Welcome to Backstage! Here, you will find the ‘Ladies of the Chorus’ getting ready for opening night of Verdi’s Macbetto. If you’re a regular opera-goer in this area, you’ll have seen them 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’ draws on the ladies’ years in the world of opera. The show was created, written by, and stars Bridget Hardy, Penny Rossano and Samantha Houston – three opera singers with more years’ stage experience than they care to mention … so join them backstage as they chart their ups and downs over one-act with humour, heart, and a sprinkling of live opera singing.