Sister Act

The programme notes for tonight’s performance of Sister Act, begin with “Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy………”. If ever there was an understatement this was one. SAMS’ cast, sang and danced their way through the show with energy and enthusiasm that must have left them exhausted – it certainly did the audience! The final “Raise Your Voice” could only be described as a tour de force of musical theatre, which deservedly drew a standing ovation from a packed house.

An outstanding array of principals backed up by a fine chorus left nothing more to be desired from this show. Donna Reilly brought the character of Deloris Van Cartier to life in all her numbers and also, somehow, managed to find the time to be Choreographer as well!  Choreography was excellent too, with hand and foot/leg movements showing a unity throughout the cast!  Deloris’s “sisters” in the convent each had and maintained their individual characters well. From the very pucka Mother Superior (Katrina Bradley), to a hilarious, bespectacled Sister Mary Patrick (Rachel Nee). Mary Patrick’s co-sisters showed equal talent in their own characterisations – particularly Kendra Rough as the wandered Sister Mary Martin-of-Tours and Kirsten Smith as Sister Mary Robert, whose rendition of “The Life I Never Led” was a delight to hear.

Craig Spence as Curtis made a fine leader of the quartet of “heavies”, while his three sidekicks TJ (Colin Sutherland), Joey (Andrew Waghorn) and Pablo (Tiger Mitchell) offered an excellent rendition of “Lady in the Long Black Dress”.  Callum Stott as Sweatie Eadie maintained a casual swagger throughout, much bellying the energy put in to “I Could be that Guy”.

Congratulations must go to Director, Kris Mordente, for a well-devised and excellently directed production. Praise too, for Musical Director Robert Nee, who controlled a well-balanced orchestra, hidden in the upstage scene dock for the majority of the show, but revealed for the Finale, with Robert Nee, himself, getting in to the action as an extremely exuberant Pope John Paul 6.

Well done SAMS and many thanks for inviting us along! I am so glad that you managed to reassign dates for your show, after the cancellation due to snow in late February!  

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