Oyez Arts

12/06/2026

🗣️ Community share offer is extended and still on! Check out this reel for more info about who we are, what we do, and what needs repairing! Link to share offer ➡️ in our bio ✨

09/06/2026

07/06/2026

🎭 I Am Bastard I Am War - Meet the creative team and cast.

📍 In The Chamber, Altrincham Town Hall
📅 One Night Only – 20 June

Part of the Altrincham Storytelling festival

“The drums are beating, and the masters are meeting...”

It is another day in the meeting room.
But this meeting is no ordinary one.

A Father leaves knowing what he cannot bear to say.
A Mother pleads against what cannot be stopped.
A Son dreams of a glory claimed by more than one story.
A Leader calmly discusses the next move.

None of them stands apart from what is coming.

Each, in their own way, has accepted it, followed it, or chosen the path that leads to it.

Tense, lyrical and deeply human, I Am Bastard I Am War asks difficult questions about responsibility, obedience and the stories we tell ourselves.

“I wrote this piece in reflection for all of humanity. The main character is you, me — it is everyone.”
— Alan Forrest Smith

Adapted for the stage and directed by Nigel Harvey.

Leading the cast are:

✨ Alexander Potter — The Son
✨ Karl Greenwood — The Father
✨ James Ross Turner — The Narrator
✨ Toby Rothwell — The Priest

✨ Further cast announcements and creative collaborators will be revealed soon.

🎟️ Book your tickets:
www.alanforrestsmith.com/altrincham

📅 20 June, 7.30PM
🍷 Bar opens at 7PM
💬 Followed by a post-show audience discussion

28/05/2026

WHO WE ARE WE?

Oyez Arts is a charitable Community Benefit Society, a not-for-profit organisation created to run the Town Hall for the benefit of the community. With the energy, care and commitment of local people, the Town Hall has been brought back to life.

BUY A COMMUNITY SHARE…
and steer the future direction of this special place and the people managing it Flexible payments - A single payment buys one share from £100 (or option to pay over 10 months). Every investor becomes a member and a legal shareholder.

26/05/2026

LOOK AT WHAT WE’VE DONE…
We’ve signed a 25 year lease on the Town Hall
We’re now a thriving organisation, 21 wonderful community groups and 100’s of people already coming through our doors every week

Why not buy some of our community shares and help our organisation grow. Shares give you lifetime membership, your name on the Alty 500 board inside the town hall and a warm feeling that you have done something good for your community. Investment starts at £10/month for 10 months.