Opened in October 2006 by KT Tunstall, their pedigree as a music venue was set in stone almost immediately.

Initially intended as a school resource that could be hired to the local community, Arlington Arts has grown to be considered one of the leading music venues in the South of England.

All the while, they have continued to provide support to Mary Hare School and its wider activities with their profits from live events, community projects and corporate hires being donated to the national school for the deaf.

Their reputation for live music, should not overshadow the work that they do in presenting high quality visual art, theatre, comedy and family entertainment too.

In fact, it is this eye for quality that sits at the heart of their programming strategy, whether they are getting behind brand new theatre or bringing some of the world’s best musicians to Newbury.