I wonder what Louisa May Alcott would have thought. Her “Little Women” was much bigger than she ever expected, and now it’s an opera with some of her words, but deftly re-written by the young American composer Mark
Adamo.
Alice, a former actor-turned-care worker, and Tom, who's still acting despite himself, are in a convenient but complacent relationship, not so much in love as in limbo.
Carriageworks is a fantastic venue, and like many others I have often been inspired by the unique foyer spaces on previous visits. To see the whole place come alive for Night Time is truly invigorating.
This is a tragic/comic inspection of viciousness, the process of writing and the getting of inspiration, all set in the somehow twin worlds of a totalitarian dictatorship and of fairytales.
