WHEN the 9/11 attacks shook New York and Washington the skies over the US and Canada were shut down, planes were hurriedly diverted and thousands of passengers were left stranded, not knowing where they were – or what was going on. Based on true events, Come From Away by St Agnes’ Choral Society – which is running at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast – tells the story of the 7,000 airline passengers grounded in the small town of Gander in Newfoundland, where amid all the chaos they are welcomed by the warm-hearted locals.
