Watching the Christmas play at The Oldham Coliseum is an essential yearly trip. The play varies from year to year, with substantially the same cast we've noticed.
The Coliseum is always fighting for it's budget, and this sometimes shows in the costumes where you can see the many items that are reused year to year, but this doesn't really have a negative effect on the performance.
It's exactly what you would expect from a small local performance; it's funny and witty, but not always fantastically acted. Recently a key member of staff appeared to be missing and the performer was acting on stage, script ('spell book') in hand! Which was entertaining in itself, but for the wrong reasons.
It's worth going to support the local theatre and is still enjoyable if you're expectations aren't too high. read more