Calendar Girls

Synopsis

A 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.

Our Review:

29 September 2010

Inspired by the story of Angela Baker, a member of the Women’s Institute, Calendar Girls is about a group of WI members from Yorkshire who try to raise money to buy a settee for a local cancer ward after the death of one of the member’s husbands.

The women decide to do something radical and pose nude for next year’s calendar, in the hope that it will raise more money than the traditional ones they’ve sold in the past.

The cast stars a plethora of successful ex-soap actresses and actors, who are all familiar faces, making you feel as if you’re watching old friends come together for a good cause.

All of the actors are on top form, but Rachel Lumberg (Ruth) is without doubt the highlight of the show. Her witty one-liners are delivered with perfect comic timing and bring the house down. Anne Charleston (Neighbours’ Madge Bishop) also delivers a star performance.

The final thirty minutes of act one demonst...

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