Author: Shelly Ramsdale

First Published in Oldham Coliseum   From organisations across Greater Manchester, GM Independent Artist Initiative offers a pot of resources including money, producer/curator support, gallery/rehearsal/performance space and more to support GM based independent artists and companies to develop and share work in 2021. Independent artists and companies from all disciplines and at any level of…

First Published in Oldham Coliseum On Monday 16 March 2020 we closed our doors to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Creating and experiencing art and culture has a phenomenal impact on both physical and mental wellbeing. Whilst our stage is dark and our workshop spaces empty, our work is always needed. The Coliseum…

First Published in Oldham Coliseum   Monday 16 March 2020, just after 6pm. The Coliseum’s Senior Management team gathered around a screen to watch Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s national address about the virus sweeping the globe. We’d been seeing news about the coronavirus for a few weeks; we’d started putting new health and safety measures…

First Published in Oldham Coliseum This Spring Oldham Coliseum Theatre presents a season of online events and experiences for audiences of all ages to enjoy, using interactivity and digital technology to transport audiences to different worlds and put them at the heart of the story.     From Friday 9 – Sunday 25 April Oldham…

First Published in Oldham Coliseum Oldham Coliseum Theatre today announces seven artists selected for Micro Commissions to create new work designed for audiences and participants to experience online.   Exploring themes of health and wellbeing, local stories or work for and with young people from Oldham, the selected works respond to the world as we…

First Published in Oldham Coliseum Today marks one year since we opened Four Minutes Twelve Seconds – our last Coliseum production before the pandemic began and we closed our doors to help slow the spread of the virus. A play exploring the potential dangers of the digital world was unintentionally timely, on our stage just…

First Published in Oldham Coliseum From Stand and Be Counted (SBC) Theatre and The Herd Theatre, Hidden Winter is a brand-new story walk adventure, designed to be experienced by audiences on mobile devices, whilst on walks in their local park, or at home, during national lockdown restrictions.   Hidden Winter follows eight-year-old Hiba, a mischievous…

First Published in Oldham Coliseum This February half term Oldham Coliseum Theatre is releasing interactive superhero training videos for children aged 4+ to join in with and enjoy.   The Adventures of Golden Galaxy is a fun series specially created as part of the theatre’s #ColiseumCreates package.   Superheroes need to be brave, clever and…

First Published in Oldham Coliseum Not to be hindered by the ongoing pandemic, Oldham Coliseum Theatre’s award nominated Teaching Theatre Pathways programme is taking place online this Spring, with a dynamic six-week course over Zoom.   Teaching Theatre Pathways is a free course for anyone aged between 16 – 30, who is based in Greater…