude grew into friendships and their stories became a celebration of hope, humanity and unity.
Awarded the Tony® for Best Direction of a Musical, Christopher Ashley's production guides audiences through a colourful and spirited cast of characters, brought to life by Olivier Award-winning writing team Irene Sankoff and David Hein.
The Phoenix Theatre London
While the elevation of this theatre which fronts onto Charing Cross Road looks somewhat simplistic, the art deco interior which was designed by the Russian director and designer Theodore Komisarjevsky is superb. In the 1970′s the entrance to the theatre was moved from Charing Cross Road to Phoenix Street, while the Advance Box Office is half-way between the two in Charing Cross Road.
In 1986 part of the adjacent car park, which had been a former bomb site, was used to build a cinema, and this has now been demolished to make way for residential development. Karl Marx once lived in the building which is one of the oldest in Soho. But its claim to fame in the 20th century was as “Leoni’s Quo Vadis”, one of London’s most respected Italian restaurants founded in the 1930s by Peppino Leoni.
The charm of the ground floor restaurant with its stained glass windows and relatively simple interior has been restored and a menu devised whose range and quality have won instant acclaim. The striking works of art displayed within the restaurant are created in honour to such luminaries as Lucio Fontana and Alberto Giacometti.
Phoenix Theatre
Charing Cross Rd
London, WC2H 0JP
Venue and Travel Information
Nearest Tube: Tottenham Court Road
Tube Lines: Central, Northern
Directions from nearest tube: Take Tottenham Court Road south (towards Leicester Square) and the theatre will be on your left after 100 metres.
Railway Station: Euston
Bus Numbers: (Charing Cross Road) 14, 24, 29, 176; (Shaftesbury Avenue) 19, 38
Night Bus Numbers: (Charing Cross Road) 14, 24, 176 N29, N41, N279; (Shaftesbury Avenue) N5, N19, N20, N38
Car Park: Chinatown
Within Congestion Zone: Yes
Venue Facilities: Air conditioned, Bar, Disabled toilets, Infrared hearing loop and Toilets
Come From Away extends its run in the West End at the Phoenix Theatre
Hit musical Come From Away will extend its run in the West End until 15th February 2020. Telling the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded air passengers during the wake of 9/11, and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them, the critically acclaimed production recently earned great success at the Olivier Awards, winning “Best New Musical”, “Best Theatre Choreographer”, “Best Sound Design” and “Outstanding Achievement in Music”. This joyous new musical recounts the incredible true … [Read more...]
Come From Away at the Phoenix Theatre | Review
It almost sounds like something that should be protested against – a musical with lively choreography and joyous melodies, about what happened to thousands of people on planes that were forced to make emergency landings at Gander International Airport, Newfoundland, because United States airspace was closed in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist incidents in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania on 11th September 2001. But the various stories contained in this tight and intense show are told … [Read more...]
Caroline Flack to Star As Roxie Hart in Chicago at the Phoenix Theatre
Caroline Flack will star as Roxie Hart in CHICAGO from 10 December 2018 until the end of the show’s run at the Phoenix Theatre on 5 January 2019. Caroline joins YouTube sensation and star of RuPaul’s Drag Race Todrick Hall as Billy Flynn, Josefina Gabrielle as Velma Kelly, Mazz Murray as Mama Morton and Paul Rider as Amos Hart. Sarah Soetaert plays the role of Roxie Hart until 8 December. Caroline Flack is the presenter of the BAFTA award-winning Love Island. Her other presenting … [Read more...]
Come From Away Press Launch | London
Today it has been announced that Rachel Tucker will be leading the West End cast in the hit Broadway musical Come From Away and it starts off in Dublin (Abbey Theatre) this December before landing at its new home, the Phoenix Theatre in late January 2019. The official opening night in London will be February 18th 2019. Held at Canada House in Trafalgar Square this morning, the production announced the cast and we were given a little insight on the story and how the production came to … [Read more...]