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Bury the Hatchet

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2026 12 Aug - 5 Sep 2026 Southwark Playhouse Borough Directed by Vicky Moran

“Uncertainty is the perfect breeding ground for myth” August 4th, 1892. Andrew and Abby Borden are found brutally murdered in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts. Their daughter Lizzie is the prime suspect. The story goes that she wielded the axe that killed them. But can we ever really know the truth? A boisterous (and opinionated!) ensemble of three actor-musicians bicker, banter, and band together to re-examine one of history’s most infamous murder cases in this multi-award winning show. A lively melding of true crime, courtroom drama and live folk gig, shot through with gallows humor and irreverent commentary, Bury The Hatchet is punctuated with a selection of familiar, foot-stomping bluegrass songs, performed live.

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A news reporter is sassily talking into a microphone.

Photographer: Alex Brenner

A man is reclining on the floor. You can see a forensic crime scene body outline. He is explaining something joviallly.

Photographer: Alex Brenner

A woman is singing and walking forward in a Victorian dress. Two musicians are seated behind her playing the fiddle and the guitar.

Photographer: Alex Brenner

A woman sits in a chair and is interrogated by two police officers.

Photographer: Alex Brenner

A Victorian woman raises a hatchet to strike, framed by a pair of musicians playing the fiddle and the guitar.

Photographer: Alex Brenner

A woman in a black mourning veil looks up from the ground as a man wearing a bonnet and playing a guitar and another man in a Victorian tail coat look on menacingly.

Photographer: Alex Brenner

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