This week is your last opportunity to catch Comedians here at the Octagon, running until Friday 8 May, so make sure you squeeze some space ...

Well, today is the press night of Comedians and it coincides with my last day in the office and having seen the quality of the production ph...

Beating Berlusconi! is on tour and is getting some really nice reviews. It arrives here on Thursday 29 April. If you are, dare I say it af...

There is a nice little piece on the What's On Stage website on the reasons to see Comedians according to Richard Moore who stars as Edd...

As these apprentice comedians prepare to perform their acts in front of a live audience, Eddie Waters [above], aka The Lancashire Lad, is d...

Rehearsals for Comedians are now in full swing. There are a few members of the company still to arrive but we should have a full compliment...

There is a nice piece in The Bolton News today about Amy Nuttall coming to perform in our upcoming production of The Hired Man . She talks a...

After And Did Those Feet we will welcome Trevor Griffiths’ landmark play Comedians to Bolton. Set in Manchester in the mid-1970s, the play ...

I am delighted to report that And Did Those Feet opened last night. I have to admit that I have a huge soft spot for this show and I still t...

Below is a review of Midsummer Night's Dream as written by Lindsay Wilkes. Lindsay is one of our youth theatre participants (see her in ...

We have been sent a very nice email from someone that came to see A Midsummer Night's Dream. We are also getting some really great com...

Some exciting news for anyone that has ever fancied gracing the Octagon stage. The Octagon Theatre Bolton is looking for local people to tak...

We are excited to soon welcome back one of our most popular plays in recent years: And Did Those Feet by Les Smith and Martin Thomasson. Th...

A Midsummer Night's Dream opened last night and I am more than a little excited. Ever since seeing the set model for this one, I have b...

Russell Dixon - Quince It seems that this old theatre world is a small one. As I think I mentioned here, David has directed many a Shakespe...

I have to apoologise for neglecting the blog for a little while. We have been in the midst of compiling and preparing print and the website ...

Here at the Octagon, we are set to welcome in the New Year with one of William Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies: A Midsummer Night’s Dream ...

We have received a few more great reviews for Oliver Twist from The Guardian, The Independent and The Observer, no less. I have posted them ...

Due to popular demand (you know who you are) I have uploaded some more photos of Oliver Twist. We are lucky enough to have two teams of youn...