Anvil Theatre Presents

Bury the Hatchet

an Out of the Forest Theatre production 

October 17, 2026 | 7:30pm

Andrew Borden and his wife Abby are found dead in Fall River, Massachusetts, August 1892. Their daughter Lizzie is the main suspect. Tried but acquitted of the crime, the story goes that she wielded the axe that killed them. Overnight, she becomes America’s original “mad, bad and dangerous to know” icon. 

Set to bluegrass music and murder ballads, Bury The Hatchet fuses gallows humour with vaudevillian horror to re-examine one of history’s most infamous murder cases. 

Out Of The Forest Theatre is a UK based, multi-award-winning ensemble-based company. They take misremembered or forgotten stories from history, set them to folk music, and use them as a lens to better understand today. Irreverently presented, knee slapping, historical theatre with a modern revisionist twist. 

The 2026/2027 Anvil Theatre Presents series features award-winning artists from near and far. Innovative. Captivating. Awe-inspiring. This season, discover something new…something classic…something for everyone. The Anvil Theatre is the place to be. 

★★★★ “Part courtroom drama, part folk gig, part historical whodunnit, and it works. It plays with the edges of fact and legend, letting the audience feel complicit in the myth making.” – North West End 

★★★★ “Bury the Hatchet doesn’t just tell the tale, it turns it inside out, stitches it back together, and hands you the needle. Genuinely gripping.” – Edinburgh Reviews 

★★★★ “A fast-paced farcical musical romp. This is a fun watch.” – Edinburgh Guide 

CREDITS

Cast 
Lawrence Boothman
David Leopold
Sasha Wilson 

Production team 

Writer – Sasha Wilson
Director – Vicky Moran
Set Designer – Damien Stanton
Lighting Designer – Will Alder
Costume Design – Helen Stewart
Stage Manager – Zoë Mackinnon
Producer – Claire Gilbert for Out of The Forest Theatre
Performed by – David Leopold, Joseph Prowen & Sasha Wilson
Produced by Joseph Cullen for Out of The Forest Theatre, designed by – David Spence
With thanks to Sally Cheung, Sam Jenkins-Shaw, Mario Yniguez, Drew Leatham, Amy Rosenthal, David K. Barnes, Reg Madison