Autorentext

Louisa May Alcott (183288) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886).

Anne-Marie Casey is a screenwriter, novelist and playwright.

Her novels include An Englishwoman in New York and The Real Liddy James.

Her plays include stage adaptations of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 2011) and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights (Gate Theatre, 2014). A revised version of Little Women was staged in 2022 by Watford Palace Theatre and Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

A graduate of Oxford University, Syracuse University and the short directing programme at NYU, she holds dual UK/Irish nationality and lives in Dublin, Ireland.

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Beautiful...makes us look again at Louisa May Alcott's radical rite of passage classic. --Belfast Times

Christmas Eve, 1862. With their father away on the frontline of the American Civil War, the four March sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - journey into adulthood, each determined to pursue a life on their own terms. But growing up means contending with love and loss, as well as the myriad twists of fortune that shape a life.

Published in 1868, Louisa May Alcott's Little Women was an immediate critical and commercial success, and remains one of the best-loved novels of all time. This joyful and spirited adaptation provides rich opportunities for any amateur company looking for an uplifting version of a classic story that's guaranteed to delight audiences.

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A joyful and spirited adaptation of one of the best-loved novels of all time.