Plenty of naked ambition for operatic society's last hoorah

The much-anticipated return of Calendar Girls The Musical, is due to be staged at the Lowther Pavilion, Lytham at the beginning of September - and they have some Boys supporting them!

- by Gazette Reporter

It is 25 years since the original Calendar Girls came up with the idea of a nude Women's Institute calendar.

And the brazen brainwave has since raised more than six million pounds for Leukaemia Research.

But what about the men behind that story? The husbands, the sons, the photographer?

The musical, written by Gary Barlow, highlights those integral male characters showing their initial hesitancy and surprise, leading on to their emotions and eventual ultimate support.