Sister Act

Rachel Pike as director has a great cast for this production of Sister Act; great choreography and costumes all add to the show. The set is well thought out and was easy to work, lighting and sound also worked well. The chorus and principal singing was also very good and Nigel Finch as Musical Director has got them all to a great standard and, along with the orchestra, makes for a good sound.  

Originally a motion picture, Sister Act has transferred to the stage, the songs are different but are all catchy; however, the story is the same. Roger Lamb, playing Curtis, is just right in the role of nasty nightclub boss come gangster in charge of the local area, along with his henchmen, Paul Dawson-Plincke as TJ, Mark Allen as Joey and Russell Dutton as Pablo, all playing their parts well, and you could see they all enjoyed singing their song in act two, and although they are all playing baddies, have some good lines and comedy moments.

Curtis’s girlfriend witnesses a murder, committed by them and goes to the police, Deloris is a night club singer, and is superbly played by Susie Maycock, and she has a great character, a good singing voice and is full of energy and very confident in her role. She has just the right amount of comedy and sass and is a very likeable.

Daniel Farrell plays Sweaty Eddie the cop, (who went to school with Deloris and had a crush on her) decides she needs to be kept safe until she can testify in court against Curtis. He has a good singing voice and is good in the role; there are some nice moments together. I liked his ‘I could be that guy’ number. He hides her in a convent.

Tina Adams is great as Mother Superior; she has comedy moments, struggles with her faith and what’s right and wrong, she is against all the changes Deloris tries to bring into the choir in the Convent. Terry O Farrell plays Monsignor O Hara and is happy the Church is now filling up every week so much so the Pope wants to see them.

The ladies of the chorus (and a few gents) all work hard, as the Nuns in the Convent. There are lots of little cameo roles, great energy and comedy moments, that shine through. Jo Barnard as Sister Mary Lazarus and Katy Lewis as Sister Mary Patrick are great. Abi Jeffery as Sister Mary Robert plays her part as the young postulant very well and is very believable. Her solo ‘The life I never led’ was super. It all ends happily.  

Well done to everyone, we loved it. You should be super proud of yourselves.

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