'Talking Heads’ director, Ben Occhipinti, and the Octagon’s Artistic Assistant, Alex Joynes, were granted an interview with Alan Bennett in May. They travelled to London to discuss monologues, the writing process and key influences.
Join Alex, as he tells us what it has been like to work as Assistant Director on the world premiere of 'Winter Hill' by Timberlake Wertenbaker.
A character with many vices, we have a look at how to bring Arthur Huntingdon to life on stage
We talked to Natasha Davidson and our production team to see how we bring Eliza to life on stage
Cara, a Theatre student at the University of Bolton and Octagon Theatre, shares her experience of the course
Our Artistic Assistant, Alex, was lucky enough to chat to Deborah McAndrew, who has adapted The Tenant of Wildfell Hall for the stage, to ask her more about the story
Artistic Assistant Alex tells us a little bit more about the process of our Top 5 Season...
Three students, Joe, Beth and me, from Bolton College were invited to see what the theatre is like ‘behind the scenes’, working in different departments.
Set and lighting designer Ciaran Bagnall discusses his design for the beautiful 'Educating Rita'.
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.