DARE TO CREATE
OLDHAM ARTS FESTIVAL
05/08/2026 - 09/08/2026
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
White Noise
Friday 7th August - 7:30pm
Mill 2, 1853 Studios
JAKE SCOTT - 2026 DTK MENTEE
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
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
