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Over the summer months we are investing in an air cooling system for the Octagon auditorium, so from September we will be able to keep you nice and cool. We are also integrating new LED lighting in th...

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Gordon Cooper Returns As Nurse Nellie!

Gordon Cooper is delighted to be returning to The Octagon Theatre for Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs this Christmas as Nurse Nellie. He is a familiar face in the South West, having spent severa...

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Meet Kathryn Nash

Kathryn Nash is elated to be playing Snow White in her very first Pantomime, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs!  Originally from Texas, Kathryn is now based out of Orlando, Florida and is "chuffed to...

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Thom Is Back!

Thom Ford will be returning for the greatest pantomime of them all, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs as Herman the Henchman! Thom is absolutely delighted to be ‘coming home’ again to the Octagon...

Entertaining And Inspiring Audiences For 45 Years

SOMERSET'S PREMIER THEATRE HAS BEEN ENTERTAINING AND INSPIRING AUDIENCES FOR 45 FABULOUS YEARS! We would like to thank each and every patron who has joined us in celebrating the arts and live enterta...

Coronation Street Stars Reunited In The Lady Vanishes

GWEN TAYLOR & ANDREW LANCEL  MOTHER & EVIL SON (SHE KILLED!) IN CORONATION STREET WILL BE REUNITED THIS NOVEMBER After the hugely successful first tour of The Classic Thriller Theatre Company’...

Comedian Russell Howard Is Coming To Yeovil

The one and only Russell Howard will be visiting Somerset's Premier Theatre for FOUR INTIMATE WARM-UP PERFORMANCES on Fri 16 & Sun 18 August to test out some of his brand new material, alongside some...

Meet The Team: Katherine

A couple of months ago I took on the new position of Arts Engagement Assistant at The Octagon Theatre. It is an exciting new role as, together with Gemma Gubb the Arts Engagement & Outreach Officer we...

Meet 'Yeovil Born' Amy Batty: Assistant Stage Manager of WNO's DON PASQUALE!

Hello there! My name is Amy Batty and I shall be visiting the Octagon Theatre with Welsh National Opera’s touring production of Don Pasquale on Thursday 11th July.  I am the Assistant Stage Manager an...

Crimes On The Coast

On Wednesday 2 October the multi-award-winning theatre company New Old Friends will present the comedy thriller, Crimes On The Coast, at The Octagon Theatre.  Inspired by Agatha Christie, Noel Coward...

In Conversation With Lynn Lee-Brown

We recently caught up with Lynn Lee-Brown, founder of Castaway Theatre Group, to hear more about her story and the journey she has been on with the group.

Two Stellar West End Productions Are Coming to Yeovil

We are delighted to announce that we have secured two stellar, West End productions for early 2020 and tickets are already on sale for these award-winning productions. The world’s most successful R...

Thank you for helping to make Yeovil Literary Festival a success

The Yeovil Literary Festival is growing in popularity with the sixth festival adding two additional days and selling a record 7,000 tickets – a 40% increase on the previous year.

Name A Seat at The Octagon Theatre

Naming a seat couldn’t be easier so why not join us in ensuring The Octagon’s future for generations to come?

Octagon Theatre Donates Rope To Monkey World

On Tuesday 27 March staff from The Octagon Theatre visited Dorset’s Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre to see the latest installation in the woolly monkey enclosure… During the theatre’s most recent ‘dar...