FIRST LOOK: Matthew Kelly and Denise Welch in The Gap
First Look production images of Matthew Kelly and Denise Welch in The Gap at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester have been released.
Jim Cartwright
REVIEW: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Mercury Theatre Colchester where it is playing as part of a UK Tour.
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice UK Tour – Tour tickets and schedule
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice UK Tour starring Christine Bianco opens at MAST Mayflower Studios on 23 March 2022.
REVIEW: Road, Royal Court Theatre ✭✭✭✭
But there was one thing I had forgotten. It was always there, I had just forgotten it. And that’s how brilliant a writer Cartwright is.
Royal Court Theatre announces cast for Jim Cartwright’s play Road
The Royal Court Theatre has announced casting for its forthcoming production of Jim Cartwright’s award-winning play Road which is to be presented from 21 July to 9 September 2017. The cast includes Michelle Fairley (The Weir – West End and Broadway, Dancing at Lughnasa – Old Vic), Mark Hadfield ( The Libertine – West End and Bath, The Painkiller– West End), Faye Marsay (TV- Bancroft, Game Of Thrones), Mike Noble (The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time – National, Game – Almeida), Dan Parr (Romeo and Juliet, Kes – West Yorkshire Playhouse, Hamlet – Barbican) Lemn Sissay (The Report – Royal Court, Refugee Boy – West Yorkshire Playhouse), June Watson (Escaped Alone – Royal Court and New York, The Cripple of Inishman – West End and Broadway), Liz White (The One With The Oven – Royal Court, Electra – Old Vic) and Shane Zaza (Hang and Oxford … Read more
Little Voice Casting For Union Theatre Announced
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice will be the last production presented at the Union Theatre at its current location. Leading the cast is Charlotte Gordon (Memphis, Viva Forever) as Mari Hoff, Ken Christiansen (Lord Of The Flies, An Inspector Calls) as Ray Say and Carly Thoms (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Sound Of Music) as LV. Pther cast includes Glenn Adamson as Billy, Mandy Dassa as Sadie and James Peake as Mr Boo/Phone Man. The Olivier Award winning comedy by Jim Cartwright, tells the story of LV, a painfully shy girl who spends most of her time listening to her late father’s collection of old records and perfecting her astonishing impersonations of classic divas. But when her mother’s scheming boyfriend attempts to create the show of the century with Little Voice as its star – will all go according to plan? Or will LV find her voice in another way? … Read more
REVIEW: Raz, Assembly George Square Studios ✭✭✭✭
Social commentary aside, RAZ takes us on an entertaining rollercoaster of a ride through the joys, frustrations and heartache of the kind of night-out that happens every weekend not just in Lancashire but in towns and cities around Britain.
REVIEW: Two, Above The Arts ✭✭✭✭
Ultimately, TWO is a very fine night out at the theatre that zips through its eighty-minute length in no time, leaving you full of admiration at such detailed building of narrative and character with rare economy of means and a wide emotional palette. The revival is fully deserved and richly rewarding on every level.
