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Autumn / Winter
2014 - 2015
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Contents
Hello
Welcome to our new autumn-winter season which we’ve squeezed
more events into than ever before. This season offers some of the
most innovative new theatre and modern classics plus a fantastic
variety of one off events exclusively on the Coliseum stage.
Within these pages you will find the lowdown on our hugely
exciting season and our famous Season Ticket deal which again
remains the best value theatre offer in the region.
We open with Willy Russell’s classic musical Our Day Out, which is
followed by a brand new show from the Coliseum’s favourite duo,
the inimitable Lip Service. Later the mood changes as the house
lights dim and a chilling, terrifying atmosphere descends for a
spine tingling adaptation of The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill,
author of the hugely popular The Woman in Black.
As ever, I’d like to personally thank you for your continued support
of the Coliseum. As a producing theatre we are immensely proud
of our home grown productions on offer this season, as well as
welcoming the brilliant touring shows and unique special guests.
See you at the theatre.
Kevin Shaw
Artistic Director and Chief Executive.
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Our Day Out: The Musical
The Picture of Doreen Gray
The Mist in the Mirror
Happy Birthday Sunita
The Business of Murder
Aladdin
A Compás - Jaleo Flamenco
Back to Broadway
The Magic Flute
Black Dyke Band
The Simon and Garfunkel Story
Three Men in a Boat
Stones In His Pocket
Rat Pack - Vegas Spectacular Show
Season Launch
Comedy @ the Coliseum
The Houghton Weavers
Dave Spikey: Punchline
Hindle Wakes
Billy, the Monster and ME!
We’re Not Going Back
Shakespeare’s Deadly Sins
Bantams
LED – Home for Christmas and Young Rep
Access and Information
Our Supporters
How to support us
Diary
Box office: 0161 624 2829
Open 10am Monday – Saturday
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Tickets Prices & Booking
Make Massive Savings
Oldham Coliseum Theatre does not charge booking fees
Are you under 26? See any Coliseum production for a fiver limited seats available.
with the Coliseum’s Season Ticket deal
Looking for the most efficient, straightforward, best value way to see
Coliseum shows? Make sure you book your season ticket by Saturday
27 September for this exclusive offer
/oldhamcoliseumtheatre
@OldhamColiseum
How to book
0161 624 2829
Please note telephone lines close at
7.00pm on performance days
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This Autumn-Winter Season Ticket includes:
&
Our Day Out:
The Musical
&
The Picture of
Doreen Gray
Box Office opening hours
Monday to Friday: 10.00am – 7.30pm
(6.00pm on non-performance days)
Saturday: 10.00am – 7.30pm
(4.30pm on non-performance days)
& either
The Mist in
the Mirror
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or
Happy Birthday
Sunita
Group Discounts
10 – 30 people: £2.00 off each ticket
30+ people: £3.00 off each ticket
The Business of
Murder
Free ticket for the organiser
Contact the box office for more
information. Available for Coliseum
season shows. Excludes matinées
and previews. See page15 for group
booking offers for Aladdin.
And as an extra benefit Season Tickets holders can see
the remaining show at a discounted price.
Evenings You Save
Extra discounted show
Season Ticket
Full
£58.00
£20.00
£14.50
Matinée
You Save Extra discounted show
£33.00
£11.00
£8.25
The Coliseum is a registered charity. Charity number 508829.
Season Ticket
Concession
£52.00
£18.00
£13.00
Save money
Priority booking
See the show on any day
Free town centre parking
(on Bradshaw Street)
for evening performances
No booking fee
Spread the cost and pay for your
Season Ticket by Direct Debit over
three monthly payments. Contact the
box office on 0161 624 2829 for more
information or to book your ticket.
Ticket Prices
School Discounts
These ticket prices are valid for Our Day Out: The Musical, The Picture of
Doreen Gray, The Mist in the Mirror, Hindle Wakes, Happy Birthday
Sunita and The Business of Murder.
EVENINGS
MATINÉE
BAND A Full
£19.50£11.00
Conc’s
£17.50£11.00
School Group of 10+: £7.50 per ticket
and one free staff ticket for every 10
tickets booked.
Applicable for matinée performances
and Tuesday – Thursday evening
performances
BAND B
Full £17.50
£11.00
Conc’s
£15.50£11.00
Season Ticket Full
£58.00
Season Ticket Concs
£52.00
Preview performances
£11.00
Under 26£5.00
£33.00
£33.00
Concessionary Rates
Concessionary rates are available
for retired patrons over 60, full time
students, registered unemployed
people and eligible disabled people.
Proof of ID required, only one discount
per ticket.
The Coliseum reserves the right to offer selected discounts at its discretion. All details are correct at the time of going to press.
For information on running times, use of smoke, strobe lighting, etc. please call the box office following the first performance.
An Oldham Coliseum Theatre Production
Friday 5 – Saturday 27 September
“A gloriously funny and touching play by Willy Russell” – The Guardian
Our Day Out:
The Musical
By Willy Russell
Songs and music by Willy Russell and Bob Eaton
Directed by Kevin Shaw
Designed by Foxton
Mrs Kay’s unruly Progress Class is unleashed from the
classroom for a day to pile into a bus for a one-off school
trip in the Coliseum’s latest actor/musician ensemble and
musical spectacular. This hilarious and heart warming tale
from the multi award-winning author of Educating Rita
and Blood Brothers, sees the talented young cast singing
and dancing rings around their fraught teachers.
Our Day Out – The Musical will transport you to the
school days of lollipop men, packed lunches and young
love as this action packed rewrite of the hit 1977 TV
show is brought to the Coliseum stage.
Tickets
Full: £11 - £19.50
Concs: £11 - £17.50
Under 26? See the show for £5
-limited tickets available.
See page 3 for group and
school discounts
Special dates for your diary
Audio described performance:
Wed 17 Sep, 7.30pm
Sign interpreted performance:
Friday 19 Sep, 7.30pm
Post show Discussion: Thursday
25 September
Theatre Works Special
Wednesday 24 September,
10.00am - 12.00pm or
Saturday 27 September,
11.00am - 1.00pm
Before the matinée performance
join theatre professionals and
cast members to explore the
play.
Ticket: £5.00
For details of our accompanying
education programme including
school workshops please ring
0161 785 7007.
Box office: 0161 624 2829
Open 10am Monday – Saturday
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An Oldham Coliseum Theatre and Lip Service Theatre Production
Thursday 16 – Saturday 25 October
“It really is quite some time since one has seen a theatre audience
enjoy such total participation in every aspect of a show” - The Public Reviews
The Picture of
Doreen Gray
Directed by Gwenda Hughes
Designed by Foxton
Music by Akintayo Akinbode
Award winning Lip Service return to the Coliseum. These
firm favourites have previously performed to packed houses
in Inspector Norse and Desperate to be Doris.
Doreen Gray has it all, a drive time radio show, a high
ratings lifestyle programme on Even More 4, but hitting
50, Doreen finds her face no longer fits the bill. At a school
reunion she stumbles across a youthful self portrait and
makes a dark and dreadful pact with the picture. Featuring
community actors as Doreen’s school mates live on stage
and on film.
Tickets
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Full: £11 - £19.50
Concs: £11 - £17.50
Under 26? See the show for £5 –
limited tickets available
See page 3 for group and school
discounts
Special dates for your diary
Audio described performance:
Wednesday 22 October, 7.30pm
Sign interpreted performance:
Saturday 25 October, 2.30pm
Post show Discussion:
Thursday 23 October
Afternoon Tea Special:
Wednesday 22 October, 1.30pm
Enjoy a traditional afternoon tea
at the Coliseum bar before the
matinée performance
Tickets: £5.00
Booking essential – spaces limited
Sponsored by
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World première - An Oldham Coliseum Theatre Production
Friday 30 January – Saturday 21 February
“The whole thing is both brilliant and often beautiful”
- Oldham Chronicle on Hound of the Baskervilles
The Mist in
the Mirror
Written by Susan Hill
Adapted by Ian Kershaw
Directed by Kevin Shaw
Designed by Barney George
Adapted from the writer of The Woman in Black, this tense
and atmospheric new production is an otherworldly mystery
that leaves a terrifying eeriness suspended in the air.
A ghostly chill falls over the Coliseum this autumn with a
traveller’s strange tale of threats from beyond the grave.
The Mist in the Mirror is a gothic fireside ghost story
which the audience is invited to eavesdrop on. Visual
theatre innovators imitating the dog will once again
be on hand to create an unnerving ethereal atmosphere
before the show even begins and an unsettling feeling that
might just follow you home at the end of the night too…
Tickets
Full: £11 - £19.50
Concs: £11 - £17.50
Under 26? See the show for £5
– limited tickets available
See page 3 for group and school
discounts
Special dates for your diary
Audio described performance:
Wednesday 11 February, 7.30pm
Sign interpreted performance:
Friday 20 February, 7.30pm
Post show Discussion: Thursday
19 February
Afternoon Tea Special:
Wednesday 11 February, 1.30pm
Enjoy a traditional afternoon tea
at the Coliseum bar before the
matinée performance
Tickets: £5.00.
Booking essential – spaces
limited.
Theatre Works Special
Saturday 21 February,
11.00am – 1.00pm
Before the matinée performance
join theatre professionals and cast
members to explore the play.
Ticket: £5.00
Sponsored by
Box office: 0161 624 2829
Open 10am Monday – Saturday
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A Rifco Arts and Watford Palace Theatre Production
Tuesday 7 – Saturday 11 October
“The show is thoroughly entertaining...explosively energetic, dynamic and joyful.”
– The Stage on Break the Floorboards
Happy Birthday
Sunita
Created by Pravesh Kumar and Harvey Virdi
Written by Harvey Virdi
Directed by Pravesh Kumar
The Johal family invites you to a surprise birthday party for
Sunita.
Mum’s been cooking all day, and the family has just about
made it on time. Everything is set, but Sunita is nowhere
to be seen. As the curries simmer and rotis are smothered
in full fat butter, years of family drama bubbling under the
surface start to boil over. Today, four decades after arriving
in this country, things are set to change...
From the producers of Britain’s Got Bhangra and Break The
Floorboards, Rifco and Watford Palace Theatre bring you
this new comedy drama about family.
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Tickets
Full: £11 - £19.50
Concs: £11 - £17.50
Under 26? See the show
for £5.00 – limited tickets
available
See page 3 for group and
school discounts
Special dates for your diary
Post show Discussion: Thu 9 Oct
In association with Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton.
Facebook: RifcoArts1
@RifcoArts
Age recommended: 12 +
Sponsored by
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Open 10am Monday – Saturday
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A Middle Ground Theatre Company Ltd Production
Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 February
‘Welcome to a thriller that achieves it all’ - The Times
‘The best stage thriller for years’ – Sunday Mirror
The Business
of Murder
by Richard Harris
Designed and directed by Michael Lunney
All star cast to be announced
Middle Ground Theatre Company is delighted to present
Richard Harris’ acclaimed psychological thriller, which
enjoyed a successful nine year run in the West End.
Stone, a humourless and dour man, invites Dee, a
television playwright, over to his flat on the premise of
discussing a script. Once there, she is surprised when
Superintendent Hallett, the man with whom she is having
an affair, also arrives for an entirely different reason.
But nothing is as it seems and as the plot twists and turns
the motive of their host, Stone, gradually becomes clear.
They are all, it would seem, in the same business...
The Business of Murder.
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Tickets
Full: £11 - £19.50
Concs: £11 - £17.50
Under 26? See the show for £5
– limited tickets available
See page 3 for group and school
discounts
Special dates for your diary
Post show Discussion:
Thursday 26 February
This atmospheric thriller is from the pen of that doyen of
great detective / thriller writers Richard Harris (A Touch of
Frost, The Avengers, The Sweeney and The Last Detective),
and is produced by the same company that brought you
The Holly & the Ivy and Billy Liar.
Box office: 0161 624 2829
Open 10am Monday – Saturday
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An Oldham Coliseum Theatre Production
Saturday 15 November 2014 – Saturday 10 January 2015 Extra week added due to popular demand
“A genuine Christmas treat” – Oldham Chronicle
Tickets
Off peak performance prices
Full: £16.50
Child (under 16s): £12.50
Concs: £14.00
Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children):
£52.00
School rate for daytime off peak
performances: £7.50
By Fine Time Fontayne and Kevin Shaw
Directed by Kevin Shaw
Designed by Celia Perkins
Your wish has been granted... the mischief returns to
the Coliseum with our traditional pantomime, Aladdin.
Aladdin joins his family – Wishee Washee and washerwoman
Widow Twankey – along with the beautiful Princess Jasmine, in this
magnificent pantomime filled with slapstick, shouts of ‘it’s behind
you!’, hisses, boos, a fabulous panto dame, and everything else you
have come to expect from your annual visit to the Coliseum’s award
winning pantomime.
Group of 15 or more (excluding
schools): £2.50 off each ticket
Join regular favourites Fine Time Fontayne, Richard J Fletcher
and Justine Bailey on this magical carpet ride of a pantomime.
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£60.00
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Free organiser and teacher
tickets - please ask box office
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Aladdin school workshops
Explore the magic of Aladdin
and the world of pantomime in
this hugely enjoyable interactive
workshop, suitable for early years
to key stage 2. Please ring
0161 785 7007 for further details.
Special dates for your diary
Audio described performance:
Monday 24 November, 2.15pm
Sign interpreted performance:
Tuesday 30 December, 7.30pm
Sponsored by
Box office: 0161 624 2829
Open 10am Monday – Saturday
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One Nighters
Monday 29 September, 7.30pm
Jaleo Flamenco present
Wednesday 1 October, 2.30pm
Thursday 2 October, 7.30pm
Friday 3 October, 7.30pm
Saturday 4 October, 7.30pm
The Simon and
Garfunkel Story
50th Anniversary Tour
A Young Opera Venture
Production
Jaleo Flamenco present A Compás
Back to Broadway
The Magic Flute
Black Dyke Band
In a scintillating fusion of heart-wrenching vocals,
explosive footwork and virtuoso guitar playing, Jaleo
return to Britain after three years with their latest
new stage show A Compás, brimming over with the
intoxicating rhythms, palpable energy and joie de vivre
which has become synonymous with the company.
Back To Broadway is the all-singing, all-dancing,
theatrical sensation that invites you to take a
breathtaking journey through the magical world of
musicals!
Directed by Jane Anthony
Conducted by John Longstaff
One of the country’s favourite brass
bands will be at the Coliseum for
one performance only.
A Compás (in rhythm) charts an evocative musical
journey through the diverse flamenco regions of
Andalusia in which some of Spain´s finest award winning
artists combine their talents in a mesmerising tour de
force to produce a unique spectacle of universal appeal
which encapsulates the very essence of Flamenco.
‘Flamenco at its very best - a succession of short, sharp
human dramas which quicken the pulse and excite the
senses’ - Dance Today
Tickets:
£18.50
Now in its third successful year, Back To Broadway
returns with a stunning new show for 2014. All the
best-loved songs from the world’s greatest musicals
are showcased in a spellbinding and captivating stage
spectacular!
Be enthralled by the unforgettable One Day More
from Les Misérables, the glitz and glamour of
Copacabana, the uplifting Time Of My Life from
Dirty Dancing and the fantastic Defying Gravity from
Wicked: just some of the timeless showstoppers
performed live on stage by some of the country’s
finest performers currently touring the UK.
Tickets:
£15.00
Afternoon Tea Special, 1.30pm
Enjoy a traditional afternoon tea at the
Coliseum bar before the performance
Tickets: £5.00
Booking essential – spaces limited
Mozart’s final masterpiece has
become one of the best loved
operas in history. It combines
comedy, pantomime, love story,
fantasy and philosophy in marvellous
music which includes many
famous and hummable tunes,
deeply expressive arias, wonderful
ensembles and, for the Queen of the
Night, the highest notes in all opera!
This colourful new production,
presented in a sparkling English
translation by Jeremy Sams, is
performed by a cast of prizewinning young professional singers
with the chamber orchestra of
Young Opera Venture.
Tickets:
Full: £18.00
Conc: £14.00
Under 26: £10.00
yov.org.uk
With its roots dating back as far
as the 1800s and with over 350
recordings, Black Dyke Band is
the most recorded brass band
in the world.
Black Dyke is the most successful
contesting band in the world,
winning more European
Championships, British Opens
and National Championships than
any other, and became Champion
Band at the English National
Championships in 2011, 2012
and 2013
Direct from London’s West End,
award winning actor Dean
Elliott (Buddy Holly in Buddy The Musical) and a full cast of
performers tell the compelling
story of the greatest music duo of
all time in this 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Using huge
projection photos and original
film footage, The Simon and
Garfunkel Story also features
a full live band performing all
their hits including Mrs Robinson,
Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled
Water, Homeward Bound
and many more. With every
performance creating a standing
ovation this is an evening not to
be missed!
“Fantastic” - BBC Radio 2.
“An exceptional piece of theatre”
- Choice Radio
Tickets:
£16.00
Tickets:
£17.00
thesimonandgarfunkelstory.com
Box office: 0161 624 2829
Open 10am Monday – Saturday
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One Nighters
Wednesday 29 October, 7.30pm
Thursday 30 October, 2.30pm and 7.30pm
The Original Theatre Company and the
Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds present
Friday 31 October, 7.30pm
Jamie Wilson Productions present
Saturday 1 November, 7.30pm
The multi award-winning comedy by Marie Jones.
Following a sellout run on Broadway, four and a half
years in the West End and on tour, the worldwide
sensation Stones in His Pockets returns with Ian
McElhinney, the original director at the helm.
Purveyors of Cool return by popular demand with
the greatest music of the 20th century.
Three Men in a Boat
By Jerome K Jerome
Adapted and Directed by Craig Gilbert
Designed by Victoria Spearing
Lighting by Alan Valentine
In its 125th year of publication Jerome’s ripping yarn of
youthful friendship, mischief and folly, originally intended
as a guide to boating on the Thames, continues to
celebrate the very essence of Britishness.
The company who brought you Birdsong return to the
Coliseum stage.
The Original Theatre Company take this classic tale by
the scruff of the neck. Equipped with a working pub, live
piano accompaniment, some ale, music hall singing, a
dog and a feast of physical comedy, settle yourself in for
a night out to remember.
Following a hit, sell out tour in 2012, Craig Gilbert’s
ingenious, acclaimed adaption of Jerome K Jerome’s
classic tale of boating misadventure returns to the UK
stage this autumn armed with more singing, wilder
adventures and sporting even brighter blazers.
Tickets:
Full: £19.50
Conc: £17.50
Matinée: £11.00
TheOriginalTheatre
Seen by over two million people, don’t miss this
hilarious and moving tale of a quiet Irish community
turned upside down by the arrival of a Hollywood
movie shoot.
Universally loved by all who see it, Stones in His
Pockets is brought to life by two highly talented
actors who play 15 characters between them
- from the two cheeky lads intent on stardom to a
Hollywood Goddess!
Wonderful memories of classic 60s Las Vegas
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis
Come Fly With Me, Under My Skin, My Way, Sway,
Mr Bojangles, Mack The Knife & more.
Totally live show that’s successful worldwide.
Always a fun night out!
www.ratpack.biz
Treat yourself to a great night out – you won’t want
to miss it this time around!
“The whole audience, which ranged from 8 to 80, were in
stitches”– WhatsOnStage
“Hilarious & irresistible” – Sunday Times
originaltheatre.com
Tickets:
Full: £19.50
Conc: £17.50
Tickets:
Full: £20.00
@OriginalTheatre #ThreeMenOnTour
Box office: 0161 624 2829
Open 10am Monday – Saturday
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Season Launch
One Nighters
Monday 3 November, 7.30pm
Tuesday 4 November, 8.00pm
Tuesday 20 January, 7.30pm
Wednesday 1 April, 7.30pm
Comedy @ the Coliseum
Jo Caulfield and Pat Monahan
The Hougton
Weavers
Dave Spikey:
Punchlines
The Coliseum becomes your very own comedy
club in this fun filled night of laughs, compered by
Manchester’s own Paul Haslam.
Join The Houghton Weavers for an evening of folk
and comedy. Over the past three decades the trio have
released over thirty albums, numerous DVDs and have
numerous radio and television appearances to their
credit, including their own series Sit Thi Deawn.
Punchlines derive their humour from being
unexpected – ‘Punch’ indicating that the ‘Line’ should
always come as a surprise or shock. The major school
of thought suggests that very few Punchlines are
inherently funny out of context. There is another
school of thought (actually Dave’s school of thought)
that the opposite can be true. In this new show he
will present evidence to support this. He quotes: “Put some cold water in” / “As long as you don’t
push me past my mothers” / No nurse I said prick his
boil! and “That’s my Thermos flask!”
Come along to the Coliseum for
our Spring-Summer 2015 Season
Launch.
Hear about our upcoming season and get first access
to the best seats.
Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine and some
entertainment on the house.
Free but booking essential
Critically acclaimed comedians Pat Monahan
(Show Me the Funny) and Jo Caulfield (Jo Caulfield
Won’t Shut Up, Mock the Week, Never Mind the
Buzzcocks) take to the stage to deliver a night of wit
and hilarity, in the intimate setting of the Coliseum.
Enjoy a few drinks while you’re watching and settle in
for a night of top quality comedy.
Ring box office on 0161 624 2829 to confirm
your attendance
Tickets:
£12.00
The Houghton Weavers consist of Tony Berry, lead
singer and front man, David Littler on Guitar, Banjo,
Mandolin and Vocals, and Steve Millington on
Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Ukulele, Mandolin,
Accordion and Vocals.
Together they entertain their audiences with humorous
jokes and anecdotes and sing popular folk songs from
raucous traditional songs to beautiful ballads done in
their own inimitable style.
Then of course there’s Nuns. Nuns in baths, Nuns on
bikes and Prince Charles wearing a fox hat.
Dave will also argue that you don’t always need a
Punchline for a joke to be hilarious and suggests that if
you doubt him, you should ask the bloke with the big
orange head.
Tickets:
Full: £14.00
Conc: £12.00
Tickets:
£19.50
Box office: 0161 624 2829
Open 10am Monday – Saturday
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An Oldham Coliseum Theatre and Octagon Theatre, Bolton, Production
Thursday 16 April – Saturday 2 May 2015
Coming
Next Season
‘Funny, emotive and above-all intelligent’
– Manchester Evening News on Hobson’s Choice
Hindle
Wakes
By Stanley Houghton
Directed by David Thacker
Mill worker Fanny Hawthorn and mill owner’s son Alan
Jeffcote return home from an illicit weekend away
together. Their trip is kept secret from disapproving parents
and of course Alan’s fiancée Beatrice until a dramatic
turn of events exposes the affair. Fanny soon finds herself
fighting for her independence in the face of pressures to
marry and become an ‘honest woman’.
Reserve the best seats now
and pay in November
Part of the spring-summer
2015 Season Ticket deal.
Set during Wakes Week in Lancashire Hindle Wakes is
a funny and compelling rejection of archaic attitudes and
champions early female independence. Written in 1910, it
was a hugely controversial play and one of the first to have
a working class female lead.
Hindle Wakes is witty, charming, humorous and not shy
of the euphemisms either, whilst celebrating the early
emancipation of women’s rights.
Box office: 0161 624 2829
Open 10am Monday – Saturday
coliseum.org.uk
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LED - Inspire Events
Mon 22 Sep, 7.00pm
Tue 23 Sep, 7.00pm
We’re Not Going Back
Wed 1 Oct, 10.30am, 1.30pm
Thu 2 Oct, 1.30pm, 7.00pm
Fri 3 Oct, 10.30am
Shakespeare’s
Deadly Sins
Thu 23 Oct, 7.00pm
Bantams
Be at the heart of new drama.
Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Oldham Library and University Campus
Oldham have come together to launch an exciting partnership,
Inspire, that will showcase the very best in new work produced by
local and national theatre companies.
Presented in studio spaces at Oldham Library and UCO, Inspire will
bring to Oldham a thrilling programme of shows guaranteed to
appeal to audiences of all ages and interests.
at Oldham Library
A Red Ladder Theatre Company
Production
at University Campus
Oldham
Sat 20 Sep,11.00am, 2.00pm
Billy, The Monster
and ME!
A Colour The Clouds Production
Join Billy on his adventure of a
lifetime. Find out what happens
when a Monster appears in Billy’s
bedroom on the very day that his
family are just too busy to play.
Be part of Team Billy and help him
to save his family from meeting a
very sticky end! Have a rip-ROARing adventure with this award
winning, interactive show, suitable
for the whole family.
Tickets:
£5.00
A Conor McKee Production
Written by Boff Whalley
Set during the 1984/85 miners’
strike, We’re Not Going Back
is a hard hitting musical comedy
that follows the fortunes of three
sisters determined to set up a
branch of ‘Women Against Pit
Closures.’ We’re Not Going
Back is presented with humour,
song and a six pack of Babycham.
Acknowledged as one of Britain’s
leading national touring theatre
company’s Red Ladder has been
challenging and entertaining
audiences in equal measure
for over 45 years.
Tickets:
£5.00
A Hyde Festival Theatre Company
and Tameside Cultural Services
Production
at Oldham Library
Stage combat and haunting vocal
harmonies are woven through
the action as an ensemble of four
actors take us on a thrilling journey
through Shakespeare’s classics.
This 90 minute production,
suitable for key stage 2 pupils
and above, covers extracts from
Shakespeare’s plays, including set
texts Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth,
with sonnets and songs used to
introduce the themes of the seven
deadly sins.
Tickets:
£5.00
at Oldham Library
Written by award winning writer
Rob Johnston, Bantams is
inspired by stories collected by
The Manchester Regiment and
commemorates a group of men,
who deemed not fit enough to
fight, choose in 1915 to form
their own Battalion and take part
in The Great War.
Based in Hyde, the Festival
Theatre Company tours its work
to a variety of venues in the North
West and beyond.
Tickets:
£5.00
Box office: 0161 624 2829
Open 10am Monday – Saturday
coliseum.org.uk
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Oldham Coliseum Theatre’s Learning and Engagement
Department in association with Age UK Oldham at The
George Street Chapel, Oldham
The Young Rep Company in My Friend Nigel
Written by Helen & Thomas Docherty
Theatre for all
Facilities at the Coliseum
Parking
Presented in the former Methodist George Street
Chapel, recently refurbished by Age UK Oldham, Home
for Christmas will feature readings of poems and
letters written by servicemen and women from both
The Great War and the present day.
This charming story about a book thief and one
brave little rabbit determined to find the culprit is
guaranteed to captivate and delight young children
and their families.
Getting to the Coliseum has never
been easier with the introduction
of the Metrolink into Oldham
town centre. The new Oldham
Central stop offers easy access
to the town centre and the
Coliseum.
We have
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heelchair spaces available –
let our box office know when
booking
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limited number of parking
spaces are available on
Fairbottom Street for exclusive
use of Blue Badge holders
• F ree companion escort ticket
available if required
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ccessible shop, bar and
adapted lavatories
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welcome
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earing loop installed
The main car park on Bradshaw
Street is just 100 yards away and
from 6.00pm costs just £1.50.
Season Ticket holders free from
6.00pm. Oldham Council car
park rules apply at all times.
The Snatchabook has been shortlisted for the best
picture book in this year’s Oldham Libraries Brilliant
Book Awards.
Performed by the Coliseum’s award winning Young
Rep Company, winners of three National 2013 Family
Arts Festival awards for their production of My Friend
Nigel, The Snatchabook is the latest in a series of
community based tours produced by the Coliseum’s
Learning and Engagement Department.
Please check coliseum.org.uk for details of
performance dates and times.
Tickets:
£5.00 includes a donation to charities caring for both
retired and injured service men and women.
The Snatchabook is published by Alison Green Books
This Play of THE SNATCHABOOK is
based on the book THE SNATCHABOOK
TEXT COPYRIGHT © 2013 HELEN
DOCHERTY ILLUSTRATIONS COPYRIGHT
© 2013 THOMAS DOCHERTY
PUBLISHED BY ALISON GREEN BOOKS
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Music from both eras will be performed by guest artists
The Saddleworth Male Voice Choir and groups from
the Oldham music service.
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British Sign Language
Interpreted and Audio
Described Performances
All Coliseum productions have one
BSL interpreted and one Audio
Described performance. Please
see the individual production
pages for details. Touch tours
are available before most Audio
Described performances.
Contact the box office for more
details.
The season brochure is available
in large print, voice recorded and
via email.
The Coliseum bar opens one
hour before every performance.
Interval drinks can be pre-ordered.
Bringing a group?
Order in advance
Contact our Front of House
Manager on 0161 785 7021
or email foh@coliseum.org.uk to
pre-order souvenir programmes,
drinks, sweets and ice creams.
Pre-order your programme
Pre-order your show programme
while booking your ticket and
pay £2.50. Buy your programme
on the night and pay £3.00.
Box office: 0161 624 2829
Open 10am Monday – Saturday
coliseum.org.uk
Our Supporters
How you can support us
Oldham Coliseum Theatre gratefully acknowledges the support of its core funders:
The Coliseum is a registered charity and we need your help
to secure a glowing future for your theatre; to keep our stage
packed with the music, laughter, tears and drama which you,
our audiences, have come to love so dearly.
You can donate by ringing our box office on 0161 624 2829
or visiting our website: coliseum.org.uk
A very special thank you to all of the Coliseum’s supporters:
Visit our website to find out how to Sponsor a Seat, become
a Friend, or volunteer with the Coliseum.
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To find out more about developing a business partnership with Oldham Coliseum Theatre contact
John Edwards, Development Manager, on 0161 785 7018 or email johnedwards@coliseum.org.uk
Box office: 0161 624 2829
Open 10am Monday – Saturday
coliseum.org.uk
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Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Billy, The Monster And Me!
At Oldham Library
We’re Not Going Back
1.30
2.30
2.30
11.00
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Our Day Out: The Musical
We’re Not Going Back
7.30
7.00
At University Campus Oldham
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Our Day Out: The Musical
Jaleo Flamenco
TWS
1.30
TWS
2.30
7.30
PSD 7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
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Back to Broadway
AFT
Shakespeare’s Deadly Sins
At Oldham Library
The Magic Flute
Shakespeare’s Deadly Sins
At Oldham Library
Black Dyke Band
Shakespeare’s Deadly Sins
At Oldham Library
The Simon and Garfunkel Story
Happy Birthday Sunita
Happy Birthday Sunita
Happy Birthday Sunita
Happy Birthday Sunita
Happy Birthday Sunita
The Picture Of Doreen Gray
The Picture Of Doreen Gray
The Picture Of Doreen Gray
The Picture Of Doreen Gray
The Picture Of Doreen Gray AFT
The Picture Of Doreen Gray
Bantams at Oldham Library
The Picture Of Doreen Gray
The Picture Of Doreen Gray BSL
The Snatchabook
The Snatchabook
Three Men in a Boat
The Snatchabook
Three Men in a Boat
The Snatchabook
Stones in his Pockets
01 The Rat Pack Spectacular
03 Spring / Summer Season Launch
04 Comedy @ The Coliseum
7.30
7.30
8.00
Sat 15 Nov - Sat 10 Jan
Aladdin
See page 15 for show diary
December
Sun
2.30
07 Home for Christmas
at George Street Chapel
January
Tue
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Sat
20 The Houghton Weavers
30 The Mist in the Mirror
31 The Mist in the Mirror
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7.00
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7.30
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The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror
The Business of Murder
The Business of Murder
The Business of Murder
The Business of Murder
The Business of Murder
1.30
AFT
2.30
AD
2.30
PSD
BSL
TWS
2.30
2.30
PSD
2.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
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7.30
7.30
7.30
April
Wed
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Dave Spikey
7.30
Key
P – Preview Performance
PSD – Post Show Discussion
AD – Audio Described
Performance
BSL – BSL Signed Performance
TWS – Theatre Works Special
AFT – Afternoon Tea Deal
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