The Rise and Fall of Little Voice - Stagetext (Harrogate) October 26, 2006

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
A Harrogate Theatre Production

Genre: Comedy
Playwright: Jim Cartwright

Forgotten against her brassy mother’s life of cheap booze and even cheaper men, Little Voice retreats into a world of her own. Behind closed doors she finds her voice, expressing herself as she listens and sings along to her late father’s old time records.

When a washed up talent scout discovers she has a big voice and an extraordinary talent for impersonating great divas, he sees his chance to make it big and sets out to groom her for stardom. He soon discovers, however, that Little Voice does not want to become a star…

Made famous by the award-winning film starring Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine and Ewan McGregor, Jim Cartwright’s modern classic is full of humour and heartbreak. A northern showbiz fairytale, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice won the Evening Standard and Olivier Award for Best Comedy.

“Popular entertainment at its best…funny sentimental, bursting with compassion and life”
The Daily Telegraph

Directed by Asha Kahlon