Cheltenham Operatic and Dramatic Society
Past Productions
Calendar Girls
22nd - 29th September 2012
Based on the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund.
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.
'Calendar Girls' originally opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2008, and has since become the fastest selling play in British theatre history.
Production Details
Production Team:
Director - Rod Morris
Cast:
Annie - Judi Allan
Chris - Anna Stamp
Cora - Kate Bennett
Jessie - Julia Buck
Celia - Joanne Alexander
Ruth - Carol Bowman
Marie - Pauline Silvester
Elaine - Karen Townsend
Brenda Hulse & Lady Cravenshire - Sally Lewis
John - Colin Cooper
Lawrence - Stephen Santouris
Rod - Robin Oliver
Liam - Ben Smith