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FOUR former cast members of Coronation Street will be in Manitoba in March to dish on the secrets and gossip surrounding the long-running British TV series.

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FOUR former cast members of Coronation Street will be in Manitoba in March to dish on the secrets and gossip surrounding the long-running British TV series.

Tales from the Street will be presented March 21 in Brandon at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium and a day later in Winnipeg at the Pantages Playhouse Theatre. Featured are Steven Arnold (who played Ashley Peacock), Julia Haworth (Claire Peacock), Ken Morley (Reg Holdsworth) and Nicholas Cochrane (Andy McDonald).

A special segment of the show will allow audience members to ask questions of the one-time residents of England’s most famous street. Tickets for the Winnipeg show are available at ticketmaster.com and go for $59, $39 as well as $85 for a pre-show meet and greet with the Coronation Street actors.

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