Sister Act The Musical promises huge fun on Brighton and Eastbourne stages

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Landi Oshinowo will be our Deloris Van Cartier as Sister Act The Musical heads to the Theatre Royal Brighton from Monday to Saturday, March 11-16 and then the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne from July 8-13.

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00:00 Good afternoon, my name is Phil Hewitt, Group Arts Editor for Sussex Newspapers. Fabulous

00:06 pleasure this afternoon to speak to Landi Oshinovo. Now, Landi, you are on the road

00:11 as Dolores Van Cartier in Sistract, and you're heading to Brighton, you're heading to Eastbourne.

00:17 It's a fabulous role, isn't it? A massive role to fill. How do you approach a role that's

00:21 got to be as big as Dolores has got to be?

00:25 Wow. You approach it making sure that you know and understand your material.

00:31 What's the key to understanding her then?

00:36 Really, you know, first of all, a lot of it is in the script, basically, you know, the

00:43 lines, you know. But also, I think she's of a certain age and she wants to be a professional

00:53 singer. I totally understand that. It's an experience that I've had. Been out with somebody

01:01 who, you know, maybe she's hoping for that could help her in some way. Again, I understand

01:08 that. But I, you know, I think having watched, obviously, the movie, having played opposite

01:18 Whoopi as well in the original cast many years ago, you know, Whoopi herself embodied the

01:26 character. And so I understood the story. I think I've understood the story for a long

01:33 time. I've understood the character for a long time.

01:35 There are key things to bring out with her, this ambition to be a singer, but the fact

01:38 is she's transformed by the end, isn't she?

01:41 She's transformed.

01:41 Yeah, but you know, the thing is, I think it's, I'm an older actress now, and I would

01:53 say, you know, the life experiences, understanding human behaviour, it all goes into the mix

01:59 of coming, you know, delivering a good job with this role. You know, the story is about

02:09 love, friendship, acceptance, self-discovery. They're all things that, experiences that

02:16 I've had along the way, and it just makes my job that much more...

02:19 You can draw on that yourself, can you?

02:21 Yeah.

02:22 Yeah, I can draw on that.

02:24 So what is it, without, obviously, without giving away too much, what is it she learns,

02:28 do you think, through being in the convent? This wild, free spirit who is incarcerated

02:32 in effect, isn't she?

02:34 Yeah, she, I think she learns, she learns, like I said, she learns acceptance, she learns

02:39 that she can, she can accept other people for who they are and, and love them. She accepts,

02:50 she discovers that she's got, I think, a lot more in her to give than maybe she previously

02:57 thought. When she was, when she was with her boyfriend, the gangster boyfriend, you know,

03:04 it was a, it was a very take-take relationship and without much affection, sort of surface

03:12 affection, nothing, nothing deeper. But I think in the convent, she really realizes

03:17 who she is, what she can offer to other people. She doesn't have to be selfish, you know?

03:23 And yeah, it's...

03:26 And your reward as a performer is you're getting a great response. People are loving

03:30 it, aren't they?

03:31 Absolutely. There's also a lot of comedy in the script. There's a lot of comedy in

03:36 the script. And that just tickles my funny bones. I mean, I just absolutely love it.

03:42 It's right up my street.

03:44 Fantastic. Well, it sounds such an appealing prospect, seeing Sis direct again.

03:49 Lovely to speak to you. Good luck with the rest of the tour. And thank you for your time.

03:54 Thank you so much for having me. Thank you.

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