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In the 1950s a Student Group for 14- to 18-year-olds was set up. A charitable organisation, "The Progress Theatre" was established in 1962 with the object of promoting education in performing arts in Reading and the surrounding area. Since 2009, the Progress Youth Theatre consists of two groups for
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15- to 18-year-olds and groups for school years 4 to 6 (ages 8 to 11), 7 to 8 (ages 11 to 13) and 9 to 10 (ages 13 to 15). The groups give a public performance each year.
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The theatre has a membership of around 150 people and puts on a regular menu of classic and contemporary theatre. All of these productions are managed by volunteers.
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Its first production was staged in 1947 in Palmer Hall, West Street, Reading. It moved to its present location, The Mildmay Hall, The Mount (near
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made his earliest theatre appearances with Progress Theatre in the 1970s, including one minor role as "second policeman" and is the theatre's
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The theatre also stages a summer open-air event, predominantly a Shakespeare play, at the historic and newly-revovated ruins of
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More recently, Progress has produced a series of Christmas shows based on popular children's books including:
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Progress has presented contemporary plays since its founding and the first performances in England of
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Progress Theatre was established in 1946 with the aim of presenting new and challenging work.
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of the building was bought. After modernisation, the theatre now seats 97 people.
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while the yearly open-air Shakespeare season continues to prove popular.
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Recent years have also seen productions of notorious plays such as
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were produced at the theatre in 1952 and 1958 respectively.
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is currently the patron of the Friends of Progress Theatre.
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usually available only to professional productions.
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