Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil

Arts Engagement & Outreach: October News...

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

Less than two weeks until opening night...

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

Our Cinderella Cast is complete!

We are nearly ready to go to the ball....We now have our full cast for this year's spectacular panto...

Donate to the Foyer Club through easyfun...

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

Commissions for professional creatives &...

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

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...

*Panto Announcement* - Matt Daines retur...

Matt Daines is returning to Yeovil this Christmas for Cinderella! Matt Daines is annouced as one of...

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...

*Panto Announcement* - Gordon Cooper & J...

Gordon Cooper and Jack Glanville are returning to Yeovil this Christmas for Cinderella! Gordon Coop...

World Senior Darts Tour heads to Yeovil...

The legendary set play format returns to the World Seniors Darts Tour Calendar in 2023 on 24 and 25...

Summer School fun!

Summer will soon be here and if you are on the lookout for some activities to keep your little ones...

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...

SHiNE puts the spotlight on Octagon Acad...

For the final time at The Octagon Theatre as we currently know it, SHiNE was performed to an audienc...

Into the community: Castaway Theatre Gro...

Castaway Theatre Group, also known as Castaways, is a Community Theatre Group taking children from t...

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...

Planning permission granted for exciting...

Councillors of South Somerset District Council have voted to approve planning permission for the red...

Register your club or group with us to r...

Do you belong to a club or group with 10 or more members? The Octagon Theatre and Westlands Enterta...

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...

Thank Abba For The Music in 2023

Grab your platforms and flares for a journey back in time to when ABBA dominated the charts and rule...

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...

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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...