The Octagon is committed to developing new writing. We aim to give our audience the chance to see outstanding original work performed in Bolton before they are seen anywhere else in the world.

The Octagon has always been committed to new writing. Over the past four years the Theatre has produced eleven new plays, including five as part of a highly successful fortieth anniversary season in 2007-08. In the 2010-2011 season, the Theatre will be presenting three World Premieres - visit our What's On pages to find out more about or programme of produced work.

Over the past two years we have expanded our approach to new writing. It is not simply a case of commissioning and presenting new work, but we work directly with writers from throughout the North West. These activities and initiatives are co-ordinated and led by the Octagon's Associate Director Elizabeth Newman, who is also the Head of the New Writing department at the Octagon.

Find out more about new writing and script development at the Octagon by following the links below.