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Sister Act the movie was a successful comedy film released in 1992, starring Whoopi Goldberg as Deloris Van Cartier. Deloris is a disco diva, who unfortunately witnesses her gangster partner Shank commit murder. She is put into protective custody by the police in the one place they’re sure she will never be found – a convent! During her time with the sisters, Deloris has to deal with limited conditions preventing her from smoking, drinking or contacting the outside world. However, when she is given command of the convent’s choir and succeeds in breaking the nuns out of their shells a bit, Deloris begins to feel right at home, to the shock of the Mother Superior, who is horrified by the change her formerly strictly traditional convent has undergone.

Disaster strikes, though, as due to all the publicity the convent has been receiving due to their innovative choir, Shank spots an image of Deloris in the paper and recognises her. When she finds out Shank is after her, Deloris initially leaves the convent, but she soon realises the life she led before is no longer the life she wants. She heads back to the sisters and Shank invades the convent, but is faced with a wall of defensive nuns. Police officer Eddie enters and saves the day, leaving Deloris and the sisters to realise they were never so different after all.

The appeal of Sister Act as a modern musical is clear. Like many more modern productions, it relies on cheerful comedy to draw in its audience and keep them smiling throughout. Underneath the happy surface also lies a real, moral message about adapting to the passage of time and not judging people for the things they have done in the past. Showing at the Palladium Theatre in London, the current run of Sister Act will be ending this October, so be sure to catch it before it’s too late! Check out tickets at http://www.reallyuseful.com/ now!