Coliseum’s drama tour curtain raiser

Oldham Coliseum: touring theatre network

OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre has joined a consortium of nine regional venues to host a prestigious drama tour.

The Coliseum is working with English Touring Theatre as part of a three year project to tour top-quality classic and contemporary work.

Oldham Coliseum executive director David Martin said: “We’re delighted to have English Touring Theatre join us. They have a magnificent reputation for producing high-quality theatre with real appeal. We’re looking forward to welcoming them.”

The launch of the network has been enabled by a one-off award of £826,786 from Arts Council England and English Touring Theatre.

Rachel Tackley, director of the company, said: “It is clear that there is an appetite for this. It’s a great opportunity for us to make a real impact for a broad range of audiences across the country.”

The first tour gets underway in autumn 2016.