Editing Runcorn (section)

==Culture==

===Theatre and cinema===
[[File:Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn.jpg|thumb|The Brindley Theatre in 2006]]
[[The Brindley]] is a theatre and arts centre which opened in 2004. It is situated in the old town and named after [[James Brindley]], engineer of the adjacent Bridgewater Canal.<ref name=backg>{{cite web |url=http://thebrindley.org.uk/brindley-background/ |title=Background |access-date=23 June 2013 |publisher=The Brindley |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528154220/http://thebrindley.org.uk/brindley-background/ |archive-date=28 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It contains a [[proscenium]] theatre seating 420 and a multi-purpose theatre seating 108, The Studio, which doubles as a cinema. There is an exhibition space for art installations, a small café and multi-purpose rooms. The centre is owned and administered by Halton Borough Council which runs community events in the building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebrindley.org.uk/facilities/ |title=Facilities |access-date=23 June 2013 |publisher=The Brindley |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529135055/http://thebrindley.org.uk/facilities/ |archive-date=29 May 2013}}</ref> In 2007, it won the title of 'Best Arts Project in the UK' at the National Lottery Awards.<ref name=backg/> A [[Multiplex (movie theater)|multiplex cinema]] was run by [[Cineworld]] at Trident Retail Park until its closure on 26 November 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/cineworld-closing-two-cinemas-today-31511494 |title=Cineworld: Runcorn |access-date=28 June 2007 |publisher=Cineworld Cinemas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024104107/http://www.cineworld.co.uk/reservation/ChoixResa.jgi?CINEMA=12 |archive-date=24 October 2007}}</ref>

===Media===
[[File:Waterloo Hotel, Runcorn.jpg|thumb|The former Waterloo Hotel, setting of ''The Archer'' in ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'', now a Buddhist temple]]
Runcorn is served by two weekly newspapers: the ''Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News'', published by Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales and hosted online by the ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/runcorn-widnes |title=Runcorn and Widnes |work= Liverpool Echo |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721181038/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/runcorn-widnes |url-status=live }}</ref> and the ''Runcorn and Widnes World'', published by [[Newsquest]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/ |title=Runcorn and Widnes World |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=20 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720212225/https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The town is also home to Halton Community Radio, a volunteer-run radio station which broadcasts over the Runcorn and Widnes area on the frequency 92.3FM.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hcr923fm.com/ |title=Halton Community Radio 92.3 FM |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721174126/https://www.hcr923fm.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was launched on 8 August 2008 with a five-year licence to broadcast.<ref>{{cite news |title=Station tunes in for relaunch |date=6 November 2008 |first=Paul |last=Glynn |work=Runcorn Weekly News |access-date=9 April 2009 |url=http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/runcorn-widnes-news/runcorn-widnes-local-news/2008/11/06/station-tunes-in-for-relaunch-55368-22189988/ |archive-date=27 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727023434/http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/runcorn-widnes-news/runcorn-widnes-local-news/2008/11/06/station-tunes-in-for-relaunch-55368-22189988/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The station has stopped broadcasting as of February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Halton Community Radio no longer broadcasting after company dissolution |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2025/02/halton-community-radio-no-longer-broadcasting-after-company-dissolution/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=RadioToday |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The BBC situation comedy ''[[Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps]]'' was set in Runcorn and included external shots of the former Waterloo Hotel (known in the programme as ''The Archer''), the Silver Jubilee Bridge and Halton Castle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/twopints/ |title=Two Pints of Lager & a Packet of Crisps |access-date=30 March 2007 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=21 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321172731/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/twopints/ |url-status=live }} 2007</ref> ''[[Drop Dead Gorgeous (TV series)|Drop Dead Gorgeous]]'', a drama on [[BBC Three]], was also set in Runcorn.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/programmes/gorgeous/ |title=Drop Dead Gorgeous |access-date=30 March 2007 |publisher=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315044751/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/programmes/gorgeous/ |archive-date=15 March 2007}}</ref> The first two series of the BBC police drama ''[[Merseybeat (TV series)|Merseybeat]]'' featured sequences of the town<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289817/ |title=Mersey Beat (2001–2004) |date=16 July 2001 |access-date=23 June 2013 |publisher=IMDb |archive-date=26 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126131654/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289817/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and areas of Runcorn old town featured in ''[[The Five (TV series)|The Five]]'' TV crime drama series on Sky1. Norton Priory has been used as a location in historical dramas, sitcoms and children's programmes, including ''[[Little Birds (TV series)|Little Birds]]'', ''Bone Detectives'' (Channel 4), ''[[Island at War]]'', ''[[Casanova (2005 TV serial)|Casanova]]'' and ''[[Young Dracula]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nortonpriory.org/filming.php |title=Filming at Norton Priory |website=Norton Priory Museum & Gardens |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113093133/https://www.nortonpriory.org/filming.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The Silver Jubilee Bridge featured in the Netflix series, ''[[Stay Close]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Netflix gives shoutout to Silver Jubilee Bridge in Stay Close |date=11 January 2022 |first=Jack |last=Heale |work=Runcorn Widnes World |publisher=Newsquest Media Group Ltd |access-date=12 January 2022 |url=https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/19839660.netflix-gives-shoutout-silver-jubilee-bridge-stay-close/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111175456/https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/19839660.netflix-gives-shoutout-silver-jubilee-bridge-stay-close/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Runcorn was a setting in the Netflix series, ''[[The Last Kingdom (TV series)|The Last Kingdom]]'', although no scenes were filmed in the town.<ref>{{cite news |title='Something feels wrong' - Season 5 of Netflix series The Last Kingdom heads to Runcorn |date=16 March 2022 |first=Oliver |last=Clay |work=Liverpool Echo |publisher=Reach plc |access-date=26 April 2022 |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/something-feels-wrong-season-5-23405363 }}</ref>

===Literature===
''The Runcorn Ferry'' is a [[monologue]] written by [[Marriott Edgar]] and popularised by [[Stanley Holloway]] celebrating the ancient river crossing which existed from the 12th century until the construction of the Transporter Bridge in 1905. It includes the lines:
{{cquote|Per tuppence per person per trip&nbsp;...
Per trip or per part of per trip.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://monologues.co.uk/Runcorn_Ferry.shtml |title=The Runcorn Ferry |publisher=monologues.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517021828/http://monologues.co.uk/Runcorn_Ferry.shtml |archive-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>}}