5 Minutes With: Denise Welch - Calendar Girls The Musical, Theatre Royal

Geordie girl, Denise Welch, is back on Tyneside this September, starring in the marvellous musical comedy, Calendar Girls The Musical! 

Based on the true story of the calendar girls - a group of ordinary ladies who achieved something extraordinary - Calendar Girls The Musical arrives at Newcastle's Theatre Royal, ready to warm audiences' hearts and make them cry with laughter. Produced by Tim Firth and Take That's Gary Barlow, and starring big names such as Denise Welch, Fern Britton and Sara Crowe, it's an award-winning production, not to be missed! 

Team NE1 talks to local celeb, Denise Welch, ahead of of her run at the Theatre Royal... 

First time in the Toon?

I was brought up here, so it's great to be home for the Calendar Girls run at the Theatre Royal.

Have you brought your coat?

Oh no, I haven't brought a coat as I don't want to get arrested! 

NE1 plans?

I'll be visiting family and getting fish and chips from Whitley Bay!

What would you be doing if you weren’t here now?

Lying on a beach somewhere hot with my hubby.

Fun fact?

My family were the Welch's of Whitley Bay the confectioners - famous for their toffee! 

See Denise in Calendar Girls The Musical this autumn. Tickets from £19.50, Tuesday 18 - Saturday 29 September 2018.

theatreroyal.co.uk