Calendar Girls
by
Tim Firth
SYNOPSIS
When Annie’s husband John dies of leukemia she and her best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They eventually persuade four fellow members of the local Women’s Institute (WI) to pose nude for their next calendar, something of a change from the more traditional subject matter of rural churches and landscapes. As Chris puts it, "What we are talking about here is a slight shift from a WI Calendar of Spectacular Views, to a calendar of... Spectacular Views of the WI".
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.
DIRECTOR
Julie-anne Smith
CAST
Cora
Sylvia Day
Chris
Tricia Tomlinson Schmid
Annie
Chris Eusebio
Jessie
Pat Peggs
Celia
Michelle Holmes Albin
Ruth
Christina Tamaa Fleischmann
Marie
Joan Bridgman
Brenda Hulse
Martha Gray
John
Marc Kempe
Rod
Paul Bilton
Lady Cravenshire
Anne Jiricny
Lawrence
Peter Gilbert
Elaine
Stephanie Sorgo
Liam
Tom Namovich
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
BEHIND THE SCENES
Production Co-ordinator
Tiina Palojärvi
Stage Manager
Ana Alvarez
Assistant Stage Managers
Victoria Ball, Noeleen Blaich, Nanni Neuenhaus, Anne Weber
Set Design
Firman Burke
Lighting Design
Andreas Stahl
Lighting Operators
Carolina Diaz Quijano, Tom Hofmaenner, Iain Richardson, Corinne Schmuki
Sound Design
Terry Menard
Sound Operators
Susan de Paul, Phil Margolis, Deborah Somers
Prompters
Irene Lautenbach, Dorothy Nauer, Alan Bridgman
Costumes
Martha Gray, Anne Jiricny, Stephanie Sorgo
Make-up
Estelle Aymard, Kat Betts, Maureen Grimm, Valery Niggli
Front of House
Nicholas MacCabe, Members of the Club
Box Office
Phil Margolis, Members of the Club
Publicity
Ana Alvarez
Programme Editor
Nicholas MacCabe
Photography
Nigel Baxter
Programme Photography Front Cover
Nigel Baxter
Programme Photography Other Pages
Ana Alvarez
Flyer and Programme Cover
Paul Bilton