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A Different Way Home at Oldham Coliseum Theatre
Contact Information
Oldham
OL1 3SW
T: 0161 624 2829
Description
A Different Way Home at Oldham Coliseum Theatre
Thursday 31 January - Saturday 9 February 2019
“This is one of my favourite plays. Jimmie Chinn is on a par in this piece with Alan Bennet in Talking Heads. He has an amazing insight into Northern working class people.” Kenneth Alan Taylor
In this deeply moving and astutely observed play, two monologues from a brother and sister living on the outskirts of Manchester tell a powerful story from two wildly different perspectives.
Leslie, who has lived with his mother all his life, tells of the events leading up to her death, unwittingly revealing the extent of his loss and his bitterness towards his sister, Maureen. Feeling betrayed and rejected by her family, Maureen tells a different story of grief and isolation. The two powerful voices remind us of the need for families to communicate and for love to transcend prejudice.
Oldham Coliseum Theatre is delighted to restage A Different Way Home for the first time following our world premiere production in 1998 starring Roy Barraclough. Director of the original production, Kenneth Alan Taylor (Best Actor 2017 for The Father, Manchester Theatre Awards) returns to the Coliseum to play the parts of both Leslie and his sister Maureen.
Road Directions
Free town centre parking : You can park for free for up to 3 hours on all Council owned town centre car parks (listed below) every Saturday and Sunday. To qualify for this offer you must take a ticket from the pay and display machine for the length of time you are intending to stay.
Council owned town centre car parks: Civic Centre, Waterloo Street, Southgate Street, Bow Street, Bradshaw Street, Rock Street, Tommyfield (No Return Within 3 Hours) and New Radcliffe Street
What to do:
To take advantage of this offer you must take a ticket from the pay and display machine for the length of time you intend to stay. The ticket must be clearly displayed in the windscreen of your vehicle before you leave the car park. If you want to park for longer than 3 hours you must pay at the pay and display machine for the entire length of your stay. You can also park for up to 30 minutes on-street, seven days a week when you take a ticket from the pay and display machine.
Public Transport Directions
Access to Oldham town has never been easier thanks to Metrolink. The town centre line has three stops – Oldham Mumps, Oldham Central and Oldham King Street – meaning the many shops, attractions, events and leisure offer is all within a short distance. Journeys from Oldham Mumps into Manchester now only take around half an hour.
