Set during the Great Depression, the Tony and Olivier Award-winning production by Conor McPherson returns to London for the final time this summer.
Justina Kehinde in Girl from the North Country. Photo by Manuel Harlan
Written and directed by McPherson, Girl from the North Country plays at The Old Vic, where it first premiered in 2017.
Set in 1932, the production centers on the community of Duluth, which is facing the harsh realities of the Great Depression. However, a group of wayward travellers find each other and together in a local guesthouse filled with music, hope and soul, they experience love, loss, life and everything in between. The production is supported by music by Bob Dylan, whose songbook is integrated into the narrative seamlessly.
Featuring a company of actors and musicians, the cast includes Colin Bates (Girl from the North Country, West End/Broadway) as Gene Laine; Katie Brayben (Tammy Faye, Almeida/Broadway) as Elizabeth Laine; Colin Connor (Girl from the North Country, UK & Ireland tour) as Nick Laine; David Ganly (The Cherry Orchard, Donmar/Broadway) as Mr Burke; Steffan Harri (Shrek the Musical, UK & Ireland tour) as Elias Burke; Frankie Hart (Girl from the North Country, UK tour) as Ensemble; Ryan Heenan (Back to the Future, West End) as Ensemble; Justina Kehinde (How to Fight Loneliness, Park Theatre) as Marianne Laine; Teddy Kempner (Cabaret, West End) as Mr Perry; Graham Kent (Wicked, West End) as Ensemble; Nichola MacEvilly (Girl from the North Country, UK, US & Ireland tour) as Ensemble; Sifiso Mazibuko (A Good House, Royal Court/Bristol Old Vic) as Joe Scott; Eugene McCoy (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Donmar) as Reverend Marlowe; Chris McHallem (Girl from the North Country, UK tour) as Dr Walker; Maria Omakinwa (Sylvia, The Old Vic) as Mrs Neilsen; David Tarkenter (The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre/West End) as Ensemble; Rebecca Thornhill (The Score, West End) as Mrs Burke; Lydia White (Matilda, West End) as Katherine Draper.
Girl from the North Country plays at The Old Vic until 23 August 2025, with the premiere of Mary Page Marlowe to follow from 29 September to 1 November.
