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SISTERS, never were there such devoted sisters. Devoted to the cause of making you laugh, that is. The script of Nunsense is just as it suggests - a hilarious night out for all concerned, including those on stage. Obviously relishing every moment of the fun, humour and lively music, this North-east amateur premiere proves to be a perfect vehicle for the huge talents of the Attic cast.
Director Anthea Robertson makes the most of this contemporary show, helped largely by her choice of leading ladies - of whom there are five - while Winnie Foster and her band bedecked in habits provide an excellent accompaniment.
As Mother Superior, Alison Brough is superb - reminiscent of the Vicar of Dibley - while Jill Hay delivers an outstanding performance as Sister Mary Amnesia, complete with a surprise co-star. Real life sisters Yvonne Morton and Loraine Mudie are as different on-stage are they are off, with Loraine as the quiet and serious Sister Mary Hubert while expert singer Yvonne is bubbly and vivacious as Sister Mary Robert Anne from the Bronx. Finally, as Sister Mary Leo, Debbie Boyd is the charming and aspiring ballet dancer of the tale, which sees all five nuns undertaking a fund-raising concert to help exhume their dead counterparts from the convent’s freezer and bury them in a manner more deserving.
I haven’t heard so much laughter in the Arts Centre for a while, so if religious rantings aren’t your thing, Nunsense kicks the habit in style… The show runs until Saturday, with performances at 7.30pm nightly.
Sonja Rasmussen
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