In The Spotlight

This August we will be speaking to leading film industry experts based in the South West. We will be discussing their route into film, career to date, their career highs and lows and what advice they...

Screenings In The Ballroom are proving a hit!

Westlands Entertainment Venue reopened to the public on Monday 6th July for film screenings in line with government guidance to reopen cinemas. Over 950 people have now enjoyed a film screening in t...

Online Summer Workshops: This August!

This summer we are delighted to present our Online Summer Workshops, our weekly arts and theatre workshops! These tutorials are an online alternative to our annual summer schools. This year we are re...

Screenings In The Ballroom: Socially Distanced Cinema

We've had an excellent fortnight entertaining patrons for the first time in over three months, with regular faces re-appearing and those experiencing our take on Cinema for the first time. We are in...

Keeping Everyone Safe At Westlands Entertainment Venue

Safety Information for attending Screenings at Westlands Entertainment Venue The safety of our guests and staff is our top priority and as we begin our initial reopening on 6th July, Westlands Entert...

Screenings In The Ballroom are Back!

We are delighted to announce that Westlands Entertainment Venue will reopen to the public from Monday 6th July for film screenings in line with government guidance to reopen cinemas. We are introduc...

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....

Octagon Academy Online Together!

We are pleased to be launching the Octagon Online Together initiative! With support from Arts Council England, we are delighted to present our programme of activity designed to bring our community t...

Adam's Perfect Literary Dinner

Our Venues Manager Adam Burgan recently took time out of his busy schedule to chat to us about the Yeovil Literary Festival.  The Yeovil Literary Festival is a not-for-profit partnership between Th...

Octagon Theatre Coronavirus Update Regarding Cancelled & Postponed Shows

UPDATED 09.07.2020 AT 15:00 Due to the guidance outlined by Public Health England and in the best interest of our guests and employees, we can confirm that the following shows have now been cancelled...

Octagon Online Together

We are pleased to be launching the Octagon Online Together initiative! With support from Arts Council England, we are delighted to present our programme of activity designed to bring our community t...

Move To Improve: Graduate Steering Group

Move To Improve: Octagon Theatre Dance Development Project  Graduate Steering Group As part of our new Dance Development Project at The Octagon Theatre we are looking to work with a group of Graduat...

Liz's Lockdown Literary List

Did you know a third of the nation are reading more than ever before in lockdown? We recently asked Yeovil Literary Festival Director and friend of The Octagon, Liz Pike, to share her lockdown fa...

The Lockdown Life Of A Box Office Supervisor

Our Box Office Supervisor, Charlotte Wood, recently took a moment out of her busy day to share with us how life has changed since going into lockdown. I’ve been in my post as Box Office Supervisor...

Introducing our brand new, Move To Improve project!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: MOVE TO IMPROVE PROJECT At the Octagon Theatre we are proud to announce the official launch of our Move To Improve dance development project. The project announcement comes at a tim...

Over £10,000 Raised For Local Charities

We are thrilled to announce that a total of £10,319.55 was raised through our bucket collections at Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and our Venues Manager, Adam Burgan, and Marketing Manager, Kat...

Arts & Engagement Winter Update

It is becoming ever more important that we offer access to all and enable our community to benefit from the performing arts. Particular attention must be paid to children and young people who will be...

Arts & Entertainment: Annual Report 2018/19

2018/19 proved to be an incredible year for Yeovil’s Premier Entertainment Venues and we are delighted to share with you some of the key achievements and figures for South Somerset District Council’s...