Ruth Jones, Beverley Knight & Lesley Joseph on Sister Act! Report by Mccallumj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 It's so good to see you. I was at G.A.Y. or Heaven, where you had the launch night.
00:06 Oh my god, that was such fun.
00:08 What a night we had, eh?
00:10 Such fun.
00:11 And listen, you've kicked off. How is it all going?
00:14 It's glorious, isn't it?
00:16 It's 2,000 people every night. It's absolutely packed and they're on their feet and they just love it.
00:20 They do. We look around and we can't believe. Oh my god, it's full again. And again, it's full.
00:27 It's got heart. It's got such heart.
00:29 I think people leave the theatre and they're just uplifted. You can hear it and people I know who've been to see it,
00:35 they say, "Oh, people are coming out." And they're just going, "Oh, that was so joyful."
00:39 That is the word they use, joyful.
00:41 Joyful and joyous, that's the word they use.
00:43 That is the term.
00:44 But it's such a high energy show. Where do you find the stamina?
00:47 Who knows?
00:48 This one and this one. I mean, I get it easy. I sit in the wings, but she's dancing.
00:54 Her voice is insane.
00:55 She's singing.
00:56 I'm throwing myself in my 70s all over the stage.
00:58 You're flying here, there and everywhere.
01:01 I'm singing a lot. I'm learning comedy.
01:05 It's like something from another planet, her voice. It's unreal. It's unreal. It's amazing.
01:11 Every single night. And when she comes on stage, the roar is like, "Ahh!"
01:17 It's amazing. Amazing.
01:18 How much fun do you have in working together as well?
01:20 It's lovely.
01:21 I love it.
01:22 Do you know what? We were talking about it earlier, Ruth and I, just saying there's not a bad bone in this company.
01:27 And there's huge talent, and I think everybody on stage really appreciates what everybody is given.
01:32 And does learn from it as well.
01:34 Yeah, we're all learning from each other. No two ways about it.
01:37 I will say the unsung heroes for us are our covers and swings who step in at a second's notice to just go in and pick up from where we left off,
01:53 and they just roll on with the show.
01:55 I'd be having a nervous breakdown if that was me.
01:58 Me too.
01:59 But they just get on with it, don't they?
02:01 Yeah, incredible. And all these amazing performances. That's the thing. It's not like it's like, "Oh, well, it'll do."
02:07 They are incredible performances.
02:09 Incredible.
02:10 And just finally then, how does it feel to be here celebrating all things theatre?
02:14 It's great. It's great. There's nothing like it. Live theatre.
02:19 Absolutely. This is my musical theatre debut being in Switzerland, and I'm just loving the world of theatre and musical theatre.
02:30 It's just an absolute joy for me. It's where I started off, and then I've been in TV for a long time, and now it's back to theatre.
02:35 Matt has returned to her roots.
02:37 I'm a West End Wendy now.
02:38 Yes, you are!
02:40 I love it. Well, let's enjoy it tonight. Have a night off if you deserve it.
02:43 Thank you.
02:44 And I loved that night. It was such fun.
02:45 Thank you.
02:46 It's raining men, remember?
02:48 [Laughter]
02:49 Yes!
02:50 Yes!
02:51 I might have been a part of getting that to happen, but yes.
02:54 [Laughter]
02:55 Thank you so much. Lovely to see you.
02:57 Thank you.