Jill Halfpenny News

Calendar Girls makes serious money for charity, Edinburgh Fringe venues say they're struggling and even more panto is announced for the West End. Miriam Zendle reports

The West End show donates booking fees and merchandising profits to Leukaemia Research

The smash-hit show continues with its new 'Calendar Girls' - from 28th July it's now starring Gemma Atkinson, Jill Baker, June Brown (aka Dot Cotton), Sara Crowe, Anita Dobson, Jill Halfpenny, Jerry Hall and Jack Ryder.

'CALENDAR GIRLS', the new stage play by Tim Firth, adapted from his own screenplay for the 2003 film, originally starred Lynda Bellingham, Patricia Hodge, Sian Phillips, Gaynor Faye, Brigit Forsyth, Julia Hills and Elaine C Smith. Also in the cast are Joan Blackham, Abby Francis, Gary Lilburn, Gerard McDermot and Carl Prekopp.

The smash-hit show continues with its new 'Calendar Girls' - from 28th July it's now starring Gemma Atkinson, Jill Baker, June Brown (aka Dot Cotton), Sara Crowe, Anita Dobson, Jill Halfpenny, Jerry Hall and Jack Ryder.

Jerry Hall, Gemma Atkinson and Anita Dobson all pose for the camera from July

Chicago will celebrate a decade of decadence in the West End with a special charity gala performance at the Cambridge Theatre on Wednesday, December 5.

Sharon pulls out of Vagina due to daughter's breast cancer scare, Brooke paints the town red and Anthony Andrews replaces Michael Ball. Plus lots of transfer news!

Brooke Shields will make her British stage debut starring as 'Roxie Hart' in the London production of Chicago for 9 weeks.

Marti Pellow appears as Billy Flynn in the UK tour of Chicago.