Sister Act

I am lead to believe that this was the southern amateur premier of Sister Act and there was certainly a buzz of expectation in foyer of the theatre on this hot and humid July evening where temperature inside the theatre must have been close to 30c.

“Sister Act” may have been a huge success as movie, and the stage version enjoyed a successful run on the West End.bBut in my opinion, like many others before it, I do not think the transformation to stage lives up to expectations. It seemed to be show split into two parts, the scenes with the outstanding singing sisters that set the show buzzing and could easily get the audience dancing in the aisle, and other poorly scripted scenes that fill out the story line.

BBLOC certainly put on a very good production with a very impressive set for the church and convent. Without a doubt I thought that all the Sisters were outstanding throughout, excellent characterisation and they sounded superb in every number. The finale brought a great ending to the show and many of the audience were indeed joining in, if not dancing in their seats

I thought that all the principle roles had, wonderful characterisation and the leading lady looked and acted superb. Unfortunately once again in a BBLOC production, the excellent Orchestra was allowed to drown out the majority of the solo numbers, and when we could hear the voices, the lyrics were far from clear. There were times the sound was so loud, it was distorted.

I have seen this happen so many times at this theatre and Bournemouth Pavilion often gets the blame for having poor acoustics. But this does not happen when you go to see a professional production at this same venue, therefore the fault must lie with the person operating the sound desk and the production team.

The cast, who have work so hard rehearsing for several months, have their excellent performances spoilt by paid musicians and technical staff.

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