Girl from the North Country
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Girl from the North Country

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Girl from the North Country

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“The idea is inspired and the treatment piercingly beautiful... Two formidable artists have shown respect for the integrity of each other’s work here and the result is magnificent.” — Independent

“Bob Dylan’s back catalogue is used to glorious effect in Conor McPherson’s astonishing cross-section of hope and stoic suffering... It is the constant dialogue between the drama and the songs that makes this show exceptional.”— Guardian

“Beguiling and soulful and quietly, exquisitely, heartbreaking. A very special piece of theatre.”— Evening Standard

“A populous, otherworldly play that combines the hard grit of the Great Depression with something numinous and mysterious.”— Telegraph

Duluth, Minnesota. 1934. A community living on a knife-edge. Lost and lonely people huddle together in the local guesthouse. The owner, Nick, owes more money than he can ever repay, his wife Elizabeth is losing her mind, and their daughter Marianne is carrying a child no one will account for. So when a preacher selling bibles and a boxer looking for a comeback turn up in the middle of the night, things spiral beyond the point of no return...

In Girl from the North Country, Conor McPherson beautifully weaves the iconic songbook of Bob Dylan into a show full of hope, heartbreak and soul. It premiered at the Old Vic, London, in July 2017, in a production directed by the author.

Conor McPherson is an award-winning Irish playwright. His best-known works include The Weir (Royal Court; winner of the 1999 Olivier Award for Best New Play), Dublin Carol (Atlantic Theater Company) and The Seafarer (National Theatre).

Bob Dylan, born in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1941, is one of the most important songwriters of our time. Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. He released his thirty-ninth studio album, Triplicate, in April 2017, and continues to tour worldwide.

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Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Year
2017
ISBN
9781559368827
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Production History
  8. Girl from the North Country
  9. Characters/Setting/Note
  10. Act One
  11. Act Two
  12. Acknowledgments
  13. About the Author