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Sound and sculpture transform Pennine hills
Immersive soundwalk in Haworth combines music, poetry and landscape
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New faces at Wigan’s ThickSkin Theatre
Award-winning company announces major appointments and £40,000 funding boost
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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.
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Oddly Perfect: St. Joseph players bring laughter and charm to The Odd Couple
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.
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A Night for Hovis: laughter, love, and Northern Soul in tribute to a local legend
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.
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Open mic night blends visual art and spoken word
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.
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Art meets language in new exhibition at The Hive Gallery
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.
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Herds create thought-provoking display at Pennington Flash
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.
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With smiling faces and a fantastic turnout, Tyldesley Carnival returned this year for the first time in 33 years
Tyldesley Carnival made its long-awaited return last weekend, with over 3,000 residents turning out to celebrate the occasion.
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Could Greater Manchester be renamed to Manchester, GM?
A historic market comes back to life, football as narrative art, new spots for foodies and a herd is coming to Pennington Flash. All that in this week's Loom & Coal cultural round-up from the north west.
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Witty and heartfelt: Calendar Girls made the audience laugh and cry at Turnpike community production
Turnpike Community Theatre's production of Calendar Girls by Tim Firth invited the audience to laugh together, and, at times, quietly wipe away tears.
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Celebrating 100 years of Leigh Spinners Mill
Leigh Spinners Mill is home a theatre, cinema, art gallery, photography studios and even a computer museum