Wednesday 4th October was Diversity Day and the Women in Neighbourhoods (WiN) and Community Film, Arts and Media (CFAM) groups teamed up with the Octagon Theatre for the Magic of Mehndi. A form of body art form ancient India, Mehndi involves the use of henna to make elaborate decorative designs on the limbs and body....
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Manoranjan by Bolton Hindu Forum
Namaste and good afternoon! Bolton Hindu Forum are pleased to announce that tickets for Manoranjan 2017 are now on sale. Tickets are sold by the Octagon from their box office on a first come first served basis. The event was fully sold out last year so please ensure you get yours as soon as possible...
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Educating Rita review – Willy Russell’s Pygmalion story still broadens the mind
Alfred Hickling Octagon, Bolton Jessica Baglow is radiant as the gobby but intellectually insatiable hairdresser who spars with her boozy Open University lecturer. If one thing has altered in the 37 years since Willy Russell wrote Educating Rita, it’s that students now hold their tutors accountable. These days it costs on average over £5,000 per...