Blood Relations

Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks… Or did she? Over a century later, Lizzie Borden remains one of the most famous accused murderers of all time. In esteemed Canadian playwright Sharon Pollock’s Blood Relations, an actress plunges into the personal life of Lizzie Borden, and the alleged events leading up to the infamous axe-murder. As the actress becomes absorbed deeper and deeper into her friend Lizzie’s story, audiences are challenged to consider the possibility that “did she do it?” is not the most intriguing question about Lizzie Borden. The real mystery is why would she do it?