Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls at Noel Coward Theatre

Why see Calendar Girls?

At First Glance it should look like your classic WI Calendar. Jams, cakes, sewing and all that. Except for one tiny thing…the ladies aren’t naked, they’re nude.

A group of extraordinary women, members of a very ordinary Yorkshire WI, persuade one another to pose for a charity calendar with a difference! 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. As interest snowballs, the CALENDAR GIRLS find themselves revealing more than they’d ever planned.

A very British story with a very British heart, CALENDAR GIRLS is quirky, poignant and hilarious. Adapted by Tim Firth from his smash hit Miramax film of the same name, it is based on an uplifting and very inspiring true story.

Key Information

Audience

Calendar Girls is suitable for audiences aged 14 and above.

Run Time

2 hours and 30 minutes with one 15 minute intermission.

Dates

Finished 6 Jan 2010

Cast

Kelly Brook as Celia
Janie Dee as Annie
Arabella Weir as Chris
Helen Lederer as Marie
Julie Goodyear as Cora (until December 1)
Hannah Waterman as Cora (from December 1)
Debbie Chazen as Ruth
Jan Leeming as Lady Cravenshire
James Collier as the photgrapher

Creative

Written by Tim Firth
Directed by Hamish McColl
Music by Steve Parry
Set Design by Robert Jones
Lighting Design by Malcolm Rippeth
Costume Design by Emma Williams
Produced by David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers

Reviews

Customer reviews

17 reviews, average rating: (3.6 Stars)

Alfie

Enjoyable

Watched the show with a packed house on Saturday night from the stalls, very good atmosphere in the theatre. Show is very enjoyable, June Brown is very difficult to hear should stick to the one liners, which she delivers well. Disappointed with the lack of Gemma Atkinson, show poster is misleading. Most other cast performed well (especially J.Hall) except Anita Dobson - voice too harsh to play a Yorkshire lass, not very believable. Would recommend it, a little tinkering with the cast will give the show a good chance of a long run. ... Read more

Liz jones

Fab!

Brilliant show and beautiful venue. Really enjoyed it, so much fun. Super staff at the royal Pavillion too. 10/10 ... Read more

L. Gipps

Calendar girls

My daughter and I came to Brighton for a couple of days for her 50th birthday we booked to see calendar girls …oh my, what a show absolutely fantastic we thoroughly enjoyed it, we laughed and we cried, it was the highlight of our weekend we were buzzing when we came out..hats off the cast and thank you for making my daughters birthday so special.. ... Read more
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