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Octagon Theatre Bolton set to take audiences on a magical journey with spectacular site-specific staging of 1960’s musical film Summer Holiday.
World premiere of new comedy by former Octagon Artistic Director Lawrence Till, adapted from the stories of Bill Naughton
The Big Corner is an uplifting coming of age comedy, travelling through time and the streets of Bolton showing at the Octagon Thu 19 April - Sat 5 May.
Casting announced for All I See Is You
A brand new play about forbidden love in Bolton in the Sixties by Octagon National Playwriting Prize winner Kathrine Smith.
Follow the yellow brick road to the Macron this Christmas to see The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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.
REVEAL Festival 2018 line-up announced by Octagon Theatre Bolton
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.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Culture and Social Impact Fund
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 - 1941-2018
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.
To run or not to run…Hamlet gets on his running shoes for the Octagon
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.
World premiere of new play - Sherbet
Winner at Writer’s Guild Awards 2018, Sarah McDonald Hughes, opens new play, Sherbet, co-written with Curtis Cole at the Octagon.
Cast announced for East is East
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.