Destination: ‘Old Hag’

Welcome to Backstage!

Here, you will find the ‘Ladies of the Chorus’ getting ready for opening night of a small-scale adaptation of Verdi’s Macbetto.

You may have seen these three before as Cigarette Girls, Geishas, and Nuns – this time, they are the Witches!

Despite their numerous appearances over the years, would you recognise them out on the high street? Or know their names if you ever met them? Who really are the people you only seem to see ‘upstage’?

Set in a theatre broom cupboard, next to the building’s only toilet, Destination: ‘Old Hag’ is possibly the world’s first ‘Situation-Operatic-Comedy’!

This one-act play draws on the ladies’ 20+ years in the world of opera, so join them backstage as they chart their ups and downs with humour, heart, and some live opera singing.

Created and written by Samantha Houston, Bridget Hardy and Penny Rossano, who also star in the show.