Lauchie, Liza & Rory
Lauchie, Liza and Rory
By Sheldon Currie
August 4-27, 2022
Directed by Mary-Colin Chisholm. Starring Mary Fay Coady & Patrick Jeffrey.
From the author of The Glace Bay Miner's Museum comes this all-too-human comedy of unrequited love. Lauchie and Rory are twin brothers who could not be more different. Liza meets Lauchie at a dance and the whole family’s life is upended.The play’s two actors switch characters at a dizzying pace playing parents, siblings, children, priests, and nuns to weave the tale of a warm and tightly-knit family in post war Cape Breton coming to terms with the meaning of love and loyalty. This production will also include live music!
This moving comedy, by acclaimed Cape Breton writer Sheldon Currie, has toured across Canada and as far as New Zealand. It won the Robert Merritt Award for Outstanding New Play by a Nova Scotian in 2004.
Running time: 1 hour 45 minutes including one 15-minute intermission
REVIEWS
"It's magical to watch and the story is sweet, but it's the creative staging that makes this play truly shine!" - The Coast
TripAdvisor Reviews of LLR
“Two big thumbs up for this year's production of Lauchie, Liza and Rory - great performances by the two very talented actors in a play that was both humorous and poignant.” -AnthonyPS54
“These two actors are so amazing, so musically accomplished, their theatre arts and mime chops are so great that they can assume many different and hilarious characters, sometimes with the drop of eyeglasses or slumping into a limp. Oh and the Cape Breton Glace Bay place is prominent, that company house set! and the writing was great. and the ending so sweet. The audience laughed and pounded the floor and clapped all the way through.” -VickiJ328
“Such a lovely matinee show. The actors were superb and the experience was top-notch. The location of the theatre is also great - right in the heart of Baddeck. 10/10, will definitely be going back!” -SLV44
“I enjoyed the storyline but most importantly the actors were superb in delivering their parts considering the whole cast was played by 2 actors. Well done.” -ifed0lap0
“We saw Lauchie, Liza & Rory while in Baddeck. It was a nice story and entertaining. Small theatre with good acoustics. One actor, one actress playing multiple parts…switching roles was quite well done. Worth an evening out!” -RoseDhu
“Fabulous Experience We have been to two productions this summer and both have been wonderful. Highly recommend attending! Bery entertaining. The amount of talent is amazing.” -Edlindamiles
“Theatre Baddeck. The script, the directing, the actors, the sound, the stage design, the costumes and the props were all first rate. The theatre set-up was intimate and comfortable. Kudos to all.” -maryannmeadow