CALENDAR GIRLS Breaks Records, Extends Run Of Current Cast Until October 31

CALENDAR GIRLS, which has broken all box office records at the Noël Coward Theatre in London with takings of well over £190,000 gross per week, has been able to extend the run of the current cast by two weeks. The current cast, headed by Gemma Atkinson, Jill Baker, June Brown, Richenda Carey, Sara Crowe, Anita Dobson, Jill Halfpenny, Jerry Hall and Jack Ryder, were originally scheduled to play until October 17, but will now play until October 31.

CALENDAR GIRLS, which donates their normal £1.50 booking fee on each ticket sold to Leukaemia Research, has now raised an excess of £150,000 for the fund by this means together with a percentage of merchandise sales and royalties. The play, which opened at the Noël Coward Theatre on April 4 this year, will continue to raise money for the fund as long as the show plays in the West End.

CALENDAR GIRLS, the new stage play by Tim Firth adapted from the screenplay he wrote for the 2003 film, is continuing to do smash hit business. "CALENDAR GIRLS" is directed by Hamish McColl, who won an Olivier Award for writing and performing "The Play What I Wrote" in the West End. "CALENDAR GIRLS" has a set by Robert Jones, with lighting by Malcolm Rippeth, costumes by Emma Williams and music by Steve Parry.