He began acting around the same time and has made many appearances on stage, most famously in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot alongside Mike Harding at Bolton's Octagon Theatre, and Jim Cartwright's Road at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
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Most recently Hordley took on the role of Mick in Pinter's 1960 play The Caretaker when staged at Bolton's Octagon Theatre from 5–28 March 2009.
From 7 April - 7 May 2011, Collins starred as Sheila Grundy, Fred Dibnah's third wife, in The Demolition Man at The Octagon theatre, Bolton.
Hartley made his official debut on October 4, 1999 against Bruce ‘Havok’ Mills at the Octagon Theatre in Elizabeth, South Australia.