Royal Hippodrome Theatre
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Came here with my 10 year old son for a community theatre production of Annie.Front of house staff are volunteers and do a great job. I love this old theatre. It must be preserved as part of our local heritage. The show was amazing with wonderful performances from all. We were blown away by the quality of the production.
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Was fab from booking tickets to watching show. Tickets easy to book.
Show was fantastic loved every moment the cast were very professional and was very slick. Wouldn't hesitate to book to see another hippodrome community show as was fantastic
Show was fantastic loved every moment the cast were very professional and was very slick. Wouldn't hesitate to book to see another hippodrome community show as was fantastic
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I brought my 2 children to watch Annie. I thought the theatre was lovely, a old building with character just how s theatre should be. Nice seats with a good view. Booster seat available for my daughter. Good variety of drinks and snacks for sale. Only negative is not enough ladies toilets. Big big queue and not enough time in interval to go to toilet, buy drinks etc before show started again. And parking near the theatre was a nightmare even dropping off and picking up is difficult and dangerous on main road with young children. Overall a good experience.
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My daughters and I went to see Annie . The show was fantastic, the staff very helpful and the theatre size was perfect for children.
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Absolutely brilliant family show, very professional with superb singing and dancing. We enjoyed every minute!
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I thought the show would be good but it exceeded my expectations. My 11 year old grandaughter was captivated from start to finish as was I. Thoroughly recommend productions shown at this venue.
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Great show. Lovely ushers and staff. Can you please offer more choice of ale. John Smiths isnt the best.
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Had to see this amazing show twice, it was so spectacular!! The Royal Hippodrome Theatre plays perfect host to some of the best shows I've ever seen! Beautiful Victorian Theatre, helpful and friendly staff and some of the best talent on stage you'll ever see! Wonderful!
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Lovely, friendly little theatre with an exciting but relaxing atmosphere. Could do with a little TLC here and there to restore it to its former glory.
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We visited Eastbourne with our 3 children, 6,7 & 8 years to watch Annie at the Hippodrome. We visited the pier first and as the weather was so lovely which was amazing considering end of October we sat at a table and ate fish and chips, we had a lovely walk then went and found the theatre. The theatre looks quite shabby from the outside but once your inside it is ok, it is a lovely small theatre and was a perfect first theatre visit for my son. The staff very very helpful, plenty of booster seats, clean toilets. The show was fantastic my children loved it and I have to say the singing was brilliant. We were very impressed.
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Went to see "Annie" last week and thoroughly enjoyed the superbly presented 'community theatre' musical. I loved it and hope to see many more projects from this company. It was extremely good value for money at £15 for adults and £10 for children. Can't moan about that as a good price for quality live entertainment. Yes, the building is old and in need of refurbishment, I quite liked it but appreciate refurbishment is a must to stop it falling into disrepair further. Hopefully, funding for this will be forthcoming very soon as it would be a great shame to see this delightful theatre disappear completely. The Hippodrome staff are, I understand, mostly volunteers and presume they are so because of their love for this theatre. They were courteous, friendly and helpful and all in all a very good experience.
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This show was excellent myself, my 3 year old daughter & 9 year old son loved it. The only thing I would say is that we were in the dress circle and the sound did not really travel very well, could have been a bit louder & clearer, but overall it didn't spoil show.
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Fantastic show. Professional cast, orchestra and theatre staff. Thoroughly enjoyed by the whole family. Great introduction to the theatre for our young daughter.
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Went to watch Annie with my six year old. The theatre is stunning and had a great view from where we sat, the staff were very helpful and the show was brilliant. We had a wonderful time
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Very good production our teenages throughly enjoyed it as well as us Amazed at professional way it was acted and they are all volunteers amazing to give us all so much pleaser We all left with a good feel feeling
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Thought the show was extremely enjoyable. Everyone in the show gave it 110%. Well worth seeing. Also the staff within the theatre were really friendly a real asset.
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Brilliant performance, kept two young children's attention the whole way through - beautiful old theatre and very friendly volunteer staff!!
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We spent an enjoyable time watching the beautifull production 'Annie'
Friendly informative staff made the experience all the more enjoyable.
I had my youngest (5yrs) and oldest (18yrs) with me and we all enjoyed it very much.
Friendly informative staff made the experience all the more enjoyable.
I had my youngest (5yrs) and oldest (18yrs) with me and we all enjoyed it very much.
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Attended the Saturday matinee -an absolutely outstanding performance of Annie in a wonderful theatre.
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Great show great venue. Friendly helpful staff..the only minor issue was the toilet queue. Would recommend.
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Very nice show, we thoroughly enjoyed it. First time in there, so was surprized with its size, much bigger than we thought.
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This was our first visit, to see Steeleye Span and relive (for the writer) some youthful memories. The venue is really charming and as others have stated, the staff are very friendly. Our enjoyment of the music was marred by a tendency to drown out the (essential) words of their songs with over-loud guitars, drum, bass, which was a shame. But we enjoyed the atmosphere in this charming theatre.
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We came to see Animarium last night. The tickets were reasonably priced and the staff were friendly and helpful.
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I recently hired the theatre for a charity concert. It is a great Victorian theatre built 135 years ago with a wonderful traditional atmosphere. The staff are very welcoming and friendly and the theatre puts on many good shows. It has a nice bar and comfortable seating with good views of the stage.
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We watched the Stage Play - Jerusalem last Thursday at the Royal Hippodrome Theatre in Eastbourne. This not so well known play was performed by Pocket Size Theatre Company under the direction of Keith Smith. It was excellent and deserved a much wider and larger audience. It was so refreshing to see something different performed and so true to real life. The of the cast delivered a professional performance throughout and the main character must be singled out for special praise for the both the level of content and its retention plus the realistic delivery it required. I'm sure if this had been shown in Brighton or London it would be playing to sold-out audiences!
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