Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls by Tim Firth, Directed by Kathy Petrakis
Lane Cove Theatre Company 20 February – 1 March

Calendar Girls, a witty and heartwarming story of friendship, determination and a cheeky nude calendar, opens at the Pottery Lane Performance Space on 20 February 2026.

Set in the rolling hills of Yorkshire, Calendar Girls tells the story of a group of ordinary women who, in the face of grief, do something extraordinary.

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. They manage to persuade four fellow Women's Institute members to pose nude with them for an "alternative" calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence.

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 Chris and Annie's friendship is put to the test under the strain of their new-found fame.

Tim Firth’s hilarious play based on the true story of eleven women who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls is a witty and heart-warming story of friendship and determination.

Calendar Girls is more than a nostalgic trip. In a community-focused theatre such as Lane Cove, its themes - friendship, loss, courage, and the extraordinary things ordinary people do are especially resonant. Audiences will leave the theatre laughing, teary-eyed, and proud of these delightful, daring local performers.

This hilarous and heartstring-wrenching ensemble cast includes Michelle Bellamy, Anita Lenzo, Pauline Gardner, Josephine Birch, Jannette Chambers, Georgina Philpott, Karen Firmstone, Darren Gibson, Blake Nicholas and Anastasia Vokhmyakova.

An amateur production by arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical, on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.

Lane Cove Theatre Company presents Calendar Girls by Tim Firth and Directed by Kathy Petrakis.

Friday 20 February 7.30pm
Saturday 21 February 7.30pm
Sunday 22 February 3.00pm
Friday 27 February 7.30pm
Saturday 28 February 2.00pm
Saturday 28 February 7.30pm
Sunday 1 March 3.00pm

Pottery Lane Performance Space. 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove.
Tickets $35 (adult) and $30 (concession). Discounts available for groups of 10+

More information at www.lanecovetheatrecompany.com. Bookings online at https://www.trybooking.com/DHVSR.

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Lane Cove Theatre Company is a not-for-profit theatre company. Committed to building the performing arts community in the Lower North Shore of Sydney and beyond, Lane Cove Theatre Company is volunteer run and, as a registered not-for-profit, every dollar we make is invested directly back into the thriving performing arts and culture community in Lane Cove.