I loved this musical comedy. Warm, funny, deeply humane and timeless it spoke to my soul. Turning a miserable world on its head, Allegra’s refusal to accept the lie that life should be boring and negative shakes up ideas about what is ‘normal’ and advocates for a life vibrant with the beauty and power of the imagination. Maureen Lipman’s performance was bursting with talent and magic, effortlessly in command of a character who, whilst never conventional, demonstrated a way of living firmly on the side of joyousness. All the cast’s performances were superb, enabling a production with more brio and love than I have seen for a while. Delivering a straightforward message about the wrongness of medicalising extravagant personality this play resonated with everything I know - hard won - about what the world could be like if the narrow tramlines of acceptability were widened to let in variety, true diversity and all the colours of the rainbow that make up humankind.

A wonderful show. Very funny with a cast who seemed to be really enjoying working together. Maureen Lipman was totally amazing. They just need to sort out some of the sound issues

Went to see the opening night performance of Allegra at I had no idea what to expect. It was a brilliant, uplifting show. Wonderful performance by Maureen Lipman and the rest of the cast. Credit too to the set designers and all the crew. Highly recommended.