A hugely successful production of Calendar Girls by Dannevirke Theatre Company had its sequel last month with presentation of a gift of $5000 to Dannevirke Community Hospital.
Three representatives from the Dannevirke Community Hospital and three from the Dannevirke Theatre Company met for the presentation which will go towards the purchase of a visitors’ couch or chairs.
The idea sprang from the true story of Calendar Girls when a group of ladies from the Knapeley Women’s Institute in Yorkshire decided to produce a semi-nude calendar of themselves for the next year, aiming to raise money for a couch in the local hospital, in memory of a husband who had recently died.
The result back then was a national sensation, with so many calendars being sold it well exceeded their wildest expectations.
Their story became a film in 2003 and was adapted for the stage in 2009.
