The Engine Room Wigan

18/05/2026

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📣 NEWS!

Announcing ThickSkin’s Creative Movement workshops for people age 60+ in Wigan.

We’re looking for Wiganers to take part in our brand-new FREE workshops for people over 60 at The Engine Room.

Led by ThickSkin’s Artistic Director and Generator graduates, these sessions invite you to explore movement and creativity in new ways – reimagining what it means to grow older.

This is about curiosity, creativity, and giving it a go in a fun, friendly environment. No dance or drama experience required. Through imaginative physical theatre exercises, you’ll build confidence, discover new ways to move and express yourself, and connect with others in a welcoming, social space.

Expect laughter. Expect movement. Expect to surprise yourself.

Spread the word and sign up via link in bio.

16/04/2026

LIFE OUT THERE

A long-shot space mission no one believes in. A crew of misfits who were never meant to be astronauts. When something goes wrong in the silence of space, they must decide not just how to survive, but what future is worth chasing across the galaxy.

“a very impressive company” ★★★★ Manchester Theatre Awards

6 - 9 July
Tickets on sale now (link in bio)

By award winning playwright Tim Foley and created by

Co-commissioned through Supported Artist Programme and Made at The Engine Room.

19/03/2026

This weekend at The Engine Room families can enjoy The Quest For Planet P.

Follow Ozmo and Orbi, two brave little aliens, as they set off on an amazing journey to find the perfect planet!

Sat 21 Mar
11am & 2pm


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12/03/2026

New Work / New Voices 🎭🎬
A three-day festival of student theatre and film.

27 original pieces by students in association with . Across a range of styles and approaches, the programme offers a glimpse of work in progress.

📍The Engine Room, Wigan

Come support new artists and see what they’re making.

Session E - Sunday 15 March - 5.30pm
(In slide order)

• Avoiding The Parade by .pabian
• Origins by Ursula Jenkins
• If Walls Could Talk by
• Quiet on Set (Please) by
• We’re Sorry For Your Loss by Jess Ryan

Made at the Engine Room

10/03/2026

✨TWO WEEKS TO GO✨

We are so excited to welcome Knotted Hawk to Wigan with their WONDERful show The Quest for Planet P 🚀

Follow Ozmo & Orbi, two brave little aliens, as they set off on an amazing journey to find the perfect planet! 🌍

When cracks start appearing and chaos hits their world, the grown-up aliens can't agree on how to fix things. So, it's up to Ozmo & Orbi to lead the way and find a new, perfect planet to live on. Along the way, they discover that the solution might be closer to home than they think.

Get your tickets here! https://www.wonderarts.co.uk/upcoming-events/the-quest-for-planet-p-py693

Presented by Wonder Arts and The Engine Room, Wigan

10/03/2026

New Work / New Voices 🎭🎬
A three-day festival of student theatre and film.

27 original pieces by students in association with . Across a range of styles and approaches, the programme offers a glimpse of work in progress.

📍 The Engine Room, Wigan

Come support new artists and see what they’re making.

Session D - Sunday 15 March - 12.30pm
(In slide order)

• Under the Bridge by Charlie Turrell
• Let’s do this again sometime by Chantelle Nice
• What’s Mine is Mine by
• The public ex*****on of Jane Doe by
• Almost Sisters by Niamh Ray

Made at the Engine Room

09/03/2026

Come and follow Ozmo & Orbi 🚀

The Quest for Planet P is a brand new, fun, interactive, dance theatre show presented by KnottedHawk Productions.

Two brave little aliens set off on an amazing journey to find the perfect planet!

Telling stories of belonging, friendship and our world, children 10 years and under will love this show!

📍The Engine Room, Wigan

For more info visit the link in our bio 🔗

07/03/2026

New Work / New Voices 🎭🎬
A three-day festival of student theatre and film.

27 original pieces by students in association with Across a range of styles and approaches, the programme offers a glimpse of work in progress.

📍The Engine Room, Wigan

Come support new artists and see what they’re making.

Sessions C - Saturday 14 March - 5.30pm
(In slide order)

• SOUR PATCH by
• Knot Prepared by .handley
• Bad Faith by Jared Hodder
• The Walls We Build Alone by
• I PREDICT A RIOT by
• AN ECHO OF TWO LANGUAGES by

Made at the Engine Room

05/03/2026

New Work / New Voices 🎭🎬
A three-day festival of student theatre and film.

27 original pieces by students in association with . Across a range of styles and approaches, the programme offers a glimpse of work in progress.

📍The Engine Room

Come support new artists and see what they’re making.

Session B - Saturday 14 Mar - 12.30pm
(In slide order)

• Full Steam Ahead by
• Between us by
• ARE WE THERE YET? by Emmelia Morgan
• I’m not going to pay to find love if I can’t even find it for free by
• Conservation by .skellam
• Disconnected by

Made at the Engine Room

03/03/2026

New Work / New Voices 🎭🎬
A three-day festival of student theatre and film

29 original pieces by students , in association with . Across a range of styles and approaches, the programme offers a glimpse of work in progress.

📍The Engine Room, Wigan

Come support new artists and see what they’re making.

Session A - Friday 13 March - 6.30pm
(In slide order)

• A Thin Line by Iris Stromberg
• Funebris by Jimmy Django
• FIXED by
• Light-Years Apart by
• DANCEDANCEDANCE by Kain Brennend

Made at the Engine Room