Destination: Old Hag
Sun 20 Oct 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM BST
Alma Tavern and Theatre, BS82HY
Description
Showings at 3pm & 5pm
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.
If you're a regular opera-goer in this region, you'll 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'?
Written by and starring Bridget Hardy, Penny Rossano and Samantha Houston, this brand new play is (possibly) the world’s first Sit-Op-Com, or ‘Situation Operatic Comedy’! Set in the theatre broom cupboard, next to the building’s only toilet, this story draws on the ladies’ 20 years+ in the world of opera, charting the ups and downs of their journeys over one-act (55 minutes) with humour, heart, and a sprinkling of live opera singing.
*There are only 3 Witches due to budgetary constraints.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “this will make a great diversion at festivals of drama and indeed music and opera. Bis!” Bath Fringe 2024
“I was awed by your beautiful singing voices!” Sarah Thurstan, Steering Group of Folkestone Live! 2024
Visually-impaired audience members are invited to join the cast on a sensory exploration of the set before each performance. Please let us know which performance you plan to attend so that we can forward your details on to the creative team.
All tickets include a £1 admin charge
Approx running time 1 hour
All purchases for show at the Alma now have a suggested donation to the theatre and inhouse company of £2.00
You can remove this donation by changing the amount to £0.00, but please do consider offering your generosity to help us continue to offer great theatre at affordable prices.
The Alma Theatre has been serving the community for 25 years and has never been the recipient of ACE or other funding and were unable to secure the Covid Arts Recovery Fund. We have been offering reduced rates, preferential box office splits and extended promo support to aid the recovery from the past year and a half. Your help will enable us to continue bringing fantastic stories to your local theatre. 50% of your donation will go to the Alma Theatre, and 50% to our inhouse company, Schoolhouse Productions.
For our refunds and latecomers policy, please head to the Alma’s Theatre Information page.
Location
Alma Tavern and Theatre, BS82HY