Curtain rises again on Oldham Coliseum’s future
The 138-year-old theatre, once home to legends from Charlie Chaplin to Suranne Jones, is set for a £10m restoration after a community-led campaign.
The 138-year-old theatre, once home to legends from Charlie Chaplin to Suranne Jones, is set for a £10m restoration after a community-led campaign.
Performed in front of a full and eager crowd, the show transported the audience back to 1960s New York, blending nostalgia and humour seamlessly on stage. From the very first mismatched moments between Felix Ungar (Wayne Lythgoe) and Oscar Madison (Ciaran Travis), the comedy never missed a beat.
A heartfelt tribute to Hovis Presley brought together comedy, poetry, and northern soul in a night of laughter and remembrance. Local performers honoured the Bolton poet and comedian.
Words and images intertwined yesterday at The Hive Gallery in The Market Place, Bolton, as poetry echoed from the walls in celebration of the Let’s Talk About Text exhibition.
The installation provides people a foundation to explore on a personal level how text can be a tool to think, reflect and unpack ideas or events for us to connect with moments of the past, present and future.
Last weekend the Herds, a spectacular public art initiative made up of life-sized animal puppets made a striking debut at Pennington Flash. Having travelled 20,000 KM on a journey from Africa to the Article Circle.