The Rise and Fall of Little Voice

Jim Cartwright

Mari: Sarah Taylor
Little Voice: Ailsa Pearce
Phone Man: Terry Hall
Billy: Tom Spencer
Sadie: Annette Ayres
Ray Say: David Darby
Mr. Boo: Stan Harbidge
Jean 'the organist': Sue Terry
Synopsis Little Voice (LV) lives alone with her mother Mari whose sole purpose in life is to find another man. Mari's imposing presence drives the shy LV into utter seclusion and she spends her time in her bedroom listening to her late father's records. When smalltime impresario Ray Say, Mari's latest catch, hears LV's faultless impersonations of various famous singers, he recognises the gold in her voice and determines to exploit it, but the whirlwind rush for success breaks LV and dashes Ray's hopes. Finally, however, LV gains the courage to speak and sing in her own voice. "Popular entertainment at its best... funny, sentimental, and savage by turns, bursting with compassion and life.' Daily Telegraph "Like everything Cartwright writes, it is playful, magical and terrifying.' Sunday Times The action of the play takes place in the home of Mari Hoff in an unspecified Northern English Town. Act 1 Interval Act 2:
The Production Team Stage Manager Bob Terry assisted by Richard Stanway Jon Jones Prompt Sue Terry Properties Val Rushworth Carol Radford Sound & Lighting Clive Holland Lynne Holland Terry Hall Set Design Bob Terry David Darby Jon Jones Set Construction Bob Terry & Group Members Costumes Christine Harbidge Publicity Jon Jones Annette Ayres Ticket Sales Christine Harbidge Front of House Christine Harbidge Refreshments Yvonne Purser Bill Sylvester Photography Sally Anderson:
Stage Manager: Bob Terry
assisted by: Richard Stanway
Jon Jones
Prompt: Sue Terry
Properties: Val Rushworth
Carol Radford
Sound & Lighting: Clive Holland
Lynne Holland
Terry Hall
Set Design: Bob Terry
David Darby
Jon Jones
Set Construction: Bob Terry
& Group Members
Costumes: Christine Harbidge
Publicity: Jon Jones
Annette Ayres
Ticket Sales: Christine Harbidge
Front of House: Christine Harbidge
Refreshments: Yvonne Purser
Bill Sylvester
Photography: Sally Anderson

Sally Anderson

Directed by Sally Anderson Production Manager Jon Jones The Cast (in order of appearance) Mari Sarah Taylor Little Voice Ailsa Pearce Phone Man Terry Hall Billy Tom Spencer Sadie Annette Ayres Ray Say David Darby Mr. Boo Stan Harbidge Jean 'the organist' Sue Terry:
Mari: Sarah Taylor
Little Voice: Ailsa Pearce
Phone Man: Terry Hall
Billy: Tom Spencer
Sadie: Annette Ayres
Ray Say: David Darby
Mr. Boo: Stan Harbidge
Jean 'the organist': Sue Terry
Synopsis Little Voice (LV) lives alone with her mother Mari whose sole purpose in life is to find another man. Mari's imposing presence drives the shy LV into utter seclusion and she spends her time in her bedroom listening to her late father's records. When smalltime impresario Ray Say, Mari's latest catch, hears LV's faultless impersonations of various famous singers, he recognises the gold in her voice and determines to exploit it, but the whirlwind rush for success breaks LV and dashes Ray's hopes. Finally, however, LV gains the courage to speak and sing in her own voice. "Popular entertainment at its best... funny, sentimental, and savage by turns, bursting with compassion and life.' Daily Telegraph "Like everything Cartwright writes, it is playful, magical and terrifying.' Sunday Times The action of the play takes place in the home of Mari Hoff in an unspecified Northern English Town. Act 1 Interval Act 2:
Stage Manager: Bob Terry
assisted by: Richard Stanway
Jon Jones
Prompt: Sue Terry
Properties: Val Rushworth
Carol Radford
Sound & Lighting: Clive Holland
Lynne Holland
Terry Hall
Set Design: Bob Terry
David Darby
Jon Jones
Set Construction: Bob Terry
& Group Members
Costumes: Christine Harbidge
Publicity: Jon Jones
Annette Ayres
Ticket Sales: Christine Harbidge
Front of House: Christine Harbidge
Refreshments: Yvonne Purser
Bill Sylvester
Photography: Sally Anderson