The Old Vic is proud to present the World Premiere of Girl From the North Country, an electrifying new work from esteemed playwright Conor McPherson along with classic songs from Bob Dylan.
Duluth, Minnesota in the midst of the Great Depression.
A family adrift, their future on a knife edge. Lost and lonely people drifting through rooms of their guesthouse. But Nick Laine thinks he’s seen a way out…
Conor McPherson received the 1999 Olivier Award for Best New Play for The Weir and is considered to be one of the great contemporary Irish playwrights. His works have been produced both in the West End and on Broadway, including Shining City, The Seafarer and The Night Alive which received the 2014 New York Drama Critics Circle award for Best Play.
The legendary Bob Dylan recently received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetic expression through song. A prominent figure in the music industry for over 50 years, Dylan has received 12 Grammy Awards, an Oscar and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His music has inspired millions, and was a revolutionary sound for America in the 1960s. His hit songs include ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’, ‘The Times They Are a-Changin’’, ‘Desolation Row’ and ‘Like A Rolling Stone.’
8 images Bob Dylan is easily one of the most important, influential musicians of the 20th century, which is why this new play, Girl From the North Country - featuring his songs - by Conor McPherson was so eagerly anticipated. But while it serves up some beautiful renditions of some classic songs, it's a pity that the storytelling (or lack of it) lets this play down.
Conor McPherson’s new play Girl from the North Country has opened at The Old Vic, after much hype in the theatre-world and amongst Bob Dylan fans. The play features cuts from the Nobel Prize-winning songwriter’s back catalogue, but what is it about, and is it any good?
Production images have been released for world premiere of The Old Vic production of Girl From The North Country, which opens this week. Written and directed by Conor McPherson, the play features music form the repertoire of Nobel Prize winning musician Bob Dylan, and is about a guesthouse in Minnesota. The cast features Arinzé Kene, Debbie Kurup, Ron Cook, Bronagh Gallagher, Sheila Atim, Shirley Henderson, Ciaran Hinds, Claudia Jolly, Jim Norton, Sam Reid, Michael Shaeffer, Jack Shalloo, and Stanley Townsend.
Full casting has been announced for the Old Vic's upcoming production of Girl From the North Country which is written and directed by Conor McPherson with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan. The production begins previews on 10 July with an official opening on 26 July and running to 7 October 2017.
