The Old Vic Theatre in London has announced casting for its forthcoming revival of Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Girl from the North Country.
Girl from the North Country is playing at The Old Vic for a nine-week season from 24 June to 23 August 2025.
The show is written and directed by Conor McPherson (The Brightening Air, The Weir) with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan.
The full cast features Justina Kehinde (How to Fight Loneliness, Park Theatre) as Marianne Laine, and Katie Brayben (Tammy Faye, Almeida/Broadway) as Elizabeth Laine; alongside Colin Bates (Girl from the North Country, West End/Broadway) as Gene 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; 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; and Lydia White (Matilda, West End) as Katherine Draper.
The show first premiered at The Old Vic in 2017, getting great reviews from the critics, and then transferred to the West End’s Noel Coward Theatre. The musical opened on Broadway in 2020 and has since had multiple international productions, including in Canada and Australia, tours across the US, UK and Ireland, and a revival in the West End in 2019 at the Gielgud Theatre.
Shirley Henderson and Sheila Atim both won 2018 Olivier Awards for their roles in the original production, with Sheila Atim also winning a Critics’ Circle Theatre Award.
The musical is set in 1934 and, with life on a knife edge, the community of Duluth is battling their way through the Great Depression. Amongst the dust and the hardship, a group of wayward travellers find each other — experiencing love, loss, life and everything in between, in a local guesthouse filled with music, hope and soul.
Joining Conor McPherson in the creative team are: Set & Costume by Rae Smith, Orchestrator, Arranger & Musical Supervisor Simon Hale, with additional arrangements by Conor McPherson & Simon Hale, Lighting by Mark Henderson, Sound by Simon Baker, Movement by Lucy Hind, Musical Director Alan Berry, Casting by Jessica Ronane CDG, and Associate Director Corey McMahon, with further creatives to be announced.
Conor McPherson, Writer and Director of Girl from the North Country, said in a statement: ‘We’re delighted to have assembled this brilliant cast for Girl from the North Country as we return to The Old Vic — our spiritual home where it all began. Many of our cast are returning to roles they performed in the West End, on Broadway, in Canada, and on tour in Ireland and UK. I couldn’t be more thrilled to see them bring these characters to life again and to hear their stunning voices perform the timeless songs of Bob Dylan. We are also excited to welcome some absolutely incredible new performers and I can’t wait to welcome audiences back to The Old Vic very soon.’
Girl from the North Country is running at The Old Vic from 24 June to 23 August 2025.
Conor McPherson’s new play The Brightening Air is now playing at The Old Vic starring Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids, The IT Crowd), Brian Gleeson (Bad Sisters) and Rosie Sheehy (Machinal).
Book tickets to Girl from the North Country at The Old Vic in London
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