Reading’s only year-round producing theatre will take up residence in a permanent home next year, led by Founder and Artistic Director Paul Stacey and Executive Director Nick Thompson. The move follows a fundraising campaign which has reached over £500,000.
Founded in 2012, Reading Rep Theatre will open in a new venue in Spring 2021. The venue will provide facilities for the company to continue producing its critically acclaimed work and deliver outreach opportunities to those with least access to the arts.
The company is currently based in a 60- seat studio, but the new home is being converted from a 1920s Salvation Army building and is being designed by David Hughes, the architect of the award-winning Park Theatre. Preparing to serve Reading’s population of over 200,000 people, it will include a 168-seat theatre, a permanent education and learning centre, backstage areas, front of house facilities and a café/bar.