The Girls Musical and Dinner

About this excursion

£122 per person (£106 per person without Dinner)

This new musical comedy THE GIRLS is the true story of the Yorkshire CALENDAR GIRLS – a group of ordinary ladies who achieved something extraordinary. Their quest was to raise money to buy a sofa for the visitor’s centre at their local hospital.

By appearing in a nude calendar, they raised over three million pounds and became a global phenomenon. The musical will explore life in the Yorkshire village they called home, how their actions affected their families, and how they gained international fame.

Written with Tim Firth, The Girls is a musical inspired by the hit film Calendar Girls which enjoyed huge success on its 2003 release. Tim Firth wrote the film Calendar Girls, and grew up in the same town as Gary Barlow. They have been friends for twenty five years and The Girls marks their first collaboration.

Cast List Debbie Chazen (Ruth), Sophie-Louse Dann (Celia), Michele Dotrice (Jessie), Claire Machin (Cora), Claire Moore (Chris), Joanna Riding (Annie), Joe Caffrey (Rod), Jeremy Clyde (Denis), John Davitt (Doctor), Soo Drouet (Brenda), James Gaddas (John), Jenny Gayner (Miss Wilson (coffee)), Steve Giles (Lawrence), Maxwell Hutcheon (Colin), Shirley Jameson (Miss Wilson (tea)), Marian McLoughlin (Marie), Judith Street (Lady Cravenshire) and Jane Lambert, Rebecca Lewis, Victoria Blackburn, Frazer Hadfield, Josh Benson (Tommo), Ben Hunter (Danny) and Chloe May Jackson (Jenny).

About the Phoenix TheatreThe Phoenix Theatre is located on Charing Cross Road, in between the Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road underground stations. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, Bertie Crewe and Cecil Masey, the building is close to a host of shops and hotels, making it a key theatre in the West End. Opening in 1930, the Phoenix Theatre showed Noel Coward’s Private Lives, which starred Coward, Gertrude Lawrence and Laurence Olivier in one of his first roles. The Phoenix Theatre interior is very grand and is often considered to be one of London’s finest. Designed by director Theodore Komisarjevsky in an Italianate style, there are golden wall engravings and plush, red carpets which make the theatre exceptionally striking.

We have included an optional meal at The Cambridge, just a few yards from the theatre. The menu is shown below and we need you choices in advance please.

The price includes luxury transport, your best-priced ticket for the show, an optional two-course dinner and, of course, our usual treats.

The Cambridge – Menu

Starters

Seasonal Soup of the Day Served with farmhouse bread and butter

Nachos (V) Home-cooked tortillas, guacamole, salsa, mature Cheddar, jalapeños and sour cream

Potted Devon Crab Served with toasted ciabatta

Mains

Slow Cooked Beef Amber Ale & Mushroom Pie
Encased in shortcrust pastry with a puff pastry lid, mashed potato, seasonal greens and carrots

Sausages & Mash – Vegetarian option available
On a bed of creamy mashed potato, topped with Nicholson’s Ale hand-battered onion rings

Hunter’s Chicken
Grilled chicken breast topped with smoked back bacon, BBQ sauce and gratinated with mature Cheddar, served with triple cooked chips and a heirloom tomato salad

Macaroni and Cheese (V)
Macaroni pasta in a rich cheese sauce, topped with mature Cheddar and grilled until golden. Served with garlic bread

Thick Cut Gammon Steak
With a fried free-range egg and triple cooked chips

Steak Frites
5 oz ribeye steak, cooked medium and served with triple cooked chips, garlic butter and a beef tomato

Desserts

Chocolate Brownie
Rich and luxurious brownie, served warm with vanilla pod ice cream

Lemon Tart (V)
Served with freshly whipped cream

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