Hannah Waterman, star of EastEnders and winner with Marti Pellow of BBC's Just The Two Of Us, will star as Miss July in CALENDAR GIRLS at the Noël Coward Theatre in the West End from Tuesday 1 December.
CALENDAR GIRLS, the new stage play by Tim Firth, adapted from his own screenplay for the 2003 film, will undertake a second national tour opening at the Chichester Festival Theatre for two weeks on 25 January 2010.
The new star cast will take their bow in the hit West End play CALENDAR GIRLS on November 3. Stars Julie Goodyear, Kelly Brook Janie Dee, Helen Lederer, Debbie Chazen, Arabella Weir, Jan Leeming,and Rob James Collier will perform in the production through January 9. Their first production photos have been released.
Julie Goodyear will make her London and legit stage debut in the smash-hit West End play 'CALENDAR GIRLS' starring as ‘Cora - Miss July'. A household name, Julie became a national treasure after starring as ‘Bet Lynch' in 'Coronation Street' for 25 years. Kelly Brook will bare all as ‘Celia - Miss September'. Janie Dee, triple ‘Best Actress' award-winner for Alan Ayckbourn's 'Comic Potential', will play ‘Annie - Miss February'. Helen Lederer, one of Britian's best-known comediennes, will play ‘Marie', leader of the Yorkshire branch of the WI. Debbie Chazen, best-known as a regular in 'Doctor Who' and as the star of 'TittyTittyBangBang' on BBC3, will play ‘Ruth'. Arabella Weir, star of 'The Fast Show' and author of international best-seller 'Does My Bum Look Big in This?', will play ‘Chris - Miss October'. Jan Leeming will play ‘Lady Cravenshire'. Rob James Collier, multi award-winner for ‘Sexiest Male' as ‘Liam Connor' in 'Coronation Street', will make his London stage debut as the photographer ‘Lawrence'.
The Young Vic has a real variety of shows coming up in July: Alecky Blythe's The Girlfriend Experience, Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis and Clare Bayley's The Container.