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Calendar Girls
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 9w, 4m
Based on the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund.
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Cast Size
9w, 4m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
Accolades
- Winner! What's On Stage Award for Best New Comedy 2010
Nominee: 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy
Details
Summary
When Annie's husband John dies of leukaemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow WI members to pose nude with them for an "alternative" calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence. The news of the women's charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie's friendship is put to the test under the strain of their new-found fame.
Based on the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre and has since become the fastest-selling play in British theatre history.
History
Cast Attributes
- Time Period Contemporary
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Nudity/Partial Nudity
Media
“It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, and it leaves you feeling better about life than you did when you entered the theatre.” - The Telegraph
"Calendar Girls, with a script by Tim Firth, who also co-wrote the movie, achieves exactly what it sets out to do. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, and it leaves you feeling better about life than you did when you entered the theatre." - The Telegraph, Read More
"It’s a show full of poignant moments – about friendship, determination and hope; about loss in many forms; about the importance of acceptance; about knowing when to let go. But it also offers plenty of humour, as the six friends and WI members decide to pose nude for a calendar" - Liverpool Daily Post, Read More
"Smash-hit show...hilarious yet touching play." - InformedEDINBURGH.co.uk, Read More
"The play induces a few tears along with the joy and laughter" - The British Theatre Guide, Read More
"Unashamedly sentimental and full of heart and bare-faced cheek, Tim Firth's stage adaptation of his own film script, inspired by the group of Yorkshire WI members who stripped off for a charity calendar to raise money for Leukaemia Research, should rake in a bob or two itself." - The Guardian, Read More
Licensing & Materials
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CALENDAR GIRLS (Play)
CALENDAR GIRLS: THE MUSICAL
Authors
Tim Firth
Tim Firth's theatre credits include Greatest Days, Now Is Good (UK Theatre nomination best musical) This Is My Family (Sheffield Crucible, UK Theatre Award Best New Musical), Neville's Island (Nottingham Playhouse and West End, Evening Standard & Olivier nomination, MEN Award ...