BoltON Special Events
"An inventive and innovative approach to help
all theatregoers enrich their experience. BoltON is a series of
extra events to supplement the season of plays in the Main Auditorium.
There is an impressive variety of stimulating and creative events
all over the Octagon."
MELVYN BRAGG
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| Contemporary poets and
novelists read their own work. |
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| Enjoy a spot of lunch
as you enjoy readings of the work of well-known poets by Octagon
Theatre actors. |
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| Les Smith talks to David
Thacker about his love of Shakespeare and how he seeks to make
his plays accessible to modern audiences. |
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| Olivier award-nominee
and RSC actor Gerard Logan presents his tour-de-force solo performance
of Shakespeare's narrative poem. |
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| In partnership with
the University of Bolton, we take you on a whistle stop tour
of the work of the greatest dramatist of all time. |
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| Mon 1, Tues 2, Thurs
4 and Fri 5 Mar 2010 |
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| From the writer of The
Cherry Orchard and The Seagull, the Octagon presents
two comedies that are also Anton Chekhov's finest shorts. |
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| John Doughty asks how
an 18th Century village named after a peat-stained stream became
the famous seaside town of Blackpool. |
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| An evening of new writing
performed by local actors and written by emerging playwrights.
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| Enjoy a spot of lunch
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| Thurs 25 - Fri 26 Mar
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| Featuring a cast of
20 of your youth theatre participants, Dream On! is
a dynamic and energetic response to A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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| Playwrights Les Smith
and Martin Thomasson lead an exploration into work inspired
by this town. |
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| The writers of And
Did Those Feet talk about the process of developing a new
play and the pains and pleasures of collaborative writing. |
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| A beautiful patchwork
of accounts that tell the moving account of a young Eastern
European girl and her journey to England. |
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| A rehearsed reading
of the Octagon Prize awarded and emotionally charged play, The
Gift, by Tony Godrich. |
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| Can comedy be more than
mere light relief, more than just 'having a laugh'? Looking
at stand-up, sketches and sitcom, this event explores the artistic
merit of comedy. |
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| Beating Berlusconi!
is based on the true story of a Liverpool fan who ended up sitting
next to Silvio Berlusconi at the Champions League final. |
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| Laurence Clark, a comedian
with cerebral palsy, attempts to claim the word 'spastic' through
this hilarious stand-up routine. |
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| An evening of live traditional
and contemporary folk music - multi-instrumental voice-blending
magic! |
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| Wed 19 and Thurs 20
May 2010 |
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| Creative Writing students
from the University of Bolton present their work. |
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| What happens when an
insect falls in love with a butterfly. A heart-warming, family
friendly story in miniature about love and friendship. |
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| David Thacker opens
his rehearsal room and allows you the opportunity to help him
rehearse Naughton's much-loved classic Alfie. |
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| This illustrated talk
traces Manchester's development from pre-Roman settlement to
the present day. |
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| Thurs 17 and Fri 18
Jun 2010 |
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| Tells the story of a
couple over an evening of physical intimacy and explores the
isolation and loneliness that can exist between two people.
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| Baby Bear wants to visit
the moon so he packs a picnic and finds a rocket. Whatever
Next! explores the joy of imaginative play and space! |
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| David Thacker leads
a workshop on the techniques of directing for television and
theatre. |
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| 'When does it become
musical theatre? What is an actor musician?' Just some of the
questions to be explored in the last of this series of events.
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| Thurs 1 Jul - Sat 3
Jul 2010 |
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| Immerse yourself
in the sumptuous original score and this beautifully unconventional
love story about daring to dream. |
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