Calendar Girls

CALENDAR GIRLS BY JULIETTE TOWHIDI AND TIM FIRTH.

Based on a TRUE story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls has since become the fastest selling play in British theatre history.

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 Women's institute members to pose nude with them for an "alternative" calendar, with a little help from the hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence.

The calendar is a success and the news of their charitable venture spreads like wildfire as hordes of press descend on the small village of Knapley in the Yorkshire Dales. But Chris and Annie's friendship is put to the test under the strain of their newfound fame.