On Aug. 4, 1892, Andrew and Abigail Borden were found axe murdered in their home in Fall River, Mass. Andrew’s youngest daughter, Lizzie, was charged but later acquitted of the double murder.
Years after her trial, Lizzie and her friend re-enact the tension within the Borden home in the days leading up to the infamous murder.
Is she guilty or innocent? Were the murders the only way out of a constrained existence in the her mind?
Blood Relations — Langley Players third entry of the 2017/18 season — runs Thursday to Sunday at the Langley Playhouse, 4307 200 St., until May 19.
Written by Sharon Pollock, a Canadian playwright, actor and director, the show was awarded the Governor General’s Literacy Award for Drama in 1981.
Blood Relations stars TJ MacPherson as Miss Lizzie, Kristine Brams as The Actress, Elyse Ritchie as Emma Borden, Mary Ellen Shimell as Abigail Borden, Roger Meloche as Andrew Borden, Paul Beckett as Harry Wingate and Thomas Loan-Johnston as Dr. Patrick.
Raymond Hatton is the director, Mary Renvall is production manager and Tarrah Tanaka is assistant production manager.
Show times are 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with Sunday matinées at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at brownpapertickets.com.
Reservations can also be made through www.langleyplayers.com; by emailing reservations@langleyplayers.com; or by calling 604-534-7469.
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