Eastbourne has four council-owned theatres; the Grade II* listed Congress
Theatre, the Grade II listed Devonshire Park Theatre, the Grade II listed
Winter Garden and the Grade II listed Royal Hippodrome Theatre. The Devonshire
Park Theatre is a fine example of a Victorian theatre with ornate interior
decorations, and the Royal Hippodrome has the longest running summer show in
Britain. Other theatre venues in the town include the volunteer-run Underground
Theatre, in the basement of the town's Central Library, and The Lamb Theatre,
based at the Lamb Inn in Old Town, and launched in August 2009. In 2009,
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