Third Lady/Third Boy – Opera Alegria, The magic Flute

The glorious casting only gets better for the Three Ladies, with Caroline Carragher, Anna Prowse and Frances Stafford forming a truly fabulous trio of cleaners, reappearing in death metal T shirts (and equally terrific voice) as Stage Management. With many roles doubled or even tripled, this ensemble never miss a note, a harmony or a comic beat: true luxury casting.

Charlotte Valori for OperaCat

This utterly absorbing retelling of The Magic Flute is a triumph for Opera Alegria – and for the Arcola Theatre’s Grimeborn season… There was not a weak link anywhere in the cast of twelve

Owen Davies for Plays to See