Digital curtain goes up on Oldham theatre's Advent Plays

Oldham Coliseum Theatre is now airing a short play responding to a festive theme each day on its social media channels, entitled The Advent Plays.

The plays are a little sprinkle of Christmas, lasting no longer than two and a half minutes, perfect to watch whilst you eat the chocolate from your advent calendar at home. 

They were filmed on stage at the Coliseum on a cosy living room set, with props and furniture audiences may have seen in previous Coliseum productions. 

The 24 short Advent Plays have been written by 14 writers and feature 25 professional actors and will play up until Thursday, December 24.

The theatre’s theatrical advent calendar is the perfect pick-me-up on those chilly December mornings. One short play will be released each morning on the Coliseum’s social media channels.

The Advent Plays is part of a package of digital festive offerings from the Coliseum this Christmas. 

Further offers include: Panto Digital Storytelling, which gives audiences the opportunity to invite Cinderella or Dame Dotty Trott into their homes (virtually) for unique tellings of their famous tales from Saturday, December 12 to Saturday, January 2

Following the Government announcement of the nationwide lockdown on October 31, Oldham Coliseum Theatre announced on November 4 that the theatre’s doors would remain closed to the public until early 2021, and that the Coliseum would continue its focus on digital, community and schools work.

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Advent Plays illustration by Rose Sergent.