Cinderella, Christmas Panto at The Hexagon...Starring Justin Fletcher & Paul Morse - Full details HERE
View the Reading Arts Autumn 2024 What's On Brochure HERE
FInd out more about our exciting plans for The Hexagon Studio HERE
For audiences with additional needs, find out more about Access at The Hexagon and joIn our new access list HERE
The Hexagon is a multi-purpose entertainment venue in the heart of Reading, hosting an eclectic mix of entertainers from big name Comedians, Spectacular Musicals, Children's Shows, Classical Concerts, Opera, Pantomime, Theatre, Dance and everything in between.
Built in 1977 by Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall (RMJM) in the Brutalist style of modernist architecture, the venue's capacity varies from 1,200 to 1,686 depending on the programme.
The Hexagon is open to the public on show days from an hour before the start of the performance.
The Box Office phone lines 0118 960 6060 are open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm (availability may vary on show days)
Please email if you can - boxoffice@reading.gov.uk
Groups and Schools Bookings:
Please contact Sophie Edmonds, Bookings and Programming Coordinator on 0118 937 2011
or email SOPHIE.EDMONDS@READING.GOV.UK
Audio description in a theatre is a live verbal commentary providing information on the visual elements of a production as it unfolds. It describes action that is essential to an understanding of the play’s story, as well as other visual information such as the style and design of a production, facial expressions, and visual jokes that a blind or visually impaired member of the audience might otherwise miss. The description is delivered in-between the dialogue of a performance and is picked up by the audience member wearing a special lightweight headset which is easy to use. A limited number of headsets are available and can be booked in advance with your tickets and collected from the box office on arrival.
Additional touch tours are also available on selected shows to help familiarise blind and visually impaired theatre -goers with characters, sets and costumes and provide extra detail to allow patrons to fully engage with the production . Touch tours usually last approximately 30 minutes and take place an hour before the show. Places are strictly limited and must be booked in advance.
Looking for something to do, rather than something to see? We've got all manner of classes and workshops, plus games, escape rooms and other interactive activities. There's something for everyone, from dance, to arts and crafts, to food and drink and the odd bit of geekery, too!