February 2024

Written by Amanda Whittington

Directed by Sally Wright

Work, love and life are just one long, hard slog for the fish-filleting foursome Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda. But their fortunes are set to change when they head off to Ladies Day at Royal Ascot, when it relocated to York in 2005, while Ascot Racecourse was redeveloped.

Out go the hairnets, overalls and wellies as the four ditch work, do themselves up to the nines and head off to the races for a drink, a flirt and a flutter. If their luck holds, they could hit the jackpot – and more besides…

‘With it’s Yorkshire heart and soul it has all the warmth of a Calendar Girls or a Full Monty’ – Yorkshire Post

‘Exuberantly up-to-the-minute comedy’ – Guardian