Octopus is an award winning, welcoming, supportive, inclusive and sociable drama group based in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire. Since 1971, we have been entertaining our town with a selection of Pantomime, Drama and Comedy productions.
Take a look at our next production starting 11th June 2025, The Village Hall, and our rich back catalogue of productions here.
Its a wrap! – Alice’s Adventures in Pantoland
Octopus recently finished its 2025 Pantomime Alice’s Adventures in Pantoland, a fabulous production that had all your favorites characters: Alice, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Tinkerbell, Dormouse, March Hare, Mad Hatter, Wolf, Jack (and the Beanstalk), Queen of Hearts, Fairy godmother, Pied Piper, White Rabbit, Peter Pan, Robin Hood, Knave of Hearts, Absolem the Caterpillar, The Cook, Playing Cards, and Mr. and Mrs. Gingerbread.
Cast and crew worked incredibly hard to stage the performance and the feedback from the audience each performance was amazing. Well done all!
Octopus win a NODA South West award – 2023!
Octopus are honoured to receive the Peter Wheeldon Memorial Trophy for a Company Crafted Production, for our production of “A Bunch Of Amateurs”. Click here to find out more.