There is quite the buzz around the small southern Alberta town of Nanton over its fall stage production, and for more reasons than one.
Chinook Singers and Players (CSP) is performing Calendar Girls, which features some comedic nudity, but it’s a surprise return of a secret cast member that has the town talking.
Bridget Jones turns 101 years old next month and is returning to the spotlight for the first time in 17 years.
“It’ll be rather fun I think,” the centenarian told CTV News ahead of the production’s opening night Wednesday.
CSP has been teasing the town about a secret star leading up to the show online, after Jones agreed to act in the play.
“It’s hard to turn down an opportunity that comes,” said Jones, who is no stranger to the stage. “The acting, either you make the most of yourself or you don’t.”
She was the founder of the CSP around four decades ago, going …