THE FAMOUS professional Saddleworth panto is back – oh yes it is! This year’s show is Aladdin at the Millgate Arts Centre in Delph from…
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Open Mike night Sweeney takes to stage at Millgate
HE is a proud son of Salford but Mike Sweeney is definitely a self-confessed Saddleworthian. While he will always remain an ‘incomer’ to some, Mike…
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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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Frankie says… The love story behind the comedian revealed to theatre audiences
BEHIND the lugubrious mask of comedian Frankie Howerd was an equally unhappy and mournful person hiding from public view. That’s the view of playwright and…
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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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Return again Whittington? Delph pantomime re-scheduled for 2021
PROMOTERS of Saddleworth’s annual pantomime say the curtain won’t rise on this year’s production at the Millgate Arts Centre, Delph. But Saddleworth Live duo Michael…
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‘Big’ decision to be made on Millgate pantomime but Night of Proms is off
DELPH’S Christmas pantomime has become an annual treat for Saddleworth audiences and beyond. Tickets for the 2020 show – Dick Whittington- went on sale even…
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Beauty and the best! Panto returns to Millgate
AFTER last year’s success of Jack and the Beanstalk, Saddleworth’s own pantomime returns to the Millgate Arts Centre, Delph this December.For Idle Jack in 2018,…
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Sitting pretty! New-look Millgate ready to welcome audiences
THERE is no distinguishing the best seat in the house at the Millgate Arts Centre because they are all top notch. When the curtain goes…
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All aboard for freedom and adventure as Mikron Theatre drops anchor in Delph
A NEW play dedicated to the Women’s Royal Naval Service – affectionately known as the Wrens – drops anchor at Millgate Arts Centre, Delph on…
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Don’t get caught sleeping 2019 panto tickets now on sale
UNLIKE the soporific adventures of the heroine do not get caught napping if you want to snap up best priced tickets for Saddleworth’s next pantomime.…
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All I want for Christmas is a Millgate seat
IT will not become the Christmas number one but theatre staff are using a familiar festive refrain to help boost their auditorium appeal. And when…
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They’re behind you! Fright night show to celebrate Halloween
IT is coming to the haunting time of year when spirits stalk the underworld and witches fly across the moon on their broomsticks. And if…
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New Saddleworth Live show portrays colourful life of Quentin Crisp
By Sophie Doherty ONE of this country’s most colourful and extraordinary characters of the 20th Century will be brought to life by an acclaimed one-man…
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Millgate at heart of the Arts scene in Saddleworth
FROM pantomime to proms, murders to miners, Classical to Crisp, the 2018-2019 programme at Millgate Arts Centre promises virtually every possible genre of entertainment available.…
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Renowned Ayckbourn associate returns to direct Oldham’s revival of a West End hit
A NEW production of Alan Ayckbourn’s first West End hit ‘Relatively Speaking’ is coming to Oldham Coliseum this spring. The Coliseum’s production is directed by…
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Sisters act – taking a Sledge to Cotton Clouds
PHILLY funksters Sister Sledge have been confirmed as headliners for Cotton Clouds 2018. Frontline support at the August 18 festival at Saddleworth Cricket Club comes…
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Holliday time in Delph for Patti
FOR those of a certain age, New Faces was the X Factor talent show of its generation. Lenny Henry, Jim Davidson and Les Dennis all…
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Man on moors mystery to come to life as a play at Delph theatre
THE intriguing and unexplained death of a man found on Saddleworth Moor will be brought to life next year at a local theatre. ‘The Man…
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Mother and daughter bring award-winning play to Delph
IT is a family affair in Delph later this year as ex Coronation Street star Sue Jenkins directs her daughter in an award-winning dark comedy…
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Saddleworth Live to bring top shows to Delph
AN EXCITING line-up of award-winning plays, music and comedy is coming to Delph thanks to a theatre-loving duo. Tim Newbold and Michael Powis created a…
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