Calendar Girls the Musical – 2023 Tour

The Girls are back! 

THIS TIME WITH EVEN MORE LAUGHTER, MORE SONGS AND BIGGER ICED BUNS! 

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. 

Calendar Girls the Musical brings together a stunning cast of music, stage, and television stars, including five Mrs Johnstones from Bill Kenwright’s production of Willy Russell’s smash hit Blood Brothers.  

Tanya Franks (EastEnders), Maureen Nolan (The Nolans), Lyn Paul (The New Seekers), Amy Robbins (Coronation Street), Paula Tappenden (Theatre Star), Marti Webb (Tell Me on a Sunday) and Honeysuckle Weeks (Foyles War) as the ladies, turn preconceptions upside down, but are they prepared for the emotional and personal ramifications they will face as they each come in to bloom! 

This brand-new production of the award-winning musical, written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, features a re-imagined book and new music! 

With unforgettable songs, each performance continues to add to the millions already raised for Blood Cancer UK and proves that there is no such thing as an ordinary woman! 

#CalendarGirlstheMusical🌻 #BiggerIcedBuns🍰

Cast & Creative

STARRING

TANYA FRANKS

Annie

MAUREEN NOLAN

Ruth

LYN PAUL

Jessie

AMY ROBBINS

Chris

PAULA TAPPENDEN

Marie

MARTI WEBB

Celia

HONEYSUCKLE WEEKS

Cora

COLIN R CAMPBELL

John

GRAHAM MACDUFF

Rod

JAYNE ASHLEY

Ensemble

LIZ CARNEY

Ensemble

VICTORIA HAY

Ensemble

ANDREW TUTON

Ensemble

CREATIVE TEAM

Written by

GARY BARLOW AND TIM FIRTH

Directed

JONATHAN O’BOYLE

Design by

GARY MCCANN

Lighting by

NICK RICHINGS

Musical Direction by

JORDAN ALEXANDER

Movement Director

JOS HOUBEN

Assistant Director and Musical Staging

CAROLE TODD 

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.

Reviews

★★★★★

‘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 

2023 tour dates

30 August – 16 September

WINDSOR Theatre Royal Windsor

19 September – 23 September

SHEFFIELD Sheffield Theatres – Lyceum

26 September – 30 September

CHELTENHAM Everyman Theatre

03 October – 07 October

BIRMINGHAM The Alexandra

10 October – 14 October

LIVERPOOL Liverpool Empire

17 October – 21 October

MILTON KEYNES Milton Keynes Theatre

24 October – 28 October

PETERBOROUGH New Theatre Peterborough

31 October – 4 November

WIMBLEDON Wimbledon New Theatre

07 November – 11 November

LEEDS Leeds Grand Theatre

14 November – 18 November

STOKE-ON-TRENT Regent Theatre

21 November – 25 November

DARLINGTON Darlington Hippodrome

28 November – 02 December

HULL Hull New Theatre