Carmel ThomasonOldham 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 Dame’s shoes last year it felt like a turning...
After 11 years as the loveable comic in Oldham Coliseum’s family pantomime, Richard J Fletcher is stepping into the Dame’s 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...
Steve TimmsPlaywrights are a funny lot: Many are reticent to reveal their precise dramatic intentions. ‘I meant what I said’, was the best Samuel Beckett could offer. Harold Pinter was similarly cryptic, describing himself as ‘the weasel behind the...
London Classic Theatre opens its 2019 national tour of Harold Pinter’s dark comedy No Man’s 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 Herford’s production of The Woman in Black has been terrifying audiences in London’s 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 doesn’t mean sticking to the past, and it is this fusion of old...
The north west’s favourite pantomime dame, Fine Time Fontayne returns for his 11th Christmas season at Oldham Coliseum. And this year he’s joined by another of the theatre’s much-loved faces, Sue Devaney as the Wicked Stepmother. Taking a break from...
When even the smallest of theatre venues seems to rely on the draw of a household name to put bums on seats at panto time, it is a real credit to Oldham Coliseum that it fills the auditorium on the quality of the show alone. This is in large part...
