We Remember Brian Morgan

At The Octagon and Westlands we are fortunate to have the support and loyalty of so many friends and colleagues. It is the people that make a place special and make a venue come to life – and recently...

More 2018 Yeovil Literary Festival Events Announced

We are delighted to announce even more fantastic events coming to the 2018 Yeovil Literary Festival. We've already SOLD OUT An Audience With Simon Reeves and we've been on sale with Benedict Allen, Mi...

2018 Pantomime Charities Announced

The Octagon Theatre has announced that the charities they will be raising money for over the course of their 2018/19 pantomime production, Aladdin, are the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance and The Fo...

Security Updates for Online Booking

TLS (or Transport Layer Security) is the encryption protocol that makes browsing the web a secure experience. Because our Box Office provider, Spektrix, is committed to providing customers with a secu...

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...

Spotlight: New Magazine Launched!

The Octagon Theatre and Westlands Entertainment Venue are excited to launch their new magazine, Spotlight. Spotlight is our new platform for sharing fantastic behind the scenes features, interviews,...

The First 2018 Yeovil Literary Festival Events

We are excited to open our 2018 Yeovil Literary Festival programme with two fantastic events! We've already got a SOLD OUT visit from explorer Simon Reeves on Sunday 28 October and we're now delighte...

Cinderella Breaks Box Office Records For The Sixth Consecutive Year

The Octagon Theatre’s 2017/18 pantomime, Cinderella, has officially become the best-selling pantomime that the Yeovil venue has ever presented. Following five previous years of record-breaking produc...

Lizzie Frances Celebrates 200 Performances At The Octagon Theatre

On Saturday 30 December 2017, Lizzie Frances – currently playing the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella – celebrated 200 performances at The Octagon Theatre. During the finale of the evening performance o...

Paul Zerdin Named As Patron Of The Octagon's Name A Seat Campaign

The Octagon Theatre is running a Name A Seat campaign to raise the last funds needed to replace the 622 seats in their auditorium. Local businesses, friends, staff and visitors to the theatre have the...