LEISURE: Nurse Nellie panto to return in February – hopefully – as Octagon Theatre sets to close under Tier Three restrictions
Posted: 24th December 2020
THE Octagon Theatre in Yeovil will have to close its doors once again on Boxing Day (December 26) due to Somerset being moved up to Tier Three in the Government’s Covid-19 restrictions. It means that the award-winning theatre will have to put on hold all performances of Nurse Nellie Saves Panto which were due to be held from December 26 until January 3, 2021. Christmas…
LEISURE: The very essence of pantomime is alive and well at the Octagon!
Posted: 15th December 2020
NURSE Nellie has not only saved panto at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil this year, but has gone a little way to saving Christmas as well and given a bit of hope for 2021. Having been a seasoned panto-goer at the Octagon for most of my life the memories of pantomimes have been full of festive get-togethers in the bar beforehand with family and friends, packed audiences…
LEISURE: Cosmic! Space-themed charity night has lift off
Posted: 15th February 2020
A PLANNED charity night at the Quicksilver Mail in Yeovil is going to be out of this world as organisers look to get party-goers walking on the moon. Charity organisers HellYeah Events will be putting on the Jupiter Moon & Back fun=packed party on Saturday, April 4, at the popular pub at the top of Hendford Hill from 7pm to 11.30pm. The cosmic-themed party night will…
LEISURE: Octagon laughs through Christmas with panto magic
Posted: 24th December 2019
THE pantomime team at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil has done it again with another rip-roaring festive feast of fun and a barrel of laughs. The ever-popular Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs panto has been a big hit with audiences and there is still plenty of time to catch the show as it runs until January 5. The panto has been brought to the Octagon once again by the…
LEISURE: Chicago comes to the Octagon – thanks to the Yeovil Youth Theatre group
Posted: 20th November 2019
MEMBERS of the Yeovil Youth Theatre are set to take to the stage of the Octagon Theatre with their latest musical production of Chicago. The show runs from tonight (Wednesday, November 20) through to Saturday (November 23) and – having seen the dress rehearsal last night – it is going to be an amazing show for the audience to enjoy. This full-length musical has been…
LEISURE: Cider and Cheese Festival will be packed with flavour
Posted: 14th August 2019
PREPARATIONS are being finalised ahead of the annual Cider and Cheese Festival being held this coming weekend at the Westlands Yeovil entertainment venue. With more than 60 different ciders on offer on Friday, August 16, and Saturday, August 17, the variety and quality of cider this year is guaranteed to keep the festival spirit flowing at Westlands and everyone feeling…
LEISURE: Matilda musical show at Westlands Yeovil
Posted: 9th August 2019
THE Castaway Theatre Group’s Matilda Summer School comes to a close this evening (Friday, August 9, 2019) with a shortened version of the hugely-popular musical in Yeovil. The talented group of children will perform their version of Matilda the Musical this evening at 6pm at the Westlands Yeovil entertainment venue. Amazingly ….. the children have spent just FIVE DAYS…
LEISURE: Black Dyke Band heads for Somerset
Posted: 6th August 2019
THE Black Dyke Band will be making its bi-annual trip to Bridgwater in Somerset on August 18 for a concert with a difference as it helps Bridgwater Operatic Society in the group’s building project appeal. The band will perform from 2.30pm in the magnificent setting of the newly appointed and refurbished St Mary’s Church in Bridgwater under Director of Music, Professor…
LEISURE: Fame covers issues confronted by young people
Posted: 13th July 2019
THE junior members of the Yeovil Amateur Pantomime Society will be taking to the stage this weekend with their production of Fame! The Musical. The group will be performing the musical – based on the hit motion picture which was turned into a long-running television series – at Westfield Academy in Yeovil on Saturday (July 13) and Sunday (July 14) with two performances…
LEISURE: Castaways congratulated by Downton Abbey creator
Posted: 31st May 2019
OSCAR-winning screenwriter and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has congratulated the Yeovil-based Castaway Theatre Group on its musical production of The Wind in the Willows. Lord Fellowes and his wife attended the opening night of the production at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on Thursday (May 30, 2019) and he said he was delighted to watch a talented group. The…
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