The Octagon Theatre

Councillors have agreed in principle to proceed with plans to invest £23 million in arts and enterta...

Councillors have agreed in principle to proceed with plans to invest £23 million in arts and entertainment in South Somerset. On Thursday 7th of January, members of South Somerset’s District Execu...

Councillors set to debate on potential £23 million investment for arts and entertainment in South So...

Councillors set to debate on potential £23 million investment for arts and entertainment in South Somerset In January, South Somerset Councillors are to debate whether to agree in principle to progre...

Nurse Nellie Saves Panto: Update on transition to Tier 3.

In line with the Government's announcement that Somerset will be transitioning through from tier two to tier three restrictions, we are unfortunately having to put a hold on all performances of Nurse...

Keeping everyone safe at The Octagon Theatre

The safety of our patrons and staff is our top priority as we begin reopening The Octagon Theatre, therefore we will be implementing enhanced health and safety measures to best protect everyone during...

Community Artwork Display for The Octagon's Reopening!

To bring some colour to our venue and to celebrate local talent we publically invited Somerset Schools and local artists to display their artwork at the Octagon for our grand reopening!

In The Spotlight: Founder & Artistic Director of Project Dance - James Bamford

As part of our Move To Improve dance development project, we will be casting the spotlight on local dance professionals, artists, and choreographers. The initiative aims to connect Somerset's dance pr...

Support Local This Christmas!

Support Local this Christmas!   Our annual Christmas Arts & Craft Fayre at Westlands Entertainment Venue is normally home to a great selection of talented local businesses selling and array of artis...

In The Spotlight: Octagon Academy Teacher & Director of Keri Hill Dance - Keri Hill

As part of our Move To Improve dance development project, we will be casting the spotlight on local dance professionals, artists, and choreographers. The initiative aims to connect Somerset's dance pr...

Meet Nurse Nellie Saves Panto's Fabulous Five: Kathryn Nash is Fairy Moonshot

Meet the Fabulous Five: Kathryn Nash is  Fairy Moonshot! Don't let the festive season pass you by without experiencing the joy of PANTO! Our hilarious socially distanced pantomime, Nurse Nellie Saves...

Meet Nurse Nellie Saves Panto's Fabulous Five: Gordon Cooper as Nurse Nellie!

Nurse Nellie is heading to the Octagon Theatre to save panto in only three weeks! Don't miss out, make sure to book your tickets as soon as possible and get ready for a show packed full with all of yo...

Meet Nurse Nellie Saves Panto's Fabulous Five: Thom Ford is Professor Von Badapple?

Don't let the festive season pass you by without experiencing the magic and joy of PANTO!  Nurse Nellie Saves Panto is our antidote to 2020, escape reality for 70 minutes and let our marvelous cast of...

Meet Nurse Nellie Saves Panto's Fabulous Five: Jack Glanville as Billy!

Preparations for this year's socially distanced pantomime are steaming ahead, we cannot wait to welcome you to The Octagon Theatre this Christmas for some much needed light-hearted and incredibly funn...

We will be back soon!

Due to the National Lockdown taking place from the 5th of November until the 3rd of December 2020, The Octagon Theatre will remain closed to the public until the launch of our socially distanced Chris...

Decorate the Octagon ready for our grand re-opening!

Help us decorate the Octagon Theatre ready for our RE-OPENING on 11th December!

Yeovil Literary Festival 2020!

We are thrilled to announce the return of Yeovil Literary Festival, with three days of authors taking to the stage at Westlands Entertainment Venue between the 30 October - 1 November 2020.  This yea...

NURSE NELLIE SAVES PANTO!

NURSE NELLIE SAVES PANTO! 

Live Entertainment is back at Westlands with PAUL ZERDIN!

LIVE PERFORMANCES ARE BACK! We have missed you and the magic of live performances since theatres were closed in March. We know this has been and continues to be a difficult time and we hope you are k...

In The Spotlight

This August we will be speaking to leading film industry experts based in the South West. We will be discussing their route into film, career to date, their career highs and lows and what advice they...

Screenings In The Ballroom are proving a hit!

Westlands Entertainment Venue reopened to the public on Monday 6th July for film screenings in line with government guidance to reopen cinemas. Over 950 people have now enjoyed a film screening in t...

Online Summer Workshops: This August!

This summer we are delighted to present our Online Summer Workshops, our weekly arts and theatre workshops! These tutorials are an online alternative to our annual summer schools. This year we are re...

Screenings In The Ballroom: Socially Distanced Cinema

We've had an excellent fortnight entertaining patrons for the first time in over three months, with regular faces re-appearing and those experiencing our take on Cinema for the first time. We are in...

Screenings In The Ballroom are Back!

We are delighted to announce that Westlands Entertainment Venue will reopen to the public from Monday 6th July for film screenings in line with government guidance to reopen cinemas. We are introduc...

Let’s SHiNE Together!

We are delighted to present to you ‘Let’s SHiNE Together’, our first online flash dance! Let’s SHiNE Together is our online alternative to the Octagon’s annual community performance platform, SHiNE....

Octagon Academy Online Together!

We are pleased to be launching the Octagon Online Together initiative! With support from Arts Council England, we are delighted to present our programme of activity designed to bring our community t...

Octagon Theatre Coronavirus Update Regarding Cancelled & Postponed Shows

UPDATED 15.08.2020 AT 11:00 Due to the guidance outlined by Public Health England and in the best interest of our guests and employees, we can confirm that the following shows have now been cancelled...

Adam's Perfect Literary Dinner

Our Venues Manager Adam Burgan recently took time out of his busy schedule to chat to us about the Yeovil Literary Festival.  The Yeovil Literary Festival is a not-for-profit partnership between Th...

Octagon Online Together

We are pleased to be launching the Octagon Online Together initiative! With support from Arts Council England, we are delighted to present our programme of activity designed to bring our community t...

Liz's Lockdown Literary List

Did you know a third of the nation are reading more than ever before in lockdown? We recently asked Yeovil Literary Festival Director and friend of The Octagon, Liz Pike, to share her lockdown fa...

Move To Improve: Graduate Steering Group

Move To Improve: Octagon Theatre Dance Development Project  Graduate Steering Group As part of our new Dance Development Project at The Octagon Theatre we are looking to work with a group of Graduat...

The Lockdown Life Of A Box Office Supervisor

Our Box Office Supervisor, Charlotte Wood, recently took a moment out of her busy day to share with us how life has changed since going into lockdown. I’ve been in my post as Box Office Supervisor...

Introducing our brand new, Move To Improve project!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: MOVE TO IMPROVE PROJECT At the Octagon Theatre we are proud to announce the official launch of our Move To Improve dance development project. The project announcement comes at a tim...

Arts & Engagement Winter Update

It is becoming ever more important that we offer access to all and enable our community to benefit from the performing arts. Particular attention must be paid to children and young people who will be...