Simon Hale introduces...NVAP Screening: Girl From the North Country

Join composer and arranger Simon Hale as he introduces this recorded performance of Conor McPherson’s musical drama Girl from the North Country. Featuring Hale’s Tony-Award winning orchestrations and the songs of Bob Dylan, the production follows a group of struggling residents and travellers whose lives briefly intersect in a boarding house during the Great Depression. This production was recorded live by the V&A in August 2017 at the Old Vic Theatre, London.

This screening is 2 hours without an interval.   

Established in 1992, through an agreement with the Federation of Entertainment Unions, NVAP was the first project of its kind in the UK. The archive now holds over 450 high-quality archival multi-camera recordings of live performance in Britain and continues to record and preserve productions for the national collection. The archive, launched with Richard Eyre’s production of Richard III starring Ian McKellen (National Theatre, 1992), features a vast range of stage performances with work by notable playwrights, directors, set designers, lighting designers and actors. It is an invaluable research tool to view and learn about significant British productions and captures and preserves moments of ephemeral performance history that otherwise would be lost.

Supported by the Colwinston Charitable Trust