Calendar Girls

How fitting that this Society should be chosen to be the first amateur group to perform Calendar Girls as it really felt that the play had come home.There was such a great atmosphere in the Devonshire Institute with lots of paper sunflowers, elegant ladies dressed in black and jars of jam and marmalade for sale. A strong cast had been assembled and they took us through the hilarious and heartbreaking moments in the story. It was good to see the five ladies blossoming as the play moved on, starting off with humdrum lives and ending up being worldwide personalities. They must have spent hours perfcting the 'nude' scene as it worked beautifully bringing well deserved applause for each individual photograph. The set changes were kept to a minimum and the simple backcloth was quite sufficient for the outdoor scenes. The traditional brass band music was lovely to hear between the scenes. This was a very moving production with all cast members treating their roles with great sensitivity. Well done to everyone connected with this production both on stage and off, this was a great tribute to the original Calendar Girls. I enjoyed the souvenir programme which was full of interesting items and is one I will definitely be keeping.

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