A contemporary performing arts centre situated next to the Towner Gallery and close to the Congress and Devonshire Park Theatre, the Birley Centre provides the College and the town with a state-of-the-art facility complete with recording studio and offering a versatile space for performing arts activities including concerts, plays, dance, masterclasses and workshops. The foyer provides a wonderful exhibition and social space and the Birley Centre will also be home to conferences and exhibitions.

Ideally positioned in the heart of Eastbourne’s cultural quarter, the Birley Centre will become the linchpin in a series of new partnerships the College is forming with leading cultural organisations throughout the South East.  Foremost of these is a partnership with Glyndebourne, which will be staging a number of projects at the Birley Centre over the coming years as part of its New Generation Programme, providing, among other things, an outlet for young talent in Eastbourne and the surrounding area. Glyndebourne’s executive chairman, Gus Christie, officially opened the Birley Centre at the beginning of October.