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CALENDAR GIRLS Lynda Bellingham, Patricia Hodge, Sian Phillips, Gaynor Faye, Brigit Forsyth, Julia Hills and Elaine C Smith star in CALENDAR GIRLS Written by Tim Firth   We’re going to need considerably bigger buns’ At first glance it should look like your classic WI calendar. Jams, cakes, sewing and all that. Except for one tiny thing...the ladies are not naked, they’re nude. A group of extraordinary women, members of a very ordinary WI, persuade one another to pose for a charity calendar with a difference. Puzzling their husbands, mortifying their children and riding the wrath of the outraged WI, they achieve their goal of raising money for charity, but inadvertently spark a global phenomenon. Adapted by Tim Firth from his smash-hit film of the same name, Calendar Girls is quirky, poignant and hilarious.   See the 'WHAT'S ON' page for dates and venues OUR HOUSE Written by Tim Firth Music by MADNESS Directed by Matthew Warchus   "Stunning, nutty and brilliant" - The Sun "Brilliant entertainment" - The Telegraph "An original musical triumph" - Evening Standard   Olivier Award for Best New Musical See dates on the 'WHAT'S ON' page   THE FLINT STREET NATIVITY Written by Tim Firth Directed by Matthew Lloyd Designed by Robin Don The 2006 & 2007 Christmas show at the Liverpool Playhouse.   Natalie Casey (Hollyoaks, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps) will be donning a tea-towel as our Shepherd while Neil Caple (Brookside), who was last seen at Liverpool in Unprotected, will be playing both Herod and Joseph. Due to a bout of chicken pox at the school, Neil is not the only child to play two roles as Nick Bagnall will be both the Star and the Ass. Flint Street’s Angel will be played by Rina Mahoney (Casualty) and Anabelle Dowler, who also last appeared in Liverpool in The Mayor of Zalamea, will come bearing gifts as a Wise Man.   2006 MORE HERE >>   ABSOLUTELY FRANK Written by Tim Firth Directed by Richard Derrington Produced by Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough Starring, Michael Bertenshaw and Michael Imerson   Frank Tollit puts up giant letters on the sides of buildings. From a forty foot 'IKEA' to a five foot 'Comet', Frank's been the master for thirty years. But in his heart, he always yearned to work with slightly smaller letters...novels. Spy novels, in fact. Stories of espionage, treachery, unexpected encounters in dangerous places, disasters, explosions and daring rescues. Problem is, they never felt authentic. That is, until the day Frank turned up for work and found all those things starting to happen for real. A comedy about a fifty-seven year old man of letters learning the greatest lesson in life - how to live happily ever after. Absolutely Frank began as a one act play A Man Of Letters which was commissioned by Alan Ayckbourn and performed at the Stephen Joseph in 1991. 2006     OUR HOUSE Written by Tim Firth Music by MADNESS Directed by Matthew Warchus This musical set in Camden, is a fast moving romantic comedy, which tells the story of Joe Casey, his mates, his girlfriend Sarah and the night he commits a petty crime to impress her. Following the two courses his life would have taken had he stayed to face the music when the police appear on the scene or bunked the law and made a run for it.   Olivier Award for Best New Musical 2003 MORE HERE >> THE SAFARI PARTY Written by Tim Firth Directed by Alan Ayckbourn Produced by Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough Transferred to Hampstead Theatre, London. 2002 MORE HERE >> LOVE SONGS FOR SHOPKEEPERS Written by Tim Firth Directed by Alan Ayckbourn Produced by Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.   1998 THE END OF THE FOOD CHAIN Written by Tim Firth Directed by Connal Orton Produced by the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough. 1994 MORE HERE >> NEVILLE'S ISLAND Written by Tim Firth Originally produced by Stephen Joseph Theatre, June 1992. Also produced at Nottingham Playhouse and Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue. Foreign productions have taken place in New Zealand, South Africa, Germany, Australia, Canada, America, Norway, Spain and Poland and Slovenia.   Nominated for Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy 1992 MORE HERE >> A MAN OF LETTERS Written by Tim Firth One Act play produced by Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough. 1991 MORE HERE >>