'The owner said, 'You must be joking.' Fortunately, the young manager saw something in it.' Don’t miss It was because the Wheel had shut that I suggested we did the same thing at Wigan Casino. 'I never went to the Wheel, but it was obviously one of the forerunners of what we were doing.

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News about the nights - back in 1991 - Winstanley said: 'We were getting 10,000 a week, which was more than Wigan's rugby and soccer clubs combined. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. He was the DJ at the venue's now legendary all-nighters between 1973 until the club's closure in 1981.

'I ended up in Bolton in 1976-77, so getting to the Casino was pretty easy for a year, then I moved away so went less often.'ĭJ Russ Winstanley was partially responsible for creating the Northern Soul scene at Wigan Casino. 'I'd started going with friends to Wigan around 1975, and when applying for a degree course I was only interested in Manchester in order to be based as close to Wigan as possible,' Sean added. Wigan Casino (Image: Reach Content Archive) At the time you think things will just keep going along, but a year later the Casino closed for good'. Sally’s unique story of winning the title will be told in the show.'I think this was the only time I ever took a camera, and I'm so pleased I did. Sally has an ever-growing fan base across social media and has appeared on Craig Charles’ Funk and Soul show with her singing. The cast includes the incredible Sally Molloy, who was crowned World Northern Soul Dance Champion in 2022 so audiences can expect authentic dancing and music to get lost in. It’s an immersive, site-specific show in a real local boozer. So get your glad rags on for a dance floor full of fun, fancy footwork and family feuds. This heartwarming show doffs its cap to the challenges of the last few years and looks at what we need to do to push on to a better future. The Social uses Northern Soul ( “the dance movement that refused to die”) as a highly charged vehicle to tell the stories of Wigan’s community those who will forever ‘KEEP THE FAITH’. The company that brought ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Shakespeare North Playhouse’ and sell-out tours of CINDERELLA and EARLY DOORS, returns with a show that celebrates all things community, clubland and Wigan Casino’s Northern Soul. Award-winning, great night-out specialists Not Too Tame invite you to their new production THE SOCIAL.

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