The Asylum Players present Calendar Girls By Tim Firth

The Asylum Players present

Calendar Girls

By Tim Firth

Thursday 18th - Saturday 20th July  & Thursday 25th - Saturday 27th July 2024

“WE’RE GOING TO NEED CONSIDERABLY BIGGER BUNS!”

What is the difference between Naked and Nude? For the women of the Knapely WI this question is right at the front of everyone’s mind.

An archetypical British comedy, based on a true story, Calendar Girls is a comic classic of our times. Written by Tim Firth, it tells the story of a group of “middle aged women going nuts.”

After losing her husband to the big C, in an effort to raise money to replace the worn-out sofa of the local hospital waiting room, Annie and the women of Knapely WI decide that a calendar of misty Yorkshire bridges might not cut it. So, what to do instead? Bake sale? Tombola? Naked calendar? Delete as appropriate…

Buns, baps, and euphemisms of all kinds will be running wild in this latest version to take to the stage, in a story of female friendship, crazy situations, local community and a suspiciously M&S looking entry in the county fair cake competition.

Famous on the stage and screen, this is a beautiful, moving, laugh-out-loud comedy, for the whole family. Produced by The Asylum Players, directed by Stephen Gillard, and starring a wonderfully eclectic cast of local actors, you will not regret coming to see this show.

Stephen Gillard, Artistic Director of The Blue Room and Asylum Players: “Some shows are just so wonderfully British that they become instant classics. Calendar Girls is one of these. It makes you laugh, it makes you tear up and it makes you think. We’ve all been affected by cancer in some way and nothing typifies the British spirit more than finding a way to laugh in the face of these situations. Calendar Girls is that spirit on the stage.”

A donation from ticket sales will be made to Macmillan Cancer Research. The cast of Calendar Girls at The Blue Room are also creating their own version of the iconic original calendar, which will be on sale at performances for you to snap up the perfect memory of an unforgettable summer’s night out!

Performances:
Thursday 18th - Saturday 20th and Thursday 25th - Saturday 27th July 2024.
Evening performances @ 7.30pm with additional 2pm matinees on both Saturdays.
Doors open 7pm / 1.30pm.
Running time: approx 2 hours with one interval
Address: The Blue Room, The Lawn, Union Road, Lincoln, LN1 3BU
Tickets £20, available from www.lawnlincoln.com/the-blue-room-events