All-star digital revival Little Wars extends run due to popular demand

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Due to popular demand, the well-received digital revival of Steven Carl McCasland’s Little Wars is extending its run by three weeks until 3 December, in order to provide some much needed entertainment during the second lockdown.

In collaboration with The Union Theatre, the rehearsed reading (directed by Hannah Chissick) brings together an all-star female cast of British stage and screen legends including Linda Bassett, Juliet Stevenson and Sophie Thompson.

Further casting includes: Debbie Chazen (The Smoking Room, The Girls), Natasha  Karp (Rags, The Kite Runner), Catherine Russell (Holby City, What The  Butler Saw), and Sarah Solemani (Him & Her, Bad Education). 

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 of Ginger Quiff Media said: “It’s been great to see all of the reactions to  Little Wars and the incredible cast involved. We’re pleased to be able to extend the streaming  throughout lockdown, giving more people the chance to experience quality theatre online from  the comfort of their home. It’s a crazy time, but we need creative outlets to remain accessible.” 

The revival will raise money for Women For Refugee Women, reflecting the underlying message of the play. Tickets can be purchased online here.