Little Shop of Horrors was reviewed at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, where it runs until 18 May 2024, and then tours until 22 June 2024 (Hull Truck Theatre: 22 May-8 June and Theatre Royal Windsor: 18-22 June). Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★
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Cast for new Little Shop of Horrors co-production
A company of nine actors has been announced for the new touring production of hit monster musical The Little Shop of Horrors this spring.
Newsfeed 17 November 2023: Adam Garcia to play Caractacus Potts in new Chitty Chitty Bang Bang tour, The King and I Dominion run and more
Adam Garcia to play Caractacus Potts in new Chitty Chitty Bang Bang tour Olivier Award nominee Adam Garcia will star as Caractacus Potts in the eagerly awaited new touring production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang next year. An Olivier Award nominee for his performances as Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever and Bill Calhoun in […]
Highlights for Theatre By The Lake 2023 season
A lavish new production of Alan Plater’s Blonde Bombshells of 1943 is one of five ambitious co-productions lined up for the spring/summer 2023 season at the Theatre By The Lake in the heart of the Lake District.
The Book Thief – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
The Book Thief continues at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton until 15 October 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Adapting lengthy and well-loved literary classics into musical theatre has almost become a competitive sport, and one in which the outcome is usually either a smash hit or a resounding flop. This retelling of […]
Cast announced for Octagon’s The Book Thief
Bolton’s Octagon Theatre has confirmed the cast for the highly anticipated stage musical adaptation of Markus Zusak’s much-loved novel The Book Thief. Featuring a script by award-winning author Jodi Picoult (My Sister’s Keeper) and Timothy Allen McDonald (adaptor of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka and James and the Giant Peach), and music and lyrics by Elyssa […]
Graeae launches Beyond scheme to give a voice to disabled artists after Covid
Graeae, the UK’s leading disabled-led theatre company, has launched a major new initiative aiming to shape the role that disabled artists will play as UK theatre tries to rebuild following the Covid-crisis. Championed by Graeae patrons Harriet Walter and Mat Fraser, BEYOND aims to integrate disabled artists into the creative structures of theatres and to create […]
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – Octagon Theatre, Bolton at the University of Bolton Stadium
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz continues at the Premier Suite, University of Bolton until 31 December 2018. Star rating: two stars ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ We’re not in Kansas anymore – instead, due to the extensive refurbishment of the Octagon Theatre, the venue’s festive production is performed from the Premier Suite at the University of Bolton Stadium, […]
Summer Holiday – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Summer Holiday continues at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton until 23 June 2018. Star rating: three stars ★★★✩✩ With the theatre about to undergo major refurbishment the Octagon offers a tantalising glimpse of life on the road in the theatre’s new production of Summer Holiday, inviting the audience to join in on an adventure from Bolton to Athens […]
The Threepenny Opera – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
The Threepenny Opera continues at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton until 4 November. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ In a frighteningly plausible not-too-distant future Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg are holding a referendum on capital punishment, preparations are being made for the coronation of King Charles III, and […]
I Capture the Castle premiere at Watford Palace – casting news
Casting has been announced for Watford Palace Theatre’s world premiere presentation of the musical version of Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle. A co-production with the Octagon Theatre Bolton and Kevin Wallace Limited ,the musical is due to play the Palace from Friday 31 March until Saturday 22 April, with a press night on Wednesday […]
Singin’ in the Rain – Salisbury Playhouse and Touring
Singin’ in the Rain continues at Salisbury Playhouse until 26 May, then tours to the Octagon Theatre, Bolton (3-25 June) and the New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme (3 June to 16 July). Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The iconic lamp post is on from the start. Other bits of set may come and […]
Love Story – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Love Story continues at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton until 12 July. “What can you say, about a girl, a 25-year-old girl, who died?” A lyric that comes at the end of the very first song in Stephen Clark and Howard Goodall’s blisteringly powerful musical adaptation of Erich Segal’s novel Love Story and in answer to the question asked – […]
