The Rise and Fall of Little Voice is coming back to the West End in an exciting new production to play introducing X-Factor's Diana Vickers as Little Voice, Lesley Sharp as LV’s Mother Mari Hoff and Marc Warren as Ray Say.

Mari sees Ray Say as her last chance.  Ray Say sees Little Voice as his ticket to the big time.  Little Voice just wants a normal life and to be loved.
 
Painfully shy, Little Voice spends her days in the sanctuary of her bedroom impersonating the divas from her late, adored father’s record collection. Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland – LV can do them all.  Downstairs her frustrated, out of control mother fantasises of a better life.  When she meets small time club agent Ray Say she thinks it’s her way out. W hen ray Say hears Little Voice sing, he thinks it’s his ticket to the big time.  Little Voice just wants a normal life and to be loved.
 
‘It’s private’ cried Little Voice as Ray Say whispers, ‘You’re a star.’
 
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice by multi-award winning playwright Jim Cartwright and is directed by Terry Johnson (La Cage aux Folles, Rain Man, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest). It won both the Evening Standard and Olivier Awards for Best Comedy in 1992.

CAST
Little Voice (LV) – Diana Vickers
Her talent came to light when she entered the “X Factor” in 2008 and her journey saw her survive nine weeks of live shows. Diana is taking a short break from recording her debut album to take the role in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
 
Mari Hoff (LV’s Mother) – Lesley Sharp
Lesley is one of Britain’s best loved and respected actresses with an extensive career in theatre, television and film. She has won numerous best actress awards as well as being nominated for two Baftas, two Oliviers and the Evening Standard Best Actress Award.
TV: Cranford, After Life, Playing the Field, Rose in “Bob and Rose”, Trudy in “Clocking Off” and three series of “”.
FILM: Vera Drake, Naked, Inkheart, The Full Monty, Rita, Sue and Bob Too”.
STAGE: Onstage, she has had a number of leading roles at the National Theatre and Royal Court, most recently at the National Theatre in “Harper Regan” (Evening Standard Awards Best Actress nomination). Mari is her West End debut.
 
Ray Say (Club Agent) – Marc Warren
Marc has enjoyed a distinguished 20-year career in television, best known as Danny Blue in four series of the BBC1 drama, “Hustle”,
TV: Hustle, Mutual Friends, Messiah, Dr Who, Life on Mars, Ballet Shoes, Terry Pratchett’s He won the Royal Television Society Best Actor Award in 2000. He has made a number of films most recently
FILM: Wanted with Angelina Jolie and earlier this year appeared on
STAGE: Katurian in Martin McDonagh’s “The Pillowman”.

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