28 October – 1 November
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.
Belinda Lang (Sister Boniface Mysteries and 2point4 Children) will reprise her role as Aunt March, with TV Bafta award winner Juliet Aubrey (Middlemarch, Professor T, All Creatures Great and Small) starring as Marmee.
The cast is completed by Natalie Dunne as Jo, Jewelle Hutchinson as Amy, Megan Richards as Beth, Tom Richardson as Brooke/Bhaer, Jade Oswald as Meg and Perry Williams as Laurie.
The creative team also includes design by Ruari Murchison, lighting by Mike Robertson, composer and sound designer Mathew Bugg and movement by Mike Ashcroft.
Belinda Lang plays Aunt March. Her theatre credits include The Country Wife (Chichester Festival Theatre), Humble Boy (Orange Tree Theatre), Oklahoma! (Albert Hall Prom), The Constant Wife (Gate Theatre), The School For Scandal (Park Theatre), The Letter of Last Resort (Traverse Theatre), The Bomb (Tricycle Theatre), The Killing of Sister George (Arts Theatre), Hay Fever (Royal Exchange Theatre, Theatre Royal Haymarket), Liberty (Globe Theatre), What The Butler Saw (Criterion Theatre), Dead Funny (Savoy Theatre) and Mrs Klein (National Theatre). Belinda Lang has made many appearances at the Theatre Royal Bath including The Clandestine Marriage (1984), Blithe Spirit (1997), An Hour and A Half Late (2006), The Reluctant Debutante (2011), Ladies in Lavender (2012), Oklahoma! (2015).
Juliet Aubrey plays Marmee. Her theatre credits include The Last Yankee (Bolton Library Theatre), An Oak Tree (Soho Theatre), Ivanov, Summerfolk (National Theatre), The Tempest (Oxford Stage Company), and The Long Mirror (Theatre Clwyd).
Director, Loveday Ingram’s 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).
LITTLE WOMEN appears at the Theatre Royal Bath from Tuesday 28 October to Saturday 1 November. To book tickets contact the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 or book online at theatreroyal.org.uk
Photography credit: Nobby Clark
