A NEW season including a world premiere, a modern adaptation of a children’s classic, two tours based on true stories and hard-hitting drama from across…
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Curtain to rise on Parallel pals’ debut production
SHAKESPEARE considered all the world a stage but the Oldham Coliseum is a more than satisfactory location to showcase her talents for a Grasscroft raised…
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Oldham Coliseum to welcome Audio Tour of Papatango New Writing Prize winners
THREE award-winning new audio plays are coming to Oldham Coliseum as part of a national tour from the thirteenth annual Papatango New Writing Prize. In a…
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Debut production exploring race and identity comes to Oldham Library
MY Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored takes the audience to the centre of a discussion that asks ‘if you see something you do not…
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Double-Ender comes to Coliseum with history you never learned at school
WHO owns history? And who gets to share it? A Manchester Tour guide and a leading expert on the lost language of gay men discuss…
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Dancers needed for Coliseum pantomime ‘Aladdin’
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre is looking for four dancers to join the cast of their renowned annual pantomime, which this year is Aladdin. These paid roles are…
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Take your seats as curtain rises again at Playhouse 2
A CELEBRATION of the music of Simon and Garfunkel launches a new season of events at Shaw’s Playhouse 2 theatre. Tim Chu and Ian Bailey…
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Join Oldham Coliseum artistic director for new season preview
JOIN Oldham Coliseum’s Artistic Director Chris Lawson plus a series of special guests to learn more about the theatre’s Autumn-Winter 2021-22 Season. Announced in July,…
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Drama, comedy, music and magic in store with Oldham Coliseum’s autumn/winter season
THERE is heart-warming and thought-provoking drama alongside comedy, music, magic and dance – plus the much-loved annual pantomime – as Oldham Coliseum Theatre announces its…
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Oldham Pride celebrations come to Coliseum
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre is thrilled to celebrate Oldham Pride with three events in July. Provocative, tender, truthful, funny, political and personal, pulling no punches, hilarious…
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Podcast putting One Foot In Front Of The Other
NEW podcast series One Foot In Front of the Other explores health and wellbeing through the lens of walking. Walking has been a coping strategy for many…
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Coliseum micro commission ‘Angel of History’ explores emotional effect of pandemic on performers
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre has unveiled the first of its Micro Commissions 2021 – Angel of History, a moving short film by digital artist Grant Archer.…
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Saddleworth folk tale of Alphin and Alder among Oldham Coliseum Micro Commissions
THE Saddleworth folk tale of Alphin and Alder is among the micro commissions unveiled by Oldham Coliseum Theatre for audiences and participants to experience online.…
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Learn creative and employability skills with Oldham Coliseum’s online Teaching Theatre
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre’s award-nominated Teaching Theatre Pathways programme is taking place online this Spring, with a dynamic six-week course over Zoom. Teaching Theatre Pathways is…
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The Shoe must go on! Theatre company’s festive production goes online
A SADDLEWORTH theatre company has deemed the show will go on despite the disappointment of audience lockout at Delph’s Millgate Arts Centre. The sell-out four-day…
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Oldham Coliseum brings Christmas cheer with theatrical advent calendar
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre is airing short plays with a festive theme on its social media channels to bring Christmas cheer throughout December. The Advent Plays last…
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Oldham Coliseum Theatre closed ‘with heavy hearts’ until early 2021
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre has confirmed “with heavy hearts” that it is closed to the public until early 2021 to safeguard its future and vital role…
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Oldham Coliseum receives lifeline grant from Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre has been awarded £243,000 as part of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The £1.57 billion fund…
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Festive cheer as live theatre returns to Delph with ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’
THE annual pantomime has been cancelled but the show will go on at Delph’s Millgate Theatre this Christmas with a socially distanced, ‘Covid-secure’ children’s production.…
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Oldham Coliseum welcomes audiences back with innovative virtual reality performances
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre invites audiences back into the historic building for a brand-new Covid safe experience: a 360° live-action and animated virtual reality show. PETRICHOR,…
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Oldham Coliseum asks public to ‘Get Behind Us’ with first ever Crowdfunder to raise £40,000
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre has launched its first ever Crowdfunder asking the public to ‘Get Behind Us’ and support the theatre’s future for generations to come.…
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Oldham Coliseum and DANC explore ‘Distance’ through experiences of disabled artists
Oldham Coliseum Theatre and TripleC/DANC have joined forces to commission, produce and present three short audio plays by disabled writers, based on the theme of ‘Distance’. Inspired by…
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Theatres team up to stream musical The Hired Man
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Hull Truck Theatre are streaming their landmark 2019 revival of The Hired Man to raise vital funds their project. Together the theatres reach…
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Oldham Coliseum links with HOME with Homemakers commission
Oldham Coliseum Theatre is proud to be a commissioning partner with HOME, Manchester as part of the Homemakers project. Homemakers is a series of new…
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Oldham Coliseum’s stage will light up again once crisis is over
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre closed its doors on Monday, March 16 due to the coronavirus outbreak – but they will be ready to take centre stage…
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Oldham Coliseum goes online during coronavirus
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre is taking its artistic and engagement activity online amid the coronavirus crisis. Since its closure to help slow the spread of the…
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Dame and fortune – dare you miss Duncan’s panto trip down memory lane
WHO remembers Christopher Cullen in Coronation Street? Probably only the keenest of soap infatuated fans can recall Chris was a 16-year-old paperboy who worked in…
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Morality and digital lives tapped into through Four Minutes and Twelves Seconds
AN intense exploration of morality and the real-world implications of our digital lives is coming to the Oldham Coliseum stage in the form of Four…
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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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New season brings exciting and mixed programme to Oldham Coliseum
OLDHAM Coliseum has announced an exciting Spring-Summer 2020 season with a programme featuring Northern voices, new writing, dark comedy, collaborations and a modern adaptation of…
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Award-winning play Build a Rocket comes to Oldham during UK Tour
A POWERFUL and uplifting one-woman show is coming to Oldham as part of its UK tour following international acclaim and an award-winning run at the…
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Lyceum Theatre Oldham new season takes you around the world
Lyceum Theatre Oldham has a reputation for reviving little-known classics and breathing life into old favourites. The 2019-20 season at the town’s oldest theatre takes…
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Help Jack climb the Beanstalk at the Coliseum this Christmas
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre is on the look-out for talented young people aged between eight and 15 to join the young chorus of this year’s pantomime, Jack…
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