Now you can find out without even leaving your house. Our all-seeing eye has been roving round the backstage areas of the Pavilion, Connaught and the Assembly Hall, each with their own unique and diverse characters.

First up on the website is a video tour of the theatre by the sea – the Pavilion – with assistant theatres manager Trevor Gray giving us all the insider knowledge you could need.

See the dressing room where the likes of Mickey Rooney and Bob Monkhouse have put on their make-up, the sound and light control room and where the seats go when the theatre becomes a dance venue.

Click the green button to the right to watch the video.

A few facts about the Pavilion:

*Plans, designed by Stanley Adshead, were accepted for the building of the theatre in 1924. He was said to have visited Rome, Vienna and Paris so there should be "nothing lacking in Worthing Pavilion".

*The formal opening of the £40,000 building was in June, 1926, when the Prince of Wales was unable to preside, so town mayor Walter Gardiner took the honour. After the opening, 100 VIPs were treated to lunch at the Warnes Hotel, including turtle soup, salmon, roast chicken and bacon.

*The Denton Lounge was added to the grade II listed theatre in 1959 courtesy of Alderman James Denton, four times mayor of Worthing. He also gave the town Denton Gardens and the Assembly Hall.

*During the war, the Pavilion was used as a temporary base for the troops. Part of the pier was deliberately destroyed to stop it being used by the enemy.

*The Pavilion was closed in 1979 for a £1.4million refurbishment and reopened in 1982 (when Trevor joined the staff).

*The canopy over the entrance came down in 1999 to be replaced by a £219,000 electronic sign.

*Soon to come is a computer system in the box office so that customers can book tickets online through the theatres' website when the box office is closed.

*A recent Worthing Theatres open day saw more than 1,000 people visiting the venues. Open days have been held every couple of years in the past but the success of the 2008 event has led to thoughts of holding another one next year.

Coming soon – behind the scenes at the Connaught Theatre and Assembly Hall.