An old book, What It Means to Be a Woman, given to Georgia on her sixteenth birthday, becomes the thread connecting three women’s lives: Georgia, now a woman in an unhappy marriage to a brutish man; Shirley, her long-lost best friend, now a nightclub singer in New York; and Maud, Georgia’s mother, the orchestrator of their downfall. From childhood to motherhood, the book’s secrets are passed from hand to hand, revealing the choices we make and the chances we miss. One Voice Theatre Company proudly presents this one-woman musical, with eight original songs.

Composed, Created and Performed by | Lara J. West

Directed by | Sarah Stacey
Set and Costume Design by | Kerry Bradley
Lighting Design by | Adam Warren
Music Direction by | Andy Allpass

Musical Arrangements (Flutes, Sax, Clarinet & Foley) by | Alicia Gardener-Trejo
Musical Arrangements (Keyboards) by | Piera Onacko
Sound Design by | Alex Nankivell, Andrew Woodhead

Produced by | Paul Monaghan
Company Stage Manager | Ruth Porter
Sound Operator | Paul Monaghan
Lighting Operator | C ARTS Technical Staff
Marketing Consultants | Amanda Adams, Izzy Monaghan-West
R&D Dramaturg 1 | Jen Davis
R&D Dramaturg 2 | Sarah Kim Fielding

Thanks | Andy Moore, Photographer, Pixeltrix, John Randle, Video Maker, Mind Riot Productions, Izzy Monaghan-West, Marketing, Giancarla, Remis, Alex, Ange, Carol, Tanya, Elisha and Helen, and Soundscape Voices

'Warming realisation, painful memories and an observation of the feminine' [****] [[Louise Martin], [West End Best Friend], on [One Kiss]]

'The voices and experiences of local women were included in the performance, cleverly heard as quotes from the book' [[Julie Hyward], [What's Good To Do], on [One Kiss]]

'This new one-woman show, written and performed by Coventry kid Lara J. West provides a rich and valuable view of an ordinary woman life.' [****] [[Jane Howard], [Behind The Arras], on [One Kiss]

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