The Octagon Theatre

Arts Engagement & Outreach: August 2025 News

Arts Engagement & Outreach: August Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team at The Octagon & Westlands have been busy working on this month… Our Arts Engagement & Outreach team dev...

Reflecting On The Last 12 Months: 2024-25

As we look back on the last 12 months, we celebrate a remarkable community of people who have brought creativity, passion and joy to our venues. From spectacular performances, to unlocking talent and...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: July 2025 News

Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team at The Octagon & Westlands have been busy working on this month…  Our Arts Engagement & Outreach team develop and deliver programmes and act...

Get ready for a Sizzling Summer 2025 at Westlands.

Get set for a fun-tastic time at Westlands Entertainment Venue this Summer! There are a range of shows, screenings, summer schools, and one-day children’s workshops to keep the whole family entertain...

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultural practitioners: Ernie Shorten

Ernie Shorten is one of our Creative Commissions for 2025. Ernie is an 18-year-old dancer / choreographer based in Porlock (Somerset) who has danced with the company Stacked Wonky from a very you...

Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025 - Hester Grainer on ADHD and her upcoming show 'ADHD Unmasked'....

Hester Grainger tells us more about her upcoming show ADHD Unmasked and why she started speaking on the subject. How long have you been talking about / delivering public events about ADHD? I have...

Creative Commissions 2024-25

We are offering six small commissions for professional creatives and companies working in any artform to develop innovative ideas that reach and engage Somerset’s residents. We want to support project...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: August News

Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team at The Octagon & Westlands have been busy working on this month… Our Arts Engagement & Outreach team develop and deliver programmes and acti...

Celebrating our New Parkinson’s Dance class in Langport

In January 2024, our new Parkinson’s Dance class launched in Langport and is proving to be a huge success! We are thrilled to announce that due to the success of the first 10 weeks of our Parkinson’s...

*Panto Announcement* - Damian Patton comes to Yeovil as our Dandini

We are really excited to announce Damian Patton will be joining us this December to play the role of Dandini in our festive pantomime, Cinderella! Damian fell in love with the magic of live enterta...

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...

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....