Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultur...

Last month I sat down for a one-to-one artist mentoring session with Darcy Berkley, a freelance danc...

Be enthralled with Project Dance Company...

From the creators of Growing Pains and All That Matters, this summer the awardwinning Project Dance...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: May 2025 New...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: May 2025 Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team at...

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultur...

This month we focus on another of our Creative Commissions, a cross generational project happening i...

Take a TEABREAK at Yeovil Together

Enjoy a brew and soak up the heart-warming show, TEABREAK, at Westlands Entertainment Venue on Sunda...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: April 2025 N...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: April 2025 News Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach...

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultur...

Evolve Music is a community music charity that provides regular music-making activities across the S...

When Art Becomes a Conversation of Souls...

Step into an evening of grace, power, and pure artistic synergy as Nina Rajarani MBE, acclaimed  dan...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: March News 2...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: March News  Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team...

Creative Ideas Fund - Applications are n...

Creative Ideas Fund Applications for the latest round of our Creative Ideas fund is now open! This...

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultur...

Ernie Shorten is one of our Creative Commissions for 2025. Ernie is an 18-year-old dancer / cho...

Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025 - H...

Hester Grainger tells us more about her upcoming show ADHD Unmasked and why she started speaking on...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: February New...

Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team at The Octagon & Westlands have been busy...

Celebrating Somerset’s Creative & Cultur...

Danny Pedler is a Somerset based Folk musician, some creatives might know him through his involvemen...

Paul Young: I have so much fun on tour –...

When evergreen rock star Paul Young hit the road to start his first ever ‘Evening With tour…’ there...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: January News...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: January News Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team...

Beer & Cider Festival returns after an o...

After the resounding success of its debut, Yeovil Beer & Cider Festival is back for its second year,...

FREE Creative Winter Play Days in South...

The Octagon Theatre and Westlands Entertainment Venue in Yeovil are working with arts practitioners...

Celebrating Somerset’s Creative & Cultur...

For our January blog, the focus is on the power of music. Here at Westlands, we host monthly Piano N...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: December New...

Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team at The Octagon & Westlands have been busy...

Somerset Council Progresses with Octagon...

Somerset Council is actively progressing with the redevelopment of The Octagon Theatre in Somerset....

Celebrating Somerset’s Creative & Cultur...

‘Graduating into War’ Yuliia is starting her 11am shift, working at the bar at Westlands on the 3rd...

New Year, New You? Try out a new class w...

Looking for a new challenge in 2025? If you love to sing, were born to dance, have a flair for acti...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: November New...

Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team at The Octagon & Westlands have been busy...

Discover Creative Careers - Lizzie Bea

Lizzie Bea makes her professional Panto debut this season at Westlands Entertainment Venue. With thi...

Somerset Film’s BFI Film Academy Short C...

Are you 16-19 years old? Are you interested in pursuing your passion for film and seeing where it ca...

12 Month Review: Octagon Theatre & Westl...

2023 marked a new chapter for Somerset, and for The Octagon Theatre & Westlands Entertainment Venue,...

Update on our Arts Engagement & Outreach...

Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team at The Octagon & Westlands have been busy...

Yeovil Literary Festival 2024 wows audie...

Yeovil Literary Festival 2024 ended on a high note recently, bringing together book lovers, authors,...

New £3 ticket scheme launched for low-in...

Over 600 tickets are set to be released throughout the year at £3 for low-income individuals looking...

Join The Octagon Music Hub and Make a Di...

Are you passionate about making music and creative learning accessible to ALL children and young peo...

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultur...

I met the multi-talented Carrie Madgwick, on my first day in my new role, as one of the Arts Engagem...

Creative Commissions 2024-25

We are offering six small commissions for professional creatives and companies working in any artfor...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: September Ne...

​Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team at The Octagon & Westlands have been bus...

Kevin James Cast To Play Billy Trott In...

The next announcement of our stella cast for this years pantomime is Kevin James who will be playing the role of Billy. Since leaving home t...

Daniel Page Cast To Play Dame Trott In J...

The latest panto cast announcement for this years production of Jack and the Beanstalk is Daniel Pag...

Georgie Macaskill Cast To Play Desdemona...

Every panto needs a baddie...(Oh no it doesn't! Oh yes it does!) We are so excited to announce that...

Alana Robinson Cast To Play Fairy Mo Tow...

We are delighted to annouce that we have cast the incredible Alana Robinson to play Fairy Motown in...

Lizzie Bea cast to play the role of Prin...

Wow, we've only gone and cast the incredibly talented Lizzie Bea to play the role of Princess Jill i...

Mark Lamb cast to play Jack Trott in Jac...

We are delighted to welcome back Mark Lamb who returns to Yeovil to play the role of Jack Trott in o...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: August News

Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team at The Octagon & Westlands have been busy...

Yeovil Literary Festival 2024 is Nearly...

As it’s now officially September, the month countdown to Yeovil Literary Festival 2024 can begin! Th...

Community Cast power 12-foot Giant Wheel...

A giant wheel measuring a whopping 12-feet in height is set to wow audiences in Yeovil at the town’s...

Arts Engagement & Outreach: July News

Here’s a taste of what our Arts Engagement & Outreach team at the Octagon & Westlands have been busy...

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultur...

In the latest a series of monthly blogs celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultural practitioners, ou...

FREE Creative Play Days in South Somerse...

The Octagon Theatre and Westlands Entertainment Venue in Yeovil are working with local, and national...

A week in the life of a university stude...

Sitting across from Katherine Hoskins at the start of my placement week, we jot down a few goals I’d...

Get It On! The Glam Rock Show

Get ready for a night of glam rock! Girls grab your boys it’s time to go wild, wild, wild! As we tr...

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultur...

In the latest a series of monthly blogs celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultural practitioners, ou...

Acclaimed wildlife filmmaker Gordon Buch...

Award-winning wildlife photographer and filmmaker Gordon Buchanan will hit the road in 2025 bringing...

Yeovil Together Festival 2024 is coming...

This summer, Love Yeovil and Somerset Diverse Communities (SDC) are inviting you to join the Yeovil...

Creative Commission fund supports innova...

The Octagon & Westlands’ Creative Commission fund has been designed to support new innovative ideas...

Everyone’s time to Shine

Saturday 8th June 2024 saw 200 people come and take part in the Octagon and Westlands annual communi...

All That Matters: An unmissable new work...

Project Dance Company, the esteemed award-winning troupe, is set to captivate audiences this summer...

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultur...

In the latest a series of monthly blogs celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultural practitioners, ou...

Yeovil Beer & Cider Festival celebrates...

The first ever Yeovil Beer & Cider Festival held at Westlands Entertainment Venue has been hailed a...

Paul Young back on the road with intimat...

Paul Young will share the stories and songs of his illustrious career on an intimate new tour. The...

Successful Music Hub bid for Dorset and...

The next generation of budding musicians in Dorset and Somerset have been given a boost after a join...

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultur...

In the latest a series of monthly blogs celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultural practitioners, ou...

Celebrating our New Movement Through Can...

In January 2024, our new Movement Through Cancer project launched in Yeovil and has proved to be a h...

New season, brand new look brochure!

Amazing news theatre-goers! Our BRAND NEW seasonal brochure is here and it comes with a fresh new lo...

Celebrating our New Parkinson’s Dance cl...

In January 2024, our new Parkinson’s Dance class launched in Langport and is proving to be a huge su...

Project Dance presents... Collective

Project Dance is a Yeovil born, nationally established arts organisation, which works to increase da...

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultur...

In the latest a series of monthly blogs celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultural practitioners, ou...

The Knife Angel visits Somerset in April...

A sculpture which aims to raise awareness of the negative effects of violence and aggression will be in Somerset next month as part of a nat...

Dementia-friendly Cake Concert is a huge...

In partnership with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO), The Octagon Theatre & Westlands Entertainm...

Westlands plays host to Yeovil Beer & Ci...

Beers, ciders, live music and raising money for charities and local causes – the good times are back...

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultur...

In the latest a series of monthly blogs celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultural practitioners, ou...

Aled Jones at Westlands

He’s been ever-present in our lives for more than 40 years. Aled Jones burst on to the scene and enj...

Music-making project in Merriott for adu...

The Octagon Theatre are working in partnership with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) to deliver...

The Forgotten Scarlatti: Associated scho...

Two spectacular choral discoveries by a forgotten Baroque composer Francesco Scarlatti, which were h...

Ukrainian National Opera® presents Dnipr...

After amazing reception and great success last year, we are thrilled to announce that Dnipro Opera i...

Celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultur...

In the first of a series of monthly blogs celebrating Somerset’s creative & cultural practitioners,...

Applications for The Octagon Theatre & W...

Applications for The Octagon Theatre & Westlands Entertainment Venue Work Experience programme are n...

Ben Elton: Authentic Stupidity Tour

Following the huge success of Ben Elton’s critically acclaimed sold-out UK tour in 2019, which marke...

Our 2024 Creative Commissions

We are delighted to announce support for Somerset’s independent creative professionals and arts orga...

Buffy Revamped: Seventy minutes. Seven s...

Brendan Murphy is delighted to announce that the tour of Award Winning Buffy Revamped is to be exten...

The Story of Guitar Heroes comes to West...

One of the UK’s premier live concert experiences, The Story of Guitar Heroes has garnered critical a...

Looking for a new challenge? Our Octagon...

Looking for a new challenge in 2024? Come along to the Octagon Academy Taster Day on Saturday 6th J...

Less than two weeks until opening night...

There are under two weeks until the curtains are raised at opening night of Evolution Productions sp...

Donate to the Foyer Club through easyfun...

Easyfundraising turns your daily shopping into every day magic! easyfundraising partners with over...

Early Careers Club

Have you just graduated from a creative degree course?  Maybe you didn’t go to Uni but you’re ready...

A Place To Work

We are inviting expressions of interest from local creatives and companies who make non-commercial w...

Octagon Theatre set to deliver popular m...

A taster session of a project in Wincanton that aims to deliver sensory and creative based music act...

Introducing our Arts Engagement & Outrea...

Since becoming an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) earlier this year we’ve...

Summer of fun at The Octagon and Westlan...

It’s been an epic summer of fun here at The Octagon Theatre and Westlands Entertainment Venue as our...

*Panto Announcement* - Damian Patton com...

We are really excited to announce Damian Patton will be joining us this December to play the role of...

*Panto Announcement* - Tash Moore comes...

Introducing our next cast member for Cinderella this December, Tash Moore! Tash will be playing the...

Giant puppet set for performance at Yeov...

A giant puppet measuring a whopping 13-feet in height is set to wow audiences in Yeovil at the town’...

Octagon Theatre brings dance theatre to...

An exciting day of food, music and entertainment in Yeovil Town Centre: Yeovil Super Saturday 16th S...

15 young people experience life at Somer...

The future of theatre in Yeovil and the South West is in safe hands, as 15 young people from across...

Names announced for the 2023 Yeovil Lite...

The Yeovil Literary Festival is back for 2023 with the first names announced that will be coming to...

Free summer school places up for grabs a...

40 free places on the Octagon Theatre and Westlands Entertainment Venue Summer School activities are...

Westlands: Your Community Venue

Westlands Entertainment Venue, or ‘Westlands’ as it’s more affectionately known by locals in Yeovil,...

Last few tickets remaining for comedian...

Tim Vine is a jester with a joke for every occasion. After his last show, Plastic Elvis, in which he...

ITV'S Emma Kenny set to discuss what rea...

Emma Kenny is one of the UK’s most notable Psychological Therapists and Crime commentators. Aged jus...

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra partnersh...

Hundreds of Key Stage 1 children from across Somerset have experienced their first visit to a cultur...

Theatre closes ahead of refurbishment wi...

The Octagon Theatre has closed its doors for the last time ahead of its £29.01m transformation that...

All Or Nothing experience comes to Yeovi...

After three sell out tours and a successful West End run of All Or Nothing: the Mod Musical, writer...

Evolution Productions and The Octagon Th...

The Octagon Theatre and Evolution Productions scooped the prize of Best Contribution to Music (Emma...

Yeovil Community Arts Association donate...

Yeovil Community Arts Association (YCAA) have kindly donated £1,000 towards the Octagon Theatre rede...

The Octagon Theatre is now an Arts Counc...

We are delighted to announce that The Octagon Theatre has been awarded National Portfolio Organisati...

Dance-athon fundraiser helps raise thous...

A Dance-athon hosted at Westlands Entertainment Venue that kept participants moving for a whole 24 h...

December bucket collections raise over £...

Two local charities, The Foyer Club and Yeovil District Hospital’s Breast Cancer Unit Appeal receive...

Commitment to the arts in Somerset furth...

The creation of a flagship venue for the arts and entertainment in Somerset has moved a step closer...

Would you like to join The Octagon Theat...

We are seeking new Foyer Club members to help 'play a part' in the running of our venues. As a membe...

Octagon & Westlands Inclusion Group

We want to hear directly from disabled, deaf or neurodivergent people who would like the chance to t...

Tim Vine: Breeeeep! UK Tour 2023

Tim Vine returns with his brand new stand-up show Breeeep!, prompting The Times newspaper to ask: “I...

Octagon Theatre set to remain open until...

You will be able to enjoy some of your favourite shows for longer at The Octagon Theatre with the ve...

Donate to The Foyer Club through Amazon...

Amazon Smile Heard about Amazon Smile but not sure what it is? Find out how you can donate to The F...

A special thanks to our Foyer Club volun...

With Volunteers’ Week taking place between 1-7 June this year, there isn’t a better opportunity for...

Over £8,500 raised for good causes at ou...

Two events organised by The Octagon Theatre and Westlands Entertainment Venue have raised a total of...

Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal: Showing our...

Tickets are now on sale for two events organised by The Octagon Theatre and Westlands Entertainment...

Welcome to our recent new staff

Since reopening The Octagon Theatre and Westlands Entertainment Venue to the public again following...

Our current Covid-19 precautions: Februa...

With coronavirus restrictions lifted across England, we wanted to highlight our current precautions...

What’s on in 2022: February - June

2022 is here and we have an action packed schedule here at Westlands Entertainment Venue which is su...

South Somerset becomes a ‘Priority Place...

South Somerset has been designated a ‘Priority Place’ by Arts Council England as part of its three-y...

Architects appointed to help plan Octago...

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios) has been selected to help design and develop proposed imp...