Tag: Oldham Theatre Workshop

Festive Review: Hansel & Gretel, Oldham Library

Posted by Chris Wallis | Dec 15, 2025 | Arts, Theatre

Every Christmas, a small theatrical miracle takes place in Oldham thanks to the local youth...

Review: Twinkle and the Mechanical Light Machine, Oldham Theatre Workshop, Oldham Central Library

Posted by Chris Wallis | Dec 11, 2024 | Archives

Imagine a town where the Christmas lights really matter. In Lumenville, they are the biggest event of the year and everyone in Lumenville knows that if the Christmas lights aren’t on, Santa won’t come. That’s the premise of this...

Festive Review: Tales of the Toymender, Oldham Library

Posted by Chris Wallis | Dec 7, 2024 | Arts, Theatre

Until the day I die, I’ll remember the moment when Farhaan Shah finds himself locked in a...

Review: A Christmas Carol, Oldham Library

Posted by Chris Wallis | Jun 10, 2024 | Archives

Suranne Jones, Sarah Lancashire and Jane Danson – all successful Northern actors and all alumni of Oldham Theatre Workshop. Launched in 1968 by David Johnson, OTW has been running youth theatre classes and...

Theatre Review: Don’t Turn My Life Into A Musical, Oldham Coliseum

Posted by Chris Wallis | Jun 1, 2024 | Archives

The irony in calling a musical Don’t Turn My Life Into A Musical is evident, but it perfectly captures the solipsistic agony of the five adolescents on the cusp of adulthood whose stories are being told here. ‘Oh...