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Millgate Arts Centre is a charity whose dedicated volunteers run a community theatre in Saddleworth, with the aim of providing the very best quality theatre, live music, comedy, cabaret, film and pantomime.

By donating today you will form a vital part of our Building the Future Appeal with a target to raise £100,000 over the next three years. 

Help us to continue to be the home of community theatre in Saddleworth. Together we will celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2027, as Saddleworth Players was formed in 1927.

With your help, in the Summer of 2025, we will completely refurbish and modernise the main auditorium stage, which will benefit performers and provide a better experience for our audiences.

Future plans will focus on improving different parts of the Millgate Art Centre building and also further developing our youth group (SPY Theatre) ensuring the younger generation develop theatre skills on and off stage which will secure the future of live theatre.

We really appreciate your support.

One off or regular donations
become a Friend of Millgate Arts Centre
give a seat your name

Help us to continue to run our community theatre by making a one off or regular donation, becoming a Friend of the Millgate or give a seat your name

These are some of the ways you can support us:

or simply come and see the shows BOOK NOW 

Millgate Arts Centre: Building the Future

We have ambitious plans to raise £100,000 over the next three years to continue to develop  the Millgate Arts Centre as a community theatre.

Our fundraising campaign is called Building the Future; raising funds through to the centenary celebration of Saddleworth Players in 2027.

The first project to benefit from our fundraising campaign is the stage area. In summer 2025 we will completely refurbish and modernise the stage, and also look to improve and modernise the lighting rig, and develop set capability which will benefit performers and provide a better experience for our audiences.

Future phases of our fundraising activities will focus on improving different parts of the Millgate building including converting the bar into a multipurpose studio theatre,  and developing the future generations with Saddleworth Players Youth Theatre (SPY).