DARE TO CREATE
OLDHAM ARTS FESTIVAL
05/08/2026 - 09/08/2026
Whether you've written a hundred plays or never picked up a pen and paper before. These workshops are for you!
Together, we'll explore five key aspects of writing for theatre that will hopefully give you the building blocks to either write your first play, or write your next play!
THE LINEUP
Wednesday 5th August
I AM OLDHAM
A FULL FREE DAY OF EVENTS
In Partnership with
Oldham Positive Action Network
Workshop: Storytelling
Wednesday 5th August -
Part One - 11am & Part Two - 2pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Cathy Crabb
Workshop: Playwriting
Wednesday 5th August - 1pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Facilitated by Jake Talbot
Workshop: Theatre for Democracy
Wednesday 5th August - 1pm
Mill 1, 1853 Studios
Brendon Burns
Podcast: 5 Minute Conversations
Wednesday 5th August - 5pm-8pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Matt Dean
Live Music: cloe.gf
Wednesday 5th August - 5:30pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
cloe.gf
Oldham Comedy Project Showcase
Wednesday 5th August - 7pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Culture Word
The Christmas Jigsaw
Wednesday 5th August - 7:30pm
Oldham Lyceum Theatre
The Night Jars
Community Mural
Wednesday 5th August - 5pm-8pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Deggy
Choose Your Future
Wednesday 5th August
5pm, 6pm & 7pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Next Wave Dance
Live Music: Alan Roper
Wednesday 5th August - 6:30pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Alan Roper
Dead in Oldham
Wednesday 5th August - 7:30pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Dare to Know Theatre & The Community Project
Simone - The Crooked Caberet
Wednesday 5th August - 9pm
Mill Two, 1853 Studios
Sarah Prince
Thursday 6th August
Workshop: Playwriting
Thursday 6th August - 1pm
Mill 1, 1853 Studios
Facilitated by Jake Talbot
Workshop: Unmasked
Thursday 6th August - 2pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Facilitated by Ushiku Crisafulli
Twenty Percent Disgusting
Thursday 6th August - 6pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Heather White
Free: Exhibition Launch
Shay Rowan
Thursday 6th August - 4:30pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Shay Rowan
Shared Reading: Rebound
Thursday 6th August - 7:30pm
Oldham Theatre Workshop Studio
Neil Bell
Unmasked
Thursday 6th August - 7:30pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Ushiku Crisafulli
Everything That Should've Been
Thursday 6th August - 7:30pm
Mill 1, 1853 Studios
DARE TO KNOW THEATRE
Friday 7th August
Workshop: Playwriting
Friday 7th August - 1pm
Mill 1, 1853 Studios
Facilitated by Jake Talbot
Workshop: Directing
Friday 7th August - 1pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
Facilitated by Miranda Parker
BEGINNINGS
Friday 7th August - 4:30pm
Oldham Theatre Workshop Studio
OL1 1AL
Between Earth and Voice
James Wakes Up
PINK ZIP THEATRE
Friday 7th August - 7:30pm
Lyceum Theatre Oldham
The Confession
R & K THEATRE
Friday 7th August - 6pm
Lyceum Theatre Oldham
Everything That Should've Been
Friday 7 th August - 7:30pm
Mill 1, 1853 Studios
DARE TO KNOW THEATRE
White Noise
Friday 7th August - 7:30pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
JAKE SCOTT - 2026 DTK MENTEE
Cherie Bebe's Caberet
Friday 7th August - 8pm
Oldham Theatre Workshop Studio
CHERIE BEBE
Saturday 8th August
Workshop: Playwriting
Saturday 8th August - 1pm
Mill 1, 1853 Studios
Facilitated by Jake Talbot
SHE WHO DARES
Saturday 8th August - 1pm - 10:30pm
Oldham Lyceum Theatre
In Parallel Productions
Creative
Connections Workshop
Saturday 8th August - 1pm
Oldham Lyceum Theatre
In Parallel Productions
One Minute Scripts
Saturday 8th August - 5:30pm
Oldham Lyceum Theatre
In Parallel Productions
Mother Dark (WIP)
Rachel Smith
Saturday 8th August - 7pm
Lyceum Theatre Oldham
Crush
Saturday 8th August - 7:30pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
KAT EVANS - 2025 DTK MENTEE
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SHE SPEAKS: Eleanor Prestwich & Anne-Marie Draycott
Saturday 8th August - 3pm
Oldham Lyceum Theatre
In Parallel Productions
HER SHOWS:
Mother Dark (WIP) & The Silent Meow
Saturday 8th August - 7pm
Oldham Lyceum Theatre
In Parallel Productions
Everything That Should've Been
Saturday 8th August - 7:30pm
Mill 1, 1853 Studios
DARE TO KNOW THEATRE
The Silent Meow
Saturday 8th August - 8:30pm
Lyceum Theatre Oldham
THE GOLD DIGGA SCRUFFZ
