READING Borough Council has submitted its plans for a £13.7 million project to upgrade The Hexagon theatre.
Unused areas will be demolished and extensions added to the Queens Walk building to create a new studio auditorium, with flexible rehearsal space, and a community studio with workshop space.
Concept sketches show a cafe with the building being wheelchair accessible.
Initially dubbed the ‘Hexbox’, this has been dropped in favour of revised proposals.
The project’s funding comes from the governments levelling up scheme, which is also being used to move Reading Central Library into the council offices.
To see the application, log on to Reading Borough Council’s planning website and search for reference 240063.
