Actor Julie Hesmondhalgh has launched a fundraising campaign to provide free and pay-what-you-can tickets for Oldham Coliseum Theatre's production of Macbeth.

More than £1,000 was donated to the Pay It Forward campaign in its first 24 hours, according to the Coliseum.

The campaign is being run with the Friends of the Coliseum. It asks people to donate towards tickets for those who would otherwise be unable to afford one.

A concessionary ticket for Macbeth costs £15, although donations of other amounts can also be made.

Money raised will be used to provide free and pay-what-you-can tickets through community groups in Oldham. Free tickets will also be allocated through an online form on a first come, first served basis until the available allocation has been taken.

Macbeth will be staged at Liquid & Envy nightclub on Retiro Street in Oldham town centre from Friday 23 October until Saturday 7 November.

The production is directed by Coliseum Creative Director Nick Bagnall and stars Andrew Sheridan as Macbeth and Erin Shanagher as Lady Macbeth.

The Coliseum is currently staging work at temporary and site-specific venues while restoration work continues on its Fairbottom Street theatre.

The season will include relaxed, audio-described and captioned performances as well as two performances interpreted in British Sign Language.