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Calendar Girls


  • Harlequin Theatre CW9 5JN (map)

Based on the true story of WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, Tim Firth’s brilliant original stage play is coming to Northwich. According to The Telegraph; ‘ It makes you laugh it makes you cry , and it leaves you feeling better about life than you did when you leave the theatre.’

Director, Malcolm Barker (most recently Lockdown in Northwich and Perfect Wedding) returns to what is becoming his usual timeslot, with an experienced cast of actors, including new faces as well as old favourites.

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 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.

Earlier Event: 15 February
The Conductor - auditions
Later Event: 1 March
The Welkin Reading