Entertainment… Comic Con Liverpool Special Preview 23 Jan 202024 Jan 2020 Comic Con Liverpool 2020 is looking awesome! The event promises to be something very special indeed as they bring you never before seen in the UK special guests such as…
Arts… Comiccon Liverpool is going to be amazing 2 Mar 20194 Mar 2019 UK FIRST EXCLUSIVE - Police Academy, Short Circuit and Cocoon - Steve Guttenberg Steve starred in 1984's Police Academy, and went on to perform in lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s,…
Arts… Talking Heads review, Octagon Theatre 13 Jun 201713 Jun 2017 I think Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads monologues probably split the audience into those that have fond memories of the original BBC series in 1988, and those that have possibly…
Arts… Winter Hill takes centre stage at Octagon – review 16 May 201716 May 2017 Winter Hill is a brand new play by Timberlake Wertenbaker, set in the near future, about a group of women who meet up in a half-constructed hotel complex on Winter…
Arts… Captivating!: ‘I Capture the Castle’ review 29 Apr 201729 Apr 2017 I Capture the Castle is a new musical at The Octagon Theatre, Bolton, based on the first novel by acclaimed author Dodie Smith. Although arguably her most famous book now…
Arts… Review of Ashes, Octagon Theatre 28 Feb 201728 Feb 2017 Last night I went to the Octagon to see Ashes, a play by David Rudkin which, I was intrigued to hear, is infrequently performed. Leafing through the programme there was…
Arts… ‘Ashes’ at the Octagon 21 Feb 201721 Feb 2017 The Octagon Theatre Bolton and the University of Bolton are proud to present the rarely performed play Ashes, written by David Rudkin. A powerful and poetic play that follows the…
Community… Smithills ghost captured on camera? 18 Feb 201718 Feb 2017 This was going to be a straightforward review but then a strange photo changed it all… On Friday night I went along to Smithills Hall, for the last guided Ghost…
Entertainment… Stats out of hell? Bat, the musical, is nearly here. 14 Feb 201714 Feb 2017 If you are a stats fan, here are our Top Ten Facts & Figures to rev you up in readiness for Bat Out of Hell, The Musical - which premieres…
Arts… Educating Rita – review 24 Jan 201724 Jan 2017 Last night I went to the Octagon Theatre to see ‘Educating Rita’ by Willy Russell, probably most famous for the 1986 film version, starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters.…
