A host of famous faces stepped out for the debut of Gavin and Stacey’s Ruth Jones in Sister Act in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
Ruth is best known for playing Nessa Jenkins, in the award-winning BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey, which she also co-created and co-wrote with James Cordon.
A host of well known faces including Jennifer Zamparelli and her daughter Florence, Martin King and Jenny McCarthy, Weather presenters Audrey McGrath and Deric Hartigan, Rory O’Neill, James Patrice Butler and his father Jim as well as Fionnuala Jones and Paul Ryder got to see Ruth take on the role of Mother Superior.
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.