The Royal Exchange in Manchester is a wonderful place to watch theatre, but as I ventured out into the damp evening to see one of…
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Kym Marsh shines in Abigail’s Party at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre
From pop sensation to soap star and now stage actress, Kym Marsh leads a stellar cast in Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party at the Royal Exchange…
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Jungle Book swings into Bolton Octagon
Ian Cheeseman of Break a Leg reviews Bolton Octagon’s adaptation of The Jungle Book, a lively and intimate retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s classic. As much…
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Saddleworth’s theatre community is in safe hands at Millgate
AFTER a European trip that turned into an odyssey, the Break A Leg column goes much closer to home by visiting the theatre at Milgate…
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Oldham Choral Society collaboration a success in ‘impressive’ RNCM concert
TALENTED young soloists and a string quartet joined Oldham Choral Society for a concert of sacred music at the Royal Northern College of Music. The…
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Review: Alice provides a golden glow to Delph’s Millgate
WHEN it came to toasting the 50th anniversary of theatre at Delph’s Millgate, Saddleworth Players did not do things by half. But what better way…
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REVIEW: Curtain Up on a fine season at Millgate
YOU know a stage production is good when laughter can be heard in the auditorium in all the right places. And Curtain Up in the…
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Forget Silver. Saddleworth Players’ latest production is golden
ON A night there was another event, one that would have had people sat in front of the TV, the attraction of seeing people on…
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Future of Whit Friday contest under review as complaint made
A WHIT Friday Brass Band Contest organising committee admits it is reviewing whether to keep on going as it complains over this year’s event. Those…
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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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Panto at Delph’s Millgate sees five-star performances
IT HAS been attracting packed houses throughout its run at the Millgate Arts Centre in Delph but is Aladdin as good as people say it…
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Oldham’s child sexual exploitation review delayed yet again
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter THE publication of Oldham’s long-awaited review into allegations of child sexual exploitation in the borough has been delayed again.…
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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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Stargazing! Check out friends in the North debut album
UPPERMILL record shop owner Brett Savage has penned a series of musical profiles for the Independent. Here, Brett from Inner Space Records looks at the…
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Long-awaited Oldham CSE report may not be published until two years after it was commissioned
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter A LONG-AWAITED report into child sexual exploitation in Oldham may not be published until two years after it was commissioned,…
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Review into allegations of child sexual exploitation in Oldham expected in middle of 2021
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter A REVIEW into allegations of child sexual exploitation in Oldham is now expected to publish its findings in 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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Saddleworth School received ‘good’ report from Ofsted
SADDLEWORTH School has been rated ‘good’ across all areas by Ofsted inspectors. A ‘short inspection’ took place on March 21, 2018 – three years after…
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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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Out to lunch? New food guide includes some Saddleworth favourites
SADDLEWORTH, and Uppermill especially, are blessed with every kind of eaterie to suit all tastes and pockets. Now, two have been included in a new…
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Saddleworth Male Voice Choir’s 55th Messiah is “joy to behold”
AS Saddleworth Male Voice Choir presented Handel’s ‘Messiah’ for the 55th consecutive year at the Civic Hall in Uppermill in December, DJC offers a review…
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We did give a damn: Review of Moonlight & Magnolias
Saddleworth Players are currently delighting audiences at the Millgate Arts Centre, Delph with ‘Moonlight & Magnolias’, which runs until October 7. Here is a review…
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Timeless classic: A review of Saddleworth Players ‘She Stoops to Conquer’
James Sheard offers a review of ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ as Saddleworth Players bring Oliver Goldsmith’s play alive in the Delph Theatre. The play is…
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Theatre review: Forever Young at the Oldham Coliseum
HEART-WARMING musical comedy ‘Forever Young’ is gracing the Oldham Coliseum stage until March 21 following three sell-out runs at Nottingham Playhouse. Saddleworth Independent editor Aimee…
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