Calendar Girls Announce New Cast

The new cast for the hit show Calendar girls which tells the story of a group of WI members who find a rather risqué way of raising money for charity has just been announced. The new cast will include three former EastEnders stars Jill Halfpenny, Anita Dobson and Jack Ryder, along with Albert Square’s longest serving resident June Brown.

Joining them in the new cast, are Jerry Hall, Gemma Atkinson, Jill Baker, Richenda Carey and Sara Crowe.

Playwright Tim Firth, who adapted the stage show from his screenplay for the successful British film, is to revise the show’s script to better suit the new performers.

The current cast, which includes Lynda Bellingham, Patricia Hodge, Sian Phillips, Gaynor Faye, Brigit Forsyth, Julia Hills and Elaine C Smith will perform until 25 July.