Oldham Coliseum Theatre is moving to a new home

Oldham's Coliseum Theatre is moving to a new home - albeit temporarily. A dome-shaped pop-up venue is due to be built for Oldham’s much-loved theatre, whose famous venue on Fairbottom Street shut its doors in March last year.

“The temporary structure has been chosen because … it can quickly be installed with minimal disruption to the other area users, enabling the space to open quickly to the general public inviting visitors to discover theatre within the Oldham area.” Campaign group Save Oldham Coliseum Theatre and opposition councillors called for the historic venue to be saved, instead of relocating it to the town centre. At a full council meeting on Wednesday March 13, council bosses committed to revisiting the option to restore the 135-year-old theatre.

But long before that, the Coliseum Board was working with the council to find a new space where they could ensure wheelchair access and build a new cafe and bar to help support the theatre. A £27m project fell through in 2018 after it was deemed too costly. "But I fear that this ship has already sailed," said Coun Dave Arnott a the meeting, "and we shall see another part of Oldham's rich heritage lost forever."

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