点评:I am a proud member of the Save Oldham Coliseum group (now called Friends of Oldham Coliseum). I started the petition, which gained over 15000 signatures, and I was so overjoyed to be able to update all the signatories after the street party on 8/7/24 that we had won, Oldham Council has in fact decided to save Oldham Coliseum.
I was absolutely overwhelmed by the good news, which we did find out before the local election in May 2024, but had to keep under our hats, as the council is not allowed to make such big announcements before a local election.
It is the culmination of all our hard work for over a year now, headed up by Julie Hesmondhalgh (of Coronation Street,Mr Bates vs The Post Office etc) and her husband writer and director Ian Kershaw, with the mighty backing of the people of Oldham, and surrounding areas.
I was crushed when I found out it was closing in 2022. The last performance was the prophetically titled Encore on 31/3/23.
The building, while a bit shabby currently, is the one of the oldest theatres in the country, from 1887, and I have many fond childhood memories of pantomimes watched there, in the beautiful and well preserved auditorium.
I am so glad it is now going to enjoy a £10m refurbishment, and will reopen in time for panto 2025!
翻译:我是“拯救奥尔德姆体育馆”组织(现称为“奥尔德姆体育馆之友”)的骄傲成员。我发起了请愿,获得了超过 15,000 个签名,我非常高兴能够在 8/7/24 街头派对后向所有签名者通报我们获胜的消息,奥尔德姆议会实际上已决定拯救奥尔德姆体育馆。
我对这个好消息感到非常震惊,我们确实在 2024 年 5 月的地方选举之前就发现了这个消息,但不得不保密,因为议会不允许在地方选举前发布如此重大的公告。
这是我们一年多来辛勤工作的成果,由 Julie Hesmondhalgh(《加冕街》、《贝茨先生对邮局》等)和她的丈夫作家兼导演 Ian Kershaw 领导,得到了奥尔德姆和周边地区人民的大力支持。
当我得知它将于 2022 年关闭时,我非常沮丧。最后一场演出是 2023 年 3 月 31 日的预言性演出《Encore》。
这座建筑虽然目前有点破旧,但它是该国最古老的剧院之一,建于 1887 年,我童年时在那里看过许多哑剧,在美丽且保存完好的礼堂里,我有很多美好的回忆。
我很高兴它现在将进行 1000 万英镑的翻新,并将在 2025 年哑剧节前重新开放!