See long-running soap on stage

Ken Roache

The Auckland season of Coronation Street on Stage, written by award-winning playwright and Coronation Street scriptwriter Jonathan Harvey, has been extended by six more shows and will now run thirteen shows from Thursday March 28 to Saturday April 6.

This live version condenses the programme’s 50-year history of births, deaths, marriages and other dramatic events into one action-packed two-hour show, which has won enormous critical acclaim throughout Britain.

And who better to take you on this journey than the journeyman himself, William Roache, aka serial groom Ken Barlow, who has been there right from the beginning having debuted in the soap's first episode on December 9, 1960. 

Roache has been honoured by Guinness World Records as the world's longest-serving television actor and has been released from filming duties as a special thank-you to the soap’s loyal New Zealand fans. 

Relive your favourite moments from The Street – see Tony Gordon’s tangled web of relationships with the Connors unfold, the tram run over Alan, Richard kill Maxine, and Gail marry Brian, Martin, Richard and Joe. 

Directed by Fiona Buffini, Coronation Street on Stage features over 55 characters.

A funny and affectionate romp through 50 dramatic years.

Last tickets! Get in now! Coronation Street on Stage, matinee Saturday March 20, phone Leabourn Passenger Service on 423 7416 to secure your seat.