Calendar Girls the Musical 2024 Tour
Following the death of a much-loved husband, a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute are prompted to do an extraordinary thing and set about creating a nude calendar to raise money for charity.
But upturning preconceptions is a dangerous business and none of the women are prepared for the emotional and personal ramifications they will face as the fabulous and funny calendar brings each woman unexpectedly into flower.
The story of the Calendar Girls launched a global phenomenon: a million copycat calendars, a record-breaking movie, stage play and now a musical written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth which coined the term “craughing” – the act of crying and laughing at the same time!
With unforgettable songs, every performance continues to add to the millions already raised for Blood Cancer UK and prove that there is no such thing as an ordinary woman.
Calendar Girls the Musical brings together a stunning cast of music, stage, and television stars. Laurie Brett (EastEnders), Liz Carney ((The Full Monty, The Mousetrap), Maureen Nolan (The Nolans, Blood Brothers), Lyn Paul (The New Seekers, Blood Brothers), Helen Pearson (Hollyoaks), Samantha Seager (Coronation Street) and Honeysuckle Weeks (Foyle’s War) star as the ladies, who turn preconceptions upside down, but are they prepared or the emotional and personal ramifications they will face as they each come in to bloom?
CAST
SAMANTHA SEAGER
Chris
LAURIE BRETT
Annie
HONEYSUCKLE WEEKS
Cora
HELEN PEARSON
Celia
LYN PAUL
Jessie
MAUREEN NOLAN
Ruth
LIZ CARNEY
Marie
COLIN R CAMPBELL
John
ANDREW TUTON
Rod
JAYNE ASHLEY
Ensemble
VICTORIA HAY
Ensemble
LUCAS AUGUST
Ensemble
CREATIVE TEAM
Written by
GARY BARLOW AND TIM FIRTH
Directed
JONATHAN O’BOYLE
Associate Director and Musical Staging
CAROLE TODD
Design by
GARY MCCANN
Lighting by
NICK RICHINGS
Sound by
DAN SAMSON
Movement Director
JOS HOUBEN
Musical Direction by
JORDAN ALEXANDER
Musical Arrangements
MALCOLM EDMONSTONE
Additional Musical Arrangements
DAN KEEN AND JORDAN ALEXANDER
Originally produced by David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and the Shubert Organisation.
Based on the play CALENDAR GIRLS written by Tim Firth, and the motion picture CALENDAR GIRLS written by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi.
Quotes
★★★★★
‘YOU’LL CRY WITH LAUGHTER’
DAILY MAIL
★★★★★
‘A LIFE-ENHANCING THRILL’
METRO
★★★★
‘IT’S GORGEOUS. IT’S A BEAUT!’
DAILY TELEGRAPH
★★★★★
‘A SOARING, EMOTIONAL AND HILIARIOUS TRIUMPH’
THE SUN
Past tour dates
9 – 13 Apr
CRAWLEY The Hawth
2 – 6 Apr
NORWICH Theatre Royal
26 – 30 Mar
WOKING New Victoria Theatre
19 – 23 Mar
AYLESBURY Waterside Theatre
12 – 16 Mar
WINDSOR Theatre Royal Windsor
5 – 9 Mar
BATH Theatre Royal Bath
20 – 24 Feb
GLASGOW King’s Theatre
13 – 17 Feb
ABERDEEN His Majesty’s Theatre
6 – 10 Feb
YORK Grand Opera House
30 Jan – 3 Feb
BRADFORD Alhambra Theatre
23 – 27 Jan
BLACKPOOL Winter Gardens Opera House
16 – 20 Jan
SALFORD The Lowry
10 – 13 Jan
BROMLEY Churchill Theatre