The actress, best known for playing Rosie Webster in the ITV soap, has joined the cast of Rita, Sue & Bob Too!, which will visit 11 venues across Britain in 2027.
Helen will play Michelle, the long-suffering wife of womaniser Bob, who will be portrayed by singer and television personality Jake Quickenden.
The production, brought to the stage by Regal Entertainments Ltd, will open in St Helens on April 16 before travelling across the country.
It will also stop at Stockport Plaza from June 22 to 26, giving Greater Manchester audiences the chance to see the former soap star in action.
Helen, who grew up in Bolton, became a household name after joining Coronation Street as Rosie Webster at just nine years old.
She played the character from 2000 until 2012 before returning to the cobbles between 2017 and 2018.
Since leaving the soap, she has appeared on several reality television programmes, including I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, I’m a Celebrity… South Africa and Celebs Go Dating.
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She has also built up her stage experience, previously appearing as Catherine in the 30th anniversary production of Shelagh Stephenson’s The Memory of Water at Bolton Octagon and Liverpool Everyman.
Earlier this year, Helen released her book Head and Heart: Break-ups, breakdowns and being Rosie, reflecting on her personal experiences and life in the spotlight.
Her latest role will see her return to the stage in a comedy based on Andrea Dunbar’s cult 1987 British film.
Rita, Sue & Bob Too! follows two working-class schoolgirls who earn extra money babysitting for married couple Bob and Michelle.
However, their lives become increasingly complicated when Bob begins an affair with both girls behind his wife’s back.
When Michelle discovers his infidelity, she leaves him, setting off a chain of events that tests friendships and relationships.
The stage adaptation combines the original story’s humour and gritty themes with music from the 1980s.
The production previously toured Britain in spring 2025, receiving standing ovations and selling out at venues across the country.
Director Chantelle Joseph said: “I’m thrilled to announce the wonderful Helen Flanagan is joining the cast of Rita, Sue and Bob Too! which is due to embark on its second nationwide tour next spring.
“I know she will bring real energy and brilliant comic timing to the role of Michelle – the vivacious but long-suffering wife of Bob, who is played once again by Jake Quickenden.
“Rita, Sue and Bob Too! was a huge success for us when we took it on tour in 2025, and I can promise audiences up and down the country are going to love Andrea Dunbar’s classic comedy just as much as we do.”
The new tour will visit St Helens, Harrogate, Northampton, Lincoln, Billingham, Birmingham, Bradford, Southport, Malvern, Stockport and Liverpool.
It will conclude at Liverpool Olympia on Sunday, July 4, 2027.
Further casting announcements are expected ahead of the tour.