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Things you need to know about Mary Page Marlowe
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Introducing Paul Hilton as Ebenezer Scrooge
An image of the back of the ensemble taking a bow at the end of the show. They stand in a line facing the audience.
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Backstage with Girl from the North Country
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Video: Our journey to Backstage
Katie Brayben and the musicians of Girl from the North Country performing at BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.
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Video: Katie Brayben on Woman’s Hour
The cast of Girl from the North Country, dressed up for press night, stand in front of a beige board in the theatre foyer.
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Video: Girl from the North Country reactions
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Video: A new chapter for education at The Old Vic
Actors Nichola MacEvilly and Sifiso Mazibuko dance together against a dark backdrop.
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Video: Girl from the North Country tech rehearsals
Actors Lydia White, Ryan Heenan and Daniel Dailey sit in a yellow dressing room. Ryan holds a set of blue cards and turns to his right to ask a question.
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Video: Duluth or Spoof
The company of Girl from the North Country dance together on a dark stage, accompanied by musicians.
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First look at Girl from the North Country
Actor Lydia White sings her heart out at a microphone. The company of Girl from the North Country sit or stand behind her in a rehearsal room.
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Video: You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere/Jokerman in rehearsal
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A Christmas Carol Charitable Support 2025
Actors Justina Kehinde and Colin Bates sit next to each other in front of musical instruments in a yellow-walled room.
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Video: Setting the scene for Girl from the North Country
An actor holding a tambourine smiles, dancing back to back with an actor who is singing while the rest of the cast dance behind them.
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Video: Conor McPherson on Bob Dylan
Tim Minchin Backstage at The Old Vic
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Video: Tim Minchin takes a tour of Backstage
Conor McPherson sits on a chair in front of a piano and a drumkit, in a room with mirrors with lights on the wall
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Video: The story of Girl from the North Country with Conor McPherson
The company sit on chairs around an upright piano in a rehearsal room, looking off in different directions
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Girl from the North Country in rehearsals
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Things to know about Girl from the North Country
The cast of the Brightening Air, spread across the stage, each looking smiling ahead.
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Behind the scenes of The Brightening Air
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The Brightening Air press night reactions
The cast of the Brightening Air are assembled around a piano, each looking in a different direction to the other, lost in their own thoughts. Seán McGinley is in the centre, gesticulating as he speaks.
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First look at The Brightening Air