'We will be reunited': A triumphant last hurrah as town bids emotional farewell to Oldham Coliseum
It was a moment many hoped would not come to fruition, but on Friday night the curtains at Oldham Coliseum fell for a final time.
While ACE have ringfenced the same amount of money - £1.85m over three years - to fund cultural activity in the town, and supported a plan by Oldham Coliseum to create a new £24.5m theatre, which is due to open in 2026, many residents and supporters of The Coliseum remain sceptical and passionately campaigned to save the theatre in its current form.
"I've been helping here for 16 years and I've met such lovely people and made so many friends. I never thought it would come to this, I have so many mixed emotions tonight." Countless performers have trod its boards - from comedy greats Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel to movie stars such as Minnie Driver and Ralph Fiennes - and it has also served as a training ground for a host of stars, not least a host of Coronation Street stars including Barbara Knox, William Roache and Anne Kirkbride.
"I've got many happy memories of this place and I'm very sad to see it go. I think it's a disgrace it's being allowed to go."
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