Craig Revel Horwood joins the convent in new Sister Act stage tour

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-19 · by Lauren Del Fabbro

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Craig Revel Horwood, aged 61, will play Mother Superior in a new stage production of "Sister Act," which starts its tour in September 2027 and runs through March 2028. Pop Idol star Zoe Birkett will portray Deloris Van Cartier, the role originally played by Whoopi Goldberg in the film. The tour includes performances in London, Sunderland, Sheffield, Dublin, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham, Brighton, Belfast, and Derry. This marks Horwood's return to directing after previously choreographing the UK "Sister Act" tour in 2015.

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Craig Revel Horwood, 61, is set to join the stage tour of Sister Act as Mother Superior, a role originally played by the late Dame Maggie Smith in the 1992 film. This new production will feature Zoe Birkett as Deloris Van Cartier, the character famously portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg. The tour is scheduled to begin in September 2027 and run through March 2028, with stops in London, Sunderland, Sheffield, Dublin, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham, Brighton, Belfast, and Derry. Revel Horwood previously directed and choreographed the UK tour of Sister Act in 2015 and has a long history in theatre with roles such as Munkustrap in Cats and Miss Hannigan in Annie.

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Craig Revel Horwood joins the convent in new Sister Act stage tour The 61-year-old, who previously directed and choreographed the UK tour of the beloved musical in 2015, will portray Mother Superior – a role made famous by the late Dame Maggie Smith in the 1992 film, in a new stage production. The show follows lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier who is forced to go into hiding and live as a nun after witnessing a crime.

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🔮 Craig Revel Horwood joins the convent in new Sister Act stage tour The 61-year-old, who previously directed and choreographed the UK tour of the beloved musical in 2015, will portray Mother Superior – a role made famous by the late Dame Maggie Smith in the 1992 film, in a new stage production. The show follows lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier who is forced to go into hiding and live as a nun after witnessing a crime.

2026-10-19 · Evening Standard

Craig Revel Horwood joins the convent in new Sister Act stage tour · assertive framing

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who → join → crime

Her unassuming disguise is quickly put into jeopardy as she begins to transform the struggling convent choir. asserted

she → put → choir

Pop Idol singer and West End star Zoe Birkett will also take the stage as Deloris, a role portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg in the film. asserted

Birkett → take → film

The tour will run from September 2027 until March 2028, opening in London before moving to Sunderland, Sheffield, Dublin, Manchester and Birmingham. asserted

tour → run → Sunderland

Dates are also scheduled in Cardiff, Nottingham, Brighton, Belfast and Derry. asserted

Dates → schedule → Cardiff

The musical adds to Revel Horwood’s theatre credits which includes playing Munkustrap in Cats, Dance Captain in Miss Saigon and Miss Hannigan in Annie. asserted

which → add → Annie

The dancer has also received Olivier Award nominations for his choreography on musicals Spend, Spend, Spend, and My One And Only. asserted

dancer → receive → musicals

Revel Horwood is Strictly’s longest-serving judge – having been on the panel since the show started in 2004 – and is an author, with debut novel Dances And Dreams On Diamond Street published in 2020. asserted

show → serve → 2020

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