LIVE THEATRE
VISITING COMPANY | BLUE BALLOON THEATRE - PART OF GM FRINGE 2022 | VERBATIM THEATRE
FRIDAY
1ST & SATURDAY 2ND JULY 2022
PILL BY REBECCA PHYTHIAN
“Depression and anxiety from hormonal contraceptives may not be the experience of every woman, but that doesn’t mean it’s not the experience of your friend, your daughter or your partner, and of many women out there, who, in reading about this could have their lives changed for the better.” – Holly Grigg-Spall. Pill, an autobiographical performance written by Rebecca Phythian, tackles the contraceptive pill as a method of contraception and its mighty list of side effects from a first-hand experience.
TICKETS £8 FULL| £6 CONCESSION
DOORS OPEN 7PM | PERFORMANCE 7.30PM
VISITING COMPANY | DARE TO KNOW - PART OF GM FRINGE 2022 | DRAMA
SATURDAY 9TH JULY 2022
THE FORGOTTEN BY JAKE TALBOT
2022-2023 Oldham Coliseum Theatre Associate Artist Dare to Know Theatre present their brand new play 'The Forgotten'. George, an early on-set dementia sufferer, moves into a new care facility, the experience brings up trauma for George, who tries to tell the story of abuse by the care staff, but what is the truth to what he's experiencing?
Dare to Know Theatre - as seen on Granada Reports. Written by Jake Talbot Directed by Miranda Parker Starring Oldham Legend, Jeff Longmore www.daretoknowtheatre.com
TICKETS £7 FULL | £5 CONCESSION
DOORS OPEN 7PM | PERFORMANCE 7.30PM
VISITING COMPANY | LIVE A LITTLE THEATRE Co| PART OF GM FRINGE 2022
MONDAY 11TH JULY & TUESDAY 12TH JULY 2022
ARCADIA '87
Arcadia ‘87 follows four strangers who find themselves locked in a Brighton Arcade during a storm. When the power goes out, they discover there is more to these arcade machines than meets the eye.
In order for them to escape, they must reconcile with their past, and face their inner demons in front of a group of strangers… But they’re not completely alone.
They all have a secret, but how far will they go to keep it?
TICKETS £8 FULL | £6 CONCESSION
DOORS OPEN 7PM | PERFORMANCE 7.30PM
VISITING COMPANY | BLUE MASQUE THEATRE | PART OF GM FRINGE 2022 | DRAMA
THURSDAY 14TH JULY - SATURDAY 16TH JULY 2022
BESSIE AT MIDNIGHT, ALONE BY DEREK MARTIN
“Bessie is a harlot, waiting outdoors for a late client. This richly-written new play jumps around the centuries, not fixed in time or space. Blue Masque Theatre (nominated for Edinburgh Fringe / Greater Manchester Fringe Awards) returns to touring with another gem, packed with tense drama and fiery Northern wit. Written by Manchester playwright Derek Martin, and directed by Rhonwen McCormack.”
TICKETS £10 FULL | £8 CONCESSION
DOORS OPEN 7PM | PERFORMANCES 7.30PM
VISITING COMPANY | NORTHERN REP THEATRE | PART OF GM FIRNGE 2022
WEDNESDAY 20TH JULY - FRIDAY 22ND JULY 2022
F*NGERED BY A WURZEL BY LAURA GENDERS
It's a sunny Sunday morning. Why on earth wouldn't you be at the top of a bloody great big hill before most people have had their cornflakes, if not for some prolonged metaphor on a having a brand new 360° perspective on the town that you were born and raised in? Kat is optimistic that the hike will bring about the opportunity to clear out any skeletons from the family cupboard. Kirstie is keen to reestablish herself as alpha female in the pecking order and Kaye, well she's just happy to have a morning away from the kids. Between fame, fortune and family, can the sisters align themselves or will feuds and fallings out from years gone by once again divide this unholy trinity? And, more importantly, will we ever find out the truth behind the what happened with Nana and Somerset's most famous sons?
Returning to GMFF after their debut play, 'Bysmal Boys, won Best
Drama in 2021, Northern Rep Theatre bring F*ngered by a Wurzel to
Salford Arts Theatre.
TICKETS £10 FULL | £8.50 CONCESSION
DOORS OPEN 7PM | PERFORMANCE 7.45PM
VISITING COMPANY | BOO THEATRE | CHILDRENS THEATRE
SATURDAY 23RD JULY 2022
THE LITTLE ROCK 'N'ROLL RECYCLING BUG
Little Red Bug loves to sing and dance with her friends, boogying with the butterflies, singing ballads with the bees and busting out some moves with the beetles. One day she leaves the beautiful garden she lives in to go and visit her Granny.
When Little Bug carelessly drops a bottle on the floor, she meets a host of eccentric and colourful characters who teach her that you can still have fun, whilst looking after the planet, and Rocking n’ Rolling at the same time! However the Big Bad-for the-planet Wolf has other ideas….
Join Boo Theatre on an unforgettable adventure exploring the importance of recycling, through an adrenaline packed 45 minutes of music, singing and interaction. Perfect for ages 3 -8!
TICKETS £8 ADULTS | £5 CHILDREN
DOORS OPEN 12PM PERFORMANCE 1PM
Photo By Neil Megaw
VISITING COMPANY | COPPICE THEATRE - PART OF GM FRINGE 2022 | CHILDRENS THEATRE
MONDAY 25TH JULY - WEDNESDAY 27TH JULY 2022
SCIENCE ADVENTURES: THE POWER PICKLE
Meet the A.C.E.S, an elite team of scientists doing science like no-one has ever done science before! Professor Von Brandt and the team are on the ground in your town, looking for the perfect location for their top-secret, super-important, science-assignment. But the team are in a right pickle! Professor McGuffin’s ground-breaking Sub-Nuclear Optical Transmitter (S.N.O.T.) has stopped working, and it’s jeopardising the whole mission! Disaster! Now they need to find a way to power it! Prepare to travel to the deepest depths, and soar to the highest heights!
TICKETS £8 FULL | £6 CONCESSION
DOORS OPEN 5PM | PERFORMANCE 6PM
VISITING COMPANY | LEWYS HOLT - PART OF GM FRINGE 2022 | PYHSICAL THEATRE
THURSDAY 28TH JULY 2022
PHRASES PERFORMED BY LEWYS HOLT
Phrases exists in a kind of ethereal space. Projections of stream-of-consciousness writing are paired with often improvised movement and discussions of communication, to create a subtly humorous yet unnerving piece. Generally, the piece expresses some kind of solidarity with the anxious, the confused and those who overthink. It doesn’t even really tell anyone that it’s going to be okay – it just sort of says “I know…” and strokes your head, at the same time as having its own little freakout.
TICKETS £10
DOORS OPEN 6PM PERFORMANCE 7PM
VISITING COMPANY | ROCKET WHIP PRODUCTIONS | PART OF GM FRINGE 2022
FRIDAY 29TH JULY & SATURDAY 30TH JULY 2022
SKEDADDLE : A SPACE OPERA
Following the sell-out success of our first GM Fringe show, Rocket Whip Productions are proud to present our second original comedy musical written and directed by Liv Burton: 'Skedaddle: A Space Opera'! Skedaddle is a high-energy, parodical LGBT+ story about two young adventurers who want to escape their dead-end mess of a planet. The show follows ZIGGY, genius rocket scientist, and ALLI, an aviator, as they try to build their world's first rocket to break the atmosphere and leave their divided, polluted world behind them to reach a distant paradise they're sure will hold their salvation - planet Earth!
TICKETS £9 FULL | £6 CONCESSION
DOORS OPEN 7PM | PERFORMANCE 7.30PM
VISITING COMPANY | THE BIG ISSUE & ROUGHHOUSE THEATRE | VERBATIM THEATRE
FRIDAY 27TH OCTOBER & SATURDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2022
UKNOWN BY DOUGIE BLAXLAND
Unknown is a verbatim play that dramatizes the tragic but true
story of one young person's journey from an abusive childhood to a
life on the streets of Bath - one of the most affluent cities in
the UK.
“Intimate, extremely moving and wonderful performances” The Guardian
“Harrowing stories eloquently told - all the more shocking because we know them to be true” Filmmaker Ken Loach
TICKETS £10 CONCESSION | £12 FULL
DOORS OPEN 7PM | PERFORMANCE 8PM
VISITING COMPANY | NORTHERN COMEDY THEATRE | COMEDY
FRIDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2022
DOING WHO DUNNIT BY DAVID SPICER
Deerstalkers at the ready for David Spicer’s follow up to the award-winning comedy, Doing Shakespeare. Starring Steven Arnold who played Ashley Peacock in Coronation Street...The Golden Age Murder Mystery Theatre Experience Company present their corporate murder mystery evening ‘The Roar of the Greasepaint the Smell of the Murder’. The talented and handsome actor, Kit K. Boodle has been murdered…but whodunnit? Was it his Venezuelan lover and leading lady, Senorita Caramelo Annunziata Bellisima? Maybe it the jealous and unnoticed understudy. Phyllis Frump? Or was it Manfred Albrecht Heinrich Von Klutsenburger, embittered German Playwright? Nobody is above suspicion, not even our very own hard boiled but soft centred Inspector Courtney Casey of Scotland Yard.
TICKETS £12
DOORS OPEN 7PM | PERFORMANCE 7.30PM
INHOUSE PRODUCTION | FAMILY THEATRE
FRIDAY 2ND DECEMBER - SATURDAY 31ST DECEMBER 2022
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK BY HARRY LUTY
Don't miss our much love
pantomime
This year we follow Jack as he attempts to beat the
Giant.....
Will he fall in love and save the day there's
only one way to find out book now for our 2022 traditional
pantomime
TICKETS FROM £8 FOR CHILD TICKETS TO £32 FOR A FAMILY TICKET