Millgate Arts Centre - Pastimes

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Pastimes by Brian Jeffries

February 12th 2022 to February 19th 2022 7:30pm

Saddleworth Players, Millgate Arts Centre, Stoneswood Road, Delph

Sam and Bill, tow middle-aged brothers, own and run ‘Cobblers’, a café in a seaside town.  Their lives are quiet and uneventful, their high points being board games and speculations concerning their customers.  One day, however, their peace is shattered by the arrival of a runaway, Linda, who is after a job, and her grandmother, Connie, who is after Linda.

A terrible coincidence is revealed as Connie is brought face-to-face with George, the husband who left her forty years ago and ho is now Sam: likewise, Connie’s friend Win finds, in Bill, her errant Arthur.

Recriminations and reminiscences abound in this warm-hearted and emotionally astute comedy about men who have spent their lives running away and the indomitable spirits of the women they ran away from.

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.