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We Will Rock You at the London Coliseum: we will rob you, more like

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Evening Standard

The Mancunian Way: Bearing fruit

A new home for the Coliseum PLUS a returning councillor AND cost of living struggles

Manchester Evening News

New home for Oldham Coliseum company confirmed as bosses promise 'modern and sustainable' venue

The theatre company has announced it will be the anchor tenant for the new space opening in 2026

Manchester Evening News

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Oldham Coliseum Board to be tenant at town's new £24.5m theatre

Council bosses hope to open its doors in 2026

Manchester Evening News

Baseball’s last dive bar: Farewell to the crumbling Oakland Coliseum

The stadium that’s prompted the Athletics’ move to Las Vegas was just as outdated and unfashionable as advertised. Naturally, I loved it

The Guardian - US

Bill Shaikin: MLB and A's should do the right thing and keep team in Oakland

If baseball mythology really came to life, if teams really were civic assets and owners really were stewards of those public trusts, Rob Manfred would have issued a starkly different statement when the Oakland Athletics decided they wanted to move to Las Vegas.

Los Angeles Times

On the move? Oakland Athletics announce Las Vegas land deal.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland A’s, who for five decades built an iconic legacy of baseball and community at the vast concrete Coliseum it called home, have agreed to buy land in Las Vegas and build a new stadium there, team officials confirmed Wednesday.

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Cubs’ Nico Hoerner reflects on Oakland Coliseum memories before homecoming

In his first major-league game at the Coliseum, he went 2-for-5 with a walk, three runs scored and an RBI as the Cubs pounded out 20 hits in a 10-1 victory Monday against the A’s.

Chicago Sun-Times

English National Opera gets £24m to help with move — and can keep London base

The ENO will be able to keep its London Coliseum base while moving headquarters as part of the Government’s levelling-up agenda

Evening Standard

'Heartbreaking' images show Oldham Coliseum being packed up for good

"We're literally behind closed doors, but we're still here"

Manchester Evening News

Christopher Eccleston: it would be impossible for me to become an actor today

Theatres such as now-closed Oldham Coliseum vital for northern working-class people, says actor

The Guardian - UK

Last night at Oldham Coliseum: a joyful, funny and furious farewell

Maxine Peake and Christopher Eccleston among performers as venue put on final show after losing Arts Council funding

The Guardian - UK

"We will be reunited": A triumphant last hurrah as town bids emotional farewell to Oldham Coliseum

The final curtain fell at Oldham Coliseum theatre on Friday night after more than 135 years

Manchester Evening News

Oldham Coliseum brings down curtain for final time with star-studded show

Venue that helped launch careers of many actors forced to close after losing £1.8m Arts Council England grant

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The Independent UK

Oldham Coliseum to close ‘on its own terms’, says theatre boss

The venue is shutting despite a campaign backed by unions and high-profile actors.

Manchester Evening News

'If we're going out, we're doing it our way' - line-up for Oldham Coliseum's final show includes Maxine Peake and Christopher Eccleston

The one-night-only event will give audiences a final opportunity to embrace the theatre and its special place in Oldham's history

Manchester Evening News

“It will echo off the walls when the lights go out”: Oldham Coliseum's powerful last word

“The fact that places like the Coliseum are being closed and opportunities to have these conversations in different communities are being removed is horrendous - it’s actually quite dangerous"

The Guardian - UK

Oldham Coliseum appoints new board to preserve theatre’s legacy and region’s culture

The trustees will decide on the future of the organisation which lost all its Arts Council funding and hosts final performances this month

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The Independent UK

Oldham Coliseum confirms closure with ‘deep sadness’

The venue is shutting its doors for the final time after Arts Council England announced its funding would be cut.

The Guardian - UK

Dismay as Oldham Coliseum confirms final closure at end of March

Loss of £1.8m grant ends run for 138-year-old theatre that helped launch careers of many northern English actors

Manchester Evening News

Oldham Coliseum confirms with 'deep sadness' it will close in two weeks despite passionate campaign to save theatre

“The outpouring of love for the theatre over the past weeks has been overwhelming," the theatre company said

The Guardian - UK

‘I fear we are losing a whole generation of talent’: ENO head hits back at the ‘leave London’ ultimatum

As she stages a new production of The Dead City, Korngold’s wild opera banned by the Nazis, English National Opera’s artistic director Annilese Miskimmon talks about the company’s strong present and uncertain future

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A good pair of socks

Braving the snowed-out streets PLUS parking woes AND Oldham Coliseum

Manchester Evening News

Crunch talks with Arts Council fail to find solution to save Coliseum Theatre

But campaigners say 'the fight isn't over' to protect jobs and ensure the survival of a producing theatre

Daily Mirror

Inside abandoned coliseum The Beatles played final US tour set to be demolished

Photos revealed an abandoned coliseum that once was graced by Elvis Presley and The Beatles in their last 1966 US tour, is planned to be demolished in Memphis, Tennessee, US

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