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?