The intimacy of Oldham Coliseum theatre makes it the perfect venue for family theatre. So, it is surprising that The Jungle Book is the first family show the Coliseum has produced outside of the festive season for over a decade. Perhaps the growing...
Paul Thomason finds so much to enjoy in this traditional family pantomime Having been unable to stage this pantomime at Oldham Coliseum Theatre last year, the production team were clearly wanting to make up for lost time with the show and cast they...
Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Hull Truck Theatre are streaming their acclaimed 2019 revival of musical The Hired Man to raise vital funds for current and future creative projects. Based on the 1969 novel by Melvyn...
When it comes to family pantomime, Oldham Coliseum theatre has the magic formula to get kids immersed in the adventure and leaving on a high. When Fine Time Fontayne announced he was stepping out of the Dameâs shoes last year it felt like a turning...
After 11 years as the loveable comic in Oldham Coliseumâs family pantomime, Richard J Fletcher is stepping into the Dameâs shoes for the first time. How does it feel to play the Dame and were the rehearsals much different as Dame instead of as the...
Playwrights are a funny lot: Many are reticent to reveal their precise dramatic intentions. âI meant what I saidâ, was the best Samuel Beckett could offer. Harold Pinter was similarly cryptic, describing himself as âthe weasel behind the...
London Classic Theatre opens its 2019 national tour of Harold Pinterâs dark comedy No Manâs Land at Oldham Coliseum Theatre. Quays Life catches-up with Michael Cabot, Director and Artistic Director of London Classic Theatre, to find out more about...
Robin Herfordâs production of The Woman in Black has been terrifying audiences in Londonâs West End for 30 years. But while its success has led to high demand as a theatre director, its left Robin little opportunity to return to his first love...
Nothing attracts like a dame, as popular joker, Richard J Fletcher gets ready to fill the high heels of Oldham Coliseum’s Fine Time Fontayne. After leading 11 Christmas shows at Oldham Coliseum, Fine Time Fontayne is hanging up his outrageous...
The Oldham Coliseum has set the bar high for family theatre during the festive season. Their Christmas show is always a fun-filled, traditional pantomime. But sticking to the traditions doesnât mean sticking to the past, and it is this fusion of old...
Carmel Thomason
Paul Thomason
Steve Timms
