Rev Stan's Theatre Blog

Video transcript:

I’m going to have to plead ignorance because when I booked to see The Little Foxes at the Young Vic, or rather, when my friend booked for us, I hadn’t heard the play. I didn’t know it was an American classic.

I knew nothing about it, but that meant I went into it with no expectations but I can fully understand why it is a classic.

This is such a tight, tense family drama. It has very meaty dialogue with lots of subtext, lots of politics going on in the family – man0euverings, manipulations and people trying to outmanoeuver each other.

I was gripped pretty much from about 10 minutes in and throughout. I was hooked.

The cast is superb: Anne-Marie Duff, Mark Bonnar, Anna Madeley. John Light and Stefan Rhodri – all superb.

I thought that it was a fascinating, fascinating story. And it’s interesting who you root for. I definitely recommend it.

Stan’s rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Production details:

The Little Foxes, Young Vic Theatre

Written by Lillian Hellman

Directed by Lyndsey Turner

Cast: Mark Bonnar, Andrea Davy, Anne-Marie Duff, John Light, Freddie MacBruce, Anna Madeley, Stanley Morgan, Steffan Rhodri and Eleanor Worthington-Cox.

Running time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including an interval.

Booking until 8 Feb 2025; for more details and to buy tickets, visit the Young Vic website.

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