Editing Reading, Berkshire (section)

===Venues===
The [[Frank Matcham]]-designed Royal County Theatre, built in 1895, was located on the south side of Friar Street. It burned down in 1937.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reading Theatre|url=http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/radstock/rht/themes/enter/theatre.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805235231/http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/radstock/rht/themes/enter/theatre.html |archive-date=5 August 2011|publisher=Reading History Trail|access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref> Within the [[town hall]] is a 700-seat [[concert hall]] that houses a [[Henry Willis & Sons|Father Willis]] organ.<ref>{{cite web|title=Concert Hall|url=http://www.readingarts.com/concerthall/informationforpromotershirers/|work=Reading Arts|publisher=Reading Borough Council|access-date=26 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511185347/http://www.readingarts.com/concerthall/informationforpromotershirers/|archive-date=11 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Reading [[theatre]] venues include [[The Hexagon]] and South Street Arts Centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.readingarts.com/thehexagon|title=The Hexagon Reading Arts|work=Reading Arts|publisher=Reading Borough Council|access-date=13 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607225702/http://www.readingarts.com/thehexagon|archive-date=7 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.readingarts.com/southstreet|title=21 South Street|work=Reading Arts|publisher=Reading Borough Council|access-date=14 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403040650/http://www.readingarts.com/southstreet/|archive-date=3 April 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Reading Repertory Theatre is based at [[Reading College]]: its Royal Patron is [[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=HRH Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, Announced as Royal Patron |url=https://www.readingrep.com/stories/hrh-prince-edward-the-earl-of-wessex-announced-as-royal-patron/ |website=Reading Rep |access-date=1 November 2022 |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031122042/https://www.readingrep.com/stories/hrh-prince-edward-the-earl-of-wessex-announced-as-royal-patron/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Amateur theatre venues in Reading include [[Progress Theatre]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progresstheatre.co.uk/|title=Progress Theatre homepage|work=Reading Arts|publisher=Reading Borough Council|access-date=15 March 2007|archive-date=11 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070411172248/http://www.progresstheatre.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> a self-governing, self-funding theatre group and registered charity founded in 1947 that operates and maintains its own 97-seat theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.readingarts.com/othervenues/theprogresstheatre|title=Progress Theatre|work=Reading Arts|publisher=Reading Borough Council|access-date=14 March 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070327102837/http://www.readingarts.com/othervenues/theprogresstheatre/|archive-date=27 March 2007}}</ref> Rabble Theatre<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=RABBLE Theatre |url=https://rabbletheatre.com/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |language=en-GB}}</ref> in Caversham and Reading Rep<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reading Rep Theatre {{!}} Multi-Award-Winning theatre {{!}} Berkshire |url=https://www.readingrep.com/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Reading Rep Theatre |language=en}}</ref> on London Road offer classic and contemporary performances. Jelly<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jelly is an arts charity based in Reading, UK. |url=https://www.jelly.org.uk/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Jelly |language=en-US}}</ref> is an artist-led organisation that has been committed to improving access to the arts since 1993. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-17 |title=Readingszone |url=https://readingszone.com/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |language=en-GB}}</ref>