Octagon Theatre Bolton is delighted to take their festive production on the road this Christmas presenting The Wonderful Wizard of Oz at the Premier Suite, Macron Stadium Tuesday 4 – Monday 31 December 2018.
This is the third REVEAL Festival presented by the Octagon and will be showcasing new and exciting theatre outside and online from Mon 23 April until Sat 4 May 2018.
We are thrilled to announce that the Octagon Theatre Bolton is one of 28 recipients of the new Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Culture and Social Impact Fund. The fund invests in organisations who are committed to providing excellent cultural experiences or work that has significant social impact across the ten boroughs in Greater Manchester.
John Blackmore, one of the UK’s foremost Champions of Regional Theatre and longest serving Chief Executive of the Octagon Theatre died peacefully on 20th February following an illness illness at the age of 77.
David Ricardo-Pearce who is playing Hamlet in the Octagon’s upcoming production is to run the London Marathon in a bid to raise money for the theatre’s redevelopment.
Winner at Writer’s Guild Awards 2018, Sarah McDonald Hughes, opens new play, Sherbet, co-written with Curtis Cole at the Octagon.
Octagon Theatre Bolton are proud to present a new production of Ayub Khan Din’s award winning play East is East. This iconic comedy about clashing cultures and family drama, has been made into a BAFTA award winning film, become a modern classic and will be brought to life on stage this spring by Octagon’s Associate Director Ben Occhipinti with a cast of talented stage and screen actors.
Octagon Theatre Bolton sends out casting call for two boys to share the role of Sajit Khan.
Octagon Theatre Bolton has been awarded £5,000 by the UKH Foundation to support their work with vulnerable older people and people living with dementia.
David Ricardo-Pearce cast as Hamlet in Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, brought to life in Bolton by David Thacker.