Craig Revel Horwood joins Sister Act UK and Ireland tour

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 14:02 · Archive

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood will play Mother Superior in a new Sister Act stage tour.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood, 61, will join a new UK and Ireland Sister Act stage tour, playing Mother Superior, the role made famous by Dame Maggie Smith in the 1992 film. The tour opens in London in September 2027 before travelling to cities across the UK and Ireland, including Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham, Belfast and Dublin.

Revel Horwood has an extensive theatre background. He previously directed and choreographed a UK Sister Act tour in 2015 and has appeared in productions including Cats, Miss Saigon, Annie and Crazy For You. He has been a fixture on Strictly Come Dancing since the show's debut in 2004, making him its longest-serving judge.

Pop Idol singer and West End performer Zoe Birkett has been cast as Deloris Van Cartier, the lounge singer forced into hiding in a convent after witnessing a crime. Comedian Paul Chuckle will play Monsignor O'Hara.

How it is being reported

• Craig Revel Horwood, 61, announces major new role away from StrictlyStrictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has landed a major new role in the Covenant away from the judging desk on the hit BBC show.Oxford Mail · 21 Oct, 13:02
• Craig Revel Horwood, 61, announces major new role away from StrictlyStrictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has landed a major new role in the Covenant away from the judging desk on the hit BBC show.Oxfordshire Guardian · 21 Oct, 13:02

In this story: Craig Revel Horwood · Dame Maggie Smith · Zoe Birkett · Paul Chuckle · Strictly Come Dancing · London · UK · Ireland

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