2023 Calendar Girls
“Finally, the “Ruth - Miss Goody Two Shoes, Sucking Up To Her WI Chairman.” “Marie! Marie!”
“Ladies, for our talk this harvest we are especially privileged to welcome back Brenda, who last year gave us such a fascinating talk on the history of the tea towel.”
“WHY ARE WE NOT DRINKING?”
“Ohhh God that’s it. I knew it’d happen. I’ve turned into the third person.”
“You are talking, John Clarke, like YOU won’t be doing any of this. ANd I can tell you, mate, you’re down to do atalk at the WI. ANd there’s certain promises on this mortal soil that cannot be broken.”
“And this is Celia who only recently joined us.”
“Yes! Actually at this fete last year, in fact.”
“Just ‘cause I moved to Yorkshire doesn’t mean I have to sit on it. These are Joseph Ribkoff.’
“It should be what John said. When I was pushing him round. Talking to him about what it was you all did in here. He reckoned all the jam-making and knitting was basically a front for a load of respectable middle-aged women to get together and go nuts." That what your calendar should be.”
“LADIES! HAVE WE DECKED THE HALLS?”
“YES!”
“HAVE WE STUFFED THE GOOSE?”
“YES!”
“ARE OUR DING DONGS MERRILY ON HIGH?”
“YES!”
“In that case I think it’s time to . . . “
“Can we remember the pose? Jessie? Left foot forwards, right arm back. Smile.”
“Get down to the WI. girls. Come and hang out with the reall women of this county and learn a little debauchery before it’s too bloody late.” Cheers.
“‘Cause what I hadn’t realized is that a woman who takes her clothes off on a calendar is a “tart” whereas one who does it in a lay-by is a really good sport.”
“No worries. Five’s enough. I’m just - . It’s not GREAT for lighting, this plaice, is it?
“OK now. Important. Can you remember the pose? That kind of “leaning-back” thing, left foot forward, right arm back and smile -”
“Sorry, Liam. You want us - with these, over -?”
Liz, Christine, Reid, Carl, Jan, Pam, Lisa, Lorraine Theresa, Dani, Jennifer, Andrew, Drew, Beth
Sound design (Chris), stage management (Deanna), and lighting design (Drea) hard at work.