From the author of Glace Bay Miners’ Museum comes a play set in a 1940s coal mining town in Cape Breton. Lauchie MacDonald lives a humdrum existence but his world soon turns upside down when the vivacious Liza dances into his life. The courtship is sealed with a big win at bingo, until Lauchie’s daredevil twin brother, Rory bursts back onto the scene. A wry spinster, a sonorous priest, a reformed party girl, and a cantankerous Cape Breton matriarch, are all witnesses to a 20-year, interrupted, love story. Two actors bring the whole town vividly to life in this heartwarming comedy of misguided loyalty and unspoken emotion.

This magical presentation of Lauchie, Liza and Rory features the stellar acting talents of Christian Murray and Natasha MacLellan, a live musical score provided by fiddler Mairi Rankin, and is ingeniously directed by Mary-Colin Chisholm.

Lauchie, Liza and Rory premiered in 2003 at Mulgrave Road Theatre, toured Nova Scotia and enjoyed a brief run at Eastern Front’s SuperNova Theatre Festival. The play was presented at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival 2004 in Edmonton and toured New Zealand in 2005. Lauchie, Liza and Rory received the 2004 Robert Merritt Award for Best New Play. The production has been taken on the road to such places as Whitehorse, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto’s Summerworks Festival, and the Celtic Colours Festival in Cape Breton.

“Mining town love triangle a minor miracle! It’s easy to see why the show continues to find success with audiences wherever it plays” – Calgary Herald.


Lauchie, Liza and Rory
by Sheldon Currie 
Directed by Mary-Colin Chisholm

Featuring Christian Murray, Natasha MacLellan, Mairi Rankin

Working with Director Mary-Colin Chisholm on this production are: Set Designer Stephen Osler; Lighting Designer Leigh Ann Vardy; Stage Manager Ingrid Risk.

April 5 - 16, 2011 in the NAC Studio
Previews:    Tuesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 6 at 8p.m.
Opening:     Thursday, April 7 at 8 p.m.

Hinterview:          
Saturday, April 9 at 1 p.m. in the NAC Salon.
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton will be speaking with Mulgrave Road Theatre Artistic Director and Lauchie, Liza and Rory producer Emmy Alcorn. Free to the public.

Talkbacks: Wednesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 14.

Stay in your seats for a post-show question-and-answer session with artists from Lauchie, Liza and Rory.

Evening performances Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. (no performances on Sunday or Monday)

Tickets start at $22
Groups of 10+ receive great discounts! For more information contact grp@nac-cna.ca or
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This production is eligible for the Live Rush program.
Full-time students age 13-29 with valid Live Rush membership may buy up to two tickets per performance at the discounted price of only $12 per ticket. Live Rush tickets are available from 10 a.m. on the day before the performance to 6 p.m. the day of the performance. This includes all available seats, including the best seats in the house.
Check out liverush.ca for information on the Live Rush program.

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Sean Fitzpatrick, Communications Officer,
National Arts Centre English Theatre
613-947-7000 ext. 389; e-mail: sfitzpat@nac-cna.ca
or visit the NAC website at www.nac-cna.ca