THEATRE-goers still eager to catch Sarah Louise Hughes and Gillian McCafferty in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at The Barn Theatre in Cirencester, will now have until August 11 to see the show.

The theatre's latest production, directed by Michael Strassen, has received four star reviews including one from Russell Blackaller who, writing for the Standard, said: "Personally I feel that the best choice of show so far at the Barn Theatre is the current one - Jim Cartwright’s The Rise and Fall of Little Voice."

Little Voice tells the heart-warming story of a reclusive Northern girl-next-door whose remarkable ability to impersonate the great singers provides her with an opportunity to transcend her tragically unappealing domestic life.

But pushed by a foul-mouthed, hard-drinking mother and coaxed into the limelight by her mother’s latest talent agent boyfriend, timid 'Little Voice' will need to conquer more than just stage-fright if she is to find her own voice in the world.

First produced in 1992, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice was voted third best play of the decade and has been named as one of the top 50 best plays in the history of theatre.

The play was nominated for six Oliviers, winning three of them as well as the prestigious Evening Standard Award.

Its film adaptation, Little Voice (1998) starring Jane Horrocks in the title role was also a huge hit receiving an Oscar nomination alongside numerous other awards for its screenplay and cast.

  • The Rise and Fall of Little Voice will run until August 11. Box Office: barntheatre.org.uk/littlevoice. Call 01285 648255