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:

John Dixon - 16 May 2011

Following on from the smash hit film, the stage version of Calendar Girls, by Tim Firth, has been packing theatres, both in the West End and on tour for quite some time. However knowing the show quite well, I must admit that the present touring cast are the best I have seen in the production of the play.

The story, based on fact is a simple one, the women of a Yorkshire W.I. try to raise money for a new sofa at the Skipton Hospital relatives’ room, following the death of one of their husbands from cancer. To make more money they decide to produce a nude calendar and by doing so literally make news around the world, with global sales to date having exceeded three million pounds.

Leading the cast is Lesley Joseph (Birds of a Feather) who brings a human side to Chris, the driving force behind the calendar, while Sue Holderness (Marlene in Only Fools and Horses) conveys an iron will is hidden within the gentle Annie, as she sees her husband’s death being ...

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