Sally Ann Matthews joins Steps musical Here and Now
Former Coronation Street actress Sally Ann Matthews is to play Patricia in the UK and Ireland tour of Steps musical Here and Now.
Sally Ann Matthews has joined the cast of Steps musical Here and Now.
On January 23, the former Coronation Street actress will take over the role of Patricia from Finty Williams, who finished her run in December, in the UK and Ireland tour.
While Sally is most recently known for playing Corrie's Jenny Bradley, who she played on an off from 1986 until the character departed Weatherfield last year, she has starred in various theatre productions, including Mum’s The Word, The Business of Murder, and Present Laughter.
In Here and Now, Sally will join forces with Lara Denning, who plays Caz, Jacqui Dubois, who is Vel, and Blake Patrick Anderson, who portrays Robbie.
Rosie Singha portrays Neeta, River Medway is Jem, Chris Grahamson plays Gareth, Edward Baker-Duly is Max, Ben Darcy plays Ben, John Stacey is Lesley and Lauren Woolf is in the role of Tracey.
The cast is completed by Georgia Christofi, Kade Ferraiolo, Albert Green, Harry Jack, Casey Jay, Charlie-Jay Johnson, Rosemary Annabella Nkrumah, Dean Rickards, Markus Södergren, Genevieve Taylor and Jessica Vaux.
Jack Palmer also joins the show as Off Stage Swing.
Written by Shaun Kitchener, the musical is produced by Steps and ROYO with Pete Waterman.
Here and Now includes Steps hits One for Sorrow, Better The Devil You Know, Deeper Shade of Blue, 5, 6, 7, 8 and more.
Sally announced her departure from Coronation Street last August.
She wrote: "I was supposed to stay for five months but ended up doing an extra ten years because I loved it so much!
"It's time though to play the parts I always hoped I would when I'd 'grown up'.
"Thanks Trafford Wharf Rd for the memories and endless laughter x."
She last appeared on screen as Jenny in October.
Here and Now 2025/26 Tour Schedule:
20 - 24 January 2026 Southampton Mayflower Theatre
27 - 31 January Belfast Grand Opera House
3 - 7 February Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre
10 - 15 February York Grand Opera House
17 - 22 February Oxford New Theatre
24 February - 1 March Edinburgh Playhouse
10 - 15 March Wolverhampton Grand
24 - 29 March Theatre Royal Plymouth
31 March - 4 April Milton Keynes Theatre
8 - 12 April Blackpool Opera House
14 - 19 April Norwich Theatre Royal
21 - 26 April Hull New Theatre
28 April - 3 May Leicester Curve
5 - 10 May Leeds Grand Theatre
12 - 16 May Canterbury Marlowe Theatre
