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 oldest theatres, the Oldham Coliseum, will close in two weeks after being stripped of its government funding. The 138-year-old theatre confirmed "with deep sadness" on Thursday that it would bring down the curtain for the final time o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AM on March 16, 2023