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Matinee Meet Ups (Meet the Actress: Wendi Peters)

Wed 25 Feb, 2026
Are you a fan of matinees and looking to connect with like-minded individuals to enhance your theatre experience? Perhaps you're curious about what goes on behind the scenes or eager to engage in creative activities before the show begins. Matinee Meet-Ups is your opportunity to delve deeper into the world of theatre and build connections within your community.

Join us on Wednesday 25 February at 12:30 and meet Wendi Peters (Cilla Battersby-Brown in Coronation Street). This session will be in a Q&A format; we’ll chat to Wendi about her work and the show and then open the floor up for questions from attendees. 

Credits for Wendi Peters include:

Wendi could recently be seen playing the role of Mother Superior in the National tour of Sister Act: The Musical and on screen as series regular, Nina Bulsara, in BBC1’s Doctors. She recently played Lynda Babbage in Midsomer Murders (ITV) and headlined the National Tour of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Wendi is best known for her portrayal of the iconic Cilla Battersby-Brown in Coronation Street, and as series regular Cook Jenkins in Hetty Feather for CBBC.

Alongside her screen work Wendi is in much demand as a stage actress with recent credits including; Diane in the European Premiere of You Are Here (Southwark Playhouse), Madame Latour in the National Tour of John Cleese’s Bang Bang, Mrs Baskin in the West End premiere of Big the Musical at the Dominion Theatre, Call Me Vicky (Pleasance Theatre), Quartet (National Tour), State Fair (Cadogan Hall), Hatched ‘n’ Dispatched (Park Theatre, London), Oh What a Lovely War (National Tour), White Christmas (Lowry, Manchester, Edinburgh Festival Theatre & Dominion Theatre, West End), The Mystery of Edwin Drood at the Arts Theatre, West End and Rutherford & Son for Northern Broadsides on National Tour.

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**Please bear in mind, you MUST purchase your show ticket separately.**

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Venue

Derby Theatre

Overview

Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Performance time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Age guidance: 10+

Pricing

Standard: £3

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