Fact File: Jonathan Swift
Find out more about the original author of Gulliver's Travels, a man with many names and tales...
Interview: Octagon National Prizewinners
Sarah McDonald-Hughes and Curtis Cole are the co-writers of Sherbet, one of two New Writing plays that won this year's Octagon National Prize. Artistic Assistant Alex Joynes met up with the two writers, who will also be performing their work, to find out a bit more.
Snapshot Insight: inside Hamlet rehearsals
Hamlet opens in a little over a week and rehearsals are in full swing. Last week Press and Digital officer Amy Hailwood snuck into rehearsals to have a look at how they were getting on.
Jane Eyre: a novel that still speaks today
Jane Eyre achieved swift success and established a long lasting place in English literature
FACT FILE: Charlotte Brontë
A writer of passionate moral conviction who gave powerful voice to a female perspective in the character of Jane Eyre
Hear from our first 'Buy a Brick' supporter
Juliette Bradbury bought the first gold Octagon brick on our 50th anniversary!
Experience: Working on 'The Threepenny Opera'
Second Assistant Director on 'The Threepenny Opera' and third year University of Bolton student Cara talks about the production and how her work placement ties into the Theatre BA course.
Setting the scene: 'The Threepenny Opera'
Politically sharp, darkly comic, and packed full of live music, this is a play that'll make you laugh and make you think...
Stories from our Volunteers
Some of our amazing volunteers share their stories about why they volunteer here at the Octagon