What's on Archive

Use this archive to find out information on previous Octagon Theatre productions and events, including visiting productions. Please note that the earliest Octagon production to appear in this archive is now from the beginning of 2006. If you’re having problems locating the production you’re interested in, please contact the Octagon Theatre Communications Department - click here to contact us.

All productions feature in date order.

Nov 05 - Jan 06: The Twits by Roald Dahl (An Octagon Theatre Production)
Jan 06: Them With Tails (Tall Stories and network of stuff at the Octagon Theatre - a Children's Theatre Saturday series event)
Jan - Feb 06: A View From The Bridge (An Octagon Theatre Production)
Feb 06: Eleemosynary (Birkbeck, in association with the Octagon Theatre)
Feb 06: All Talk (M6 Theatre Company at the Octagon Theatre)
Feb 06: Tarang (Chaturangan at the Octagon Theatre)
Feb 06: Stories From Round The World (Honor Giles at the Octagon Theatre)
Feb 06: Recalling Arthur Miller (Part of the 'Miller at the Octagon' Season)
Mar 06: Broken Glass (An Octagon Theatre and York Theatre Royal Co-Production)
Mar 06: Arun Ghosh & Guests (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Mar 06: Puss In Boots (New Dynamic Action at the Octagon Theatre - a Children's Theatre Saturday series event)
Mar 06: Sex With Pete Searles (Peter Searles at the Octagon Theatre)
Mar 06: Soundwaves Of The Soul (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Mar 06: Voices (An Octagon Youth Theatre event)
Mar 06: O go my Man (An Out Of Joint and Royal Court Co-production at the Octagon Theatre)
Apr 06: Accidental Death Of An Anarchist by Dario Fo, translated by Simon Nye (An Octagon Theatre Production)
Apr 06: Funnybones (Puppet Lab at the Octagon Theatre)
Apr 06: Trust Me (Loud Mouth at the Octagon Theatre)
May 06: Bella & The Beautiful Knight (Silver Tongue Theatre Company at the Octagon Theatre)
May 06: The Tiger Trail (Moby Duck at the Octagon Theatre)
May 06: Unholy Trinity (Three Manchester based poets at the Octagon Theatre)
May 06: Worlds Apart (Red Ladder at the Octagon Theatre)
May 06: Blue / Orange by Joe Penhall (An Octagon Theatre Production)
May 06: Arun Ghosh & Guests (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
May - June 06: Wrestling Mad (Hull Truck at the Octagon Theatre)
June 06: The Fish's Wishes (Lyngo Theatre Company and Teatro Groggia, Venice at the Octagon Theatre)
June - July 06: Blonde Bombshells Of 1943 (An Octagon Theatre, Bolton and Hampstead Theatre Co-Production)
July 06: Justin Moorhouse (Comedy Store Management at the Octagon Theatre)
Aug 06: Chas And Dave In Concert (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 06: Mark Steel (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 06: The Real Thing (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 06: The Billie Holiday Story (Theatre Productions at the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 06: The Best Of 24:7 Theatre Festival (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 06: Every Breath (Y Touring Theatre Company at the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 06: Sugar Mummies (The Royal Court at the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 06: Arun Ghosh & Guests (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 06: A Wheelie Bin Ate My Sister (Openwide Theatre at the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 06: Ay Carmela! (Ensemble and York Theatre Royal at the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 06 - Oct 06: Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle And Dick (An Octagon Theatre Production)
Oct 06: Matty & Sis (CTC Theatre at the Octagon Theatre)
Oct 06: Old MacDonald And The 3 Pigs Plus... (Booster Cushion Theatre at the Octagon Theatre)
Oct 06: Ed Byrne (Phil McIntyre Entertainment at the Octagon Theatre)
Oct 06: Mark Thomas (Phil McIntyre Entertainment at the Octagon Theatre)
Oct 06: The Trouble With Asian Men (Tamasha at the Octagon Theatre)
Oct 06: C'Mon Everybody (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)
Oct - Nov 06: What The Butler Saw (An Octagon Theatre Production)
Nov 06: Julian Daniel & Friends (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Nov 06: The Studio Sessions (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Nov 06: Fear To Bully (Futures Theatre Company at the Octagon Theatre)
Nov 06: Little Red... You Know Who! (Freehand Theatre at the Octagon Theatre)
Nov 06 - Jan 07: James And The Giant Peach (An Octagon Theatre production)
Nov 06: Where Is Home? (Afrocats at the Octagon Theatre)
Nov 06: Rumplestiltskin (Figment Theatre and Tell Tale Hearts at the Octagon Theatre)
Dec 06: Soundwaves Of The Soul (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Jan 07: Carnival Child (Jactito at the Octagon Theatre)
Feb 07: Fishy Tales (Liz Fost at the Octagon Theatre)
Feb 07: Phil Davenport & Hester Reeve (Poetry and Prose readings at the OctagonTheatre)
Feb 07: The Studio Sessions (A visiting event to the Octagon)
Feb 07: The Wedding Dance (An Octagon Theatre, Bolton and Nitro Co-Prodcution)
Mar 07: Clare Shaw & Jean 'Binta' Breeze (A University Of Bolton Poetry and Prose event at the Octagon Theatre)
Mar 07: Arun Ghosh & Guests (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Mar 07: Soft As A Brush (CTC Theatre at the Octagon Theatre)
Mar 07: Soundwaves Of The Soul (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Mar 07: Striking Silver with North West Playwrights (North West Playwrights at the Octagon Theatre)
Mar - Apr 07: Death of a Salesman (An Octagon Theatre Production)
Apr 07: The Two Bum Bun (Moby Duck at the OctagonTheatre)
Apr 07: John Bishop (A visiting event at The Octagon Theatre)
Apr 07: The Real Thing (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)
Apr 07: Richard Herring (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)
Apr 07: The X Commitments (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)
Apr 07: Acoustic Octagon (An Octagon Theatre event)

Apr 07: Up The Gary (Bad Penny Theatre at the Octagon)

Apr 07: Alec Finlay and Tom Raworth (A University Of Bolton Poetry and Prose event at the Octagon)

Apr - May 07: Absurd Person Singular (An Octagon Theatre Production)
May 07: Yuck! Its A Duck (Openwide at the Octagon Theatre)

May 07: Comedy In The Octagon Bar (An Octagon Theatre event)

May 07: Jane Griffiths & David Almond (A University Of Bolton Poetry and Prose event at the Octagon Theatre)

May - June 07: Shining City (An Octagon Theatre Production)

June 07: Tattercoats (Multistory Theatre at the Octagon Theatre)

June 07: Acoustic Octagon: (An Octagon Theatre event)

June 07: Write Out Loud (An Octagon Theatre event)

June 07: Market Trends (Feel Good Theatre Company at the Octagon Theatre)

Jun - Jul 07: Song Of Singapore (An Octagon Theatre Production)

July 07: Romeo and Juliet (No Nonsense Theatre at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 06 - Jul 08 Visual Art Exhibitions

40th Anniversary Season

Sep 07: An Evening With....Clive Leyland (A visiting event at The Octagon Theatre)

Sep 07: Three of the Best from 24:7 (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre

Sep 07: Lisa's Sex Strike (An Octagon Theatre, Bolton and Northern Broadsides Co-Production)

Sep 07: Talking Pants (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Sep 07: An Evening With Dave Woods and Graham Lovett (An Octagon Theatre event)

Sep 07: Write Out Loud (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Sep 07: An Audience With Dave Spikey (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Sep 07: And Did Those Feet (An Octagon Theatre Production)

Oct 07: Arun Ghosh and Guests (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 07: Moore Marriott (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 07: Mundo Jazz (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 07: Poetry and Prose - Sasha Dugdale and Kathryn Maris (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 07: Life in Bolton in the 1920s (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 07: Dragon-Fish (Multi Story at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 07: Poetry and Prose: Andrew Duncan and James Davies (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 07: An Evening With Dave Rowley's Black Country and Acoustic Lizzy (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 07: Comedy in the William Hare Bar (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 07: Mike Harrison - Eight Recipes for the Octagon (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct - Nov 07: Oh What A Lovely War (An Octagon Theatre production)

Oct 07: Poetry and Prose - Anthony Caleshu and Vona Groarke ( A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 07: The Case of Private Smith (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 07: An Evening With Adrian Mitchell (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 07: Poetry Readings and Discussion with Dr Jon Glover (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 07: The Seven Ages of Jazz - Alan Plater and the Alan Barnes Quintet (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 07: Poetry Readings and Discussion with Dr Jon Glover (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 07: Ball Pond Bobby (A Dynamic New Animation event at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 07: An Audience with Dave Spikey (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 07: Poetry and Prose - Lyndon Davies and Graham Harthill (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 07: The Case of Private Smith (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 07: Poetry Readings and Discussion with Dr Jon Glover (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 07: Poetry Readings and Discussion with Dr Jon Glover (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 07: Lantern Parade (An Octagon Theatre event)

Nov 07: Spotlight cafe - 40th Anniversary Day (An Octagon Theatre event)

Dec 07: The Night Before Christmas (A Big Wooden Horse event at the Octagon Theatre)

Dec 07: Bernard Wrigley and the Oldham Tinkers (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Dec 07: Fireside Tales  (A Taffy Thomas the Storyteller and Sandra Kerr event at the Octagon Theatre)

Dec 07: Claire Mooney & Friends (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Dec 07: Unplugged Christmas Jazz (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Dec 07 - Jan 08: A Christmas Carol (An Octagon Theatre production)
Jan 08: An Evening With...John Doughty and the Pendle Witches (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)
Jan 08: Comedy in the William Hare Bar (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)
Jan 08: Write Out Loud (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Jan - Mar 08: The Crucible (An Octagon Theatre production)

Feb 08: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (An Openwide Theatre Company production at the Octagon Theatre)

Feb 08: Poetry and Prose - Ewan Morrison (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Feb 08: Molly's Muddle (A Big Adventures Theatre Company production at the Octagon Theatre)

Mar 08: Road (An Octagon Theatre production)

Mar 08 Comedy in the William Hare Bar (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Mar 08: Dyin' 2 B Drunk (A Pretty Good Girl production at the Octagon Theatre)

Mar 08: Blackwood (An activ8 production at the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 08: Comedy in William Hare Bar (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 08: Spring and Port Wine (An Octagon Theatre production)

Apr 08: A Celebration of Bill Naughton (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 08: Poetry and Prose - Eleanor Rees and Nicola Monaghan (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 08: Trapped (A Ludus Dance event at the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 08: The Am-a-zing Thing (A Lempen Puppet Theatre Company event at the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 08: Poetry and Prose - Paul Batchelor and Frances Leviston (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

May 08:Cityscape presents....Merchandise (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

May 08: Meet the Mukherjees (An Octagon Theatre production)

May 08: Tree Top Tales (An Elizabeth Fost production at the Octagon Theatre)

May 08: University of Bolton End of Year Showcase (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

May 08: The World's Greatest Elvis Concert (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

June 08: Once Upon a Time in Wigan - LIVE! (An Octagon Theatre production)

June 08: An Evening With....John Hallam (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

June 08: Burglar Bill (A Pandora's Box Theatre Company events at the Octagon Theatre)

June 08: Cityscape presents...The Loungs (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Autumn Winter 2008 Season

Aug 08: Bolton Food Festival Fairtrade event (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Sept 08: Four of the Best from 24:7 (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Sept 08: Jason Manford (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Sept 08: C'Mon Everybody (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Sept 08: Didn't We (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Sept 08: Who is Karen McBride? (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Sept 08: Write Out Loud (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Sept 08: James E (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Sep - Oct 08: The Merchant of Venice (An Octagon Theatre production)

Oct 08: Pretty Witty Nell (A Two Friends production at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 08: Spooky Tales (A Taffy Thomas the Storyteller production at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 08: Cityscape Presents (A visting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 08: The Vagina Monologues (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 08: Happy and Married? (A Freedom Studios production at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 08: Mundo Jazz ( A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 08: Poetry and Prose - Robert Sheppard and Connor O'Callaghan (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 08: Egypt's Sun Kings ( A Bolton Archaeology Society event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 08: Steve Tasane Plus (An Apples & Snakes event at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct 08: Poetry and Prose - Ian McGuire and M.J. Hyland (A University of Bolton event)

Oct 08: Forgotten Things (A Red Ladder production at the Octagon Theatre)

Oct - Nov 08: The Venetian Twins (An Octagon Theatre production)

Nov 08: Aladdin's Bin (A Jactito Theatre production at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 08: Poetry and Prose - Jon Glover and Jeffrey Wainwright (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 08: The Octagon Theatre Quiz (A special event at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 08: Bandersnatch (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 08: Lancashire Folklore (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 08: Best Friends (An M6 Theatre and Ludus Dance Company event at the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 08 - Jan 09: Danny the Champion of the World (An Octagon Theatre production)

Dec 08: Cityscape Presents (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Dec 08: Claire Mooney and Friends (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Dec 08: Unplugged Christmas Jazz (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Dec 08: The Hot Chestnut Man (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Jan - Feb 09: Up Against the Wall (An Octagon Theatre production)

Jan 09: The Laughing Horse New Comedy Act competition (An Urban Comedy event at the Octagon Theatre)

Jan 09: The Pendle Witches (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Jan 09: Write Out Loud (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Feb 09: Cityscape Presents (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Feb 09: Poetry and Prose: Stuart Carlton and Ira Lightman ( A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre

Feb 09 Hitler Alone (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Feb 09: The Pied Piper (An Openwide Theatre Company production at the Octagon Theatre)

Feb 09: Poetry and Prose - Paul Magrs and Jamila Gavin (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Spring Summer 2009 Season

Mar 09: Comedy at the Octagon (A Urban Comedy event at the Octagon Theatre)

Mar 09: The Talking Cure (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Mar - Apr 09: The Caretaker (An Octagon Theatre production)
Mar 09: Poetry and Prose: Linda Chase and Chris Woods (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Mar 09: Cityscape Presents (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Mar 09: Writing for the Theatre (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Mar 09: So You Think You're a Superhero? (A Big Adventures Theatre Company production at the Octagon Theatre)

Mar 09: Poetry and Prose - Janette Jenkins and Adam Foulds (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Mar 09: Write Out Loud (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 09: Looking for Buddy (An Octagon Theatre Bolton and Live Theatre production)

Apr 09: Pirate School (A Pandora's Box Theatre Company production at the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 09: An Evening of North American Music (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 09: Cityscape Presents (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 09: Writing for the Theatre (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 09: Ben, Nat and Baby Jack (A Loudmouth Theatre production at the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 09: The Last Taboo (An Apples and Snakes event at the Octagon Theatre)

Apr 09: Comedy at the Octagon (An Urban Comedy event at the Octagon Theatre)

Apr - May 09: Oleanna (An Octagon Theatre production)

May 09: The Pendle Witches (A visiting event at the Octaon Theatre)

May 09: Cityscape Presents (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

May 09: Poetry and Prose - Kathryn Simmonds and Jon McGregor (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

May 09: Writing for the Theatre (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

May 09: Mine's a Pint (A Dramatically Healthy produciton at the Octagon Theatre)

May 09: Katy and the Nurgla (A Pandora's Box Theatre Company production at the Octagon Theatre)

May 09: End of Year Showcase (A Univerity of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

May 09: Eroded Noise (A Gathered Earth production at the Octagon Theatre)

May 09: Pluck: The Specialists (A Pluck production at the Octagon Theatre)

May 09: Swing When You're Winning (A Northern Swing Orchestra event at the Octagon Theatre)

Jun 09: Write Out Loud (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Jun 09: The Seafarer (An Octagon Theatre production)

Jun 09: Writing for the Theatre (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Jun 09: My Mate Fancies You (A Loudmouth Theatre company production at the Octagon Theatre

Jun 09: World Wide Workshop (A Refugee Theatre Company production at the Octagon Theatre)

Jun 09: Ian Billings - Out of his Mind (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Jun 09: Pre-show talk - The Seafarer (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)

Jun 09: Comedy Mela (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)

Jun 09: Cityscape Presents (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Sept 2009 - July 2010 Season
Aug 09: Sing When You're Winning (An activ8 production)

Sept 09: Investigate: Who Needs Writers? (A BoltON event)

Sept 09: Three of the Best from 24:7 (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 09: Investigate: Three of the Best from 24:7 (A visiting BoltON event at the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 09: Mixed Up North (An Octagon Theatre and Out of Joint co-production)
Sept 09: Corin Redgrave in De Profundis (A visiting event at the Octagon Theatre)
Sept 09: Women's Writing Workshop (A BoltON event)
Oct 09: Investigate: Working with Arthur Miller (A BoltON event)
Oct 09: Poetry on a Plate - John Donne (A BoltON event)
Oct 09: Alan in Wonderland and the Three Goats Plus (A Booster Cushion Theatre Company event at the Octagon Theatre)
Oct 09: Poetry and Prose Now! Chris Killen and Annie Clarkson (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)
Oct 09: Investigate: All My Sons (A BoltON event)
Oct 09: Dancing in my Dreams (An Oxfordshire Theatre Company event at the Octagon Theatre)
Oct 09: Investigate: Christopher Bigsby on Arthur Miller (A BoltON event)
Oct 09: The Uninvited - Songs and Voices of Exile (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)
Oct 09: One Little Word (An M6 Theatre Company production at the Octagon Theatre)
Oct 09: All My Sons (An Octagon Theatre production)
Oct 09: Seven Jewish Children (An Octagon Theatre production)
Oct 09: In conversation with David Thacker (A BooltON event)
Oct 09: Investigate: All My Children (A BoltON event)
Nov 09: Poetry and Prose Matthew Welton and Paul Griffiths (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)
Nov 09: Poetry on a Plate - Samuel Taylor Coleridge (A BoltON event)

Nov 09: Trumbo (A visiting event to the Octagon Theatre)

Nov 09: Poetry and Prose: Susan Wicks and Andrew Martin (A University of Bolton event at the Octagon Theatre)