Former ‘Coronation Street’ star Wendi Peters is set to star in a special concert performance of ‘The Clockmaker’s Daughter’.
The 51-year-old actress will take on an as yet unannounced role in the new musical, for a special concert performance at Cadogan Hall in London on June 16.
Wendi will be joined by theatre actors including Fra Fee, Christine Allado, Lauren James Ray, and Graham Hoadly, who all appeared on the musical’s album soundtrack which hit shelves in February this year.
‘The Clockmaker’s Daughter’ was written by Michael Webborn and Daniel Finn and is a folk fairytale musical set in the fictional Irish town of Spindlewood.
The musical premiered at the Landor Theatre in 2015, and the special concert performance will be conducted by Webborn and directed by Mark Hedges.
For Wendi, the role comes as she’s worked extensively on stage in both plays and musicals since bowing out of her role as Cilla Battersby-Brown in the ITV soap.
Wendi became a household name for her performance as Cilla, whom she began playing in 2003, before leaving the soap in 2007. She later returned to the programme for just three weeks in 2014 after a seven year absence.
And despite having not been on screens in the role for five years, Wendi has said she would "consider" bringing Cilla back to Weatherfield once again.
Speaking in September last year, she said: "I love the variety of theatre but never say never to returning. I went back in 2014 for a short time and would consider it again if the storyline was right.
"Cilla was such a popular character, which is crazy because she was so in your face. People just loved to hate her."
Wendi Peters to star in concert performance of The Clockmaker’s Daughter
