Public read-through of 'Calendar Girls'
Schedule
Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 12:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Corner Room | Long Eaton, EN
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So everyone has a chance to get to grips with the next show we have coming up, we're opening up our read through for 1st March so anyone can come and have a read, or even just have a listen to the script and see if it's the thing for you before deciding to audition.Don't worry! The read-through is not part of the audition; you won't be evaluated or judged based on how you read, or whether you read or not. It's simply there for anyone who wants to come and have a listen to the play.
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[If you wish to audition for this production, you will need to complete the online audition form. A link is provided at the bottom of this description]
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. Blasting away all preconceptions of what it is to be in the Women’s Institute, they manage to persuade a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire town WI to do an extraordinary thing and to make an artistic nude calendar to raise money for charity.
The news of the women’s charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. The calendar is a success, but up turning preconceptions is a dangerous business and none of them expect the emotional and personal ramifications that follow but, gradually, the making of the fabulous and funny calendar causes each of the women to unexpectedly blossom.
Based on the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls opened at the Chichester Festival theatre and has since become the fastest selling play in British theatre history. The true story of the Calendar Girls launched a global phenomenon, a million copycat calendars, a record-breaking movie, a stage play and a musical. Calendar Girls opened at the Chichester Festival theatre and has since become the fastest selling play in British theatre history.
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This is an amateur production, so no payment is available.
You must be available for show week, which includes 'Get In' (14th Sept), Tech and Dress rehearsals (15th/16th Sept) performances, and the Get Out after the show on Saturday evening.
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PERFORMANCES
Duchess Theatre, Long Eaton
17th - 20th Sept 2025
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REHEARSALS
Thursday and Friday evenings, 7.30 - 10pm
Venues to be confirmed
Audition pack | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NrpCG72Bm9LKrTkWgf8aXXqrB05dVsvF/view?usp=drive_link
Please complete the audition form to be considered for an audition: https://forms.gle/youPM69ZE6i9JzL86
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Where is it happening?
Corner Room, Long Eaton, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
