9 stories by "Josh Halliday North Of England Correspondent"
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Venue that helped launch careers of many actors forced to close after losing £1.8m Arts Council England grant
One of Britain's oldest theatres, the Oldham Coliseum, will close "on its own…
Loss of £1.8m grant ends run for 138-year-old theatre that helped launch careers of many northern English actors
Arts bodies have decried the "devastating" news that one of Britain's olde…
Theatre says it will be forced to close after losing £1.8m Arts Council England subisdy
Former Coronation Street stars have described the closure of one of Britain's oldest theatres, the …
Theatre says it cannot survive without funding for next three years and will shut for good at the end of March
One of Britain's oldest theatres, the Oldham Coliseum, has said it will be forc…
Hot Water says its reputation has been damaged after 'very unclear' vaccine certificates announcement
A comedy club has said it suffered "significant damage" to its reputation after being wr…
Barry Hines's After the Strike, about the violence at Orgreave, lay untouched for 35 years
A lost play about the miners' strike by the acclaimed author behind Kes is to be performed in publi…
Production called #BeMoreMartyn will be based on friends' memories of 29-year-old Coronation Street superfanThere will be divas, glamour and, almost certainly, a flamboyant take on some of C…
Billing itself as the only firm that wants its staff to quit to pursue their dreams, RSVP has 600 wannabe performers on its booksOlivia Coleman cleaned houses, George Clooney was an insuranc…