FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR MAJOR NEW UK TOUR OF ANNE-MARIE CASEY’S NEW STAGE ADAPTATION OF LITTLE WOMEN * Fairy Powered Productions

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR MAJOR NEW UK TOUR OF
ANNE-MARIE CASEY’S NEW STAGE ADAPTATION OF

LITTLE WOMEN

BELINDA LANG, HONEYSUCKLE WEEKS, JACK ASHTON AND GRACE MOLONY

LEAD THE COMPANY

Lee Dean and Daniel Schumann today announce the full cast for Anne-Marie Casey’s new stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s much loved classic novel Little Women – starring Belinda Lang best known for her roles in Sister Boniface Mysteries and 2point4 Children (Aunt March), Foyles War’s Honeysuckle Weeks (Marmee), Call the Midwife’s Jack Ashton (Brooke and Bhaer) and, The Great’s Grace Molony (Jo).

Completing the company are Cillian Lenaghan (Laurie), Jade Kennedy (Meg), Catherine Chalk (Beth), Imogen Elliott (Amy).

Directed by Loveday Ingram, Little Women opens atBelgrade Theatre, Coventry on 19 March, before playing Grand Theatre, Blackpool 25-29 March and then touring to a further 10 venues across the UK and concluding its run at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 21 June.

Lee Dean and Daniel Schumann present

LITTLE WOMEN

Adapted by Anne-Marie Casey

Cast: Belinda Lang (Aunt March), Honeysuckle Weeks (Marmee), Jack Ashton (Brooke/Bhaer), Grace Molony (Jo), Cillian Lenaghan (Laurie), Jade Kennedy (Meg), Catherine Chalk (Beth), Imogen Elliott (Amy)

Director: Loveday Ingram; Designer: Ruari Murchison; Lighting: Mike Roberston; Composer and Sound Designer: Mathew Bugg; Movement: Mike Ashcroft

Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women was an immediate critical and commercial success. The book was inspired by Alcott’s experiences growing up and is one of the best loved novels of all time.

Experience the enduring journey of the March sisters – tomboy Jo, beautiful Meg, sensitive Beth, and spoilt Amy, as they as they navigate the challenges of the Civil War era, forging unbreakable bonds of love and family. Step into the world of sisterhood, courage, ambition and follow them as they progress into womanhood.

Still as relevant today Little Women is a celebration of women proving that women can be heroes of their own story, can be bold, persistent, self-assured to stand strong in who they are, and what they desire for themselves in their present and future.

Anne-Marie Casey’s masterful new adaptation of the classic story offers a captivating rendition of Little Women that breathes new life into a cherished classic.

The recent success of the Greta Gerwig film, the nostalgia of the classic book, combined with a beautiful adaptation provides an exciting theatrical experience guaranteed to be a night (or afternoon!) filled with laughter, tears, and a heart-warming lifting of the spirits.

Anne-Marie Casey’s play adaptations include Wuthering Heights – adapted from the novel by Emily Brontë and Tess – the circus adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s novel. For television, her credits include Miss Haversham, The Shockers, The Story of Lucy Gault – adapted from the novel by William Trevor, Wild Irish Girl, The Master

Belinda Lang plays Aunt March. Her theatre credits include Duet For One, Single Spies, Ladies in Lavender, The Reluctant Debutante, Present Laughter, Duet For One (National tours), The Country Wife (Chichester Festival Theatre), Humble Boy (Orange Tree Theatre), Oklahoma (Albert Hall Prom) ,The Constant Wife (Gate Theatre, Dublin), School For Scandal (Park Theatre), The Letter of Last Resort (Traverse Theatre) The Bomb (Tricycle Theatre), The Killing of Sister George (Arts Theatre), An Hour and A Half Late (Bath Theatre Royal), Hayfever (Manchester Royal Exchange/ Haymarket Theatre) Liberty (Globe Theatre) and What The Butler Saw (Criterion Theatre), Dead Funny (Savoy Theatre), Mrs Klein (National Theatre). Her television credits include Sister Boniface Mysteries (as series regular Mrs Clam), This England, Citizen Khan, My Family, Three Minute Moments, Rosemary & Thyme, Justice in Wonderland, Midsomer Murders, 2point4 Children (as series regular Bill Porter), Second Thoughts (as series regular Liza), The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (as series regular Agatha Troy), Dear John (as series regular Kate)and To Serve Them All My Days.

Honeysuckle Weeks plays Marmee. Her theatre credits include Accolade, Calendar Girls, Absurd Person Singular (UK tours), The Best Man (Playhouse Theatre), These Shining Lives (Park Theatre), and A Daughter’s A Daughter (Trafalgar Studios, Theatre Royal Windsor). Her television credits include Frankie Drake Mysteries, Lewis, The Five, Death in Paradise, and as series regular Samantha Stewart in Foyle’s War.

Jack Ashton plays Brooke/Bhaer. His theatre credits include Strangers on a Train (UK tour), The Guinea Pig Club, Twelfth Night, The Homecoming, End of Desire, Escaping Alice (York Theatre Royal), A Streetcar Named Desire (Donmar Warehouse), Our Boys(Criterion Theatre), Unscorched(Bristol Old Vic) andA Thrashing(Southwark Playhouse). His television credits include Flight 103, Professor T, Waterloo Road, Call the Midwife (as series regular Reverend Tom Hereward), and Broadchurch.

Grace Molony plays Jo. Her theatre credits include The Enfield hunting (Ambassador Theatre), The Watsons (Menier Chocolate Factory/Chichester Festival Theatre), The Glass Piano (The Coronet Theatre), Lady Windermere’s Fan (Vaudeville Theatre), and The Country Girls (Chichester Festival Theatre). Her television credits include The Great (as series regular Queen Agnes); and for film, We Live in Time, Morning Sickness and Mary Queen of Scots.

Cillian Lenahan plays Laurie. His theatre credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Little Women, Blackout (The Lyric Theatre), The Steward of Christendom (Gate Theatre), Dubliners (Dublin Theatre Festival), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (The Gaiety Theatre. His television credits include Small Town Big Story, The Women in the Wall and The Spectacular.

Jade Kennedy plays Meg. Her theatre credits include Rebus: A Game Called Malice, Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World (UK tours), Fun Home (Gate Theatre), The Snow Queen (Brighton Open Air Theatre), and Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace). Her television credits include Winter Place.

Catherine Chalk Plays Beth. Her stage credits include The Circle (UK tour), and Dear Elizabeth (Gate Theatre). Her film credits include Hilma.

Imogen Elliott plays Amy. Her theatre credits include The Voice of the Turtle (Jermyn St Theatre), for which she was nominated for a Stage Debut Award. Her television credits include Grantchester.

Loveday Ingram’s directing credits include Room 13 (Barn Theatre), Rebus: A Game called Malice, Fatal Attraction (UK tours), Dinner with Groucho (Dublin Theatre Festival, Belfast International Festival and Arcola Theatre), The Girl on the Train (Salisbury Playhouse) The Rover (RSC), My One and Only, Pal Joey (Chichester Festival Theatre), The Blue Room (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Liverpool Playhouse), Baskerville (National Centre for the Performing Arts, China) Julius Caesar, Henry V (Storyhouse Theatre), Macbeth (Theatre Severn), Boston Marriage and Hysteria (B*Spoke Theatre Company). Additional directing credits include the original Assistant Director for Mamma Mia! and Associate Director at Chichester Festival Theatre. Her writing credits include a short film selected to represent Women’s Aid internationally for the campaign for Elimination of Violence Against Women.