Gardner Arts Centre, University of Sussex

The Gardner Arts Centre was opened in 1969 and is Brighton’s only arts centre. It is owned by the University of Sussex and has a fan shaped auditorium with a capacity of 482 people. The stage is a proscenium with a forstage and does have limited flying with 9 hemp sets.
Situated on the A27, four miles from the centre of both Brighton and Lewes, the Gardner Arts centre enjoys the beautiful surroundings of Stanmer Park.

Past productions

Little Sweet Thing, Eclipse Theatre 16^th – 19^th March 2005.
Love’s Labour’s Lost, English Touring Theatre 6^th – 10^th March 2001.
The Brilliant Boffios, Circus Burlesque 15^th – 18^th September 1988.
The Seagull, Jackal Productions 5^th – 16^th February 1980.
Rattle of a Simple Man, Cambridge Theatre Company 19^th – 24^th March 1979.
The Unvarnished Truth, Cambridge Theatre Company 27^th February – 4^th March 1978.
Ophelia, National Theatre and Oxford Playhouse 15^th – 19^th November 1977.
Waiting for Godot, The Gardner Centre 18^th – 29^th October 1977.
The Gingerbread Man, Gardner Centre Ltd 17^th December – 14^th January 1977.
Dog Days, Anvil Productions 8^th – 13^th November 1976.
The Chalk Garden, Jackal Productions 27^th September – 9^th October 1976.
Relatively Speaking, Gardner Arts Centre 10^th – 28^th September 1974.

University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RA
Telephone: 01273 685447
A proscenium theatre, seats 482.
Official website

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