There is something rather unsettling about watching East Is East in 2026. Ayub Khan-Din's celebrated play, first staged in 1996…
“Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It’s awful.” These eight words, spoken by Estragon, neatly distil the themes of existential…
Over four hundred years since it was written and first performed, Shakespeare’s Macbeth still proves to be the quintessential study…
Three women return to their family home, preparing for their mother’s funeral. What follows is an exploration of life and…
The economics of modern theatre production are currently on full display at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton, with their festive…
Would Snake in the Grass go with a bump, a bang, or a flop? Definitely not the latter. The Octagon…
Connor Goodwin’s production of Anna Jordan’s Yen at the Octagon Theatre is raw, tense, and painfully intimate. The play follows…
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is celebrated for its wit and insight into gender and class. Kate Hamill’s stage adaptation…
At one point over 90% of teenagers taking GCSE English Literature in UK schools studied ‘Of Mice and Men’ and…
During the mid-1970’s a curious phenomenon was taking place in obscure nightclubs of northern Britain; in Cleethorpes and Blackpool and…