Queen’s
Hall
Theatre
Club
Entertaining Hexham since 1985
Our Next Production is
Calendar Girls
Moya Holmes
November 2026
Queen's Hall Theatre, Hexham
Laughter, friendship and an extraordinary true story. When a group of ordinary Women's Institute members decide to pose for an unconventional charity calendar, they discover that courage can change lives. Warm, funny and deeply moving, Calendar Girls is a celebration of friendship, hope and community that will leave you smiling through your tears.
Cast & Crew
Brenda
Sarah Amies
Brenda Hulse is a guest speaker Marie has invited along to the local branch of the Women’s Institute. She is very dull and has a history of giving exceptionally boring speeches
Cora
Carolyn Hagger
Cora is the daughter of a vicar and a single mother. She loves music and the blues, often trying to turn solemn church hymns into upbeat rock tunes. She has a dry, deadpan sense of humor and serves as the joker of the group, fiercely defending her friends.
Director
Moya Holmes
Annie
Vicki Barr
Annie's husband, John, passes away from leukemia at a young age. Alongside her best friend Chris, Annie resolves to raise money for a comfortable new settee in the local hospital waiting room
The pair convince fellow Women's Institute members to pose nude for an alternative calendar rather than traditional fundraising
Lady Cravenshire
Sandie Ross
Lady Cravenshire is the local aristocracy of the village and she is effortlessly elegant and wealthy. She is brought in to judge the cake display of the Women’s Institute and she is unintentionally patronizing and condescending.
Chris Harper
Charlotte Ridley
Is the spirited, headstrong womans who hatches the plan to create a nude alternative calendar to raise money for a hospital settee in memory of her friend's late husband
Rod Harper
Anthony Johnston
Rod is Chris's supportive husband and devoted family man who balances out Chris's more unpredictable and mischievous spirit.