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Sunday 9 December 2012

Coronation Street cast announced for 1970s stage plays


The cast has been confirmed for the Coronation Street 1977 stage plays to be performed in Manchester pub The Lass o'Gowrie in January 2013.  It's all part of LassFest and we've got our tickets already.  Find out more about the plays here.

John Draycott is Stan Ogden
David Crowley is Ray Langton
Denice Hope is Betty Turpin. Denise has appeared on Corrie before as Gypsy Peggy Jones.
Jeni Howarth-Williams is Elsie. Jeni played Sheila Hayes on Coronation Street (mother of Wayne Hayes who stayed with the Croppers).
Kathryn Worthington is Renee Bradshaw
Kimberley Hart-Simpson
is Bet Lynch

Kimmy Allen is Len Fairclough
Joan Kempson is Hilda Ogden.  Joan played Rovers Return cleaner Edna Miller in Corrie.
Ian Curley is Eddie Yeats

Erin Schanager
is Rita


Two major characters are still to be announced. Watch this space!

John Draycott as Stan Ogden and Joan Kempson as Hilda
from the 1968 Corrie plays at the Lass o'Gowrie in Jan 2012

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