The Santander Performing Arts Center
136 North 6th StreetReading, PA 19601
Upcoming Shows
Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
A real sense of fun lifts an already frothy opera, Mozart at his most mischievous…
Review: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST & MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Orange Tree on the Hill
There has long been discussion that Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost and Much Ado About Nothing may have been intended to be connected in some way. Love's Labour's Lost ends abruptly with no conclusion to the promises of rekindling love connections and Much Ado About Nothing never explains t…
Review: THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES, Adelphi Theatre
Set in 1961, the same year that a balding former milkman and coffin-polisher from Edinburgh was interviewed for the role of James Bond, The Comedy About Spies sees two pairs of agents (one American, one Russian) face off in London’s Piccadilly Hotel as they hunt for the mysterious “Project Midni…
Review: BBC PROMS: BERLIOZ'S ‘SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE’, Royal Albert Hall
The National Youth Orchestra, with musicians aged 14-19, delivers a complicated and devilish programme with great style, joy, and enthusiasm.…
Review: GAME OF THRONES: THE MAD KING, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
With some reluctance, longtime fans of Game of Thrones have acknowledged that the novel series that inspired the era-defining HBO fantasy show – George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire – will likely never be finished, and the franchise will be chiefly remembered for its disappointing TV endi…
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: AMANDA KNOX: CARTWHEEL, Gilded Balloon
Amanda Knox is approaching forty, juggling motherhood and finally getting around to being furious about the whole wrongful-imprisonment thing. Especially when half the world is telling her to get over it, while the other half still thinks she's guilty. How on earth will she explain it all to her dau…
Review: BBC PROMS: ROSSINI'S 'STABAT MATER', Royal Albert Hall
There was a distinctly Italian air to the Proms for Rossini's 'Stabat Mater'. Exciting Italian-Turkish conductor Nil Venditti paired Rossini's choral masterpiece with Ottorino Respighi's instrumental 'Vetrate di chiesa' or 'Church Windows' and all four soloists for Rossini's work were Italian. It ma…
Review Roundup: Did CATS in London Make The Critics Purr With Delight?
There's no better way to introduce your family to the wonders of live theatre than with the magic, the mystery, the memory of Cats. What began as a musical about cats after Andrew Lloyd Webber picked up a book of poems in an airport bookshop has become one of the longest running shows in Broadway's …
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: FOR DOLORES, Traverse Theatre
Four-time Fringe First and Olivier Award winning Fishamble presents For Dolores by Fringe First Award winning Eva O’Connor.…
Review: CARLOS ACOSTA - MYTHS AND MODERN MASTERS, Royal Ballet And Opera
There are few ballet dancers who can claim to be a household name, but the former Royal Ballet Principal, Carlos Acosta, is one of them. Acosta is now 53 and the Artistic Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) and Acosta Danza. Both companies feature in this mixed programme showcasing Acosta hi…
