Theatre Review: QUALITY STREET - Bolton Octagon, Bolton
Driven by its clever direction, innovative use of puppetry and engaging cast, J. M. Barrie’s colourfully wrapped QUALITY STREET leaves a sweet taste in the mouth. J. M. Barrie’s colourfully wrapped, sweet treat heads to Bolton Octagon as Northern Broadsides continue their tour of QUALITY STREET. The ill-fated production was into a 14-week tour in […]
Theatre Review: THE BOOK THIEF – The Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Full of heart, passion, and optimism, THE BOOK THIEF is a musical production that needs to be seen. Having started as a novel published in 2005, then adapted to a feature film in 2013, THE BOOK THIEF now takes to the stage as a musical, beginning its journey on Bolton Octagon’s stage. Set in Nazi […]
Theatre Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Albert Halls, Bolton
Bolton's Albert Hall's grand Victorian setting brings to life Oscar Wilde’s sensational and lavish comedy THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Oscar Wilde’s farcical masterpiece THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is brought to life in the beautiful Albert Halls whilst the Bolton Octagon undergoes renovation in preparation for its 50th anniversary. The stunning architecture provides an […]
Theatre Review: SUMMER HOLIDAY – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Bright, bold and slightly bonkers, SUMMER HOLIDAY is a feel-good musical that is ambitiously staged Rides on double-decker buses, live music and audience sing-a-longs, theatre doesn’t come much more immersive than Bolton Octagon’s latest production of SUMMER HOLIDAY. Developed as a site-specific production to allow important redevelopment work to start Octagon Theatre, this joyous, uplifting and […]
INTERVIEW: Eleanor Brown Talks SUMMER HOLIDAY
Eleanor Brown talks to Frankly My Dear UK about taking on the iconic role of Barbara in Bolton Octagon's innovative site-specific production of 1960s musical SUMMER HOLIDAY As Bolton’s Octagon Theatre closes its doors for important redevelopment work, the theatre continues their 50th Anniversary season with an exciting new site-specific staging of the much-loved 1960s […]
ALL I SEE IS YOU Review: Kathrine Smith crafts a powerful, moving and tender story of forbidden love in 1960s Bolton
Kathrine Smith crafts a powerful, moving and tender story of forbidden love in ALL I SEE IS YOU 2018 marks Bolton’s Octagon Theatre's 50th anniversary year. It also marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. So when Kathrine Smith's powerful drama about a gay couple in the 1960s crossed the desk of the Octagon National […]
Theatre Review: EAST IS EAST – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Ayub Khan Din’s award-winning comedy EAST IS EAST feels as fresh and as funny as ever EAST IS EAST may be more than twenty years old but Ayub Khan Din’s award-winning comedy feels as fresh and as funny as ever in a hilarious new production at Bolton's Octagon Theatre. Set in 1970s Salford, EAST IS […]