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Dateline: 10th December, 2004

Oldham Coliseum logo

Spring/Summer 2005 in Oldham

The Oldham Coliseum has announced its spring/summer season:

10th March – 2nd April
A Coliseum Production
Turn of the Screw
By Henry James
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by Robin Herford

4th April – 9th April
A Peshkar Production
In God We Trust
By Avaes Mohammad
Directed by Sazzadur Rahman
Music by Jaydev Mistry

14th April – 30th April
A Coliseum Production
Perfect Days
By Liz Lochhead
Directed by Iqbal Khan

2nd – 7th May
The London Classic Theatre Company presents
Frozen
By Bryony Lavery
Directed by Michael Cabot
Suitable for adults only

Wednesday 11th May, 7.30pm
The Reduced Shakespeare Company
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

Thursday 12th May, 7.30pm
Voulez Vous
The Worlds Greatest ABBA Show!

Friday 13th May, 8.00pm
Independent Ballet Wales presents
A Midsummer Night's Dream

20th May – 11th June
A Coliseum Production
The Wind in the Willows
By Kenneth Grahame
Adapted by Alan Bennett
Directed by Kevin Shaw

Tuesday 14th June, 7.30pm
Ken Dodd's
The Happiness Show

Wednesday 15th June, 7.30pm
Rasa Productions
Curry Tales
Written and performed by Rani Moorthy
Directed by Linda Marlowe

Saturday 18th June, 7.30pm
Oldham Bred
An entertainment showcase for the whole community. Oldham Bred is the Coliseum’s commitment to giving cultural / community groups of Oldham the chance to perform on a professional stage. Once again we intend to include a variety of acts from Indian dancing to youth theatre performances. Oldham Bred promises to be a fantastic night out for everyone.

21st - 25th June
Congress Players present
Summer Holiday
A North West Premier
Based on the film Summer Holiday, directed by Peter Yates, screenplay by Ronald Cass and Peter Myers and by special arrangement with StudioCanal
Stage adaptation by Michael Gyngell and Mark Haddigan
Orchestrations by Keith Strachan
Amateur production

30th June – 23rd July
One for the Road
By Willy Russell
Directed by Kevin Shaw

Inside Out
July 28th, 29th, 30th, 7.30pm
This exciting new play for the Coliseum will see more young performers on the stage of the Coliseum than ever before. In total 130 young people have been working with the theatre since October 2004 learning performance skills and working with a professional writer to create this new play about Oldham.

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©Peter Lathan 2004