Julie Hesmondhalgh brings her one-woman show to Bolton’s Octagon Theatre in February

Corrie legend Julie Hesmondhalgh is performing her auto-biographical one-woman show These I Love at Bolton’s Octagon Theatre for a limited run in February.

In this show Julie who found fame playing the big hearted Hayley on the Weatherfield cobbles returns to her Lancashire roots. It’s a journey of discovery and a hymn to Julie’s own working-class childhood in Accrington, to her beloved dad and to the healing power of daftness.

Julie is a long time and passionate supporter of regional theatres so is generously contributing her show to support the Octagon, which is a registered charity.

She is currently on TV screens starring in the smash hit ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which has done so much to finally bring justice to hundreds of postmasters and postmistresses wrongly accused of fraud.

The award-winning actor has a four-decade long career appearing on some of the UK’s biggest TV shows including Happy Valley, Broadchurch and Doctor Who.

She also has an extensive list of theatre credits having previously trod the boards at some of the top UK northern theatres, including Manchester’s Royal Exchange, Oldham Coliseum, Liverpool Playhouse and Leeds Playhouse, but is making her Octagon debut.

“I’m absolutely thrilled to be welcoming Julie to the Octagon to perform ‘These I Love’, which is a beautiful piece of writing, celebrating her dad and her experiences of growing up in Lancashire,” says Octagon Artistic Director, Lotte Wakeham.

“Like most people, I’ve been watching Julie’s incredible performance in ‘Mr Bates Vs The Post Office’ on television this January and can’t wait for our audiences to witness her brilliant acting and writing skills live on stage in our intimate auditorium this February. It remains a challenging time for regional theatres, so her support of the Octagon means the world to us.”

These I Love comes to the Octagon Theatre for 4 performances from Monday 12th – Friday 16th February. Tickets are £25 and are on-sale now.

Find out more and book tickets via the Octagon Box Office on 01204 520661 or at www.octagonbolton.co.uk