
Artistic Director, Elizabeth Newman to leave the Octagon Theatre
After nearly a decade at the Octagon Elizabeth Newman is leaving to take up a new challenge as Artistic Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland.
After nearly a decade at the Octagon Elizabeth Newman is leaving to take up a new challenge as Artistic Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland.
This Sunday a team of 27 runners from the Octagon Theatre Bolton are taking part in the Manchester 10k to raise money for the redevelopment campaign.
We are delighted to announce that the Octagon has been awarded Theatre of Sanctuary status. The Octagon has become one in only a handful of theatres across the UK to be awarded Theatre of Sanctuary status and has been recognized for its commitment to becoming a welcoming and safe place.
Images from the rehearsals of the forthcoming production of Summer Holiday show the ensemble musical production underway. This will be the first time the musical has been staged as a promenade production on a bus.
You may have seen #SaveStageLighting popping up on social media over the weekend and wondered what the big deal was, well, hopefully without getting too technical here goes...
The Octagon Theatre Bolton is excited to announce a new season of off-site productions set in iconic Bolton locations.
TV and Theatre Actor, Darren Jeffries returns to the stage as part of Octagon Theatre Bolton’s Reveal Festival 2018 starring alongside Helen O'Hara in new play Dear Nomad
Due to unforeseen circumstances the start of the building work for the essential redevelopment of the Octagon building has been delayed by a few weeks. This means the building will no longer close on Sat 5 May and the production of Summer Holiday will now be in the Octagon and not the Albert Halls.
Octagon Theatre Bolton are delighted to announce full casting for their forthcoming site-specific production of the musical Summer Holiday.
From Freedom Studios comes When We Were Brothers, Ben Tagoe’s intimate new play which explores male friendship, masculinity, betrayal and the fragile nature of the male psyche.