Calendar Girls
Wed 22 Apr
|Strode Theatre
Presented by Glastonbury and Street Musical Comedy
Time & Location
22 Apr 2026, 19:30 – 25 Apr 2026, 19:30
Strode Theatre, Strode College, Church Rd, Street BA16 0AB, UK
About the event
Written by Tim Firth and Gary Barlow
Performances on Wednesday 22 April at 7.30pm Thursday 23 April at 7.30pm Friday 24 April at 7.30pm Saturday 25 April at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
The death of a much loved husband prompts a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute to do an extraordinary thing. Blasting away all preconceptions of what it is to be in a women’s institute, they decide to do an artistic nude calendar to raise money for charity. Upturning preconceptions is a dangerous business and none of them expect the emotional and personal ramifications, but gradually the making of the fabulous and funny calendar brings each woman unexpectedly into flower. The true story of the Calendar Girls launched a global phenomenon, a million copycat calendars, a record breaking movie, stage play and musical written by Tim Firth and Gary Barlow which coined the…