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Writer: Tim Firth Director: Jack Ryder Reviewer: Ian Cain The Public Reviews Rating: ‘Calendar Girls’ has been the fastest-selling tour ever and it has arrived in Darlington with an impressive cast of well-known names and not a spare seat to be had in the house all week! Lesley Joseph (‘Birds of a Feather) heads the cast, as Chris [...]

Writer: Tim Firth Director: Jack Ryder Reviewer: Jacqui Onions The Public Reviews Rating: The play, Calendar Girls, is based on the now well known true story of the ladies of the Women’s Institute who produced a nude calendar in order to raise money in memory of the husband of one of their own after his tragic death from [...]

Writer: Tim Firth Director: Roger Haines Reviewer: Jim Nicholson The Public Reviews Rating: Most people will have heard of how in 1999 Rhylstone and District WI produced a ‘nude, not naked’ alternative Women’s Institute calendar to raise funds for a simple plaque and settee memorial that they wanted to place in the hospital that had treated one of [...]

Writer: Tim Firth Director: Psyche Stott Reviewer: Maggie Constable The Public Reviews Rating: Milton Keynes Theatre has established a solid reputation for quality shows, many on pre or post London tour, and Calendar Girls is no exception. The film of the same name was highly successful and the London show has had a great run with some triumphant [...]

Writer: Tim Firth Director: Psyche Scott Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: Occasionally a production will come along and will capture the hearts of a nation, and it seems that Calendar Girls is one such play. Based on the touching true story of Angela Baker and her fellow members of their local Woman’s Institute,  these ladies captured [...]

Writer: Tim Firth Director: Psyche Stott Reviewer: Howard Holdsworth The Public Reviews Rating: The story of Calendar Girls is familiar to most of the nation over the age of 21, but this production managed to bring vitality and freshness to all aspects of the play, whilst pulling the emotions of the audience across the wide open spaces of [...]