THE GIRLS

Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s new British musical based on the film and play Calendar Girls is a rare treat that will have you laughing one minute and bawling your eyes out the next. Inspired by the true story of the Yorkshire Women’s Institute ladies who posed “nude not naked!” for a charity calendar, this is about ordinary women doing something extraordinary. Expect a few bare bums, plenty of saucy innuendo, and Gary Barlow’s unmistakable musical stamp.

Phoenix Theatre, London, until July 15