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POSTPONED – Julie Likes to Draw Squirrels at Oldham Coliseum

Kristy Stott, Theatre Editor

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Julie Likes to Draw Squirrels

Oldham Coliseum, Manchester
21 December 2020

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From £18.00
Julie Likes to Draw Squirrels at Oldham Coliseum
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Written and performed by Julie Hesmondhalgh, Julie Likes to Draw Squirrels is a coming-of-age story set in Lancashire.

A charming and personal tale of childhood and adolescence, the performance depicts Hesmondhalgh’s formative years – from growing up in Accrington to being offered the role of Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street.

Heartwarming and funny, the show is inspired by Hesmondhalgh’s father’s journals and notebooks – which she discovered following his death. With a humorous focus on the power of words and the importance of nature, the show hopes to offer audiences a little respite from the chaos of the Christmas period.

Directed by Sameena Hussain, the one-woman show is being performed as a fundraiser for Oldham Coliseum. The performance of Julie Likes to Draw Squirrels will be followed by a Q&A session.

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