Musical based on life of Sister Clare Crockett to be staged in Derry
A musical based on the life of Derry nun Sister Clare Crockett will be staged in her native city this week.
A Famous Nun: Clare Crockett The Musical will run over two nights on Friday and Saturday in St Columb’s Hall in Derry on Friday at 12pm and 7.30pm and on Saturday at 7.30pm.
It is being staged by the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother.
Clare Crockett entered the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother on August 11, 2001, at the age of 18. She took her first vows on February 18, 2006, taking the religious name of Sr. Clare Maria of the Trinity and the Heart of Mary. She took her perpetual vows on September 8, 2010.
The much-loved Derry nun died on August 16, 2006, after the school in Playa Prieta, Ecuador, which she was teaching in, collapsed during an earthquake.
In the years since then, thousands of people from around the world have expressed their deep devotion to St Clare.
In 2025, Sister Clare Crockett was officially named a Servant of God in a ceremony in Madrid, Spain that saw the cause for her beatification opened.
The official ceremony was the first in a series of stages which may culminate in Sister Clare being officially declared a saint by the Catholic Church. In the eyes of so many people in Derry and beyond, she already is.
The impact the Brandywell native has had on the people of this island, on all those who knew her at home and abroad, has been incredible and was evidenced by the many people who witnessed the ceremony in person in Spain, and via the live cam feed back at home or in the cinema here.
Earlier this year Sister Clare’s devoted family paid tribute to her on the 10th anniversary of her passing.
“‘A famous nun: A theatre about the life of Clare Crockett’ is a musical performance made by youths, for all. Be moved by the astonishing story of Sister Clare Crockett: her dreams of becoming a famous actress, her encounter with Jesus Christ, her struggles, her fears, her temptations… and her victory!”
Ticket costs are to help towards equipment costs and rental, thank you for your support.
Tickets can be booked via Eventbrite.