Hobson's Choice, Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Octagon Theatre, Bolton: Ever since its London premiere in 1916, Harold Brighouse's comedy, set in a boot shop, has rightly earned a reputation as a mini-masterpiece. And although David Thacker's production feels like stepping into new shoes - stiff and slow-going at first but eventually wearing in - it does a good job at re-examining the play's mix of northern domestic humour and the socially contenti…