The Girl Who Lost Her Voice (2005)

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World Premiere: 23 July 2005
Venue: Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

Description: Play for children / young people
Published: No

Short Synopsis: Tia Maria Perkins has not only lost her voice, but appears to have someone else's instead. How will she ever become a town-crier now!

Production Availability
Professional / Amateur: Apply to Casarotto Ramsay.

History

The Girl Who Lost her Voice is a multi-part play by Alan Ayckbourn written for audiences aged from three to eight years. It was premiered at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in 2005 on Saturday mornings throughout the summer season. Each part was self-contained so audiences did not have to visit every week to follow the continuing plot.

It is the final play written for this age group during the period 2002 - 2005 when he wrote one play for young people a year. The play has never been published but is available for production.

The plot concerns young Tia Maria Perkins, who has a dream that when she grows up she will be the town crier. But what on earth is she going to do now that she's lost her voice? And not just lost it, mind you but, worse still, now appears to have someone else's instead.

Premiere Production Details (2005)

World premiere: 23 July 2005
Venue: Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Staging: End-stage

Directors: Alan Ayckbourn & Cheryl Govan
Character
Tia Maria Perkins
Mother
Father
Actor
Lauren Terry
Becky Hindley
Giles New
All other parts played by members of the SJT company.

Further Reading

The Girl Who Lost Her Voice has not been published.

Manuscripts (research & reference)
An original manuscript for The Girl Who Lost Her Voice is held in the Ayckbourn Archive in the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York. The manuscript is accessible onsite for research purposes.
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