Calendar Girls

Make a date this August to see Calendar Girls at Limelight Theatre, a comedy with heart based on a true story. Set in Yorkshire, members of the local Women’s Institute (similar to Australia’s Country Women’s Association) decide to make a nude calendar to raise funds for the local hospital after one of their husbands dies from leukaemia. It was originally a 2003 film with Helen Mirren and Julie Walters, winning numerous awards, and adapted for stage in 2008. Director Robert Benson-Parry describes Calendar Girls as a modern and worthwhile play. “It has comedy, pathos and, as a vehicle for six female leads all in the same show, it’s a combination hard to resist,” he said. “The sub-plots and general human drama is very real – these are ordinary women but the play is anything but ordinary. “The impact the calendar has is enormous, not only on the women appearing in it but also on the wider community.” Calendar Girls plays at 8pm, August 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 – tickets are $20 adults, $17 concession. Book on 9571 8591 between 9am and midday, Monday to Friday, or online at www.limelighttheatre.com. Limelight Theatre is located on Civic Drive, Wanneroo.