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SUMMARY:Rise & Fall of Little Voice
DESCRIPTION:by Jim Cartright \n5th -12th April 2025 7.30pm\n																														\nThe uplifting story of Little Voice finding her own voice in a dark & noisy world\nJim Cartwright’s twenty-eight-year-old play was described in reviews at the time as “a northern fairy-tale of big ambitions and lost dreams,” which is an accurate summary of this modern classic. Originally directed by Sam Mendes in the theatre it was an instant hit. When it was made into a film in 1998 with an ‘A’ list cast, it won a string of prestigious awards plus made Jane Horrocks (for whom it had been written) a star!Set in a small town in the ‘north’, this is a play about a fragile and reclusive young girl called ‘Little Voice’, (LV for short). LV still mourns the loss of her beloved father, who like him, has been abused and neglected by her boozy, brassy mother, Mari, a flawed and tragic figure herself. LV’s only escape from grim reality, is to retreat and hide away in the sanctuary of her bedroom. There, LV listens obsessively to her fathers’ old LP collection which contains songs of the great female divas from the past. Lacking any confidence in herself, LV survives by imitating those divas who give her a voice, when her own voice is never heard. When Mari brings home her latest sleazy boyfriend, the small-time promoter, Ray Say, he hears LV and sees an opportunity to exploit her talent, to achieve his dream of ‘hitting the big time’. There in a local seedy nightclub, all their dreams rise and fall.Jim Cartwright’s ‘The Rise and Fall of Little Voice’ is essentially about women set in a bygone age the gritty culture of northern towns and clubs. Filled with grotesque but real characters and a storyline punctuated by music from a golden age of song. Judy Garland once said to her daughter Liza Minnelli to impart wisdom about the industry they were in, ‘Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second-rate version of someone else’. The play is many things, sad, brutal, honest, poignant and very funny too but is ultimately the uplifting story of LV finding her own voice in a dark and noisy world.\n																\n															\nCast \nLittle Voice … Helen RoseRay Say  …Colin SmithMari … Jo LordBilly … Nathan SimpsonSadie … Alison WoodMr Boo …  Jon CrebbinPhone Man  …  Peter Dignan\nKeyboard Player / Musical Director … Jeremy Sleith\nBass Player… Andy Hall \nCrew\nDirector…. Phil McCarthy \nPA… Pauline Walsh\nSet…Chris Bannatyne, Frank Brown, John Lees, Mary Elliot, Richard Wallis\nLighting… Rebecca Wood , David Plowright, Alayne Whitworth \nSound… Mark Acton , Patrick Warrington\nCostumes… Sue Lund, Verity Mann, costume group and cast\nProps…Pauline Walsh, Jo Taylor,  Louise Clark, Cath BradburyPrompt… June Holmes,  Elizabeth Beech Stage Manager… Peter DignanAssistant SM… Cath Bradbury Publicity… Andrew Mann\nPhotography…  Stuart Coleman \nThank you to Rochdale Curtain Theatre for the loan of some props and costumes \n							\n																		Little Voice Helen Rose SQ\n									\n							\n																		Jay Say Colin Smith SQ\n									\n							\n																		Mari Jo Lord SQ\n									\n							\n																		Billy Nathan Simpson SQ\n									\n							\n																		Sadie ALison Wood SQ\n									\n							\n																		Mr Boo Jon Crebbin SQ\n									\n							\n																		Phone Man Peter _Dignan\n									\n							\n																		Phil McCarthy Director SQ\n									\n		https://millgateartscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Untitled-design-5.mp4 ( https://millgateartscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Untitled-design-5.mp4 )\n		\n																\n															\n
URL:https://millgateartscentre.co.uk/events/rise-fall-of-little-voice/
CATEGORIES:Millgate Arts Centre 2425,Saddleworth Players,Saddleworth Players 2425
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