Postcards From God
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Postcards from God - The Sister Wendy Musical is a British musical
with songs, lyrics and book by Marcus Reeves
, based on the life and works of Sister Wendy Beckett
, the noted art critic
and nun
of the order of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
.
Postcards from God began as a series of cabaret performances at Battersea Arts Centre
in 2004 and is the story of art expert and writer Sister Wendy Beckett (born February 25, 1930) who became somewhat of a media sensation in the nineties with her television documentaries Sister Wendy's Odyssey (1992), Sister Wendy's Grand Tour (1997), Sister Wendy's Story of Painting (1997), Sister Wendy's American Collection (2001) and Sister Wendy at the Norton Simon Museum (2001).
The show's premiere took place at London's Jermyn Street Theatre
in January 2007. The cast consisted of Juliet Gough, Louise Hollamby, Andrea Miller and Catherine Millsom each playing a number of characters, with much-loved musical theatre actress Myra Sands starring in the title role.
The show was directed and choreographed by Omar F. Okai, with arrangements and musical direction by Tyrone Landau. The Okai Collier Company produced, in association with Mr. Theatre Ltd.
The script in this production was a collaboration between the show's creator Marcus Reeves
and dramaturg Beccy Smith.
In April of the following year, Okai Collier and Mr. Theatre presented a revised version of the show with a new book written by Marcus Reeves.
Gay Soper
took on the role of Sister Wendy Beckett, joined by an ensemble consisting of: Sophie Adams, Nicola Blackman, Hannah Everitt, Laura Sheppard, Colette Kelly, Gemma Maclean, Chris Polick, Louise Hollamby and Catherine Millsom (returning from the Jermyn Street production) alongside Marcus Reeves.
Direction and choreography were once again by Omar F. Okai, with musical direction from Tyrone Landau.
In a bid to rebrand the piece, the show was simply known as 'The Sister Wendy Musical'.
, where she presents an irreverent take on a modern TV masterpiece (Sister Wendy’s Rap-ture). A few days later, she attends the launch for her new book at Dulwich Picture Gallery
and is harangued by the press (A Minor Celebrity). Sister Wendy is surprised by the arrival of her sister, Penelope, who has travelled from South Africa to see her. They share an awkward reunion with Penelope reflecting on the differences between them (Faded Dreams) before they part for the last time. Daniel gives Pammy a pair of pearl earrings and thanks her for inspiring his next and most ambitious venture to date, a trip to the USA, while Sister Wendy returns to obscurity once again, troubled by the news that her cousin is critically ill. Although she previously resolved not to make any more TV shows, she soon arrives in America and is met at the airport by her worst nightmare, a group of evangelical singing nuns (Simple Love). Daniel eventually rescues her and she starts filming, with a reflection on the perils of fame inspired by Andy Warhol
and his Marilyns (The Campbell’s Can Soup-er Man). Later that week, Sister Wendy is a special guest of chat show hostess Sugar Hill (Catch A Star!), who finds she may have met her match after a war of words between the two women. Exhausted and longing to return to her solitary life, Sister Wendy prays (Porcelain) as she prepares to talk about Edward Hopper’s ‘icon of loneliness’ (Nighthawks). Some time later, Daniel is in his office, packing. Pammy arrives and he explains that the USA trip was brought to a premature end by Sister Wendy being taken gravely ill. Pammy gives him back her pearl earrings, accusing him of stealing her ideas and exploiting Sister Wendy for his own gain. Daniel calls Mother Ruth, who tells him that their previous arrangement has come to an end and they both consider their part in Sister Wendy’s rise and fall (Black And White – Reprise). A few days later, at the Ashmolean Museum
, Pammy starts work as a tour guide, convincing the public that anyone can understand art history, if only they learn to look (Art Is Meant For Everyone – Reprise). Back in the caravan, Sister Wendy wakes for the first time in weeks. Sister Anna-Maria leaves her bedside as she looks back on her travels one last time and bids the outside world farewell (Lit Up By The Wonder).
, Absolutely Fabulous
, French and Saunders
).
The concept cast includes:
Gay Soper
(Godspell
, Les Misérables
, Sunday in the Park with George
) Nigel Richards
(The Phantom of the Opera
, Floyd Collins
, Tom Waits
's The Black Rider
), Valda Aviks (The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins
, Jerry Springer – The Opera), Judith Paris (Annie
, Oliver!
, My Fair Lady
), Olivier Award winner Leanne Jones
(Hairspray
, Tick, Tick... Boom!
, The Naked Truth), Nathan Taylor (Hedwig and the Angry Inch
, Taboo
, The Rocky Horror Show
), Juliet Gough (Flashdance, Miss Saigon
, The Jungle Book) and Alice Redmond (Alice in Wonderland
, Monkey: Journey to the West
, Tracy Beaker Gets Real).
Act Two
Act One
Act Two
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
with songs, lyrics and book by Marcus Reeves
Marcus Reeves
Marcus Reeves is a London based songwriter and performer. He studied at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design before moving into music and theatre and is best known as the creator of Postcards from God - The Sister Wendy Musical.In 2007, The Peggy Ramsay Foundation gave Reeves an award to...
, based on the life and works of Sister Wendy Beckett
Wendy Beckett
Sister Wendy Beckett is a South African-born British art expert, consecrated virgin and contemplative hermit who became a celebrity during the 1990s, presenting a series of acclaimed art history documentaries for the BBC.-Biography:...
, the noted art critic
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
and nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
of the order of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, is the name of a Roman Catholic order of religious sisters, dedicated to providing education to the poor.The order was founded in Amiens in 1803, but the opposition of the local bishop to missions outside his diocese led to the moving of headquarters to then...
.
Postcards from God began as a series of cabaret performances at Battersea Arts Centre
Battersea Arts Centre
The Battersea Arts Centre is a performance space near Clapham Junction in Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth that specialises in music and theatre productions.-History:...
in 2004 and is the story of art expert and writer Sister Wendy Beckett (born February 25, 1930) who became somewhat of a media sensation in the nineties with her television documentaries Sister Wendy's Odyssey (1992), Sister Wendy's Grand Tour (1997), Sister Wendy's Story of Painting (1997), Sister Wendy's American Collection (2001) and Sister Wendy at the Norton Simon Museum (2001).
Productions
As of 2010, there have been two stage productions of Postcards from God - The Sister Wendy Musical.Jermyn Street Theatre Production (2007)
The show's premiere took place at London's Jermyn Street Theatre
Jermyn Street Theatre
Jermyn Street Theatre is a performance venue situated in Jermyn Street, London.Formerly a restaurant, under the leadership of Howard Jameson, it was transformed into a 70-seat studio theatre right in the heart of London's West End...
in January 2007. The cast consisted of Juliet Gough, Louise Hollamby, Andrea Miller and Catherine Millsom each playing a number of characters, with much-loved musical theatre actress Myra Sands starring in the title role.
The show was directed and choreographed by Omar F. Okai, with arrangements and musical direction by Tyrone Landau. The Okai Collier Company produced, in association with Mr. Theatre Ltd.
The script in this production was a collaboration between the show's creator Marcus Reeves
Marcus Reeves
Marcus Reeves is a London based songwriter and performer. He studied at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design before moving into music and theatre and is best known as the creator of Postcards from God - The Sister Wendy Musical.In 2007, The Peggy Ramsay Foundation gave Reeves an award to...
and dramaturg Beccy Smith.
Hackney Empire Studio Production (2008)
In April of the following year, Okai Collier and Mr. Theatre presented a revised version of the show with a new book written by Marcus Reeves.
Gay Soper
Gay Soper
Gay Soper is an English actress.She is perhaps best known for her performance in the musical Godspell with David Essex, Julie Covington and Jeremy Irons as well as Mme. Thenardier on the Complete Symphonic Recording of Les Misérables. She also performed all the voices for The Flumps, a famous...
took on the role of Sister Wendy Beckett, joined by an ensemble consisting of: Sophie Adams, Nicola Blackman, Hannah Everitt, Laura Sheppard, Colette Kelly, Gemma Maclean, Chris Polick, Louise Hollamby and Catherine Millsom (returning from the Jermyn Street production) alongside Marcus Reeves.
Direction and choreography were once again by Omar F. Okai, with musical direction from Tyrone Landau.
In a bid to rebrand the piece, the show was simply known as 'The Sister Wendy Musical'.
Critical reception
Marcus Reeves gave an interview with LGBT arts site Qulturelink in September 2008 and commented on the piece:
'The first outing of 'Postcards' was pretty unformed - it's been a very troubled birth for this little show, with two pretty disastrous productions so far - unfortunately the show risked being turned into more of a chamber pot musical than a chamber musical at times. Our press night at Jermyn Street was an unprecedented event for the venue - with all the well known critics (bar DeJongh) coming out to play - you could virtually hear their silent cackles of glee as the production creaked away in front of them.
The later production at the glorified broom cupboard that is Hackney Empire Studio had a new Sister Wendy and a little more bite. In that version and even more so in the newest (so far unseen) draft of the show, the character is certainly far more rounded - however, my aim with the piece has always been to let the audience decide what to make of this woman rather than bash them over the head with a judgment of her, so is she a selfless woman led astray, or an egotist who digs her own ditch and then falls in head first?'
Act One
In a leafy glade in Norfolk, a group of nuns sing in praise of their neighbour, Sister Wendy Beckett (Second To None). Appearing in her caravan, Sister Wendy introduces herself and the artists she loves (A Passion For Poussin). Sister Anna-Maria, a novice, arrives with the post, including a letter from Daniel, a TV producer, offering Sister Wendy help with a dilemma (Don’t Hide Your Light). Sister Wendy reveals that she has been asked by the BBC to present a TV series, but asks Sister Anna-Maria to keep the project a secret from their reverend mother. In Oxford, Daniel leaves his office in charge of his new temp, the garrulous and rather gauche Pammy, while back in Norfolk, an angry Mother Ruth confronts Sister Wendy about her deception. After Sister Wendy breaks down, Mother Ruth comforts her (Black And White), and concedes that the series could benefit all the sisters. She allows the plans to go ahead, on the condition that Sister Wendy takes care of her failing health. The next day, perplexed by the intricacies of art history, Pammy and Sister Anna-Maria ask Daniel and Sister Wendy to explain (Art Is Meant For Everyone). Daniel receives word that the filming can go ahead and Sister Wendy starts her odyssey around Britain by bringing a biblical tale to life (Salome and St. John). Despite the excitement of making the series, she returns to her life of seclusion, receiving a rare visit from her elderly and ailing cousin. The pair reminisce on their childhood, (Closer Than Sisters), before Daniel invites Sister Wendy to make another series, this time touring around Europe. In Florence, Sister Wendy comes face to face with a renaissance icon (Botticelli’s Birth Of Venus). Hearing that the BBC are set to syndicate Sister Wendy’s programmes across the world, Daniel treats her to a trip to Paris to celebrate. On a visit to a café, the pair are besieged by tourists and fans, determined to praise their favourite art nun superstar (Viva Sister Wendy!).Act Two
Many months have passed when Sister Wendy is invited to appear on Comic ReliefComic Relief
Comic Relief is an operating British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry in response to famine in Ethiopia. The highlight of Comic Relief's appeal is Red Nose Day, a biennial telethon held in March, alternating with sister project Sport Relief...
, where she presents an irreverent take on a modern TV masterpiece (Sister Wendy’s Rap-ture). A few days later, she attends the launch for her new book at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich Picture Gallery is an art gallery in Dulwich, South London. England's first purpose-built public art gallery, it was designed by Regency architect Sir John Soane and opened to the public in 1817. Soane arranged the exhibition spaces as a series of interlinked rooms illuminated naturally...
and is harangued by the press (A Minor Celebrity). Sister Wendy is surprised by the arrival of her sister, Penelope, who has travelled from South Africa to see her. They share an awkward reunion with Penelope reflecting on the differences between them (Faded Dreams) before they part for the last time. Daniel gives Pammy a pair of pearl earrings and thanks her for inspiring his next and most ambitious venture to date, a trip to the USA, while Sister Wendy returns to obscurity once again, troubled by the news that her cousin is critically ill. Although she previously resolved not to make any more TV shows, she soon arrives in America and is met at the airport by her worst nightmare, a group of evangelical singing nuns (Simple Love). Daniel eventually rescues her and she starts filming, with a reflection on the perils of fame inspired by Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Andrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art...
and his Marilyns (The Campbell’s Can Soup-er Man). Later that week, Sister Wendy is a special guest of chat show hostess Sugar Hill (Catch A Star!), who finds she may have met her match after a war of words between the two women. Exhausted and longing to return to her solitary life, Sister Wendy prays (Porcelain) as she prepares to talk about Edward Hopper’s ‘icon of loneliness’ (Nighthawks). Some time later, Daniel is in his office, packing. Pammy arrives and he explains that the USA trip was brought to a premature end by Sister Wendy being taken gravely ill. Pammy gives him back her pearl earrings, accusing him of stealing her ideas and exploiting Sister Wendy for his own gain. Daniel calls Mother Ruth, who tells him that their previous arrangement has come to an end and they both consider their part in Sister Wendy’s rise and fall (Black And White – Reprise). A few days later, at the Ashmolean Museum
Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, is the world's first university museum...
, Pammy starts work as a tour guide, convincing the public that anyone can understand art history, if only they learn to look (Art Is Meant For Everyone – Reprise). Back in the caravan, Sister Wendy wakes for the first time in weeks. Sister Anna-Maria leaves her bedside as she looks back on her travels one last time and bids the outside world farewell (Lit Up By The Wonder).
Concept Cast Recording
2010 sees the recording and online release of eighteen songs from the show, featuring a wealth of West End performers and new arrangements by Michael Roulston (Elegies for Punks and Raging Queens, Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens, Gutenberg! The Musical!) produced by Simon Wallace (Lindsay KempLindsay Kemp
Lindsay Kemp is a British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist and choreographer.Born in South Shields on May 3, 1938, Kemp's father, a seaman, was lost at sea in 1940. According to Kemp, he danced from early childhood: "I'd dance on the kitchen table to entertain the neighbours. I mean, it was a...
, Absolutely Fabulous
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, French and Saunders
French and Saunders
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).
The concept cast includes:
Gay Soper
Gay Soper
Gay Soper is an English actress.She is perhaps best known for her performance in the musical Godspell with David Essex, Julie Covington and Jeremy Irons as well as Mme. Thenardier on the Complete Symphonic Recording of Les Misérables. She also performed all the voices for The Flumps, a famous...
(Godspell
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, Les Misérables
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, Sunday in the Park with George
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) Nigel Richards
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(The Phantom of the Opera
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, Floyd Collins
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, Tom Waits
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's The Black Rider
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), Valda Aviks (The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins
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, Jerry Springer – The Opera), Judith Paris (Annie
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, Oliver!
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, My Fair Lady
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), Olivier Award winner Leanne Jones
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(Hairspray
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, Tick, Tick... Boom!
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, The Naked Truth), Nathan Taylor (Hedwig and the Angry Inch
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, Taboo
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, The Rocky Horror Show
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), Juliet Gough (Flashdance, Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon
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, The Jungle Book) and Alice Redmond (Alice in Wonderland
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, Monkey: Journey to the West
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, Tracy Beaker Gets Real).
Musical numbers
Act One- Second To None — Ensemble
- A Passion For Poussin – Sister Wendy
- Don't Hide Your Light – Daniel
- Black And White – Mother Ruth
- Art Is Meant For Everyone – Sister Wendy, Sister Anna-Maria, Daniel, Pammy
- Salome And St. John – Sister Wendy, Salome, St. John
- Closer Than Sisters – Young Wendy, Young Cuz, Sister Wendy, Cuz
- Botticelli's Birth Of Venus – Sister Wendy, Venus, Flora, Chloris, Zephyr
- Viva Sister Wendy! – Daniel, Ensemble
Act Two
- Sister Wendy's Rap-ture – Sister Wendy, Dancers
- A Minor Celebrity – Sister Wendy, Reporters
- Faded Dreams – Penelope
- Simple Love – The Singing Sisters
- Catch A Star! – Sugar Hill
- The Campbell's Can Soup-er Man – Sister Wendy, Andy Warhol, Marilyns
- Porcelain – Sister Wendy
- Nighthawks – Sister Wendy, Nighthawk Man, Nighthawk Woman
- Black And White (Reprise) – Daniel
- Art Is Meant For Everyone (Reprise) – Pammy
- Lit Up By The Wonder – Sister Wendy, Ensemble
Characters
Listed in the order in which they appear.Act One
- Mother Ruth, Reverend Mother of a convent in rural Norfolk.
- Sister Anna-Maria, A novice in Mother Ruth's order who is devoted to Sister Wendy and acts as her personal assistant.
- Sister Imelda, A nun in Mother Ruth's order.
- Sister Rosita, A nun in Mother Ruth's order.
- Sister Claire, A nun in Mother Ruth's order.
- Sister Wendy Beckett, Art historian and hermetic nun, living under the protection of Mother Ruth and her order.
- Daniel, Independent TV Producer and head of Inspiring Films, Oxford.
- Pammy, Daniel's temporary assistant at Inspiring Films.
- Salome, The daughter of Herodias, featured in a painting by Guercino.
- St. John, Saint John the baptist, featured in a painting by Guercino.
- Juliet MorrisJuliet Morris-Early life:Morris was educated at Lady Eleanor Holles School, an independent school for girls in Hampton in West London, where she recalled the difficulties of being left-handed. At the age of eleven, she moved to a convent when her family settled in Devon...
A BBC TV presenter. - Cuz, Sister Wendy's cousin, also a nun (Sister Catherine).
- Young Wendy, Sister Wendy as a child.
- Young Cuz, Cuz as a child.
- Mother Superior, The head of Young Wendy and Cuz's school.
- Flora, Goddess of flowers and spring, featured in Botticelli's painting of the birth of Venus.
- Zephyr, God of the West wind, featured in Botticelli's painting of the birth of Venus.
- Venus, Goddess of beauty, featured emerging from the sea in Botticelli's painting.
- Chloris, Zephyr's wife, featured in Botticelli's painting of the birth of Venus.
- A French waitress
- A street artist
- Sheri, a brash American tourist.
Act Two
- Fern BrittonFern BrittonFern Britton is an English television presenter, known as the former main co-presenter on the ITV magazine programme This Morning alongside Phillip Schofield. She left the show on 17 July 2009, her 52nd birthday.- Early life :...
, A BBC TV presenter. - Backing dancers
- Reporters
- Penelope, Sister Wendy's sister from South Africa
- Clive AndersonClive AndersonClive Anderson is a British former barrister, best known for being a comedy writer as well as a radio and television presenter in the United Kingdom...
, A BBC Radio presenter. - The Singing Sisters of St. Michael, Maryland, A travelling group of singing nuns.
- Marilyns Several incarnations of Marilyn MonroeMarilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
, as painted by Andy Warhol. - Andy WarholAndy WarholAndrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art...
, pop artist. - Floor Manager, part of Sugar Hill's TV crew.
- Sugar Hill', presenter of 'Catch A Star!' a daily US celebrity gossip show.
- Makeup Girl, part of Daniel's TV crew.
- Nighthawk Woman, featured in Edward HopperEdward HopperEdward Hopper was a prominent American realist painter and printmaker. While most popularly known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a watercolorist and printmaker in etching...
's painting. - Nighthawk Man, featured in Edward Hopper's painting.
- Tour guide, a tour guide working at the Ashmolean MuseumAshmolean MuseumThe Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, is the world's first university museum...
. - Woman, a visitor to the Ashmolean Museum.
- Man, a visitor to the Ashmolean Museum.