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The Hexagon – a good invention?; 35th Anniversary in 2012
Topic Started: 4 Mar 2012, 08:23 PM (1,893 Views)
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The Hexagon opened in 1977. That means we are approaching the 35th anniversary
as I write this. The Hexagon is a multi-purpose arts venue and theatre with a capacity of 1,200 in central Reading, Berkshire, England.
Its design team was headed by the firm of Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners, who also designed the adjacent civic offices
and police station. It came about because it was felt that the Old Reading Town Hall lacked both capacity size
and facilities for the more modern productions.


It is, of course, named for its distinctive shape; however, there was originally a Reading citizen competition to decide the name
but I suppose the result was never in doubt!


Events include classical music, comedy, dance, drama, pop and rock concerts. The venue has also been used for snooker
(my dear old mum won a Reading Evening Post competition some years back, and got free tickets and a photo with Steve Davis published
if I remember correctly).



So, looking back over a thirty-five year period –

has it been a good thing for the town?
And for younger members – are you happy with the programming today?
If not, what would you include there instead?




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Better then The Palace in Broad Street

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4 Mar 2012, 08:25 PM
Better then The Palace in Broad Street
yes, but you're allowed to go into a bit more detail than that !! :D
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4 Mar 2012, 08:27 PM
Hayes
4 Mar 2012, 08:25 PM
Better then The Palace in Broad Street
yes, but you're allowed to go into a bit more detail than that !! :D
Ha Ha,now I would think only one other member would remember the Palace in Broad Street,it was a music hall probably pulled down in the fifties

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Just out of interest, and I love keeping old threads in public knowledge - TWEET


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In the good old days I did a number of gig dates with the RPO ...
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The Hexagon is a complete dump, but as someone who went there in the first year it opened, and then worked there part time for 4 years, i have a bit of a soft spot for that badly designed 70's eyesore!
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22 May 2013, 11:28 PM
The Hexagon is a complete dump, but as someone who went there in the first year it opened, and then worked there part time for 4 years, i have a bit of a soft spot for that badly designed 70's eyesore!
It's the same with most things, even if was a bit of a dump, if you have a fond memory of something you'll treasure it in your memory. I used to go to various events in the 80's and 90's and can remember sitting outside on warm evening so there's a certain nostalgia to it even if it's a dump. Look at Elm Park, it was a dump but it was our dump!
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By the way David, have you ever played there?
Edit...Sorry, just noticed that you have :$ :D
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Seen Squeeze, The Temptations and The Bootleg Beetles there among others. Its always seemed fit for purpose, if not a tad fugly!
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23 May 2013, 12:39 PM
Seen Squeeze, The Temptations and The Bootleg Beetles there among others. Its always seemed fit for purpose, if not a tad fugly!
Hawkwind,XTC,Chas and Dave,Oscar Peterson,MaxBygraves and Giant Haystacks.

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