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Girl from the North Country
Old Vic Theatre, London SE1
5/5
THIS freewheelin’ new piece from playwright Conor McPherson is a drama with songs and since these are the lyrical and gritty outpourings of Bob Dylan, diehard fans may want to brace themselves for what’s to come.
Don’t expect any “greatest hits” compilation. Instead, let yourself be drawn into the dreamscape of McPherson’s storytelling, with its dark tales of child-ghosts, apparitions and his classic theme — the aching loneliness of the spurned lover.
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