Canadian Stage’s North American Premiere of London Road

By Lori Bosworth

In 2006, on London Road, Steven Gerald James Wright murdered five women, who were working as prostitutes in Ipswich, one of England’s oldest towns. (CONTEST: Like us on Facebook, comment on this blog post or RT on Twitter to be entered in our giveaway to win a copy of Carrie on Blu-ray. Contest closes on January 24, 2014 at 11:59 p.m.)

The murders sent shockwaves through the U.K. and were compared to those of the Yorkshire Ripper. Canadian Stage is mounting Alecky Blythe and Tony Award-winning composer Adam Cork’s musical documentary, London Road, for its North American premiere.

Directed by the Shaw Festival’s Jackie Maxwell, London Road will be performed at the Bluma Appel Theatre at St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts from January 19, 2014 to February 9, 2014.

Blythe’s musical-documentary is based on interviews she conducted with residents on London Road who rallied the community after the events. The new Canadian production features Ben Carlson, Sean Arbuckle, Fiona Reid, Michelle Fisk, Shawn Wright, Damien Atkins, Deborah Hay, George Masswohl, Julain Molnar, Glynis Ranney and Steve Ross.

The Bluma Appel Theatre at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts is located at 27 Front St. E (at Yonge Street), 416-368-3110. Performances of London Road run from January 19 to February 9, 2014 on Tuesday to Saturday at 8 p.m. with additional performances on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.

Tickets are $24 to $99 and can be purchased online, by phone at 416.368.3110 or in person at the box office at 27 Front St. E. or 26 Berkeley Street.

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