Wendi Peters to star in Sister Act the Musical tour
Stage and screen star Wendi Peters is to join the cast of Sister Act The Musical on its UK and Ireland tour.
Wendi Peters will join the show starting from 28 May 2024 at the Buxton Opera House. She will then appear in Northampton, Chester, Grimsby, Eastbourne, Blackpool, Canterbury, Bath, Bournemouth, Torquay, Darlington, Nottingham, Swansea and Liverpool.
Wendi Peters said: “I’m so thrilled to be joining the ‘sisterhood’, getting out on tour again, and visiting some wonderful places with this fabulous show. I’m excited to get going with Mother Superior and this great, feel good show!”
The talented cast also features Landi Oshinowo as Deloris Van Cartier, Alfie Parker as Eddie Souther, Ian Gareth-Jones as Curtis Jackson, and Eloise Runnette as Sister Mary Robert.
They are joined by Isabel Canning, Julie Stark, Phillip Arran, Kate Powell, Elliot Gooch, Michalis Antoniou, Callum Martin, Esme Laudat, Amber Kennedy, Harvey Ebbage, Joseph Connor, Ceris Hine, Sheri Lineham, Corrine Priest and Samuel John-Humphreys.
Wendi Peters is renowned for her role as Cilla Battersby Brown in ITV’s Coronation Street and as Cook Jenkins in CBBC’s Hetty Feather. Her extensive stage career includes performances in the European premiere of You Are Here, Madame Latour in the National Tour of John Cleese’s Bang Bang, Mrs Baskin in the West End premiere of Big The Musical, and national tours of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, White Christmas, Quartet, Oh, What A Lovely War! and Rutherford & Son.
Sister Act the Musical is a heartwarming and hilarious production based on the iconic movie. It is a sparkling tribute to friendship, sisterhood, and music, telling the story of a disco diva whose life changes after witnessing a murder. Under protective custody in a convent, she helps her fellow sisters find their voices and rediscovers her own.
The show features direction by Bill Buckhurst, choreography by Alistair David, set and costume design by Morgan Large, lighting by Tim Mitchell, sound by Tom Marshall, and musical supervision by Stephen Brooker. Casting is by Stuart Burt.
