Critically acclaimed musical Girl from the North Country, written and directed by Conor McPherson and with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, is the first new international production to be announced for Australia since the NSW Government announced the return of live theatre to the state.
Since opening at The Old Vic in London, Girl From The North Country has taken the theatrical world by storm, selling out seasons in the West End, Toronto and Broadway, and is now one of the most critically acclaimed multi award-winning productions of the 21st Century.
A story of American life in 1934 Minnesota, it centres on a community living on a knife-edge in the local guesthouse: the owner, Nick, owes more money than he can ever repay, his wife Elizabeth’s mind is slowly deteriorating, and their daughter Marianne is carrying a child no-one will account for. And, when a preacher selling bibles, and a boxer looking for a comeback turn up in the middle of the night, things start to spiral beyond the point of no return.
Featuring the songs of Bob Dylan reimagined like you’ve never heard them before, including Hurricane, I Want You, Slow Train Coming, Lay Lady Lay and Like A Rolling Stone, Girl From The Country stars stage and screen icon the multi Gold Logie winner, Lisa McCune (King And I, South Pacific), Zahra Newman (The Book of Mormon, Wentworth), Terence Crawford (Escape from Pretoria, 1984), Helen Dallimore (Wicked [London], Legally Blond) and Helpmann Award winner, the legendary Peter Carroll. Further cast will be announced at a later date.
Written and directed by multi award-winner Conor McPherson (The Weir, The Seafarer), Girl From The North Country opens this January at the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Sydney as part of the 2022 Sydney Festival.
Sydney Festival Director Olivia Ansell said: “This is such an exciting announcement, particularly because of what it signals for Sydney. The arts are coming back; performances are coming back; one of the city’s most iconic venues – the Theatre Royal – is coming back; Sydney Festival is coming back.”
“And with fifty percent of the Girl From the North Country cast and crew hailing from Sydney, we are so pleased that this production, and the festival, will be playing an important role in aiding the city’s recovery, employing NSW artists and crew whilst supporting our local live entertainment communities. I cannot wait to unveil the full Sydney Festival program in November and restore culture to the city this January.”
All performances will have conditions of entry adhering to the relevant NSW Government Public Health Orders and health advice.
Tickets are now on sale at: northcountry.com.au
Or via theatreroyalsydney.com
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Theatre Royal Sydney, 108 King St, Sydney
From 5 January 2022
Tickets from $49.90* (plus booking fees)
SYDNEY FESTIVAL returns in 2022 and will run from 6 – 30 January 2022. The full program will be announced on Wednesday 17 November