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 terms" on Friday night, its artistic director has said, with a star-studded final show. The 138-year-old venue has been forced to close after losing its £1.8m government subsidy in a move decried by leading arts figures. Conti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AM on March 31, 2023