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Calendar Girls


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Calendar GirlsA group of extraordinary women, members of a very ordinary Yorkshire WI, persuade one another to pose for a charity calendar with a difference - no more photos of Wharfedale Bridges or Norman churches for them. Overcoming their initial reserve, the friends drop their dressing gowns, modesty spared only by artfully placed cakes, knitting and flower arrangements. Puzzling their husbands, mortifying their children, and riding the wrath of the outraged WI, they spark a global phenomenon. But as media interest snowballs, the Calendar Girls find themselves exposed in ways they’d never expected, revealing more about themselves than they’d ever planned. A very English story with a very English heart, Calendar Girls is quirky, poignant and hilarious. Adapted by Tim Firth from the Miramax film of the same name, it is based on uplifting, inspiring true events.
Author Tim Firth

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Review: Calendar Girls
27Jan11: Tim Firth's play about the WI 'naked ladies' Calendar.
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Company

Producer David Pugh
Producer Dafydd Rogers
Producer Chichester Festival Theatre
Director Hamish McColl
Design Robert Jones
Lighting Malcolm Rippeth
Costume Emma Williams
Music Steve Parry
Performer Kacey Ainsworth (Ruth)
Performer Susan Bovell (Brenda Hulse/Lady Cravenshire)
Performer Camilla Dallerup (Elaine)
Performer Robert Gill (Rod)
Performer Helen Fraser (Jessie)
Performer Sue Holderness (Annie)
Performer Lesley Joseph (Chris)
Performer Ruth Madoc (Marie)
Performer Deena Payne (Cora)
Performer Kathryn Rooney (Celia)
Performer Kevin Sacre (Lawrence/Liam)
Performer Colin Tarrant (John)
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