Coronation Street Stars to Appear at the Tabard Theatre

Steven Arnold aka Ashley Peacock to perform in Broken Strings

The latest big name to perform at the Tabard Theatre will be Steven Arnold best known for appearing in Coronation Street as Ashley Peacock.

He will performing in the world premiere of Broken Strings alongside Linda Clark who also appeared in the long running soap as Jackie Dent the mother of Marcus Dent the former on-screen partner of Sean Tully. She has also appeared as the ‘Carrionite Witch’ in Doctor Who and Jackie Busher in That Peter Kay Thing.

Broken Strings which is described as a ‘tour de force’ of emotion is written and directed by Joe Wemborne, and is at the Tabard for a three-week season from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 24 September.

It tells the story of how two people damaged by bereavement, finally discover the truth about themselves, begin to understand one another better and deal with the pain they are both going through.

Following the death of her husband, Rose, is persuaded by her daughter, Susan, to move in with her and her husband David, who she has never got on with in their small two up two down. Rose believes Susan married beneath herself, but because of his love for Susan, David reluctantly agrees to the idea. With tension in the house already at breaking point, Susan falls terminally ill. Her dying words to David are; “Take care of Mum, promise me you won’t put her in a home...”

Steven Arnold was nominated for Most Popular Actor at the National Television Awards in 1999 and Most Popular Actor at The British Soap Awards in 2003. He was killed off in the tram crash in the 50th anniversary live episode. His theatre credits include playing Sydney Chaplin in a recent UK tour of The Charlie Chaplin Story; Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream CSM Rivers in The Accrington Pals and Steph Aston in Thick as Thieves (Best Fringe Production, Manchester Theatre Awards 2015); writer Terry Ravenscroft in Cissie and Ada: An Hysterical Rectomy, a stage show based on Cissie and Ada, the characters played by Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough.

Broken Strings is being performed from Tuesday - Saturday at 7:30pm. Tickets cost £17 or £15 for concessions or £12 per ticket for groups of 8 or more. Preview price tickets are available for £10 for the performance on Tuesday 6 September.

August 23, 2016