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The colossal battle over Oldham Coliseum and what happens next

Oldham Coliseum will close at the end of March but there's still many questions about the future of theatre in the town

Manchester Evening News

'Hands off Oldham Coliseum' - Maxine Peake leads rallying cry to save iconic theatre at 400-strong public meeting

"Art should not be for the elite – it should be for everybody," the Greater Manchester star told the packed auditorium

Manchester Evening News

Maxine Peake hits out at threat to ‘vital, vibrant’ Oldham Coliseum

Actor accuses government of ‘further dividing communities’ as 138-year-old theatre faces closure after losing £1.8m grant

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Maxine Peake hails local theatres as ‘lifeblood’ of communities

The actress was one of several speakers at a public meeting on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

The Mancunian Way: Cruel romance

Romance scams on the rise PLUS Oldham Coliseum announces closure date PLUS Tenants still battling mould on Freehold

Manchester Evening News

Anna Politkovskaya film inspired by Guardian’s obituary

Exclusive: Film-maker Miriam Segal says article made her feel compelled to tell story of anti-Putin journalist murdered in 2006

The Guardian - UK

Early Doors returns to BBC after 14-year absence

At long last, landlord Ken and regulars Joe and Duffy will be back on our screens from January 7 when the show's 12 episodes will be repeated

Manchester Evening News

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Betty! A Sort of Musical review – fitfully funny take on the life of Betty Boothroyd

Co-writer Maxine Peake stars as an am-dram actor playing the former Commons speaker in Sarah Frankcom’s end-of-the-pier-style production

The Guardian - UK

Review: Betty! A Sort of Musical at Royal Exchange

Paying tribute to an iconic parliamentarian, this Maxine Peake musical is a pantomime for adults with an interest in politics

Manchester Evening News

Betty! A Sort of Musical review – Maxine Peake brings Boothroyd’s story to the stage

A slightly wonky meta structure involving a team of amdram actors muddles this show about the former MP but it has abundant charm

The Guardian - UK

Channel 5 viewers 'switch off' as Soham murders drama 'makes Maxine Carr a victim'

Maxine, the Channel 5 drama about the Soham murders, aired its first episode on Monday evening with Jemma Carlton as Carr

Daily Mirror

Actress playing Maxine Carr in Soham murders drama shares 'difficult, dark' experience

Newcomer Jemma Carlton plays Carr in Channel 5’s Maxine, opposite Line of Duty actor Scott Reid as killer Ian Huntley.

Daily Record

'I wanted to play Maxine Carr - I did everything to get in head of UK's most hated woman'

Actress Jemma Carlton, who portrays Maxine Carr in an upcoming Channel 5 drama about the Soham murders, recalls filming some tough scenes being a 'really difficult and dark thing' to do

Daily Mirror

Jeremy Corbyn and TV stars join as hundreds march in Manchester to commemorate Peterloo Massacre

Julie Hesmondhalgh and Maxine Peake were also among those who gave speeches

Manchester Evening News

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BBC Dinnerladies cast now over 20 years on - Corrie favourite, Hollywood fame, tragic death and addiction troubles

The BBC comedy ran for two series between 1998 to 2000

The Guardian - UK

The best TV of 2022 so far

From the raw, masterfully-scripted realism of The Responder to the exquisite return of Gentleman Jack, here are the year’s television highlights up to now

The Guardian - UK

Hamlet Within: why are we so obsessed with Shakespeare’s dithering prince?

A provocative new film at Cannes featuring Ian McKellen attempts to de-romanticise the Dane but lags behind what theatre productions have been telling us for decades

Manchester Evening News

Where the Early Doors cast are 20 years on - from Duffy to The Grapes' landlord

From roles in the Harry Potter series to stints on Strictly Come Dancing, the cast of Early Doors have remained busy

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The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the troubling story of ‘Gazzamania’ explored in BBC documentary

The first of a two-part documentary begins with the footballer’s rise to the top. Plus: Minnie the Minx is featured in Secrets of the Museum. Here’s what to watch this evening

Manchester Evening News

From Andy Burnham and Maxine Peake to Irvine Welsh - south Manchester bar brings back star-studded DJ event

The Unabombers and Jeff Hordley are heading down

The Guardian - UK

Dune to All the Old Knives: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Denis Villeneuve turns Frank Herbert’s novel into a sumptuous space opera with Timothée Chalamet as the archetypal hero, while Thandiwe Newton and Chris Pine get tangled up in Janus Metz’s stylish spy thriller

Daily Record

Where the Shameless cast are now - from Hollywood fame to cocaine scandal

Daily Mirror

Where Shameless cast are now - cocaine scandal to sad divorce and £18m cosmetics empire

The Channel 4 comedy drama first premiered in the UK in 2004, before it came to an end in 2013 and there has since been a hugely successful US spin-off of the show, which stars William H Macy

Bristol Post

BBC Rules of the Game's Maxine Peake issues career update ahead of series finale

The actress has become a familiar face on TV over the last few weeks

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