Jim Cartwright
Jim Cartwright was born
June 27,
1958 and grew up in
Farnworth,
Bolton,
Lancashire. He trained as an actor at the
Central School of Speech and Drama.
However it is as a playwright that he has really made his mark. Cartwright's very first play,
Road, won a number of awards before being adapted for TV and broadcast by the
BBC.
He is probably best known for the film
Little Voice, whose cast included
Jane Horrocks,
Michael Caine,
Ewan McGregor,
Brenda Blethyn and
Jim Broadbent. The script was based on his play,
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, which he wrote for Jane Horrocks - first performed at the
Royal National Theatre in
1992.
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Road (1986) - Winner of: George Devine Award; Plays and Players Award;
Samuel Beckett Award
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Bed (1989)
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Two (1989), originally named
To - Winner of:
Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best New Play
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Baths (1990)
Eight Miles High (1991)
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The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice (1992) - Winner of:
Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy of the Year;
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy
Stone Free (1994)
I Licked A Slag's Deodorant (1996) - Winner of: Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Fringe Production
Kiss The Sky (1996)
Prize Night (1999)
Hard Fruit (2000)
Road (1987)
Bed (1995)
Little Voice (1998)
Vroom (1988)
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Strumpet (2001)
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001)
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