Bare stage: Billie Piper and Samantha Bond strip for charity

Stars including Billie Piper, Samantha Bond and Robert Lindsay have dared to bare for a very theatrical naked calendar.

The casts of Great Britain, the phone-hacking comedy in which Piper starred at the National Theatre, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, originally featuring Bond and Lindsay, posed with props and costumes for the Make A Difference Trust’s £10 calendar.

They were joined by the stars of Mamma Mia!, Once, The Commitments, Wicked, Les Misérables, Stomp, The Mousetrap, Miss Saigon, Jersey Boys and Urinetown.

All proceeds go towards the charity, which supports people living with HIV and Aids in Britain and Africa.

Bond, 52, said: “I haven’t shown my legs since schooldays but the allure of musical theatre - and most importantly the opportunity to raise money and awareness for a wonderful charity - has led me to throw caution to the wind.”

Studio 338 and promoter Abode are putting on Toy Drum Christmas, a special club night on December 20, to raise £30,000 for a Christmas Day party run by charity Kids Company.