This is a group for book lovers and makers. Monthly meetings vary with different workshops and talks as well as providing a space to make things mostly of the book variety! 

An opportunity for interested individuals to write poetry and reflect on current news events.

...with John Forrester, Head Of Steam and Baron Mare.

Featuring the return of Big Untidy favourite and modern day troubadour Grant Sharkey, with support from blues man extraordinare Robert Hokum and Reading-based acoustic quartet Wolfnote.

A Sunday afternoon/early evening opportunity to dance tango in a friendly environment, with live music from Tango Select.

Very relaxed, great company. Very simpatico.

A new project bringing a River of Creativity featuring music, dance, theatre, a procession of fish and a huge Spanish galleon floating down a fabric river to Broad Street in Reading town centre.

The Rising Sun’s annual festival - Here Comes the Sun is back for its eighth year!

A musical/comedy evening brought to you by the good people of Earley and Calcot .

An evening of music, comedy and surreal going’s on. Expect mayhem to unleash your cerebral horizon!

Following on from their 2015 award for Best Young Performer at Reading Fringe Festival, and 2 highly successful years here at the Rising Sun, the UK’s leading Performing Arts Foundation College pre