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It is great to see that Eastbourne theatres are reopening after their long lockdown.

The programme booklet has just been published.

But it is disgraceful that pensioners should be misled and charged extra for seats in the Congress Theatre.

Opening of the Visitor Centre in Eastbourne, 7/9/20

Photo shows the new Visitor Centre on the right and the Congress Theatre. SUS-200709-122017001 — Opening of the Visitor Centre in Eastbourne, 7/9/20 Photo shows the new Visitor Centre on the right and the Congress Theatre. SUS-200709-122017001

Adults booking the London Symphony Orchestra series are charged £25 per seat, which reduces to £19 for the series – a 25 per cent discount.

Pensioners are charged £24 per seat (a measly four per cent concession – less than half the cost of an interval ice cream!) and denied any concession from booking the series.

They have to pay £5 more than earning adults – and get no discount for booking the series, despite the offer being featured in Congress publicity!

Come on Congress, end this gross discrimination now!

Us pensioners – your customers – in Eastbourne are angry at this predatory pricing for profit, and the sneaky way you have done it.

Eastbourne theatre’s disgraceful pricing policy to pensioners