White Rock Theatre, Concert hall and movie theater in Hastings, United Kingdom.
White Rock Theatre is a concert hall, theatre, and cinema in Hastings, located along the seafront close to the town centre. It has two seating levels that give the audience different viewing angles depending on where they sit.
The building opened in 1927 as the White Rock Pavilion, on a site that had previously held a hospital. Over the following decades it was renovated several times to keep up with changing needs as an entertainment venue.
The theater hosts operas, ballet, and musicals throughout the year, playing an important role in the town's arts scene. These performances attract both local audiences and visitors who come for the varied entertainment program.
The lower level puts you closer to the stage, while the upper level gives a broader view of the whole space. Bar areas inside the building are open around event times, making it easy to get a drink before or after a show.
In the 1930s the venue was fitted with folding cinema-style seats, which was unusual for a theatre of that era. Those seats were part of a wider push to bring the building in line with the newer style of entertainment spaces spreading across Britain at the time.
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