International musical theatre is set to return to New Zealand with a bang later this month when the hit musical Girl From The North Country opens in Auckland.
Featuring the music of Bob Dylan, Girl from the North Country is one of the most award-winning productions of this century, with notoriously-grumpy Dylan admitting he was brought to tears when he saw the show.
Set in 1934 Minnesota, the show centres on a community living on a knife-edge in the local guesthouse and features over 20 of Dylan's songs from across his career - from 1965's 'Like a Rolling Stone' through to 2012's 'Duquesne Whistle.'
Celebrated Australian actress Lisa McCune (of Blue Heelers fame) plays Elizabeth Laine, the fifty-something wife of a Depression-era boarding house owner who is suffering from early onset dementia. She's with us to discuss the show and why she's so keen to get back to these shores.
*Girl from the North Country opens in Auckland on June 30.
Celebrated Australian actress Lisa McCune is starring in Girl From The North Country, which plays in Auckland from June 30. Photo: Supplied
