Alison Bruce and Theresa Healey will be in the NZ production of Calendar Girls starting 10 to 20 August 2011 at the Civic in Auckland, New Zealand.
Calendar Girls is about a group of extraordinary women, members of a very ordinary Yorkshire Women's Institute, spark a global phenomenon by persuading one another to pose for a charity calendar with a difference!
As interest snowballs, the CALENDAR GIRLS find themselves revealing more than they'd ever planned...
A very British story, with a very British heart, CALENDAR GIRLS is based on an inspiring true story that is quirky, poignant and hilarious.
About Theresa Healey - Theresa is best known to Xena fans in the Season 5 episode "Looking Death in the Eye" as Celesta.
Theresa Healey first came to prominence in Alison MacLean's celebrated short film KITCHEN SINK - but is probably better known for her five years as Nurse Carmen Roberts in SHORTLAND STREET. Other television appearances have included parts in MARLIN BAY, MERCY PEAK and GO GIRLS; and she investigated her Irish heritage in the documentary series HERE TO STAY. She also had leading roles in the films JUBILEE and SAVAGE HONEYMOON. Theresa's previous appearances for Auckland Theatre Company include CLOSER, HONOUR, THREE TALL WOMEN and UNCLE VANYA.
About Alison Bruce (best known to Xena fans as Amazon Queen Melosa (Season 1) and Xena's friend Talia (Season 5) in Xena Warrior Princess)
Alison trained at Theatre Corporate in 1982 and worked there and at the Mercury Theatre over the next few years. She went on to perform in many productions at the Watershed Theatre and worked for three years with Theatre at Large, beginning her love of physical/image based work.
Her theatre work recently has been with the Silo Theatre (LITTLE DOG LAUGHED, HOLDING THE MAN) and as a member of the Red Leap Theatre Co. (THE ARRIVAL, PAPER SKY). She has made several appearances in film and television, most recently as Agnetha in South Pacific Pictures's THE ALMIGHTY JOHNSONS.
This is Alison's fourth show with the Auckland Theatre Company and she is really looking forward to working with such a fabulously talented bunch of women. Yeeha!
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-- Reported by Jo & Barbara Davies