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Burns: A Lost Legacy
Fearless Players
THE FORGOTTEN GUARDIAN OF HER GRANDFATHERS LEGACY
How much of your future would you sacrifice to preserve the past? Sarah Burns is a mother and wife, but in 1865, she gave up her life in Australia to return to Britain. Granddaughter of Robert Burns, Sarah is the forgotten guardian of her family’s legacy, it is due to her that the world remembers Burns with so much devotion. What did Sarah have to sacrifice to preserve a memory that was not her own, and was it worth it? Sister piece to 2018 hit, Armour: A Herstory of the Scottish Bard.
Cast
Sarah Burns Bethany Tennick
Berkeley Hutchinson Samuel Stewart
Annie Hutchinson Nina Gray
Annie Burns Lydia Green
Creative Team
Book, Music & Lyrics Shonagh Murray
Director Melanie Bell
Musical Director Shonagh Murray
Producer Lydia Green
The Reviews
“The tensions are reflected in Shonagh Murray’s wonderful score and songs. There is a great deal to relish here with references both lyrical and musical to Burns’ own work and the sweeping soundscape Murray brings to the piece, keeping it moving at a steady pace.”
“An interesting window into a family we know so little about. This show is delivered with passion and commitment by all four performers, and brings us a little closer to knowing where, how and why Burns' popularity endures.”
— The List
“There is no doubting the emotional sincerity at the heart of this play...the heartfelt nature of the performance cannot be denied.”
— Fest
