Dame Maureen Lipman’s returning to London’s West End this summer, nearly three years on since her last performance there.

The 80 year old Coronation Street favourite is starring in new comedy Allegra, which is currently touring the UK.

It’ll run for a month in London, ending on the 8th of August.

The show will come to Richmond Theatre on June the 8th.

She was last there in panto, Beauty and the Beast in 2024, where she received rave reviews as Mrs Potts.