Millgate Arts Centre - 84 Charing Cross Road

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84 Charing Cross Road

by James Rose Evans

November 23rd to November 30th 2019 7:30pm

Saddleworth Players, Millgate Arts Centre, Stoneswood Road, Delph

A tender and heart-warming tale of transatlantic friendship, 84 Charing Cross Road is a bittersweet comedy based on the extraordinary true story of the remarkable relationship that developed over 20 years between a vivacious New York writer and a London bookseller. Through their exchange of humorous and often intimate correspondence a snapshot of Britain from the post-war 1940s to the swinging 60s is revealed, alongside a touching human story that still resonates today. A love story about good literature, between Helen and Frank

Helen Hanff is a struggling writer in New York who first writes to Marks & Co an antiquarian book store in London, Frank Doel is a delightfully dusty supplier of so many old volumes to Helen who shows her gratitude by sending “care packages”.

Bookings can be made online or by phone. The box office is open in the Library on Tuesdays 2pm–5pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays 2pm–7pm, and Fridays and Saturdays from 9:30am–1pm. The box office telephone number is 01457 874644.

Tickets must be paid for at the time of booking, and we accept payment using all major credit and debit cards. Postal bookings can be made by sending a cheque and s.a.e. to The Box Office, Saddleworth Players, The Millgate Arts Centre, Delph, Oldham OL3 5DY.

Doors open half an hour before productions start (typically 7.00pm for a 7.30pm curtain up). The bar opens at the same time and is open during the interval and until 11.00pm Monday to Saturday or 10.30pm for any Sunday public performance.