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- Apart from a few weak elements, GBS's Calendar Girls is a well-acted, well-staged comedic romp filled with wit, warmth, and genuine insight.
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Jun 9, 2018 · Theater Review: “Calendar Girls” — A Warm Crowd-Pleaser. Apart from a few weak elements, GBS’s Calendar Girls is a well-acted, well-staged comedic romp filled with wit, warmth, and genuine insight. Calendar Girls, based on the Miramax Motion Picture by Juliette Towhidi and Tim Firth.
Jan 1, 2004 · In Theaters At Home TV Shows. After the death of her best friend's husband from cancer, spirited Yorkshire housewife Chris Harper (Helen Mirren) hatches a scheme to raise money for a memorial to...
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- Nigel Cole
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- Helen Mirren
Nov 4, 2022 · When a choreographer tells the dancers to “bring that belly in!” one responds with rueful good humor, “Some of our bellies don’t listen.” A newcomer has not learned all of the dances yet so they plan a performance around the ones she does know and give her some extra help.
For every laugh-out-loud moment, or eccentric touch, there are equal moments of reflection and pause [...] Despite an uncertain start in establishing a consistent comic tone, pic builds into an engaging, light character comedy, played somewhere between the Ealing tradition and contempo regional comedy."
Mar 20, 2022 · “Calendar Girls” is a perfect play to reopen Silhouette Stages’ live performances. It is an excellent reason to get out of the house again and see fine theatre. You will laugh out loud but also find it a moving story—an image of true friendship and snapshot of individuals who understand that helping those in need can be life fulfilling.
Calendar Girls is a prime example of why Americans appreciate British humor. And in this case, we have the added perk of a tale that once again proves that real life is often funnier than...
Tim Firth’s hilarious play is based on the true story of eleven W.I. members who famously posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund in 1999.
