De La Warr Pavilion
About the Pavilion
A statue in the de la warr with the famous staircase behind it
"I shall not give it a clean bill of civilisation until all my plays are performed there once a year at least.
George Bernard Shaw, on hearing of De La Warr Pavilion’s opening.
Restored to its former glory following a Heritage Lottery (http://www.hlf.org.uk/English) funded £8million makeover, De la Warr Pavilion is now a first class arts and culture venue.
It houses a 1,000-seat auditorium and one of the largest contemporary art galleries in the South East. The Pavilion is evolving as an arts and cultural centre, with a gallery, theatre, bars, café and meeting rooms. The refurbished theatre holds concerts, plays, variety and children’s shows, as well as dances and exhibitions. The café and restaurant feature local, organic produce, to be sampled on open-air balconies and terraces while there is wheelchair access to all floors.
The work of new and established artists is showcased in the exhibition areas. Exhibitions show both professional art and amateur work from the community and the space is available to hire. The Pavilion has housed all types of art from mind-growing modern performance to local landscape artists.
There could not be a more appropriate place to display art than the De La Warr, set by the sea, with its grand, curved form, it is itself like a work of art.
Stars connected to the Pavilion have included the likes of Eddie Izzard and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, who impressed audiences with their talents, and the Duchess of Cornwall, who became the theatre’s president in 2006.
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