Little Women (Stage Version)

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.

Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels.

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; Watford Palace Theatre and Pitlochry Festival Theatre, 2022) and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights (Gate Theatre, 2014). A graduate of Oxford University, Syracuse University, and the short directing program at NYU, she holds dual UK/Irish nationality.