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The Frog and the Princess is coming to Norden Farm - two actors, one poking their tongue out, hold a puppet frog
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The Frog and the Princess sees classic tales combine in fun family show this half-term

What if wishes were granted? What if magic was real? The Frog and the Princess is at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts...

2. Laurence Pears and Jack Baldwin in Hold On To Your Butts. Picture: Mark Senior
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Hold On To Your Butts: The must-see parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time is coming to Maidenhead

It’s going to be roarsome! Sixty five million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth… 30 years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the...

AF Steadman will visit Reading to sign copies of her book Skandar and the Chaos Trials
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AF Steadman to celebrate release of Skandar and the Chaos Trials with signing at Reading’s Waterstones

Popular children's author AF Steadman is preparing to return to Reading to celebrate the launch of the paperback edition of her book Skandar...

The Ministry of Science Live team in action
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WARNING! The Ministry of Science saves the world with an explosive show that’s 400% fun

https://youtu.be/9S7_l-31zmM Organisers of a family friendly show coming to The Hexagon have issued a warning: The Ministry of Science Live is about to...

There are songs galore in Sleeping Beauty at the Shinfield Players Theatre Picture: Dijana Capan/DVision Images
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Oh yes they are! Sleeping Beauty sees Shinfield Players return with their 2025 panto

Aimee Driscoll is Rose in the Sleeping Beauty Pantomine at Shinfield Players Theatre Picture: Dijana Capan/DVision Images Talented Reading residents from the Shinfield...

A dragon in a Chinese New Year parade
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Celebrate the Chinese New Year – the year of the snake – with gala events in Reading town centre

A day of celebration is promised as Reading marks the Chinese New Year and the start of the Year of the Snake. The...

Soft or Spiky is a fun event for ages six months to 18 months Picture: Steve Gregson
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Soft or Spiky: Fabulous new sensory show created for babies coming to Norden Farm this February 1

What question would you want your baby to answer? What would you like them to ask you? In a world full of astonishing...

Sixth Doctor Who Colin Baker sitting at a desk with two microphones and a bottle of water next to him. He is appearing at Reading Comic Con
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Comic Con: Doctor Who number 6 to join Zippy from Rainbow in brilliant star-studded line-up this May

The first guests announced for Reading Comic Con this May including Doctor Who royalty in the form of the Doctor himself. Colin Baker,...

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