Reading the scripts for Top 5 was a "genuine privilege"
Artistic Assistant Alex tells us a little bit more about the process of our Top 5 Season...
What is Dirty Face all about?
When their jobs are threatened, the Pit Brow Lasses proved that they had more than just dirty faces. Discover more about them in the REVEAL 2017 Festival...
A look back at the Octagon's 2016
With a world premiere, an indoor beach, lots of rain, and 80 young people creating a full-scale production, it has been such a memorable 365 days here at the Octagon.
We are the rats in Cinderella
Want to know more about the storytellers of this year's festive show at the Octagon? Well, keep your eyes peeled for each new profile, they tell you all about the mischievous Whiskers, Teeth, Tail, Ears and Claws.
We are #CAPaware17: In conversation with Captioner Claire McIntyre
During Captioning Awareness Week, we aim to help raise awareness of captioning within the theatres. Audiences with various forms of hearing loss could have their theatrical experiences transformed by captions and live subtitles. We spoke to our Captioner Claire McIntyre about captioning performances and why it's such an important service for our audiences and to the theatre industry.
5 Reasons why NOT to go and see The Winter's Tale
Do you have your doubts about Shakespeare? Let's see if we can convince you otherwise!
The Secret Garden - Fun Facts!
We have put together an inforgraphic of all the fun facts and figures from our recent community production, 'The Secret Garden'!
Cast readings of To Kill a Mockingbird
Our To Kill a Mockingbird cast are busy preparing for opening night, but they have taken time to record some of their favourite snippets from Harper Lee's powerful novel.
Backstage On Stage: The Noises Off Set Change
Since it opened on Thursday 4 June 2015, we’ve had as many positive audience comments about the Noises Off set and the theatre’s (real) backstage goings-on as we have had about the production itself. Due to popular demand, we cornered our Head of Production, Olly Seviour, who gave us a few bullet points about the complicated set and how his team constructed and conquered it…