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Katie Brayben talks the magic of returning to a role, the pressures of social media and the power of Bob Dylan

Brayben is about to return to the role of Elizabeth in Girl from the North Country 

Alex Wood

Alex Wood

| London |

20 June 2025

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Katie Brayben in rehearsals for Girl from the North Country, © Manuel Harlan

Welcome to this special bonus instalment of the WhatsOnStage Podcast!

With this week’s main episode coming out two days early, special guest Katie Brayben joins editor-in-chief Alex Wood for a Friday chitchat.

The two-time Olivier Award-winner will be returning to the role of Elizabeth in the hit Bob Dylan and Conor McPherson musical Girl from The North Country, now primed to return to the Old Vic in London. Other topics include Brayben’s time in Tammy Faye, the state of new musicals and the problems performers face with social media.

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