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Line 1: {{Short description\|Theatre and former cinema in Eastbourne, England}} ~~{{Unreferenced\|date=June 2012}}~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox Theatre▼ {{Use British English\|date=July 2019}} ~~\|name = Devonshire Park Theatre~~ ▲{{Infobox ~~Theatre~~venue ~~\|image = Devonshire Park Theatre.jpg~~ \|~~caption~~ name = Devonshire Park Theatre \|~~address~~ nickname = ~~Compton~~ ~~Street~~ = \|~~city~~ native_name = ~~[[Eastbourne]]~~ \|~~country~~ native_name_lang = ~~England~~ \| fullname = ~~\|designation = [[listed building\|Grade II Listed Building]]~~ \|~~latitude~~ former names = ~~50.7634~~ \|~~longitude~~ logo_image = ~~0.2857~~ \| logo_caption = \|architect = [[Henry Currey (architect)\|Henry Currey]]▼ \|~~owner~~ image = ~~[[Eastbourne~~Devonshire ~~Borough~~Park ~~Council]]~~Theatre.jpg \|~~capacity~~ image_size = ~~936~~ \|~~type~~ image_alt = ~~FORMAL~~ \|~~opened~~ caption = ~~1884~~ \|~~yearsactive~~ pushpin_map = \|~~rebuilt~~ pushpin_mapsize = ~~1903, [[Frank Matcham]]~~ \|~~closed~~ pushpin_map_caption = \| pushpin_label_position = ~~\|othernames =~~ \|~~production~~ pushpin_relief = \| address = 8-10 Compton St ~~\|currentuse =~~ \| location = [[Eastbourne]] BN21 4BW, UK \|website = www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk▼ \| coordinates = {{Coord\|50.7634\|0.2857\|type:landmark\|display=inline,title}} \| type = \| genre = \| broke_ground = \| built = \| opened = <!-- {{Start date\|YYYY\|MM\|DD\|df=y}} --> \| renovated = \| expanded = \| closed = \| demolished = \| owner = \| operator = \| surface = \| scoreboard = \| production = \| cost = \| architect = {{plain list\| ▲~~\|architect =~~* [[Henry Currey (architect)\|Henry Currey]] * [[Frank Matcham]] }} \| builder = \| project_manager = \| structural engineer = \| services engineer = \| general_contractor = \| main_contractors = \| seating_type = \| capacity = 936 \| suites = \| record_attendance = \| dimensions = \| field_shape = \| acreage = \| volume = \| tenants = \| embedded = ▲\| website = ~~www.~~{{URL\|eastbournetheatres.co.uk}} \| publictransit = }} The '''Devonshire Park Theatre''' is a [[listed building\|Grade II listed]] Victorian theatre with a seating capacity of 936, located in the town of [[Eastbourne]], in the coastal region of [[East Sussex]]. The theatre was designed by [[Henry Currey (architect)\|Henry Currey]] and was built in 1884. In 1903 it was further improved by celebrated theatre architect [[Frank Matcham]]. ~~It is one of the best examples of small Victorian Theatre in the country with ornate interior featuring decorative plaster work with scrolls and caryatids by Schmidt of Holloway.~~ The '''Devonshire Park Theatre''' is a Victorian theatre located in the town of [[Eastbourne]], in the coastal region of [[East Sussex]]. The theatre was designed by [[Henry Currey (architect)\|Henry Currey]] and was built in 1884. In 1903, it was further improved by the theatre architect [[Frank Matcham]]. The building was designated as a Grade II [[listed building]] on 3 July 1981.<ref>[https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1043618 "Devonshire Park Theatre"], Historic England, accessed 22 April 2017.</ref> The theatre has a seating capacity of 936.<ref>[https://www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk/sites/default/files/media/attachment/DPT%20%20plan%202015.pdf "Devonshire Park Theatre Seating Plan] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528124207/http://www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk/sites/default/files/media/attachment/DPT%20%20plan%202015.pdf \|date=28 May 2016 }}, Devonshire Park Theatre, accessed 22 April 2017.</ref> ~~== Facilities ==~~ ~~The theatre has a licensed bar and disabled facilities (including an [[audio description]] service).~~ ~~==Awards==~~ ~~The theatre won the Martini/[[TMA Awards\|TMA]] Regional Theatre Award for ‘Most Welcoming Theatre’ in 1994.~~ ==See also== [[Eastbourne Theatres]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [{{Official website\|http://www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk ~~Eastbourne Theatres website]~~/}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Theatres in Eastbourne]]