By English standards, the Scots are professional drinkers. They take their alcohol seriously. It’s no accident that the national spirit is called, in the gaelic, uisge beatha – the water of life or whisky to the Sassenach....
Read MoreLast Thursday I went to Bob Carlton’s funeral. You’ve probably never heard of Bob but you will have heard of his masterpiece Return To The Forbidden Planet, and if you’ve seen any of the rock and roll pantos at Liverpool...
Read MoreOldham Coliseum’s First Break festival is returning, filling its studio from 11 to 14 May with an eclectic mix of new work from artists and companies from across the North West. Events during the four-day festival include new...
Read MoreAnyone who knows me should be well aware that pretty much the extent of my interest, let alone prowess, in sport consists of being South London triple jump champion for about five minutes when I was 10-years-old. That and...
Read MoreBlonde Bombshells of 1943 taps into the nostalgia for the Second World War with its lively and upbeat production at the newly refurbished Oldham Coliseum. On the edge of town, the Oldham Coliseum is a gem that is squeezed...
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