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This week the Highlands Little Theatre production ofCalendar Girlsbegins its four-show run in Haliburton. It's a play based on a true story about a group of ladies, members of the Women's Institute in Yorkshire, England.The play follows the story of how an enduring friendship between two women helps heal the pain the loss of a spouse to cancer and the subsequent eyebrow-raising fundraiser the women take part in.Six local women bring that touching and often humorous story to life, but what's even more remarkable is how real-life couple, John and Rita Jackson are bringing their own love story to the stage with art truly imitating life in this production. In Part three of this series, we meet the Jacksons and Director Jack Brezina as opening night draws ever closer.
By Elizabeth Oakley | Canoe FMThis week the Highlands Little Theatre production ofCalendar Girlsbegins its four-show run in Haliburton. It's a play based on a true story about a group of ladies, members of the Women's Institute in Yorkshire, England.The play follows the story of how an enduring friendship between two women helps heal the pain the loss of a spouse to cancer and the subsequent eyebrow-raising fundraiser the women take part in.Six local women bring that touching and often humorous story to life, but what's even more remarkable is how real-life couple, John and Rita Jackson are bringing their own love story to the stage with art truly imitating life in this production. In Part three of this series, we meet the Jacksons and Director Jack Brezina as opening night draws ever closer.