Anne-Marie Duff cast in Second Half Production’s The Little Foxes at the Young Vic

BAFTA Award-winning actress Anne-Marie Duff (Bad Sisters, Suffragette, Nowhere Boy) is today announced to lead the cast in a savage new staging of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes by Olivier Award-winning director Lyndsey Turner (The Witches, The Crucible). She will return to perform at the Young Vic Theatre for the first time in 17 years in this story of greed, ambition and a family on the edge. The production runs in the Main House from 2 December to 8 February with opening night for press on Wednesday 11 December. Tickets are available now at www.youngvic.org

Anne-Marie Duff said: “The Little Foxes is a formidable play by a formidable writer - I couldn’t put it down. It’s a searing drama about corruption, betrayal and the relentless pursuit of power. At the heart of it is Regina, a charismatic yet ruthless character who, when the reins are unleashed, goes full force to take matters into her own hands. It’s a joy to return to the Young Vic stage and bring Lillian Hellman’s classic play to life with the brilliant Lyndsey Turner.”

There are people who eat the earth and eat all the people on it.

Then there are people who stand around and watch them eat it.

After a lifetime spent watching her brothers grow rich, Regina Hubbard has had enough of standing around. When a businessman offers the family the prospect of untold wealth and power, a sequence of events unfolds that sets brother against brother, father against son and Regina against the whole pack of them. Design is by Lizzie Clachan, Lighting Design by Lucy Carter, Sound Design by Tingying Dong, Fight Direction by Kev McCurdy, Accent Coach Penny Dyer, Casting by Jess Ronane CDG CSA. The Little Foxes is produced in association with Second Half Productions. Further casting to be announced.