Theatre was a 'fun place' to spend time

3:56pm Wednesday 27th June 2007

Sue Charlton, from Hastings, said: "My mother, Daphne Charlton, nee Gordon-Jones, was born and brought up in Brighton and when I was young, she used to often mention the Theatre Royal.

Memories from as far as Poland

12:55pm Wednesday 27th June 2007

Tim Sharman, of Warsaw, Poland, said: "Although I made dozens of visits to the Royal during my childhood and youth in the Forties and Fifties, the first thought that comes to mind is that I was in the theatre when Kennedy died.

Memories from 1936

11:57am Wednesday 27th June 2007

Heather Hacker said: "I first went to see a Theatre Royal performance when I was ten, in 1936. I saw a performance by the Ballet Rambert and I found it magical.

Reviewer recalls interesting evening at theatre

11:57am Wednesday 27th June 2007

Xenia Gregadorias, Argus reviewer, said: "I remember seeing Festen at Theatre Royal, an intense play about a dysfunctional family and incest.

'I loved the old days at the theatre'

10:51am Wednesday 27th June 2007

Food critic Audrey Simpson, who has been a regular at the Theatre for 30 years, said: "I loved it in the old days when managers Roger Neil and others always wore a black tie. They would stand at the bottom of the stairs and greet everyone who went by - it was very grand, like a posh hotel.

Theatre shows 'a real variety of stuff'

10:49am Wednesday 27th June 2007

Vera Vandall, of Saltdean, said: "They show a real variety of stuff which I like. I go to so many shows a year but the ones I really like are things like High Society which are fun and have lots of music and dancing.

'A real magnet for the greats'

9:53am Wednesday 27th June 2007

Adrian Morris, of Queen's Gardens, Brighton, said: "The theatre used to be a real magnet for the greats when it was the place shows went to before they were on at the West End. It was a real testing ground, how well the show went down here could make or break its success. A lot of the more experimental plays had people walking out because of the language used.

Memories of David Land

9:11am Wednesday 27th June 2007

Harry Lamb, 58, of Stirling Place, Brighton, said: "The theatre used to be owned by this slightly eccentric millionaire, David Land.

Audience stunned when Robbie turned up at theatre

9:06am Wednesday 27th June 2007

Features Editor of The Argus Jakki Phillips recalls seeing Robbie Williams in panto.

'Theatre brings it back to the skill of the actor'

7:57am Wednesday 27th June 2007

Mark Baldwin, artistic director, of Rambert Dance Company said: "In modern-day theatre and film, people forget the centrality of the actor standing on the stage but this theatre brings it back to the skill of the actor, the human being, and the contact the actor has with the audience.

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