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    Documenting precarious theatres – precariously …

    Documenting precarious theatres – precariously …

    January 29, 2016 9:25 am / no comments

    Post by Jenny Hughes The first phase of the poor theatres research is about to end and it’s time for a blog post that reflects on the process of putting together the free online resource on theatre, poverty and economic justice initiatives available on these webpages. On this database there are […]

     

    Percent for Art at Bolton at Home

    October 7, 2015 1:22 pm / no comments

    Post by Jenny Hughes For an excellent introduction to Bolton at Home’s unique ‘Percent for Art’ scheme, have a look at the 7 minute film below. Here, Dawn Obe-Yates (Percent for Art Officer for Bolton South) gives an overview of the aims of Percent for Art and key points in […]

     

    ‘Conversation is an activity to be valued in itself – not just for where it may lead’

    August 25, 2015 2:00 pm / no comments

    We are pleased to publish a ‘guest post’ by Lauren Ash – currently an MA Theatre and Performance student at the University of Manchester. Lauren completed a placement with the Learning & Participation Department at the Octagon Theatre (Bolton), working closely with Melodramatics – the women’s theatre group in New […]

     

    ‘Humanising our public spaces’ – part 2

    August 18, 2015 2:37 pm / no comments

    Post by Jenny Hughes This is a follow up to the ‘Humanising our public spaces’ and ‘A unique partnership’ blog posts – giving an overview of the Octagon Theatre’s partnership with Bolton at Home, and Bolton at Home’s wonderful Percent for Art scheme. As noted on previous posts – the partnership between this major […]