Calendar Girls

by Tim Firth, directed by Melvyn Bates

Monday 3rd - Saturday 10th September 2012, at 7:45pm

Based on the true story of a group of working-class British housewives who became overnight celebrities by posing for a nude calendar, to raise more than £500,000 for a new leukemia unit.

The play follows the adventures of best friends Chris Harper and Annie Clarke, both members of the charitable Rylstone Women's Institute in North Yorkshire. After Annie's husband John succumbs to leukemia, the friends are motivated to take some action. They convince the WI group to craft a tastefully nude calendar featuring the usual ladies' activities of gardening and baking, as photographed by the young amateur Lawrence. Despite the disapproval of the Institute's leader Marie, the calendar quickly becomes a best-seller and leads the ladies to Hollywood, for the adventure of a lifetime!

Booking Opens:-
Online: Sunday 1st January 2012
At theatre: Monday 13th August 2012