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Date Published 04/04/2023
A very special final night at the iconic Oldham Coliseum Theatre is in the offing next week.
Date Published 24/03/2023
Oldham Coliseum Theatre Ltd has appointed a new Board of Trustees to oversee the closure of its building, preserve its legacy, determine the future of the company and safeguard...
Date Published 23/03/2023
The iconic Coliseum Theatre has confirmed with ‘deep sadness’ that it will be closing in two weeks despite a passionate campaign backed by actors and residents to save it.
Date Published 17/03/2023
Performing arts and entertainment trade union Equity has responded to the announcement that the Oldham Coliseum Theatre will close this month with huge dismay.
UPDATED (Friday): Crunch talks aimed at saving Oldham’s Coliseum theatre and protecting dozens of jobs have ended in stalemate but campaigners say the fight ‘isn’t over’.
Date Published 10/03/2023
Equity General Secretary Paul Fleming has criticised the ‘painfully slow’ negotiations to save Oldham Coliseum, after he travelled to Manchester to hold crunch talks with Arts...
Date Published 09/03/2023
Plans for the second phase of a major restoration project of Oldham’s former library and gallery which will open it back up to residents have been lodged.
Date Published 06/03/2023
Award-winning Manchester-based theatre company ThickSkin is returning to the city for the Oldham dates of performer Dritan Kastrati’s compelling real-life story.
Locally-based small businesses will benefit as theatres, museums and festivals are among 40 organisations set to receive more than £13m from the latest round of Greater...
Date Published 02/03/2023
"The Coliseum is dead - people need to let it go and move on"
Date Published 01/03/2023
Concerns have been raised about claims that the Oldham Coliseum building is 'riddled with asbestos'.
Date Published 28/02/2023
The Council admit they don’t know whether the Coliseum will survive to run the new theatre when it is due to open in three years time.
Emotions are likely to be running high once again tonight (Monday) at an Oldham Council Cabinet meeting where the future of Oldham Coliseum will be discussed.
Date Published 27/02/2023
Arts Council England have told the Oldham Evening Chronicle that they were concerned about the “high-risk” application for funding from Oldham’s Coliseum Theatre.
Date Published 22/02/2023
Council bosses have revealed how a new £24.5m theatre to replace Oldham’s iconic Coliseum could look as the historic venue prepares to close next month.
Over 400 supporters of the Oldham Coliseum theatre have attended a rowdy meeting at the Fairbottom Street site to express their anger at the loss of £1.8m of Arts Council funding.
After more than a hundred years performing to generations of Oldhamers – the Coliseum Theatre is preparing for its last curtain call.
Date Published 18/02/2023
Arts Council England have pledged an additional £350,000-plus of 'transition support' following the news this morning (Tuesday) that the Coliseum Theatre is to close its doors on...
Date Published 14/02/2023
A public meeting has been called by trade union Equity for residents from Oldham to get the chance to 'demand answers' from decision-makers over the future of the Coliseum
Date Published 09/02/2023
A theatre considered to be the ‘true home’ of traditional pantomime and where many of today’s top British actors first trod the boards is preparing to turn off the lights –...
Date Published 03/02/2023
As the fallout continues following the news earlier this week of Oldham's iconic Coliseum Theatre cancelling all events after March 26, 'devastated' Council leader Amanda...
Date Published 02/02/2023
The future of Oldham's iconic Coliseum Theatre has been thrown into doubt after the venue announced today (Tuesday) that all forthcoming events, after March 26, were to be...
Date Published 31/01/2023
These graphic pictures were taken over Christmas by a former Oldham resident and anti-litter campaigner who quit the area after years of complaining about litter and dumping.
Date Published 30/12/2022
Newly-appointed Oldham Coliseum Theatre Chief Executive Chris Lawson has programmed a season of world premieres, co-productions and comedies for all ages for Spring, 2023.
Date Published 12/12/2022
Oldham Coliseum has announced that Chris Lawson, the theatre’s current Artistic Director, is also becoming the iconic venue’s new Chief Executive.
Date Published 09/12/2022
Oldham’s Liberal Democrat Leader, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has called on Oldham’s senior leadership to step up efforts to support the Oldham Coliseum Theatre.
Date Published 01/12/2022
Equity representatives, the cast of Oldham Coliseum’s pantomime Robin Hood and local MP Debbie Abrahams have today (Wednesday) met onstage at the theatre as they re-iterated the...
Date Published 16/11/2022
Equity members were out in force at Arts Council England’s (ACE) Manchester office yesterday (Monday) as they demanded the reversal of devastating funding cuts to arts...
Date Published 15/11/2022
Eager pantomime fans queued outside Oldham Coliseum Theatre on Saturday morning to book the very first tickets for 2023-2024’s pantomime.
Date Published 14/11/2022