As a bit of a fan of X Factor 2008′s Diana Vickers, who came fourth in that competition, it came as great delight to me to hear she would be treading the boards of the Vaudeville Theatre to star in Jim Cartwright’s The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice.
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Unsure how she would hold up in a singing/acting role, it was a pleasant surprise that Vickers held her own very well, giving a strong but necessarily understated performance. The meatier acting roles were handled deftly by a small but strong cast; Lesley Sharp was a tour de force as LV’s burnt out slapper of a mother, who barely stops to draw breath, and Marc Warren plays a loveable but altogether mercenary talent scout.
A nice touch was having the curtains up five minutes before the second half, introducing us to the club scene, with a drums-and-keys combo rattling out some particularly cheesy lounge nonsense.
The show runs until the end of January before Vickers goes back to the studio to complete her debut album, before starting on her first tour. Given her vocal performances from the opportunities provided here, she should become a real star.
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