150 enjoy star playwright...

MUCH-LOVED playwright Willy Russell delighted a packed house of fans with a talk at the Millgate Arts Centre in Delph.

Mr Russell, who wrote Blood Brothers and Educating Rita, spoke to a packed house as part of Oldham Libraries Theatre Season. The fundraising event, for Delph Library, saw 150 people listen to Mr Russell’s talk before enjoying a special screening of the movie of another of his works, Shirley Valentine in partnership with Oldham’s Small Cinema.