BEN AND SOPHIA (Stage to Food)

STAGE manager Ben Cook, 22, was working on The Marriage of Figaro with English National Opera whose opening night on Saturday 14 March was the only time it was seen by the public.

Project co-ordinator Sophia Tuffin, 30, had been waiting for a flight to Switzerland when Covid struck. Now they package food for people who are shielding. Ben said: “I was lucky that ENO committed to paying all freelancers until April.” Sophia said of her new role: “It sounded like a nice thing.”