Theatres · South West England
Octagon Theatre
Octagon Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Yeovil Pen Mill · 1.7 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Octagon Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Coordinates: 50.9388°, -2.6354°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Octagon Theatre is a producing theatre located in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Octagon Theatre was opened on 27 November 1967 by Princess Margaret. The town council and the theatre management were officially advised that the Royal party would need no 'comfort facility', they installed a lavish loo with gold-plated fittings. Having only ever been used officially by the plumbers who needed to test it, it was completely stripped out and turned into an office space after the official opening . The first theatre production was Annie and Fanny by local playwright Bill Naughton. The building was designed by Geoffrey H. Brooks, Bolton's Director of Architecture, and was constructed for £95,000 using money raised by public donation. It was the first professional theatre to…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.9388, -2.6354
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Yeovil
- Postcode
- BA20 1SP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Yeovil
- Established
- 1967
- Nearest railway station
- Yeovil Pen Mill — 1.7 km
- Official site
- www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Sources
- osm: n1500073886 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Octagon Theatre, Bolton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Octagon Theatre?
- Octagon Theatre is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BA20 1SP), in the parish of Yeovil.
- When was Octagon Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1967.
- Who owns Octagon Theatre?
- Octagon Theatre is owned by |capacity = 300-400 seats in the Main Auditorium.
- How do I get to Octagon Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Yeovil Pen Mill, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA20 1SP.