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Ex-'Coronation Street' stars Graeme Hawley, David Crellin for play
Published Wednesday, Feb 22 2012, 20:43 GMT | By Tom Eames | 6 comments
Former Coronation Street actors Graeme Hawley and David Crellin are to star in the same stage play.
Hawley appeared in the ITV1 soap for four years as John Stape, who went on to steal Colin Fishwick's (Crellin) identity, and cover up his death by burying him at Underworld. Stape later died in a car crash after a brief return last year.
The pair will star in Saturday Night and Sunday Night at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre from next month.
Graeme Hawley revealed that he was glad to appear in a new role after playing a villain for many years.
"It's a good way to go, 'that's done' from Corrie, and now for something completely different," he told the Manchester Evening News. "I'm excited to come and work at the Royal Exchange, it's a unique space.
"Corrie has been the perfect job for me. It's worked out great, there's never been a time when I was kicking my heels in the show, I was either in prison, on the run or dying. From a personal point of view I've been able to go away, do other stuff and return to the role over the months."
He added that he is pleased to have had a definite end for his previous character, saying: "It was also important for me that there was a line drawn under the character this time. If he hadn't been killed there would always be that thing of 'I could go back'."
On reuniting with his former co-star Crellin, Hawley joked: "Our characters don't interact that much in this production, which for David's life is probably a good thing. I might try to accidentally kill him in some shows just to put a twist back in it. But funnily enough it's like we're fated to work together - this is now our seventh job together as actors."
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning also stars This Is England's Perry Fitzpatrick and will run from March 1 to April 7.
Graeme Hawley recently revealed that he would like a part in Hollyoaks to round off a complete set of soap roles.
Hawley appeared in the ITV1 soap for four years as John Stape, who went on to steal Colin Fishwick's (Crellin) identity, and cover up his death by burying him at Underworld. Stape later died in a car crash after a brief return last year.
The pair will star in Saturday Night and Sunday Night at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre from next month.
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Graeme Hawley revealed that he was glad to appear in a new role after playing a villain for many years.
"It's a good way to go, 'that's done' from Corrie, and now for something completely different," he told the Manchester Evening News. "I'm excited to come and work at the Royal Exchange, it's a unique space.
"Corrie has been the perfect job for me. It's worked out great, there's never been a time when I was kicking my heels in the show, I was either in prison, on the run or dying. From a personal point of view I've been able to go away, do other stuff and return to the role over the months."
He added that he is pleased to have had a definite end for his previous character, saying: "It was also important for me that there was a line drawn under the character this time. If he hadn't been killed there would always be that thing of 'I could go back'."
On reuniting with his former co-star Crellin, Hawley joked: "Our characters don't interact that much in this production, which for David's life is probably a good thing. I might try to accidentally kill him in some shows just to put a twist back in it. But funnily enough it's like we're fated to work together - this is now our seventh job together as actors."
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning also stars This Is England's Perry Fitzpatrick and will run from March 1 to April 7.
Graeme Hawley recently revealed that he would like a part in Hollyoaks to round off a complete set of soap roles.
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