Full casting & further dates announced for UK tour of THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE
Full casting has been announced for the brand-new touring production of Jim Cartwright’s The Rise And Fall of Little Voice.
Directed by Bronagh Lagan and starring alongside international YouTube sensation Christina Bianco in the title role will be the previously announced Shobna Gulati (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Coronation Street) as Mari Hoff and West End leading man Ian Kelsey as Ray Say.
Akshay Gulati (East is East, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice; Bolton Octagon) will play Billy, Anna Hale (London Road, Cuba Pictures/BBC Films) will understudy the role of LV and Sadie, with William Ilkley (War Horse, UK/ International Tour; The Mousetrap, West End/ UK Tour), playing cabaret club owner Mr. Boo. The cast is completed by Fiona Mulvaney (The Ferryman, West End; Silent Witness, BBC) as Sadie and James Robert Moore (Fanny & Stella, Above the Stag) in the role of Phone Man. James will also be Resident Director on the production.
The production will feature musical direction by Eamonn O’Dwyer, set and costume design by Sara Perks, lighting by Nic Farman, and sound by Andrew Johnson.
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice will open in Southampton on 23 March 2022 before visiting Exeter, Malvern, Clwyd, Brighton, Derby, Salisbury, Liverpool, Wakefield, Crewe, Salford, Blackpool, Colchester, Richmond, York and Cheltenham.
Meet Little Voice and Mari Hoff. A mother and daughter central to the heart of this Northern fairy-tale, but as far apart in character as can be. Left to her own devices, Little Voice starts to embody the famous divas she plays on repeat, from Judy Garland to Shirley Bassey, and becomes an overnight sensation.
With humour, heart and countless powerhouse ballads all performed live on stage, Cartwright’s timeless and iconic tale explores the highs and the lows of small-town dreams, family rivalry and finding your voice in a noisy world.
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