The Rise and Fall of Little Voice

Chairman Paul Rendel said: "The sit-com comedies have served us well but Little Voice (LV) is a comedy of a different sort. It is a gritty, Northern play written by Bolton playwright, Jim Cartwright.

“When it was first produced in the early nineties, it was directed by Sam Mendes famous for directing the film 1917.

“The play is deeper than the1998 movie. You get to know the characters better. It is about the relationship between a girl called Little Voice and her mother, Mari.

“In the film LV’s boyfriend, loses his reserve when talking about pigeons.

In this version, it was the idea of director, Patrick Duffy to use theatre lights to make the reticent Billy become animated.

“It is Ray Say, Mari’s boyfriend, who discovers LV’s talent when he hears her singing Judy Garland and Shirley

Bassey songs learned from her late father’s record collection.”

The major role of Little Voice goes to Sophie Lord who, after playing the same part in Rossendale was given an adjudicator’s discretionary award by the Greater Manchester Drama Federation.

Vicki Bullar will play her hard-nosed mother, Mari. “She has seen better years and her relationship with her daughter is difficult,” said Paul.

For Paul, this will be a family affair. His son, Mark will play LV’s boy friend and his ex-wife, Janice has a small part, too.

Tickets for the play, which runs from March 31 to April 4 and can be purchased, priced £12, on line from ticketsource.co.uk/sale-altrincham-musical-theatre.