What Is TLT? Tyldesley Little Theatre, an Amateur Dramatic Society in Greater Manchester

TLT stands for Tyldesley Little Theatre, a volunteer-run amateur dramatic society based in Greater Manchester, UK. It performs several plays a year — comedy, thrillers and farce — alongside a traditional family pantomime, and sells tickets online through TicketSource. If you are looking for a local group to watch, join or audition for, TLT is the organisation behind the tlt.org.uk website.

What TLT Performs

The society describes its programme as "a wide variety of plays from thrillers through to pantomime." In practice that means:

• Several plays a year, spanning comedy, thrillers and farce
• An annual traditional family pantomime — the next one listed is Aladdin, running 29 November to 5 December 2026
• Live theatre at a reasonable price, performed by an amateur company rather than professional actors

Because the programme changes each season, the reliable way to see what is currently on is the "Next Production" and "Current Season" sections of the website, or the society's Facebook page.

Who Runs It

TLT is an amateur society run entirely by volunteers. That has two practical consequences worth knowing before you get in touch:

• Enquiries may not be answered immediately, since there is no paid staff handling them.
• The website's Book Tickets page is deliberately detailed, collecting answers to the most common questions about booking, payment, seating and special needs so you can resolve most things without waiting for a reply.

Booking Tickets and Paying

Tickets are sold online via TicketSource, which also operates a telephone box office. For Aladdin, tickets go on sale online from 8:00am and through the TicketSource Telephone Box Office from 9:00am on 31 October 2026.

One detail catches people out: TLT does not accept card or mobile banking payments at the theatre or over the phone. The venue is cash only, except for the online booking service. So bring cash for refreshments, programmes and raffle tickets. The nearest ATM is a short walk away — up Lemon Street, right onto Elliott Street, roughly 20 metres along on the right — and it may charge a fee.

The site also warns that the theatre phone number is not monitored for texts or voicemails; use the Ticket Enquiry Line number instead.

Getting Involved: Auditions and Membership

TLT is not only a venue for audiences. The site carries membership information and posts audition notices — for example, a second audition for the January play Inside Job was scheduled for Thursday 22 October at 7:00pm, with details in the News Room. If you want to act, help backstage or join as a member, the News Room and the membership page are the places to start.

Quick Reference

For anything specific — seating, special needs, payment questions — read the Book Tickets page first; it is written to answer exactly those queries faster than the volunteer team can reply individually.