The production continues to tour across the UK until May.
It has been announced that Coronation Street star Sally Ann Matthews will take over the role of Patricia from 23 January 2026. Sally takes over the role from originator Finty Williams who finished her run in December 2025.
Sally is best known for her playing the role of Jenny Bradley in ITV’s Coronation Street. She joined the show in 1986 through to 1991, she returned for a brief return in 1993 before coming back as a regular in 2015 staying with the show until October 2025. She has also appeared in various theatre productions including: Mum’s The Word (UK Tour), The Business of Murder (UK Tour), Present Laughter (UK Tour), Killing Time (UK Tour) and The Accrington Pals (Bolton Octagon).
She joins Lara Denning as Caz, Jacqui Dubois as Vel, Blake Patrick Anderson as Robbie, Rosie Singha as Neeta, River Medway as Jem, Chris Grahamson as Gareth, Edward Baker-Duly as Max, Ben Darcy as Ben, John Stacey as Lesley and Lauren Woolf as Tracey.
The company 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, with Jack Palmer (Mary & George, Sky; Better Man, Partizan) also joining the show as Off Stage Swing.
It’s Friday night and the vibe is right as Caz and her fabulous friends dream of the perfect summer of love. But when Caz discovers her ‘happy ever after’ is a lie, and the gang’s attempts at romance are a total tragedy, they wonder – will love ever get a hold on their hearts? Or should they all just take a chance on a happy ending…
Featuring Steps’ most beloved hit songs, the musical has an original book by Shaun Kitchener and is produced by the band and ROYO with Pete Waterman. It is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with choreography by Olivier Award-winning Matt Cole and Matt Spencer-Smith as musical supervisor, orchestrator and arranger.
Meanwhile, musical supervision, orchestrations and arrangements are by Matt Spencer-Smith, set design is by Tom Rogers, costume design is by Gabriella Slade, lighting design is by Howard Hudson, sound design is by Adam Fisher, wigs and hair design is by Sam Cox, make-up design is by Jackie Saundercock, casting is by Will Burton for Grindrod Burton Casting, Music Technology is by Phij Adams and Production Management by Setting Line.
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