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Review: Saddleworth Players Trap audiences with brilliance
IF YOU spot people leaving the Theatre at Delph’s Millgate Arts Centre looking backwards constantly or scratching their head, that will be because they have…
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Millgate hopes to get audiences caught in a Trap
THE THEATRE at Delph’s Millgate Arts Centre is set to get people wondering what is going on and who is who with a gripping psychological…
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Allow your hearts to be stolen this winter at Lyceum Theatre
SNUGGLE up in the warmth of Lyceum Theatre Oldham to watch a play about lost romance and yearning this winter. Ladies In Lavender, written by…
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EXCLUSIVE: Rolling Stone Sir Mick Jagger pays secret visit to Whit Friday
EXCLUSIVE A GLOBAL music superstar ‘performed’ a Whit Friday solo spot in Greenfield to the most select of audiences. And the Independent can now confirm…
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The Jungle Book swings back to Oldham Coliseum
A MUSICAL adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s famous story The Jungle Book offers a perfect treat for the whole family to enjoy this Easter at Oldham…
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Perfect performance? Players return to stage with comedy classic
A PLAY due to be performed in 2020 by Saddleworth Players finally comes to the stage at the Millgate Arts Centre, Delph next month. And…
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Café society! Players turn to warm-hearted comedy Pastimes for new production
THOSE dark nights will be here for several months yet but you can look to Saddleworth Players to shine some light on any lingering pre-Christmas…
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Cat’s amazing! Dick Whittington panto is purr-fect Christmas tonic
EVEN with a tightening of restrictions it’s started to feel a lot like Christmas; more so at least than 12 months ago. The Millgate Arts…
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Comedic Christmas Carol launches festive season at Millgate
SADDLEWORTH Players are already in festive mood with rehearsals underway for their Christmas comedic extravaganza. This spoof on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is long…
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Play about lives of hidden young carers visits Oldham Coliseum during UK tour
A PLAY about young carers in Salford that “knocked MPs sideways” comes to Oldham Coliseum Theatre on October 6 and 7 as part of a…
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Pool league on cue to return
PLAYERS in the Saddleworth Charity Pool League aim to be potting balls again by September having been snookered since March 2020. The league has a…
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Start 2020 with a trip to New York with Lyceum Theatre Oldham
BLOW away the January blues with a laugh-out-loud comedy at Lyceum Theatre Oldham. The theatre 2019-20 season takes you round the world and this month…
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Happy return to Delph for Saddleworth Players with award-winning production
THERE will be a familiar look to the first Saddleworth Players’ offering of the new decade. But while it is often thought unwise to recreate…
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Gripping courtroom drama The Verdict to take centre stage at Oldham Coliseum
FOLLOWING a successful world premiere tour, Middle Ground Theatre Company brings its gripping courtroom sensation The Verdict to Oldham Coliseum Theatre. The production will be on stage…
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Blow away the winter blues with a laugh out loud comedy
THE latest production at Lyceum Theatre Oldham continues their season of celebrations with an American comedy with a spooky twist. Mom’s Gift by award-winning playwright…
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Verity swaps stage to direct season opener for Saddleworth Players
TWELVE months after her directing debut with Saddleworth Players, Verity Mann reprises the role to launch a new season at Millgate Arts Centre in Delph.…
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Lyceum Theatre Oldham to launch 90th anniversary celebrations by revisiting first ever play
LYCEUM Theatre Oldham is opening its 90th Anniversary Season of Celebrations with a double bill of comedy that incudes the first ever play performed by…
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Critically acclaimed ‘Othello’ comes to Oldham Coliseum Theatre
VICTOR Oshin will star as Othello in the upcoming revival of Richard Twyman’s critically acclaimed production which comes to Oldham Coliseum this autumn as part of a…
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Lyceum stages prize-winning plays as part of Greater Manchester Fringe Festival
Local winners of Lyceum Theatre Oldham’s first ever One-Act Playwriting Competition will see their plays performed on stage during Greater Manchester’s biggest Fringe Festival. The…
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Sisters’ Act: Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë come to the Millgate
Even if only through Kate Bush’s haunting musical interpretation of Wuthering Heights, few people are unfamiliar with Brontë sisters: Charlotte, Emily and Anne. Most too…
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Contemporary and classic mix announced in Oldham Coliseum’s latest line-up
BRAVE, contemporary and classic theatre join comedy and Christmas celebration in Oldham Coliseum Theatre’s packed programme for the Autumn/Winter months. Oldham’s award-winning home-produced drama sits…
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And the winner is… Lyceum Theatre announces winners of playwriting competition
THREE talented writers have been named as the winners of Lyceum Theatre Oldham’s one-act playwriting competition. The three – picked out of 33 entries –…
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Dobcross film specialist takes new role at local theatre for ‘April in Paris’
A TALENTED film director and producer from Dobcross has swapped his camera for the stage to help take a local play to the next level.…
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‘Murder wot I have wrote’ is a must at Millgate
IT’S common for actors to fluff their lines and forget their cues all wrapped up in a performance as wooden as Geppetto’s Pinocchio (writes Trevor…
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Gentle comedy finds love in hopeless place at Lyceum Oldham
Lyceum Theatre Oldham continues its season of British Comedy with an unusual love story. ‘Rattle of a Simple Man’ by Charles Dyer will run from…
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Everything at Oldham Coliseum including the kitchen sink!
SUSHI for Christmas dinner, a hip-hop fanatic Gran and a revealing painting of Dolly Parton… the latest play at Oldham Coliseum has everything, including the…
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It won’t be alright on the night for the F.A.H.E.T.G. Dramatic Society at Millgate Arts Centre
EVERY drama group has experienced the horrors of what can go wrong on opening night – and the ladies of the F.A.H.E.T.G. Dramatic Society are…
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Charles Dickens’ classic ‘Great Expectations’ comes to Delph
Saddleworth Players will start the Christmas season with performances of the stage-adaption of Charles Dickens’ classic story, Great Expectations, at the Millgate Arts Centre in…
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Chilling modern classic ‘The Weir’ comes to Coliseum during 20th anniversary tour
AWARD-WINNING chilling, modern classic The Weir by Conor McPherson is coming to Oldham Coliseum Theatre as part of its UK tour this autumn to mark its 20th anniversary…
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Saddleworth Parish Councillor takes the stage to answer Oliver’s cries
A GENEROUS-SPIRITED Saddleworth Parish Councillor wilted when a dynamic theatre group pleaded ‘Please Sir, I want some more’… Hard working Cllr Steve Hewitt agreed to…
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Victorian thriller ‘Gas Light’ comes to Uppermill
GET set to be thrilled this autumn as Uppermill Stage Society is proud to present ‘Gas Light’ by Patrick Hamilton. The play is set in…
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Rugby league fans can enjoy the sport on stage at local venues
RUGBY League fans can soon watch two plays based on their favourite sport at local venues. Presented by Rugby League Cares and the sport’s Heritage…
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Popular rugby comedy to entertain at Oldham Coliseum
A HILARIOUS underdog story brings the world of amateur rugby league up close and personal in ‘Up ‘N’ Under’ at Oldham Coliseum in October. The…
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