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Calling experienced or aspiring playwrights! Our short play competition, now in its 18th year, is now open for entries. We are looking for short plays, 8-18 minutes long. Chosen entries will be assigned to directors and presented at the theatre in our next season. This is your chance to get your work staged. Deadline for applications: 16 June 2024 [...] Read more

Our card payment supplier 'Square' is currently experiencing a global outage and as such we will only be able to accept card payments at tonight's performance of The Effect (8th September). If you are planning on attending this evening, we advise bringing cash! We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience.

Calling experienced or aspiring playwrights! Our short play competition, now in its 17th year, is open for entries from 1 December 2022. We are looking for short plays, 8-18 minutes long. Chosen entries will be assigned to directors and presented at the theatre in our next season. This is your chance to get your work staged. Deadline for [...] Read more

Progress Theatre are looking for a forward-thinking, organised, and enthusiastic Theatre Manager to provide administration support for 8 hours a week. This role is responsible for Progress Youth Theatre including line management of the freelance drama facilitators; managing and driving the fundraising strategy with the Management Committee; and [...] Read more

Progress Youth Theatre has been running workshops for young theatre-makers and aspiring actors for over 70 years. We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and positive freelance drama facilitator to lead our Birdies Group (School years: 3, 4, & 5) and Parcans Group (School years: 6, 7 & 8) on Saturdays 9.30am – 1pm. Our sessions are [...] Read more

Calling experienced or aspiring playwrights! Our short play competition, now in it's 16th year, is open for entries from 31 January 2022. We are looking for short plays, 8-18 minutes long. Chosen entries will be assigned to directors and presented at the theatre in our next season. This is your chance to get your work staged. Deadline for [...] Read more

Radiant Vermin

by Philip Ridley

15-20 November at 7.45pm | £12 (£10 concessions)

After a tremendous debut to our 2021/22 season with Secret Life of Humans, we’re excited to bring more excellent theatre to the Reading community.
 
Next on stage will be Radiant Vermin, by Philip Ridley. A story about the pleasures and pains of upward social mobility, the housing crisis, abuse of the homeless, and the lengths we’ll go to satisfy (and justify) materialistic greed.
 
Playful, provocative, and viciously sharp, this outrageous dark comedy will have you ‘dying’ with laughter.   

Socially distanced seating:

• Tuesday 16 Nov
• Thursday 18 Nov

Come As You Are night:

• Wednesday 17 Oct (doors open 7pm)

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19 - 21 May at 7.45pm – Live via Zoom Webinar Next week we'll be opening the digital stage with Lesson in Life. Remember to book in advance so we can send you joining info in advance of the show! 2020 has been a year of reflection for many of us, and with the 1 year lockdown anniversary behind us, we'd like to invite you to an evening of [...] Read more