White Rock Theatre
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No food in cafe, seats a bit ancient
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Enjoy using our local theatre for lots of different events, easy bookings system too & the staff are always happy to help 5*
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Great local venue.
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A great venue with a variety of acts
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Lovely local theatre
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Fab show, shame café not serving food
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Great local theatre
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Great place have loved watching shows here since a little girl.
Tho venue does get very hot could do with air-con or big silent fans.
Tho venue does get very hot could do with air-con or big silent fans.
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Excellent venue for a variety of events.
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We have been to great variety of music shows this year. I would recommend taking a show in.
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Good venue
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Great show seats are not that good
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The original East Sussex Hospital was replaced with the White Rock Pavilion which was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales in April 1927. It was built for the Hastings Municipal Orchestra. The pavilion underwent a further re-modification in 1937 and again in 1985 when it was renamed the White Rock Theatre.
The auditorium is split on two levels – The Stalls and The Circle with an overall capacity of 1082 seats or 1620 for standing/seated events. The Stalls is also split into flat and raked seating areas. The stage is 47 feet (14 m) wide and 31.6 feet (9.6 m) deep, with a 1/28 rake.
The seating capacity used to be 1066 (after the Battle of Hastings, but in early 2019 the capacity and layout was increased to allow more flexibility to the venue.
From its very beginning Hastings Borough Council ran the Theatre. As the years went by and the Theatre continued to run at a loss, the council decided to close the Theatre down. This announcement was met with the fierce opposition from local people and groups rallied round in support of the White Rock. In May 2002 Clear Channel Entertainment, a huge American organisation, took over management of the venue. In December 2005 Clear Channel Entertainment was spun off from the main body of Clear Channel and became Live Nation.
On February 1, 2009, HQ Theatres took over as operator of the White Rock in partnership with Hastings Borough Council.
Performances
The Theatre has seen a selection of entertainment over the years including Motörhead, Russell Brand, Hot Chocolate, Eartha Kitt, Al Murray, Geri Halliwell, Jools Holland, Derren Brown, Ricky Tomlinson, Tim Vine and Greg Davies. It also hosts an annual pantomime.
Current activity
The venue houses a Café, the Stalls bar and the Circle Bar. Also part of the venue is the Campbell Room and Sussex Hall – both used for community groups, corporate hospitality and private functions.
The auditorium is split on two levels – The Stalls and The Circle with an overall capacity of 1082 seats or 1620 for standing/seated events. The Stalls is also split into flat and raked seating areas. The stage is 47 feet (14 m) wide and 31.6 feet (9.6 m) deep, with a 1/28 rake.
The seating capacity used to be 1066 (after the Battle of Hastings, but in early 2019 the capacity and layout was increased to allow more flexibility to the venue.
From its very beginning Hastings Borough Council ran the Theatre. As the years went by and the Theatre continued to run at a loss, the council decided to close the Theatre down. This announcement was met with the fierce opposition from local people and groups rallied round in support of the White Rock. In May 2002 Clear Channel Entertainment, a huge American organisation, took over management of the venue. In December 2005 Clear Channel Entertainment was spun off from the main body of Clear Channel and became Live Nation.
On February 1, 2009, HQ Theatres took over as operator of the White Rock in partnership with Hastings Borough Council.
Performances
The Theatre has seen a selection of entertainment over the years including Motörhead, Russell Brand, Hot Chocolate, Eartha Kitt, Al Murray, Geri Halliwell, Jools Holland, Derren Brown, Ricky Tomlinson, Tim Vine and Greg Davies. It also hosts an annual pantomime.
Current activity
The venue houses a Café, the Stalls bar and the Circle Bar. Also part of the venue is the Campbell Room and Sussex Hall – both used for community groups, corporate hospitality and private functions.
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Nice venue but seats are small. Very uncomfortable if you're on the larger size.
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Beautiful beaux arts theatre opposite the pier. When I was young I would stay with my parents in the adjacent Yelton hotel and I can remember Cyril Fletcher and Betty Astell in the ‘Fol de Rolls’ many famous artists have appeared there.
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Memorys of the white rock
Are good right from music
festival through to the Saturday night dance seaside theatres are having a hard time now and it's a job to see
that changing but if nothing else the building itself is still
a pleasure to look at with its
Italian looks.
Are good right from music
festival through to the Saturday night dance seaside theatres are having a hard time now and it's a job to see
that changing but if nothing else the building itself is still
a pleasure to look at with its
Italian looks.
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Loved it here staff was lovely and the show was amazing
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Great show. Really enjoyed it.
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Great Be Bop a Lula show . Great atmosphere.
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Went to see Tony Blackburn and his Sounds of the 60s tour. Tony was great. A fabulous evening.
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Excellent youth performance.
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Small theatre but always puts on a good show
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Brilliant
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Good place to go to anytime they Holds lots of different events some events ere a bit pricey then other places &drinks and not reasonable by any means I know because I go to a lot of events in hastings and all over the country as I do do a radio show I am based between peacehaven & hastings and cover all Ska & Reggae concerts all over fro my show plus I also run a few Facebook groups/pages ( Skatones and Reggae 2) being my biggest group to keep members on Facebook upto date on what is going on no just in Brighton & Hastings but all over the country and world as my radio show has world wide listers! As we are a world wide radio show on ( On Boot Boy radio) as in saying all this The White Rock Theatre is a nice place to go for a good night/day out also with beautiful views of the sea front of hastings to sit with a nice drink out side in the summer....
I do recommend the White Rock Theatre just be prepared the prices are a bit higher than most places in the area!
I still give the White Rock Theatre 4 out of 5 star for being will run as I would expected of any place ****
I do recommend the White Rock Theatre just be prepared the prices are a bit higher than most places in the area!
I still give the White Rock Theatre 4 out of 5 star for being will run as I would expected of any place ****
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Very varied and also opera and balet in winter months
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