A lone performer in a dark suit perches on a wooden bench under a tight blue spotlight, pointing across a mostly empty stage with a patchwork fabric backdrop.

The Backstage Theatre, Mountview2026

Come From Away

The Production

Mountview’s BA Musical Theatre students staged Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s Come From Away at The Backstage Theatre in March 2026, presented in double-cast performances. The production explored collective resilience and human connection in the aftermath of 9/11.

40 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Sherrill Gow
Musical Director: Nicholas Chave
Choreographer: Tinovimbanashe Sibanda
Lighting Design: Alex Musgrave
Set & Costume Design: Nicky Bunch
Sound Design: Matthew Giles
Commissioned by: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Photography: Steve Gregson

An ensemble crowds the stage between wooden benches, singing and moving forward under bright pink and white theatre lights.

A close-up performer in a purple cardigan sings with an emotional expression, wearing a headset microphone against a darkened background.

Performers sit on benches around the stage in cool blue light, with one standing at the right before a patchwork fabric backdrop.

A small group of performers gathers closely in warm red light, some seated and some standing, with benches and a fabric backdrop behind them.

A performer in a dark uniform jacket and white shirt stands centered under warm overhead light, facing forward before the patchwork set and wooden benches.

A performer in a black shirt holds a green bottle to his chest in the foreground while others stand around wooden benches behind him.

A performer in a red headscarf and embroidered denim jacket looks attentively at a blurred person in the foreground during an intimate exchange.

A silhouetted performer stands with hands on hips facing two performers across the stage, with wooden benches tilted between them in blue-purple light.

The ensemble erupts in a lively group moment, arms raised as one performer holds a large fish prop overhead beneath colorful stage lights.

A man in a light blue customs shirt braces both hands on a table, facing a silhouetted person across it in tense, focused stage light.

Four performers sit in a row under blue lighting, with two men in the foreground turned closely toward each other as empty chairs recede into the dark.

A woman in a purple cardigan stands foreground while performers in white coats gesture with red-gloved hands behind her on a bright wooden stage.

A uniformed woman sits alone on a central bench beneath a blue spotlight, surrounded by an otherwise open stage.

A smiling woman in a red Rogers TV fleece holds a microphone toward a man in a suit, with other performers shadowed behind them in blue light.

An ensemble spreads across the stage among wooden benches, with a woman in a purple shirt standing center under mixed red, blue and white lighting.

A woman in a blue tunic and headscarf stands between wooden benches under cool spotlights, while a uniformed performer sits farther back.

Four performers sit close together in a row under blue light, with one man turned outward as if speaking and the others listening.

A uniformed woman stands centered and smiling as the ensemble gathers around benches behind her in vivid blue stage lighting.

A close-up of a woman in a red Rogers TV fleece and headset looking upward with a serious expression against a blue-lit backdrop.

An ensemble fills the wooden stage under vivid red and blue lighting, many reaching upward toward a central performer in front of a patchwork backdrop.

Two seated performers in close focus, one in a green blazer looking down tensely while another in a shirt and tie leans in with an animated expression under blue stage light.

A performer in a red plaid overshirt stands looking upward beside simple wooden benches, while two others sit apart at a table against a patchwork fabric backdrop.

A large ensemble is spread across benches and boxes, with a central performer standing arms wide beneath bright blue overhead lights.

A seated performer in a green top and floral trousers clasps her hands, her face tearful and distressed in warm, intimate lighting.

A performer in a dark uniform stands at the side of the stage while rows of seated performers face forward in deep blue light beneath bright spotlights.

A red-haired performer in a green dress and brown cardigan gestures urgently while speaking to another performer in a denim jacket.

In black and white, a performer in a pilot-style uniform stands on a stairwell holding both handrails and looking directly ahead.

A performer in a red patterned top stands on a platform with arms outstretched, held at the waist by another performer behind her in a dramatic blue spotlight.

An ensemble sits on red blocks arranged across the stage, with a uniformed performer centered under saturated pink and purple lighting.

A woman in a mint green overshirt holds a phone to her ear with one hand on her hip, lit by deep blue stage light.

An ensemble moves among wooden benches under bright overhead lights, while a man in a suit pulls on a plaid coat in the foreground.

A silhouetted figure holds a microphone toward a woman in a pilot-style uniform, with another performer standing behind her against a patchwork backdrop.

A large ensemble stands spread across a wood-floored stage with benches, surrounded by audience seating and vivid blue and pink lighting.

A man in a blazer and burgundy sweater speaks under warm stage light, wearing a visible headset microphone.

Two performers embrace warmly at center stage, while others rest on a bench and the floor behind them.

Performers stand spaced across the stage among wooden benches, with one man raising a hand as cool blue and green light fills the set.

A woman in a red fleece holds a handheld microphone close to her mouth, framed by blue lighting and shadowed seated figures behind her.

A woman in a pilot-style uniform sits upright on a bench at center, surrounded by seated and standing performers in blue light.

The ensemble stands across the stage and benches with arms raised toward the overhead blue lights, creating a triumphant group tableau.

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