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WELCOME The theme for this year’s festival is Into the Woods – and Beyond…
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As we consider the future of the planet and humanity itself, we want to explore what it means to be part of an ecosystem – to delve into humanity’s relationship with the earth and the land around us, to understand our connections to it and to each other, in the hope of moving through difficult times and beyond, into a (hopefully) bright future. Zsuzsi, Festival Director #RDGFringe2019
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We love Reading’s surprising, quirky and innovative nature, and its waterways, heritage and beauty – discover what makes our town come alive with this celebratory programme. Page
FRI 19 JULY Marvelo's Circus!
4.15pm Broad Street
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SAT 20 JULY Abbey Quarter Pilgrimage Into the Wild Into the Wild
11am See website for venue details 2pm Lavender Place Community Gardens 3pm Lavender Place Community Gardens
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MON 22 JULY A Change is Gonna Come
8pm Reading Minster
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7pm Reading Minster
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7pm Abbey Ruins
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FRI 26 JULY Conversations with Trees
SAT 27 JULY A Night in the Ruins Silent Disco ft Pete Wheeler & Dave Maul
SUN 28 JULY Birdsong Talk Thames Path Walk 'n’ Talk
10am See website for venue details 10am See website for venue details
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READING MINSTER
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Step into the woods and experience the beauty of the outdoors inside this historic Reading landmark. Featuring a new #madeinrdg commission, a spectacular warm up for WOMAD, a night at the musicals, Irish dancing, a celebration of Reading Refugee Support Group's work and much more. We welcome everyone to follow us in this unique celebration of nature. Page
FRI 19 JULY Making Sound Machines
7 – 10pm Reading Minster
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11am – 2pm Reading Minster 4.30pm Reading Minster 7.30pm Reading Minster
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4pm Reading Minster 4.30pm Reading Minster
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8pm Reading Minster
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12 noon Reading Minster 8pm Reading Minster
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7.30pm Reading Minster
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SAT 20 JULY Making Sound Machines An Afternoon of Irish Dance La Vereda Del Silencio
SUN 21 JULY At the Border Conversations with Refugees
MON 22 JULY A Change is Gonna Come
TUE 23 JULY Bring Your Own Baby The Evolution of the Big Band – from the Birth of Jazz
THU 25 JULY A Night at the Musicals with Thomas Cameron
FRI 26 JULY Conversations with Trees
THE ORACLE
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Join the Fringe party on the award winning Oracle Riverside! The fun starts with a night of music and ends with a jaunt into the belly of a whale. Music, storytelling and family fun for all. Page
FRI 19 JULY Music @ The Oracle
8.30pm The Oracle Riverside
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FRI 26 JULY Parakeets
8pm The Oracle Beach Bar
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SAT 27 JULY The Pirate's Misadventure @ The Whale The Pirate's Misadventure @ The Whale The Pirate's Misadventure @ The Whale
10.30am The Oracle Riverside 2.30pm The Oracle Riverside 4.30pm The Oracle Riverside
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10.30am The Oracle Riverside 2.30pm The Oracle Riverside 4.30pm The Oracle Riverside
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SUN 28 JULY The Pirate's Misadventure @ The Whale The Pirate's Misadventure @ The Whale The Pirate's Misadventure @ The Whale
INTERNATIONAL SEASONS: NORWAY & DÜSSELDORF Emil Schult & Emma Nilsson
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The Reading Fringe Festival regularly welcomes acts from across our global community, including Russia, Italy, Canada, Puerto Rico and Spain. Over the past three years, in celebration of Reading’s friendship with Düsseldorf we have been collaborating with award-winning artists from our twin town. Det Andre Teatret
This year we will be entertained by critically acclaimed band the Parakeets, experience human sculpture with HARTMANNMUELLER, explore haunting soundscapes with Warped Type, and example the connectivity between art, music, and digital culture in the Eurasia Project ft Emil Schult & Emma Nilsson. We also welcome back old friends Blue Goat Theatre, urban artist KJ263, and classical guitarist Arturo Castro Nogueras. HARTMANNMUELLER
Last year, our curator Fiona Talkington helped us lay the foundations of a new friendship with Norway, when we welcomed ice musician Terje Isungset to perform in the town. This year, we play host to world renowned composer Thomas Strønen, internationally acclaimed improv group Det Andre Teatret and playwright Joakim Gunby. We look forward to working with this year’s guests, and adding to our International Seasons in future years.
CONVERSATIONS WITH TREES
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Curated by Fiona Talkington. New music commission created in Reading with Thomas Strønen, Hannah James and Jackie Oates. Thomas Strønen
Hannah James
A new collaboration, curated for Reading Fringe Festival by BBC Radio 3’s Fiona Talkington, with film, music, dance and storytelling taking us Into the Woods. Jackie Oates
One of Europe’s most sought after jazz drummers and composers Thomas Strønen from Norway (Food, Time is a Blind Guide) joins singer, clog dancer and accordionist Hannah James (Jigdolls, Lady Maisery) and singer and fiddle player Jackie Oates to uncover stories old and new, and take us on a magical journey of discovery, with additional inspiration and introduction from Helen Jukes author of ‘A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings’. Fri 26 | 7pm (120m) Reading Minster
£12 | £8
COMEDY & CABARET
AFTER DARK COMEDY COMPETITION WINNER
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COMEDY & CABARET After Dark Presents... Join the winner of the After Dark comedy competition for some late night laughs! 18+ *Ticketholders over the age of 18 get free entry to the After Dark club night upon presentation of ticket
Fri 26 | 10.15pm (30m) | After Dark
£4
A GLOVER NOT A FIGHTER
BEFORE WE GO DARK: A SWAN SONG BEFORE EXTINCTION
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COMEDY & CABARET
COMEDY & CABARET
Tom Glover Debut show from lovable West Country favourite and award winner. 18+ Wed 24 | 7.30pm (60m) | Purple Turtle
Mixtape Rock'n'Roll Two musicians harmonise as our careers and the planet die. 18+ £8
A VERY CRAYOLA FRINGE SHOW
COMEDY & CABARET Crayola the Queen Campy, cartoonish, super cute, this lady clown brings the LOLs. 18+ *Ticketholders over the age of 18 get free entry to the After Dark club night upon presentation of ticket
Thu 25 | 9pm (60m) | After Dark
£8
Sun 21 | 7pm (60m) | After Dark
£8
BRING YOUR OWN BABY
EVERY ROOM IS A PANIC ROOM IF YOU OVERTHINK ENOUGH
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COMEDY & CABARET Bring Your Own Baby Having a baby no longer means saying goodbye to enjoying the best live comedy stars from the circuit and TV. Tue 23 | 12 noon (80m) Reading Minster
COMEDY & CABARET
£12 advance £14 on door
CASCADE
Simon Caine The difference between what we say on social media and reality. 18+ Mon 22 | 7.30pm (60m) | Purple Turtle
FABLEMAKER
Ignacio Lopez Sarcasm, silliness and non-stop laughs from Spain’s Best Export. 18+
COMEDY & CABARET
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COMEDY & CABARET
Ben Van der Velde Improvised comedy adventure as Ben creates a story with crowdwork. 18+
*Ticketholders over the age of 18 get free entry to the After Dark club night upon presentation of ticket
Sat 20 | 9pm (75m) | After Dark
£8
£8
Sat 20 | 9pm (60m) | Purple Turtle
EDDIE SUMMERS – SCHOOL OF BURGLARY
HARVEY GREENFIELD IS RUNNING LATE
COMEDY & CABARET
COMEDY & CABARET
Eddie Summers Prop/stand-up/absurdist burglary as taught by an idiot! 15+
Paul Richards A frantic new comedy play which explores our need to please. 18+
Sat 20 | 7.30pm (60m) | Pentahotel
Tue 23 | 9pm (60m) | After Dark
£9
£8
£8
HOMETOWN BROWN
OLD SKOOL ART BATTLE
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COMEDY & CABARET Adam Roe Head to head paint throwdowns against the clock, judged by Miss Crayola. 18+
COMEDY & CABARET
*Ticketholders over the age of 18 get free entry to the After Dark club night upon presentation of ticket
Preet Singh Raw and open, Preet picks apart his bi-cultural world. 18+ Fri 26 | 7.30pm (60m) | Purple Turtle
£7
Thu 25 10.15pm (30m) After Dark
FREE to Crayola ticketholders otherwise £4
IT JUST SO HAPPENED
OLEG DENISOV: RUSSIAN TROLL
COMEDY & CABARET
COMEDY & CABARET
Mirth of Forth Productions A show exploring alternative versions of this day (25th July) in history. 15+ Thu 25 | 7.30pm (60m) | Three Guineas
Oleg Denisov The Russian political comedian talks about fake news and magical realism. 18+ £8
MURDER FOR BEGINNERS
£8
PAPERWEIGHT
COMEDY & CABARET
COMEDY & CABARET
Ian Lane SAS techniques for managing a family household. 16+
Dan Collins Murder is a funny old business, ain't it? 18+ Sun 21 | 7.30pm (60m) | Three Guineas
Sat 20 | 7.30pm (60m) | Purple Turtle
£8
Mon 22 | 9pm (60m) | Three Guineas
£8
POP SONG’S FOR PEDANT’S
THE ZAP SHOW
COMEDY & CABARET
COMEDY & CABARET
Kyle D Evans Award-winning one-man comedy-folk-popmaths show. Sat 20 | 6pm (60m) | Pentahotel
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The Zap Comedy Club Here to ensure that Reading doesn't take itself too seriously. £8
Sun 28 | 3pm (60m) | Rising Sun
£8
THROW AWAY!
TENTATIVELY TORY
COMEDY & CABARET
COMEDY & CABARET Sarah Southern Can she still vote for what she worked for? 18+
Det Andre Teatret Norwegian improv Det Andre Teatret reimagines the stuff we throw away.
Tue 23 | 7.30pm (60m) | After Dark
Sat 27 | 8pm (60m) | South Street
£8
THE COMMITTEE
TOO BUSY LIVING TO BE DYING
COMEDY & CABARET
COMEDY & CABARET
The Committee Improvised comedy show as seen on BBC1 and Channel 4. 18+
Martyn 'EEK' Cooper Hilarious adventures with cancer, death and incontinence. 18+
*Ticketholders over the age of 18 get free entry to the After Dark club night upon presentation of ticket
*Ticketholders over the age of 18 get free entry to the After Dark club night upon presentation of ticket
Fri 26 | 9pm (60m) | After Dark
Sat 20 | 6pm (60m) | After Dark
£9 | £8
£14
£8
FAMILY
TRYING TO BE GOOD
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COMEDY & CABARET Daniel Audritt Daniel's Work-In-Progress show questions love, masculinity and what makes us good people. 15+ Thu 25 | 9pm (60m) | Three Guineas
£8
VINCE ATTA: ATTACK OR DIE!
BUBBLY BUBBLES
FAMILY
COMEDY & CABARET
Caroline Ainslie Be Amazed by Giant Bubbles, Square Bubbles and Dazzling Colours.
Vince Atta Heart attacking, multi-track looping comedy. Utterly unique! 18+ Wed 24 | 9pm (60m) | Purple Turtle
£8
Fri 26 | 1.30pm (60m) Pentahotel
work-in-progress
BUBBLY MATHS
COMEDY & CABARET
FAMILY Caroline Ainslie Bubbles and Balloons Make Maths FUN!
Jim Campbell A journey to inner peace via complete and utter fury. 18+ Tue 23 | 9pm (60m) | Purple Turtle
£8 | £25 family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)
£8
Fri 26 | 3pm (60m) Pentahotel
£8 | £25 family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)
INTO THE WILD
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FAMILY Nature Nurture, the Muddy Puddle Club and Reading Children's Book Group Is a stick really just a stick? Find out in these interactive, family-friendly workshops. Sat 20 | 2pm (45m) Lavender Place Community Gardens
£5
Sat 20 | 3pm (45m) Lavender Place Community Gardens
£5
MARVELO’S CIRCUS!
FAMILY Bus King Theatre Come aboard Britain’s only puppet bus to watch the trials of a struggling ringmaster who dreams of running his own circus. Fri 19 | 4.15pm (60m) | Broad Street
£5
MATHS MADNESS
MY SHADOW AND ME FAMILY Shadowgraphy Chaplinesque comedy and beautiful hand shadows combine in skillful style.
FAMILY Kyle D Evans A fun show about maths for all the family. Sat 20 | 2pm (60m) Pentahotel
£8 | £25 family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)
Fri 26 | 11am (60m) Vue
£8 | £25 family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)
Fri 26 | 2pm (60m) Vue
£8 | £25 family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)
NATALIE’S MARVELLOUS MISHMASH OF MUSICALS
THE BALLAD OF LONELY GEORGE
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FAMILY
FAMILY Front Room Theatre A musical journey of fun for all the family.
Friend or Foe A musical adventure about singing snails and saving the Earth!
Sun 21 | 11am (60m) Pentahotel
£8 | £25 family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)
Sun 21 | 2pm (60m) Pentahotel
£8 | £25 family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)
Fri 26 | 11am (60m) Pentahotel
£8 | £25 family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)
Sat 27 | 11am (60m) Pentahotel
£8 | £25 family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)
SESKA: QUACK QUACK BANG!
THE PIRATE’S MISADVENTURE @ THE WHALE
FAMILY FAMILY Seska Super crazy comedy magic ... it's Seska – the best show in town! Sat 20 | 11am (60m) Pentahotel
£8 | £25 family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)
Circo Rum Ba Ba Step inside the whale for the (mis) adventure to begin! FREE Sat 27 | 10.30am, 2.30pm & 4.30pm (All shows 60m) Oracle Riverside but ticketed FREE Sun 28 | 10.30am, 2.30pm & 4.30pm (All shows 60m) Oracle Riverside but ticketed
FILM
EURASIA PROJECT
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INSTALLATION, ART & PERFORMANCE Transhuman Art Critics ft Emil Schult & Emma Nilsson Will hyperconnectivity create enough transparency for humans to fly to Mars? 18+ See website for details
READING FRINGE FILM FESTIVAL
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Reading Fringe Film Festival 2019 FILM Workbench Productions Reading's own film festival featuring a wide variety of films of every genre and the winner of the 48-hour film competition. Mon 22 | 7 – 10pm | Vue
£10
INSTALLATION, ART & PERFORMANCE
INSTALLATION, ART & PERFORMANCE HARTMANNMUELLER Visitors experience unforeseen metamorphoses of the bodies, induced by HARTMANNMUELLER! Thu 25 | 7pm (60m) MERL
FREE but ticketed
PLANNER
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FRI 19 JULY Marvelo's Circus! Making Sound Machines Music @ The Oracle
4.15pm Broad Street 7 – 10pm Reading Minster 8.30pm The Oracle
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SAT 20 JULY Making Sound Machines Seska: Quack Quack Bang! Wellbeing with Yoga Reading Into the Wild Maths Madness Scandinavia at the Station Into the Wild Diagnosed An Afternoon of Irish Dance Pop Song's for Pedant's Too Busy Living to be Dying Conversations with looked after children Clown Sex Eddie Summers – School of Burglary La Vereda Del Silencio Oleg Denisov: Russian Troll Cascade Fablemaker The Live Looper! ft Eve Carnall The Broad Street Mall Mural
11am – 2pm 11am 1pm 2pm 2pm 2 – 4.30pm 3pm 4pm 4.30pm 6pm 6pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 9pm 9pm 9pm See website
Reading Minster Pentahotel South Street Lavender Gardens Pentahotel Reading Station Lavender Gardens Pentahotel Reading Minster Pentahotel After Dark South Street After Dark Pentahotel Reading Minster Purple Turtle After Dark Purple Turtle Pentahotel Broad Street Mall
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11am 2pm 4pm 4.30pm 4.30pm 4.30pm 6pm 6pm 7pm 7.30pm 8.30pm See website
Pentahotel Pentahotel Reading Minster Reading Minster Pentahotel Three Guineas Pentahotel Three Guineas After Dark Three Guineas After Dark Broad Street Mall
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SUN 21 JULY Natalie's Marvellous Mishmash of Musicals The Ballad of Lonely George At the Border Conversations with Refugees Reading Spout Cycling Around the World Stanza Shots Before We Go Dark: A Swan Song Before Extinction Murder for Beginners Why Even Bother The Broad Street Mall Mural
PLANNER
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MON 22 JULY Reading Fringe Film Festival Every room is a panic room if you overthink enough Genre Fluid Jude and the Technocrats A Change is Gonna Come Paperweight Why Even Bother The Gates
7pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 8pm 9pm 9pm 9pm
Vue Purple Turtle Three Guineas After Dark Reading Minster Three Guineas Purple Turtle After Dark
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10.30am – 3.30pm 12 noon 6pm 7.30pm 8pm 9pm 9pm
South Street Reading Minster Vue After Dark Reading Minster After Dark Purple Turtle
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MERL Purple Turtle RISC Three Guineas After Dark Purple Turtle
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MERL Reading Minster Three Guineas After Dark After Dark Three Guineas After Dark
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TUE 23 JULY Funding Surgery Bring Your Own Baby Conversations with looked after children Tentatively Tory The Evolution of the Big Band – from the Birth of Jazz Harvey Greenfield is Running Late work-in-progress
WED 24 JULY The Future of Food Symposium A Glover Not A Fighter Environmental Injustice & Climate Change Ma Bessie War of the Words Vince Atta: Attack or Die!
1pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 9pm
THU 25 JULY In Danger A Night at the Musicals with Thomas Cameron It Just So Happened Professor Elemental A Very Crayola Fringe Show Trying to Be Good Old Skool Art Battle
7pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 9pm 9pm 10.15pm
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FRI 26 JULY My Shadow and Me 11am Natalie's Marvellous Mishmash of Musicals 11am Bubbly Bubbles 1.30pm My Shadow and Me 2pm Bubbly Maths 3pm The trees are out to get me 7pm Conversations with Trees 7pm A Special Relationship 7.30pm Hometown Brown 7.30pm Parakeets 8pm Attention Seeker 9pm The Committee 9pm Total Eclipse – 'In a moment, my mum is going to step out of the moon' 9pm After Dark Comedy competition winner 10.15pm
Vue Pentahotel Pentahotel Vue Pentahotel After Dark Reading Minster Pentahotel Purple Turtle Oracle Beach Bar Purple Turtle After Dark Pentahotel After Dark
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Central Library Oracle Riverside See website Pentahotel Oracle Riverside Oracle Riverside Rising Sun Pentahotel Abbey Ruins Rising Sun Pentahotel South Street Rising Sun
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See website Abbey Ruins See website Pentahotel Oracle Riverside Rising Sun Oracle Riverside Rising Sun Oracle Riverside Rising Sun
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SAT 27 JULY Fiona Talkington in Conversations with Helen Jukes 10.30am The Pirate's Misadventure @ The Whale 10.30am Abbey Quarter Pilgrimage 11am The Ballad of Lonely George 11am The Pirate's Misadventure @ The Whale 2.30pm The Pirate's Misadventure @ The Whale 4.30pm The Mariner's Song 5.30pm 30 Neo Futurist Plays from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind 6pm A Night in the Ruins Silent Disco ft Pete Wheeler & Dave Maul 7pm The Tonyx and Holly Shillito 7pm Educating Georgia 7.30pm Throw Away! 8pm Avenue 8.30pm
SUN 28 JULY Birdsong Talk 10am Sunday Wakeup with Yoga Reading 10am Thames Path Walk ’n’ Talk 10am Sunday Assembly Reading 10.30am The Pirate's Misadventure @ The Whale 10.30am 30 Neo Futurist Plays from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind 1pm The Pirate's Misadventure @ The Whale 2.30pm The Zap Show 3pm The Pirate's Misadventure @ The Whale 4.30pm Friendlinesses 5pm
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MUSIC & DANCE
MAKING SOUND MACHINES
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INSTALLATION, ART & PERFORMANCE Warped Type Explore haunting soundscapes with Warped Type and Making Sound Machines. Fri 19 | 7 – 10pm | Reading Minster
FREE
Sat 20 | 11am – 2pm | Reading Minster FREE
THE BROAD STREET MALL MURAL
A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
INSTALLATION, ART & PERFORMANCE KJ263 Surreal motifs present an ironic mixture of everyday life and fiction. Sat 20 | Sun 21 | Broad Street Mall See website for details
THE TREES ARE OUT TO GET ME
INSTALLATION, ART & PERFORMANCE
MUSIC & DANCE
Double Okay A queer dystopian vision of the forests reclaiming the world. 18+
A Change is Gonna Come Music for human rights from four gifted soul, jazz and rap artists
*Ticketholders over the age of 18 get free entry to the After Dark club night upon presentation of ticket
Fri 26 | 7pm (60m) | After Dark
£8
Mon 22 | 8pm (90m) Reading Minster
£12 | £8
A NIGHT AT THE MUSICALS WITH THOMAS CAMERON
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MUSIC & DANCE Thomas Cameron A Classic Brit nominated tenor performing the well loved hits. Thu 25 | 7.30pm (60m) | Reading Minster
£8
A NIGHT IN THE RUINS SILENT DISCO FT PETE WHEELER & DAVE MAUL
MUSIC & DANCE Are you Listening & Readipop A Night in the Ruins Silent Disco with Are You Listening & Readipop Sat 27 | 7 – 11pm | Abbey Ruins
£15
AN AFTERNOON OF IRISH DANCE
AVENUE
MUSIC & DANCE
MUSIC & DANCE
Maguire O'Shea Academy of Irish Dance Fast feet from the Maguire O'Shea Irish Dancers.
Avenue Avenue: contemporary acapella with a twist.
Sat 20 | 4.30pm (60m) | Reading Minster
Sat 27 | 8.30pm (60m) | Rising Sun
£8
£10
CONVERSATIONS WITH TREES
JUDE AND THE TECHNOCRATS
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MUSIC & DANCE Jude Haste Songs about change. Inspired by Walter Benjamin & Paul Klee. 18+ Mon 22 | 7.30pm (60m) | After Dark
£8
LA VEREDA DEL SILENCIO
MUSIC & DANCE Conversations with Trees Clog dancing, drums, accordion, fiddle and bees: a magical new collaboration. Fri 26 | 7pm (120m) Reading Minster
£12 | £8
FRIENDLINESSES
MUSIC & DANCE Arturo Castro Nogueras Arturo plays everything from traditional Puerto Rican music to major European composers accompanied by a sound installation.
MUSIC & DANCE Childcry The local lyricist you'll tell your friends you heard first! Sun 28 | 5pm (60m) | Rising Sun
£8
Sat 20 | 7.30pm (90m) Reading Minster
£12 | £8
MA BESSIE
MUSIC & DANCE Ma Bessie Sharing the music of Bessie Smith with a new generation. Wed 24 | 7.30pm (120m) | Three Guineas £12
MUSIC @ THE ORACLE
PARAKEETS
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MUSIC & DANCE Parakeets The hottest newcomer band from Düsseldorf comes to Reading! Join us! Fri 26 | 8pm (60m) The Oracle Beach Bar
FREE
PROFESSOR ELEMENTAL
MUSIC & DANCE Professor Elemental Join steampunk chap-hop legend Professor Elemental for an unforgettable night! 18+ *Ticketholders over the age of 18 get free entry to the After Dark club night upon presentation of ticket
Thu 25 | 7.30pm (60m) | After Dark
£12
SCANDINAVIA AT THE STATION
MUSIC & DANCE Festival Launch with Arturo Castro Nogueras and The Flamenco Thief Join us on the Riverside to listen to Arturo Castro Nogueras and The Flamenco Thief kick off the Fringe. Fri 19 | 8.30pm (90m) | Oracle Riverside FREE
MUSIC & DANCE Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra Reading's award-winning Aldworth Philharmonic performs Scandinavian music for free! Sat 20 | 2 – 4.30pm Reading Station Transfer Deck
FREE
THE EVOLUTION OF THE BIG BAND – FROM THE BIRTH OF JAZZ
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MUSIC & DANCE Remix Jazz Orchestra Super swinging big band, playing a century of jazz classics. Tue 23 | 8pm (150m) | Reading Minster
£15
THE LIVE LOOPER! FT EVE CARNALL
THE TONYX AND HOLLY SHILLITO
MUSIC & DANCE
MUSIC & DANCE
The Tonyx Barbershop Quartet and Holly Shillito An all-female evening of song from five Reading musicians
Pete Doyle Live improvised looping guitar playing from Pete with guest singer Eve. Sat 20 | 9pm (60m) | Pentahotel
£5
Sat 27 | 7pm (60m) | Rising Sun
NATURE & WELLBEING
£8
ABBEY QUARTER PILGRIMAGE
SUNDAY WAKEUP WITH YOGA READING
NATURE & WELLBEING Abbey Quarter Pilgrimage In association with the British Pilgrimage Trust, walk part of one of the world's oldest pilgrimages routes. Sat 27 | 11am – 4pm See website for details
FREE but ticketed
BIRDSONG TALK
NATURE & WELLBEING Yoga Reading Three different yoga classes – see website for details. Sun 28 | 10am – 1pm (3 x 45m) Abbey Ruins
£5 per session
THAMES PATH WALK ’N’ TALK
NATURE & WELLBEING Adrian Lawson Join local author and naturalist Adrian for a walk exploring the wild side of Reading with a bias towards birds! Sun 28 | 10am (120m) See website for details
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FREE but ticketed
SUNDAY ASSEMBLY READING
Shane Donnelly and Nick Keane Shane and Nick walk from Sonning to Reading then talk about walking the Thames over lunch. Sun 28 | 10am See website for details
FREE but ticketed (lunch not included)
WELLBEING WITH YOGA READING
NATURE & WELLBEING
NATURE & WELLBEING Sunday Assembly Reading A secular celebration of life – expect to sing, connect and laugh. Sun 28 | 10.30am (105m) | Pentahotel
NATURE & WELLBEING
FREE
Yoga Reading Yoga and more – five different classes – see website for details Sat 20 | 1 – 6pm (5 x 45m) South Street
£5 per session
PANELS & TALKS
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE & CLIMATE CHANGE
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PANELS & TALKS Environmental Injustice & Climate Change A panel discussion from local and global experts, discussing the future and what you can do. Wed 24 | 7.30pm (90m) RISC
CONVERSATIONS WITH LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN
FREE but ticketed
FIONA TALKINGTON IN CONVERSATIONS WITH HELEN JUKES
Conversation with looked after children Every young person should be heard – please note this event is invite only.
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PANELS & TALKS PANELS & TALKS
Sat 20 | 7.30pm (60m) South Street
By invitation only
Fiona Talkington in Conversations with Helen Jukes Helen Jukes talks about her bestselling memoir about the magic of beekeeping
Tue 23 | 6pm (60m) Vue
By invitation only
Sat 27 | 10.30am (60m) Reading Central Library
CONVERSATIONS WITH REFUGEES
PANELS & TALKS Conversations with Refugees Celebrating 25 years of Reading Refugee Support Group's work, with poetry, music and journeys. £5 donation to Reading Sun 21 | 4.30pm Refugee Support (120m) | Reading Minster
FREE but ticketed
FUNDING SURGERY
PANELS & TALKS Arts Council England ACE funding presentation (30m) followed by 1-2-1 slots (20m) – bookable via website. Tue 23 | 10.30am – 3.30pm South Street
FREE but ticketed
THE FUTURE OF FOOD SYMPOSIUM
CYCLING AROUND THE WORLD
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PANELS & TALKS MERL What are some of the big food issues in today’s world? Wed 24 | 1pm (90m) MERL
SPOKEN WORD & STORYTELLING
FREE but ticketed
SPOKEN WORD & STORYTELLING
Tim Millikin Cycling around the world, how hard can it be? Sun 21 | 6pm (60m) | Pentahotel
GENRE FLUID © Andy Hollingworth
SPOKEN WORD & STORYTELLING Dan Webber A study into labels in life and the LGBTQ+ community. 18+ Mon 22 | 7.30pm (60m) | Three Guineas
ATTENTION SEEKER
£8
SPOUT
SPOKEN WORD & STORYTELLING That's Enough Theatre Award-winning storytelling comedy about how to stand up and not be counted. 18+ Fri 26 | 9pm (60m) | Purple Turtle
£6
£8
SPOKEN WORD & STORYTELLING Robert Garnham A show about tea from a man who likes tea. Sun 21 | 4.30pm (60m) | Three Guineas
£8
THE GATES
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SPOKEN WORD & STORYTELLING Sam Enthoven and Laura Sampson An evening of dark bedtime stories and unnerving live soundscapes. 18+ £10 | £8
Mon 22 | 9pm (60m) | After Dark
STANZA SHOTS
Damon Young Gill Learner Jules Whiting Louise Ordish Alan Hester Caroline Squire Claire Dyer SPOKEN WORD & STORYTELLING
SPOKEN WORD & STORYTELLING KinkyFish / Rajan Sharma Lyrical spoken word voyage navigating personal history and ancient myth. Sat 27 | 5.30pm (60m) | Rising Sun
£8
WAR OF THE WORDS
SPOKEN WORD & STORYTELLING BBC Radio Berkshire MCs battle comedians and poets take on actors in the ultimate feat of oral dexterity. 18+
The Poetry Society (Reading Stanza) Acclaimed poets from the Reading area read their work. Sun 21 | 6pm (60m) | Three Guineas
THE MARINER’S SONG
£8
Wed 24 | 7.30pm (120m) After Dark
FREE but ticketed
THEATRE
AT THE BORDER
30 NEO FUTURIST PLAYS FROM TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND
THEATRE
THEATRE
CLOWN SEX
Blue Goat Theatre Yes, we're going to do thirty plays in 60 minutes! 16+ Sat 27 | 6pm (60m) | Pentahotel
£8
Sun 28 | 1pm (60m) | Rising Sun
£8
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RRSG – Jude Haste A theatre recital in partnership with Reading Refugee Support Group. Sun 21 4pm (10m) Reading Minster
Pay what you want – all proceeds to Reading Refugee Support Group
A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
THEATRE
THEATRE
Working Birthday It’s something to think about. 18+
English Theatre Düsseldorf The US and the UK: twin sons of different mothers? Fri 26 | 7.30pm (60m) | Pentahotel
*Ticketholders over the age of 18 get free entry to the After Dark club night upon presentation of ticket
£10
Sat 20 | 7.30pm (60m) | After Dark
£10
DIAGNOSED
31 TOTAL ECLIPSE – ‘IN A MOMENT, MY MUM IS GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE MOON’
THEATRE
THEATRE
MA Productions A romantic-comedy that’s not that romantic or particularly funny. 14+
Moving Pieces The transformative story of two losses and one love. 16+
Sat 20 | 4pm (60m) | Pentahotel
Fri 26 | 9pm (60m) | Pentahotel
£9
EDUCATING GEORGIA
£8
WHY EVEN BOTHER
THEATRE GnT A teacher and a student try to put on a play. One of them hasn't done this in a while and the other can't be bothered. 15+ Sat 27 | 7.30pm (60m) | Pentahotel
£8
READING
THEATRE Joakim Gunby One Norwegian – over 20 different characters! Trying to survive life... 18+
THEATRE Outclass (JMA) reading Reading! Sun 21 | 4.30pm (60m) | Pentahotel
£8
Sun 21 | 8.30pm (60m) | After Dark
£8
Mon 22 | 9pm (60m) | Purple Turtle
£8
PROUDLY SUPPORTING THE READING FRINGE
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