News & Blog

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Olympic Torch Relay Celebration

16 May 2012

The Olympic Torch Relay Celebration will be taking place on Thursday 31 May 2012 and the torch will pass the Octagon at exactly 6.38pm. At 6.50pm the...

New 2012-13 Season Announced!

8 May 2012

We are pleased to announce our 2012-2013 Season of plays and, if we say so ourselves, it looks like another cracking Season!

New 2012-13 Season Coming Soon...

27 Apr 2012

Watch this space for news of our exciting new Season of plays for 2012-13...

The show must go on...

16 Apr 2012

The Octagon’s production of The Winslow Boy welcomes a new face on the stage this evening. Unfortunately, Flaminia Cinque, who plays the maid...

BBC showcase win for student scriptwriters

22 Mar 2012

To celebrate the opening of MediaCityUK the BBC, joint with Salford University, set up a project that has provided six student scriptwriters with the...

Manchester Theatre Awards, and the winners are...

14 Mar 2012

Back in January the Manchester Theatre Awards announced the nominations for their annual awards and if you remember correctly the Octagon had 14...

Role Cast for Corrie Legend Pat Phoenix

24 Feb 2012

Later this year the world premiere of The Queen of the North will be coming to the Octagon Theatre Bolton (Thurs 3 May - 26 May), a tender, funny and...

The Manchester Theatre Awards

23 Jan 2012

The Manchester Theatre Award nominations were announced last week and we are proud to have received 14 nominations...

First Dates Director Announced

12 Jan 2012

The Octagon Theatre Bolton is pleased to announce Julia Samuels, Co-Artistic Director of Liverpool-based 20 Stories High, as Director of First Dates:...