Beverly Cohn

Although each and every member of the cast gives an outstanding performance, Amanda Robles as The Lady of the Lake is truly a show stopper. Her comic timing, coupled with a vocal instrument that has an amazing two-to-three-octave range, shines when she belts out “Diva’s Lament.” There is a hilarious scene where the King and the Knights devise a Giant Rabbit as a Trojan Horse to penetrate the castle gates where they have been forbidden to enter. When intermission rolls around, we hear “Have a drink and a pee.”

Sheer perfection is what you get when you combine Conor McPherson’s brilliant script and sharp direction with Bob Dylan’s iconic music and lyrics, supported by dazzling dance sequences by a talented ensemble supervised by movement director Lucy Hind. Sprinkle in Timothy Splain’s musical direction, Simon Baker’s sound design, Mark Henderson’s kaleidoscopic lighting design with Rae Smith’s scenic and costume design and you get the thrilling pitch-perfect National Touring Company’s production of Girl From The North Country currently shining on the Pantages stage.