GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY continues Australian tour

Hit musical Girl from the North Country, written by Conor McPherson, with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, is one of the most critically acclaimed, multi award-winning productions of the 21st century.

Set in 1930s Minnesota, it has taken the theatrical world by storm, selling out seasons in the West End, Toronto and Broadway since opening at The Old Vic in London.

After thrilling audiences in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, it now returns to Australia after a triumphant New Zealand tour, giving Canberra and Brisbane audiences the opportunity to fall in love with it too.

With twenty of Dylan’s songs including Hurricane, I Want You, Slow Train Coming, Forever Young and Like A Rolling Stone, beautifully reimagined and woven through the story, Girl from the North Country is a modern masterpiece.

A story of American life in 1934, it centres on a community living on a knife-edge in the local guesthouse, and stars multi Gold Logie winner, Lisa McCune (The King And I, South Pacific), Terence Crawford (Escape from Pretoria, 1984), Helen Dallimore (Wicked [London], Legally Blonde) Helpmann Award winners, Peter Carroll, Greg Stone and Christina O’Neill, dual AFI winner Peter Kowitz, Elijah Williams (Triple X, Black Jesus), Grant Piro (host of ABC TV’s Couch Potato, Hello, Dolly!), Blake Erickson (The Dismissal, Shrek, Mamma Mia!), Elizabeth Hay (Emil and the Detectives, Hibernation), James Smith (Jasper Jones, Euphoria) and Chemon Theys (Faust, Deadly Women).

Grace Driscoll, Samantha Morley, Tony Black, Liam Wigney, Tony Cogin and Laurence Coy feature in the impressive ensemble, with a band featuring Mark Harris and Cameron Henderson performing live on stage under
Musical Director Andrew Ross.

In an interview with the New York Times, Bob Dylan confirmed that he has seen the new musical Girl
from the North Country.

I saw it as an anonymous spectator, not as someone who had anything to do with it, Dylan told the Times. “I just let it happen. The play had me crying at the end. I can’t even say why. When the curtain came down, I was stunned. I really was.

Irish writer and director Conor McPherson:

It is an honour to tour this production I’m so proud of around Australia. Our journey from the West End in London and onto Broadway has been monumental, and we have managed to find an incredible Australian cast who bring this magical production to life night.

‘Magnificent’ Evening Standard
‘Astonishing’ The Guardian
‘Piercingly beautiful’ The Independent
‘An instant classic’ The Times
‘A tribute and a triumph’ Sunday Express
‘Conor McPherson weaves magic with Bob Dylan’s songs’ The Observer

Girl From The North Country was produced in London by Tristan Baker & Charlie Parsons for Runaway
Entertainment, Steven Lappin, Sony Music Entertainment UK, David Mirvish and The Old Vic.

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Season Details

Venue: Canberra Theatre Centre
Date: From 25 Aug 2022

Venue: Lyric Theatre| QPAC
Date: From 8 Sept 2022

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