PICTURE GALLERY: Interior of Congress is gutted

By The Newsroom
Published 8th Mar 2017, 11:50 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2017, 11:10 BST
Major updating works at The Congress Theatre, Eastbourne (Photo by Jon Rigby) SUS-170803-110228008Major updating works at The Congress Theatre, Eastbourne (Photo by Jon Rigby) SUS-170803-110228008
Major updating works at The Congress Theatre, Eastbourne (Photo by Jon Rigby) SUS-170803-110228008
Contractors have begun ripping out part of the interior at the Congress Theatre ahead of a major refurbishment.

Some 1,600 seats have been removed from the theatre auditorium and major work is underway to renovate the bars and communal areas.

Downstairs, contractors are getting ready to build a new cafe.

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The theatre is expected to be clo