Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls
Backstage Theatre Group
Directed by Charlie McGuinness
EXTRA NIGHT ADDED: Wed 12th March
Tim Firth’s hilarious play based on the true story of eleven women who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund.
When Annie’s husband John dies of leukemia, 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 Women’s Institute 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 newfound fame.
Cast in order of appearance:
Cora: Niamh Hanley
Chris: Christine O’Brien
Annie: Janice Gibney
Jessie: Maureen Dunne
Celia: Laura Brennan
Ruth: Áine Brady
Marie: Dee Monahan
Brenda: Mary McLoughlin
John: Ger Rafferty
Rod: Phil Cox
Lady Cravenshire: Eileen Murphy
Lawrence: Davy Flaherty
Elaine: Michelle Ciba
Liam: Anthony Heavey
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