Television and stage star Lesley Joseph has been announced to play ‘Mother Superior’ in the UK and Ireland tour of the 2023 Olivier Award nominated production of Sister Act The Musical, which heads to Stoke-on-Trent this September.

Lesley Joseph is best known for playing ‘Dorien Green’ in the hugely successful sitcom “Birds of a Feather” alongside Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson. She has been seen on screen in ITV’s Night and Day and appeared on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing and most recently Channel 4’s Celebrity Coach Trip alongside Linda Robson.

Lesley’s theatre credits include Miss Hannigan in Annie at the West End’s Victoria Palace and also on national tour, and her Olivier Award nominated performance as Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein. Her other touring credits includeCalendar Girls and Hot Flush!. 

Further casting will be announced in due course.

Based on the iconic movie, this sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, sisterhood and music tells the hilarious story of the disco diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a murder. Under protective custody she is hidden in the one place she won’t be found – a convent! Disguised as a nun and under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own. 

Sister Act The Musical shows at the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from Mon 25 – Sat 30 September 2023 Tickets are available online at atgtickets.com/stoke.