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Our new programme is here!

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Our new programme for January-April 2019 is finally here, packed full of dance, music, theatre and so much more.

Physical copies are arriving in the centre this week (and can be found in several places around town, too) - or you can download the digital PDF instead.

As usual, we've gone through the pages and picked out a few highlights for the coming months...

JANUARY (not that there's much of it left)

  • Friday 25th sees the first Tribute Night of the year, paying homage to the music of Madonna
  • Sunday 27th is Open Page, Open Stage, our monthly spin on the open mic format for writers and performers of all kinds

FEBRUARY 

  • We're once again the only Reading venue to be part of Independent Venue Week, with a trio of gigs on Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd
  • Sunday 10th is our annual Dance Day - a whole day of free taster classes in all manner of dances

MARCH

  • Saturday 9th sees the Scarlet Vixens return to the centre for a Lip Sync Battle!
  • Front Room Theatre bring two performances of a new piece, in English and in French!Lie Back and Think of America is on Friday 22nd,  and Sarah, Joe, et la guerre! is on Sunday 24th 

APRIL

  • Saturday 13th brings Senegalese singer Abdoulaye Samb back to the centre
  • Saturday 27th we're proud to be part of the town-wide, multi-venue, all-day Are You Listening? Festival once again

Latest news

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Volunteers' Week: Hear From Our Volunteers

We enjoyed a lovely evening on June 6th with other charities and their volunteers at Reading Voluntary Action's first Volunteer Awards ceremony.

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Volunteers' Week: You Make the Difference

The Rising Sun is unique in its relationship with volunteering. As most people who visit the centre are aware, we only have 2 part-time paid workers here.

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New classes starting soon

Yoga and flamenco classes are coming to the centre as starting next week, so you can have the chance to stretch yourself – in more ways than one!

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