BANKSY ARTWORK ON THE WALL OF READING PRISON

Reading's former Grade II-listed prison, where Wilde was held between 1895 and 1897, has been causing a bit of a media stir. It is yet to be decided if the site is going to be knocked down for a housing or redeveloped into an exciting new cultural hub for the town. We are hopeful for the latter, and it seems both Banksy, whose prisoner artwork appeared on the side of the prison wall, possibly resembling famous inmate Oscar Wilde - escaping on a rope made of bedsheets tied to a typewriter – and Kate Winslet, who grew up in Reading, are too. Kate has been showing her support by supporting theatre company Rabble who have plans for an immersive new theatre space. livingreading.co.uk