To celebrate what is a truly wonderful festive show we have brought back, possibly for a limited time only, one of the blog''s most ...

Unfortunately, our usual video lady, Donna, was unavaillable to film Mixed Up North as she was busy with a very important project. Namely, ...

One of the first events of the new BoltON programme is Three of the Best from 24:7 . Now, through the magic of technology you can view a bit...

I managed to sneak into the tech rehearsal for Sing When You're Winning (see the deets here). I am not a very good photographer, the l...

We have now had the line-up confirmed for the Comedy Mela on 19 June. Looks like it is going to be a really good night. Here's the skin...

Along with contacting me about the line-up for the next event it seems Brad has not only been organising the Cityscape nights but has been m...

Usually when I film the shows it tends to happen at the dress rehearsal so what you see is pretty close to what you see when you come to see...

Have a look at the video promo for Oleanna. I think it packs quite a punch if you'll pardon the expression. You can see previous video p...

If you want a sneak preview of what to expect from Looking for Buddy then look no further. As Phil the architect might say 'it's wor...

If you haven't yet had the chance to see The Caretaker here's a quick glimpse of what you are missing... You can book tickets here ...

You've seen the photos, read the reviews so here's a little snippet of the show. We also managed to grab the choreographer, Mr Paul ...

If the productions shots and the reviews weren't enough to wet your whistle or if they were and you want to see Danny the Champion of th...

Sorry the video has been a bit later this time than usual. Well done to Donna for managing to capture the craziness that is The Venetian Twi...

A couple of little snippets that you might find of interest. John Doughty has appeared a few times at the Octagon over the last couple of se...

We have been sent a video for the upcoming produciton of Happy and Married? If you want to learn a little more about the production and Fre...

The lovely Donna has been in again to capture some of the wonder that it the Merchant of Venice. If the magnificent reviews haven't bee...

I have had a chat today with the lovely Brad from Cityscape Records (Hi Brad). Brad is the organiser of our new music nights, Cityscape pres...

For your delight and delectation, a short promo video for Meet the Mukherjees . Despite what I said here about there being male nudity in t...

The title of the post does not refer to the movie featuring James Mason, but a short promo of the Octagon's current production. I think ...

For your viewing pleasure, a short movie promo of Road. You'll be pleased to note we managed to edit out the bad language for the video...