Some soap characters stay with us forever - and one of them is "Curly" Watts. The Coronation Street favourite spent two decades on our screens having arrived on the cobbles back in the 80s. Kevin Kennedy took on the role in 1983 before leaving in 2003.
It's hard to believe it's been over 20 years since we last saw the character on our screens. But, more recently, it's been announced he's taking on a new role by starring in a punk rock musical. New show - Pretty Vacant - will start touring in January 2025, and Kevin is set to play the narrator.
It will take audiences on a nostalgic tour from the beginning of punk in the 1970s right through to later movements in the 80s and 90s. The show will tell the tale of how the genre of music changed the world forever. Kevin, who was in Paris Valentinos with Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke, who went onto form The Smiths, aims to bring his real life experience to the show.
He told WestEndBestFriend : "I’m so excited to be joining the cast of Pretty Vacant. When punk exploded on the scene in 1977, it truly was a revolution it changed our music, our fashion and every aspect of the arts! I witnessed it all..
. Let’s do it again..
. together." Pretty Vacant will feature fan favourites from music legends such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Blondie, The Damned, Ramones and Joy Division.
But it's not the first time the actor will undergo a big rock makeover. Back in 2009, Kevin took on the role of aging hippie "Pop" in the touring production of Que.
