''Corrie!'' is a comedy stage play written in 2010 by award-winning playwright and ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'' scriptwriter Jonathan Harvey. The play premiered at The Lowry in

Salford Quays Salford Quays is an area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Previously the site of Manchester Docks, it faces Trafford across the canal. History Built by the Manchester Ship Canal Company, Sal ...

in August 2010. Written as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of ITV's long-running soap opera ''Coronation Street'', the play was scheduled to tour the UK in 2011. Guest star narrators include actors from the original TV series such as Roy Barraclough, Ken Morley and Gaynor Faye."Gaynor Faye & Ken Morley Narrate Corrie! Tour"
. ''Whatsonstage.com'' 11 January 2011. Retrieved on 2011-2-11. The production was presented by

ITV Studios ITV Studios Limited is a British multinational television media company owned by British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadcasters, and is ba ...

and Phil McIntyre Entertainments. In 2013, the play toured New Zealand, with shows in

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ...

, and the capital city,

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

References

{{Reflist

External links

www.corrietheplay.com
2010 plays Comedy plays British plays Coronation Street Plays based on television series Television series by ITV Studios