Theatre
12 May - 4 June 2011
Octagon Theatre Bolton presents
Secret Thoughts
By David Lodge based on his novel Thinks... Director: David Thacker
About
Selected in The Guardian's 'Best Theatre for 2011' - read more
The Octagon presents the World Premiere of David Lodge’s Secret Thoughts; a dazzling and witty exploration of love and deception, and the connection between the brain and the heart.
Married University professor Ralph Messenger has a reputation as a ground-breaking cognitive scientist and a notorious philanderer. When he meets the recently bereaved novelist Helen Reed, sparks fly and battle commences. It’s science against art and morality against indulgence. But as their passionate and argumentative relationship develops into sexual attraction, their intellectual foreplay looks like it could become a full blown affair of the body and mind.
David Lodge is one of the UK’s foremost writers whose astonishing career has spanned more than fifty years. He has won many awards, including the Royal Television Society's Award for Best Drama Serial (Nice Work) and the Whitbread Book of the Year (How Far Can You Go?). Secret Thoughts is adapted from his acclaimed novel Thinks…
Age guidance: 15. This production contains strong language and adult themes.
Info
Tickets: £9.50 - £21.50, discounts available INCLUDING SEASON TICKETS, groups, schools young person's free tickets and £4 stand-by tickets - follow this link for more information.
Performance times
Evenings: 7.30pm
Matinees: Fri 13, Sat 21, Wed 25 May. 2pm
Schools’ matinee: Tue 17 May. 1.30pm
See the calendar to the left for full performance listings.
Special Diary Dates
Bargain Nights: Thu 12, Fri 13, Mon 16 May (tickets £9.50 - £14.50)
Meet the director and cast: Thu 19 May (free, post show)
Audio Described performance: Thu 26 May, 7.30pm
British Sign Language (BSL) performance: Thu 2 Jun, 7.30pm
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