Tim Firth first came to the attention of theatregoers with the worldwide hit comedy NEVILLE'S ISLAND, and to television viewers with the 1994 series ALL QUIET ON THE PRESTON FRONT. On stage he went on to win the Olivier for his musical OUR HOUSE, and on television to win awards and plaudits for works including NEVILLE'S ISLAND, THE FLINT STREET NATIVITY, CRUISE OF THE GODS and children's series THE ROTTENTROLLS. Tim's first two feature films were released in 2003. CALENDAR GIRLS starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters went to number one in the UK, becoming one of the most successful British films of all time and one of the top fifty grossing films in UK cinema history. BLACKBALL, starring Paul Kaye and Vince Vaughn reached number three in the UK charts as did his third film, KINKY BOOTS starring Chiwitel Ejiofor and Joel Egerton. In 2004 Tim released a solo album, HARMLESS FLIRTING, completing a tour of words and music with fellow playwright Willy Russell which won wonderful reviews at the Edinburgh Festival. During two successive Christmas runs, the stage version of THE FLINT STREET NATIVITY at the Liverpool Playhouse became the most successful production in the theatre's history, breaking box office records. His recent work for stage includes CALENDAR GIRLS, which wowed the audiences across the country during its 2008/09 tour, sold out every venue and in the process broke the all time British box office record for a play. CALENDAR GIRLS is currently playing London’s WEST END, and SIGN OF THE TIMES, starring Stephen Tompkinson and Tom Shaw toured the UK in early 2009. June 09
