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 four 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. The calendar is a success, but Chris and
Annie's friendship is put to the test under the strain of their
new-found fame. Based on the true story of eleven WI members who
posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research
Fund, Calendar Girls opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre and
has since become the fastest selling play in British theatre
history. "It's marvellous theatre, guaranteed to make you laugh,
cry and come out singing Jerusalem." - Mail on Sunday "Dazzlingly
funny, shamele
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