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Pre-theatre dining in the Octagon's Spotlight Café
PLEASE NOTE: 24-hr advance booking required. All meals must be pre-booked at least a day before visiting the theatre. Please call the Spotlight on 01204 556500 to reserve your table. Our evening service also offers hot soup, sandwiches, jacket potatoes and a selection of cakes and pastries.

10% discount for Bonus Card holders
RESERVATIONS: 01204 556500

   
   
 
 


Thurs 4 February - Sat 6 March 2010

A Midsummer Night's Dream

By William Shakespeare

Director David Thacker

Evening performances only from Thurs 4 February 2010 up to and including Sat 6 Mar 2010 served from 6.00 pm

Only £6.95 for main course and £3.25 for dessert
10% Discount for BONUS CARD HOLDERS


For your main course choose from:

Vegetable Nut Roast with Apricot and Goat’s Cheese
Mildly spiced vegetable roast with apricot and mixed nuts infused with garlic and ginger, and topped with creamy goat’s cheese. Served with baby new potatoes and a selection of vegetables.

OR

Homemade Florentine Fish Pie

Scottish Salmon and Smoked Haddock with prawns topped with potatoes mashed with butter and sprinkled with grated cheddar. Served with a selection of vegetables.

OR

Lamb Shank in Mint and Rosemary Sauce

Braised lamb shank gently slow cooked on the bone in a delicious mint and rosemary sauce. Served with baby new potatoes and a selection of vegetables.

And for dessert choose from:

Chocolate and Black Cherry Fondant
A rich chocolate sponge with a dark chocolate filling topped with pitted black cherries. Served with cream or ice cream.

OR

Luxury Raspberry Pavlova
Served with cream or ice cream.

Please note: all our produce may contain traces of nuts - please ask if you require further information.


 

 


Thursday 11 March - Saturday 10 April 2010

And Did Those Feet

By Les Smith and Martin Thomasson

Director Mark Babych

Evening performances only from Thurs 11 Mar 2010 up to and including Sat 10 Apr 2010 served from 6.00 pm

Only £6.95 for main course and £3.25 for dessert
10% Discount for BONUS CARD HOLDERS


For your main course choose from:

BBQ Butterfly Chicken
Served with baby new potatoes and vegetables of the day, with a small jug of BBQ sauce on the side.

OR

Mushroom, Brie and Cranberry Wellington
Sautéed mushrooms, cranberries and seasoned spinach with hazelnuts topped with Brie and encased in puff pastry. Served with baby new potatoes and vegetables of the day.

OR

Traditional, Homemade Lancashire Hot-Pot
Served with a potato top, pickled cabbage and crusty bread and butter.

 

And for dessert choose from:

Traditional Spotted Dick
Served with custard, cream or ice cream.

OR

Homemade Apple Pie
Served with custard, cream or ice cream.

Please note: all our produce may contain traces of nuts - please ask if you require further information.

 


Thursday 15 April - Saturday 8 May 2010

Comedians

By Trevor Griffiths

Director David Thacker

Evening performances only from Thurs 15 April up to and including Sat 8 May 2010 served from 6.00 pm

Only £6.95 for main course and £3.25 for dessert
10% Discount for BONUS CARD HOLDERS


For your main course choose from:

Homemade Vegetable Lasagne
Served with a crisp side salad and garlic bread.

OR

Beef Ribs in Cracked Black Pepper Sauce
Slow cooked beef ribs on the bone in a rich cracked black pepper sauce, served with baby new potatoes and a selection of vegetables.

OR


Thai Fishcakes with Sweet Chilli Sauce
Served with baby new potatoes and a selection of vegetables.

 

And for dessert choose from:

Individual Mille Feuille
Creme patisserie and cream sandwiched between two layers of puff pastry and finished with a fresh strawberry. Served with cream or ice cream .

OR

Belgian Chocolate Square Sponge Pudding

Deliciously rich, dark chocolate pudding with chocolate chunks topped with a smooth dark Belgian chocolate sauce enriched with cream. Served with cream or ice cream.

Please note: all our produce may contain traces of nuts - please ask if you require further information.

 

 



Thursday 13 May - Saturday 5 June 2010

Rafta Rafta

By Ayub Khan Din

Director Iqbal Khan

Evening performances only from Thurs 13 May 2010 up to and including Sat 5 June 2010 served from 6.00 pm

Only £6.95 for main course and £3.25 for dessert
10% Discount for BONUS CARD HOLDERS


For your main course choose from:

Chicken Korma
An aromatic mild dish with succulent chicken fillet pieces cooked with yoghurt, cream and coconut milk with a hint of spice. Served with Basmati rice and mini naan bread.

OR

Homemade Meat Lasagne
Layers of pasta interleaved with rich bolognaise and creamy béchamel sauce topped with grated cheese. Served with a crisp side salad and garlic bread.

OR

Wild Rice, Spinach and Honey Roast
A blend of wild and brown rice baked with spinach, mixed nuts, cheddar and crème fraiche. Served with new potatoes and vegetables of the day.

 

And for dessert choose from:

Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie
Served with cream or ice cream

OR

Rice Kheer
A traditional Asian rice pudding dish served with ground almonds, pistachios and raisins. Served with optional jam and shortbread biscuits on the side.

Please note: all our produce may contain traces of nuts - please ask if you require further information.

 

 


Thursday 10 June - Saturday 3 July 2010

The Hired Man

By Melvyn Bragg

Music by Howard Goodall

Director David Thacker

Evening performances only from Thurs 10 June 2010 up to and including Sat 3 July 2010 served from 6.00 pm

Only £6.95 for main course and £3.25 for dessert
10% Discount for BONUS CARD HOLDERS


For your main course choose from:

Traditional Steak and Kidney Pudding
Served with baby new potatoes and vegetables of the day with a small jug of gravy on the side.

OR


Mediterranean Wellington
Seasonal vegetables marinated in olive oil and garlic with a rich tomato and mozzarella sauce in puff pastry. Served with baby new potatoes and vegetables of the day.

OR


Salmon En Croûte
Salmon fillet wrapped in puff pastry with a Brie and Chardonnay sauce, served with baby new potatoes and vegetables of the day.

And for dessert choose from:

Homemade Cherry Pie
Served with custard, cream or ice cream.

OR

Banana and Toffee Mousse
A crumbly oatmeal biscuit crumb topped with a banana mousse and toffee filled centre, finished with milk chocolate blossoms and toffee pieces. Served with cream or ice cream.

 

Please note: all our produce may contain traces of nuts - please ask if you require further information.

 

 


 

 
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