Artistic Director's Message

What a treat it is to spend these few months directing two shows back to back that are set in my birth country, Calendar Girls and then Billy Elliot. What a joyful local cast we have gathered together. It’s rare to have a play with so many great roles for women and I am lucky to have such a strong local pool to draw from. This play features a veritable who’s who of local talent.

The play is really about the strong bond between these women and the way they protect and help their own in times of trouble. Nothing could have prepared these women for the way their original calendar took off. To date, they have raised over £5 million for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, the UK’s leading blood cancer charity.

As you’re reading this, I am getting prepared for Billy Elliot, our season-ending musical production. It’s a giant show with a gigantic heart. We have recently announced our 2020-21 season with some amazing productions for you. The Rocky Horror Show fills our summer and Dreamgirls closes us out. Once again we bring you a new family musical comedy at Christmas, with Alice In Pantoland. The season has two premieres by Atlantic Canadian playwrights, two incredible pieces of Indigenous theatre, thrills, chills and laughs galore.

Enjoy your time in the hills with the Calendar Girls. Thank you for being here.

Jeremy Webb Artistic Director