02/11/2026
✈️ MEET THE CAST: MATTHEW BLOOD SMYTH ✈️
Meet Matthew Blood Smyth, playing Bob and Captain Bristol in EMCo’s production of Come From Away!
Bob was inspired by the real Tom McKeon, a funny but initially cynical New Yorker. Arriving frightened and suspicious, Bob gradually discovers that the people of Newfoundland want nothing from him except to help, allowing some of his New York wariness to melt away.
Matthew describes Bob as energetic, excitable and occasionally anxious, and has loved exploring how the character becomes part of Gander’s close-knit community.
📅 16–21 November 2026
📍 Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth