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Nunsense by Dan Goggin,
Brigend Theatre,
26th April – 3rd May 2008.
 NUNSENSE
follows the musically hilarious misadventures of the Little Sisters of Hoboken
at Mount Saint Helen's School in Hoboken, New Jersey. Originally founded as a
missionary order, they started out running a leper colony on an island south
of France. Forced to leave the island when they lost control to a group of
Protestant competitors, they returned to Hoboken.
Our story begins when convent cook Sister Julia
(Child of God) accidentally poisons several of the Little Sisters. The
remaining sisters put on a show to raise money to bury the departed. But
not without hilarious vicissitudes that will bring back memories to those who
remember their parochial school days, and bring laughs to everyone.
The fun is only just beginning when these crazy
nuns take over!
Nunsense - The Cast
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Sister Mary Regina, the beloved Mother
Superior of the Little Sisters of Hoboken, is originally from Kilquirky in
Ireland.She headed the pioneering group of religious who established a leper
colony in the Mediterranean and later returned to Hoboken as Superior General
of the Order. After Nunsense, Mother Superior says she has no desire to
continue in the theatre. But rumour has it that she would continue doing
national commercials or a television series to raise money for the Order.
Prior to taking her vows, Sister Mary Regina was Lindsay Nurney.
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Sister Mary Leo came to the
Order from an Illinois farm. She entered the convent to dedicate her life to
God through the dance. Many people think that she took her name from the
famous “leotard”, but that is not true. She is named after her uncle Leo,
a notorious Chicago gangster. Sister thought that by taking his name, the Lord
would go easy on him. (She is a novice and has a lot to learn.) Before joining
the Order, Sister was known as Anne Walter.
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Sister Mary Hubert entered
the Little Sisters of Hoboken upon graduation from Precious Blood Elementary
School. Sister currently serves the Order as Mistress of Novices, training new
recruits. Her position is not unlike a drill sergeant, however, she is the
first to point out that her approach is more gentle – but firm. Sister is a
little “off the wall” at times but this has been attributed to the fact
that she was trampled by a camel that went berserk during the annual nativity
pageant held in the leper colony. (She was one of the three wise men). Sister
Mary Hubert is the former Sheila Hyslop. |
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Sister Mary Amnesia is a truly lost soul. She arrived at the convent in
her habit, without a clue as to her identity … recalling only that a
crucifix fell on her head. It has been said that she resembles Kirsty Reid,
who learned ventriloquism when she became a Little Sister of Hoboken. |
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Sister Mary Robert Anne was a child of a disadvantaged Brooklyn family
when Reverend Mother took pity on poor little Siobhan O’Connor and
accepted her into the Little Sisters of Hoboken, where she became Sister Mary
Robert Anne. Today she is one of the most popular Sisters with New Jersey kids
because she speaks their language. Reverend Mother regrets that a lot of it is
unprintable. |
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