A couple of weeks ago a team from the Coliseum headed to Queen Elizabeth Hall for the 2012 Pride in Oldham Awards and we won! We knew we were finalists but we were absolutely delighted to have won in the Business category.
I wasn’t able to attend as it was the opening night of David Copperfield so I stayed put at Fairbottom Street but as I understand it, the night was a fantastic success with people and businesses from all over the borough being recognised for their hard work and dedication. The awards were organised by Oldham Chronicle and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for creating such an inspiring event year on year it’s a brilliant way to celebrate some of the unsung heroes of Oldham.
We won our award for our “unwavering hard work during a massive refurbishment” and it’s a lovely accolade to receive as 2012 really was an exceptional year for the Coliseum.
The Coliseum has also been recognised in the Manchester Theatre Awards. The nominees were announced in January and we received a broad selection of nominations with Snookered getting three; for Best New Play, Best Studio Play and Best Ensemble and two for Star-Cross’d; Best Ensemble and Best Special Entertainment. Cinderella, Alfie, Taking Steps and The Hound of the Baskervilles all got a look in too.
The Manchester Theatre Awards is borne out of the now defunct Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards which was disbanded back in 2011. These awards were one of the largest theatrical prize giving events outside of London and offered true recognition of the high quality performance work in the North West and would have been sorely missed.
However, a panel of nine theatre critics set up a new organisation – no renamed Manchester Theatre Awards – that has given a new lease of life to the awards. The panel is made up of highly experienced theatre critics who watch plays at numerous different venues across Greater Manchester, recognising the huge amount of talent in the area.
Awards ceremonies allow us to stop and register how much talent and commitment there is in Oldham and the North West theatre scene.
See you at the theatre.
Kevin Shaw
Artistic Director
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