THE uplifting tale of a group of women striving to elegantly strip for a calendar to raise money is being brought to the stage of Chichester Festival Theatre from 27 January until 6 February.

Lynda Bellingham is returning to the cast of Calendar Girls and is bringing a brand new set of girls with her including Gemma Atkinson, Letitia Dean, Jan Harvey, Judith Barker and Debbie Chazen.

The show is based on the hit film of 2003 which was based on true life events.

Calendar Girls follows the fortunes of a group of extraordinary women, all members of an ordinary Yorkshire Women's Institute who persuade each other to pose for a charity calendar with a difference.

Tickets are available from the box office on 01243 781312 or online at www.cft.org.uk