Critically acclaimed all-star digital revival
Little Wars returns to stream.theatre
Available Monday 19th April – Sunday 16th May 2021
Thomas Hopkins & Michael Quinn for Ginger Quiff Media in association with Guy Chapman
Following critical-acclaim, and due to popular demand, the digital revival of Steven Carl
McCasland’s ‘penetrating domestic drama’ (New York Times) Little Wars, will once again return for a limited streaming season. Featuring lauded performances from Linda Bassett and Juliet Stevenson the compelling production brought together an exceptional all-star all-female cast of British stage and screen legends, including Debbie Chazen, Natasha Karp, Catherine Russell, Sarah Solemani and Sophie Thompson.
The production will return to our screens from Monday 19th April to Sunday 16th May. Directed by Hannah Chissick (Flashdance, UK & International tour; Pack of Lies, Menier Chocolate Factory) the rehearsed reading was filmed at the cast’s homes and edited together.
Little Wars unites literary figureheads Gertrude Stein (Bassett), her girlfriend Alice Toklas
(Russell), Dorothy Parker (Chazen), Lillian Hellman (Stevenson) and Agatha Christie (Thompson), with anti-fascist freedom fighter Muriel Gardiner (Solemani), in this deliciously comic and touching drama about the power of coming together for a shared cause. Tensions are high and secrecy lingers in the air, but with libations flowing and the threat of World War II looming the guests are close to boiling point.
Thomas Hopkins and Michael Quinn of Ginger Quiff Media comment, We’re thrilled by the
continually overwhelming response to this production, which showcases the talents of some incredible women. It’s been a fantastic opportunity to bring the project to life during the pandemic, and we’re pleased that more people can experience the all-star offering once again.
One of the best online experiences I have had in this most challenging of years (★★★★★ British Theatre).
Starry cast sparkle as squabbling literary legends (★★★★ The Guardian).
Steven Carl McCasland writes with the aphoristic wit of a young Truman Capote (The Daily Mail).