As the festive season approaches, Southend-on-Sea transforms into a hub of cultural and artistic festivities. With an enchanting array of events lined up, from Shakespearean dramas to dazzling musical performances, the town promises unforgettable experiences for all. Dive into the magical world of 'The Tempest', relive classic film scores in 'The Music Of Zimmer vs Williams', and embrace the holiday spirit with 'Christmas Crooners'. Each event offers a unique blend of artistry and entertainment, making Southend-on-Sea the perfect destination to celebrate this holiday season.

Celebrate the Season: Unforgettable Events in Southend-on-Sea

Described by The Scotsman at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as a ‘woman born to be a gay icon’, Sadie Nine brings her show to the Palace Theatre, just in time for Christmas!

Expect a lot of laughs, a few tears, fur and feathers, festive tunes and songs from her life (plus a few rows with husband Al!).

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Sadie's Nine Lives At Christmas

Palace Theatre

THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM JUNE TO DECEMBER 2024

What audiences are saying about the show:
“Haven’t laughed that much in so long” Millie from Greenwich
“Comedy gold. So relatable!” Natalie

Alyssa Kyria: The Funny Mummy Show

Join us in the Dixon Studio this December for a night of local live music

Dixon Sessions: The Pin Drop Sessions

This is the GIANT pantomime announcement we’ve all BEAN waiting for!

Joining the previously announced award-winning television presenter, radio DJ, podcaster and number one best-selling author Rylan as The Spirit of the Beans will be comedian Aaron James as Silly Simon, Neal Wright as Dame Trot and West End performers Nic Greenshields as Fleshcreep, Toby Miles as Jack Trot and Allana Taylor as Princess Jill. 

Jack and the Beanstalk

Cliffs Pavilion

Snowflake the magical elf is in a tricky spot! Santa's sleigh has crashed and now he is lost!  Can you help Snowflake find Santa and save Christmas? 

Santa's Wish

Southend Drama Society is proud to present Educating Rita by Willy Russell.
Life-long academic Frank is a tutor of English and a frustrated poet. His disillusioned outlook on life has driven him to drink and bury himself in his books. To fund his thirst, Frank agrees to take on an Open University student.

Educating Rita By Willy Russell

This special show is filled with all the Christmas hits…if you weren’t feeling festive before, you sure will with this not to be missed Bublé Lunch.

Christmas with Bublé Lunch

The Muppets perform the classic Dickens holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine). Other Muppets -- Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear and Sam the Eagle -- weave in and out of the story, while Scrooge receives visits from spirits of three Christmases -- past, present and future. They show him the error of his self-serving ways, but the miserable old man seems to be past any hope of redemption and happiness.

The Muppets Christmas Carol

Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys' commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing. So what's the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that's sure to put Waverly and his business in the black!

White Christmas

When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O'Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.

Home Alone

This special show is filled with all the Christmas hits…if you weren’t feeling festive before, you sure will with this not to be missed Bublé Brunch.

Christmas with Buble Brunch

All menus are subject to change at the discretion of the chef. Material changes will be notified in advance of the event. Dietary requirements will be collated prior to the event. Where a dietary requirement clashes with the menu, a suitable alternative will be provided by the chef. Food choices may not be changed on the night of the event.

ABBA Christmas Dinner

Cliffs Pavilion Maritime Room

Get ready for an ABBA-solutely fabulous Lunch!
The fantastic ABBA NATION will bring you the sights 
and sounds of Abba with all their unforgettable hits, 

ABBA Christmas Lunch

All menus are subject to change at the discretion of the chef. Material changes will be notified in advance of the event. Dietary requirements will be collated 
prior to the event. Where a dietary requirement clashes with the menu, a suitable alternative will be provided by the chef. Food choices may not be changed on the night of the event

West End Jerseys Christmas Dinner

guarantee availability on the night. All meals are prepared in a kitchen that handles nuts, gluten and other allergens. Not all allergens are displayed on the menu, but full allergen information is available on request. This is a set menu event, and only in the case of specific dietary requirements will an alternative be offered.

West End Jerseys Christmas Lunch

From the producers of Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners, immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Irish culture as our talented singers, musicians and dancers perform a world class concert featuring all the festive favourites including ‘Driving Home for Christmas’, ‘Step Into Christmas’, ‘Oh Holy Night’ and, of course, ‘The Fairytale of New York’. 

Fairytale of New York

Direct from The Royal Albert Hall, A Country Night In Nashville recreates the scene of a buzzing honky tonk in downtown Nashville, perfectly capturing the energy and atmosphere of an evening in the home of country music. 

A Country Night In Nashville

All menus are subject to change at the discretion of the chef. Material changes will be notified in advance of the event. Dietary requirements will be collated prior to the event. Where a dietary requirement clashes with the menu, a suitable alternative will be provided by the chef. Food choices may not be changed on the night of the event

Rock n Roll Christmas Lunch

This special show is filled with all the Christmas hits…if you weren’t feeling festive before, you sure will with this not to be missed Bublé Dinner.

Christmas with Bublé Dinner

European-American collaborations were not uncommon during the disco and post-disco eras. Change are among the most noteworthy international acts to spring up during the early ’80s. The group released 11 other charting singles, as well as six charting albums, two of which peaked in the Top Ten of Billboard’s RnB Albums chart

Change - Change Of Heart 40th Anniversary Tour + Very Special Guests Loose Ends

Let the heartbeat of American music be your soundtrack this Christmas! 

Motown Christmas Lunch

Be blown away in this fantastic high energy show. The Dirty Dancing V Grease Tribute Show will take you back in time with all of your favourite songs and one liners giving you the ultimate experience…

Dancing vs Grease Christmas Dinner

Southend Drama Society is proud to present The Christmas Spirit by Frederick Stroppel.
When Death comes calling on Christmas Day at the home of Julia Dowling, the only sensible option is to invite him for dinner.

The Christmas Spirit

This Christmas, the star studded Love Actually, perhaps one of the most quotable and adored Christmas films around, will be presented live in concert, with a full orchestra playing the score live-to-film.  

Love Actually - Film With Live Orchestra

It’s time to get together with your Ultimate Divas and CELEBRATE THE GREATEST FEMALE ICONS OF ALL TIME!

This show is packed with hit after hit along with fantastic vocals, stunning costumes and slick choreography. This is a first class show not to be missed.

Divas Christmas Party Night

Step Into Christmas for the most magical show of the year. 

This Christmas feel-good show brings all the magic of the season to life, with all your favourite songs you will know and love!

Step Into Christmas

Following an incredible nationwide tour last year, the No1, multi-platinum selling vocal harmony group is bringing back the ‘GOOD TIMES’ this winter... and it’s your official start to Christmas!

The Overtones Good Times Tour

Get ready for an ABBA-solutely fabulous Brunch! The fantastic ABBA Nation duo will bring you the sights and sounds of Abba with all their unforgettable hits, from the Eurovision to Mamma Mia. Become a super trouper at our festive Abba Brunch.

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Brunch

Get into the festive spirit with That’ll Be The Day’s Christmas Show So This is Christmas! 

Join us for an unforgettable evening of music and laughter where hilarious comedy sketches blend with heart warming renditions of all your favourite Christmas songs.

That'll Be The Day - So This Is Christmas

The London Concert Orchestra perform epic scores celebrating the two of the greatest film music composers of all time.

The Music Of Zimmer vs Williams

Christmas Crooners is jam-packed with festive favourites, and the Christmas hits of Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and ol’ Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra.

A fantastic cast of West End singers, and the superbly talented swing band, the Jazz All-Stars, perform over 30 best-loved Christmas hits in this evening celebrating the cozy cheer of festival classics!

Christmas Crooners

THIS EVENT HAS BENN RESCHEDULED FROM 15 TO 29 NOVEMBER 2024

Jo Whiley is quite simply the ultimate authority on British music – and the voice and face of a generation is headed your way with a dazzling new show as she rummages through her record bag to dig out the very best of 90s Anthems.

Jo Whiley's 90s Anthems

Beloved Christmas romcom The Holiday (2006) is to be presented live in concert this festive season, on a 15 date UK-wide tour, which will see the film’s score played live-to-film with a complete concert orchestra. The announcement comes after a sell-out tour in 2023. 

The Holiday: Film With Live Orchestra

“Thunderthumbs” the 10-piece band led by top UK Session bassist Phil Mulford plays the hits and more in an evening of the funky bass lines that the great US bassist Louis Johnson played on. Come on down for an evening of great songs and funky grooves. The set-list includes cuts from throughout Louis’ career from his time with Billy Preston in 1972 through to The Brothers Johnson and the Quincy Jones produced hits he played on, songs like George Benson’s Love X Love, Quincy Jones tracks ‘The Dude’, ‘Ai No Corrida’, Michael MacDonald’s ‘I Keep Forgettin’ and his own group The Brothers Johnson’s ‘Strawberry Letter 23’, ‘Stomp’ as well as a whole host of funky instrumentals. 

The Jazz Mix Presents Thunderthumbs

THE TEMPEST | SOUTHEND SHAKESPEARE COMPANY 

Experience the adventure of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece, The Tempest! Join us for a mesmerizing journey through magic, betrayal, and redemption on a mysterious island where nothing is as it seems. Dive into Prospero's world in this timeless tale of intrigue and wonder, marking the legendary playwright's poignant farewell to the stage.

The Tempest

Two of Dickens’ closest theatrical companions find themselves trapped in the footlights’ glare. With the rest of the cast stuck on a train, actress Frances Ternan and Dickens’ faithful tour manager George Dolby take on the daunting challenge of portraying over 30 characters. But, who will play Scrooge

Dickens Theatre Company Presents A Christmas Carol

Following a triumphant sold-out November run, Robert Plant’s Saving Grace, the esteemed co-operative featuring Suzi Dian (vocals), Oli Jefferson (percussion), Tony Kelsey (mandolin, baritone, acoustic guitar), and Matt Worley (banjo, acoustic, baritone guitars, cuatro) have today announced their 2024 live return with a 10-date tour in March. 

Robert Plant with Saving Grace plus Support Taylor McCall

Join us for a fun afternoon of delicious food , bubbles (non-alcoholic options available) bingo and of course your hostess with the mostest Fanny Galore Southend’s favourite drag queen is back with her new Bingo Brunch.

Fanny's Bingo Brunch

The MODS 2024 musical, ‘Whisper Of Angels’, takes us to London during the second world war and tells the story of a young autistic girl called Maria Valentino.

Whisper Of Angels

Fanny Galore is the hostess with the moistest, a tart with the heart and the most glamourous and glitzy fanny you’ll ever see!

She’s a loveable lush who wants to make people smile and with her very cheeky butlers, Dick and Rodger by her side, their hilarious antics are perfect for a ‘Big Night Out’.

Fanny Galore's Big Night Out

Strictly Come Dancing legend and judge, Anton Du Beke, takes to the stage with his BRAND NEW show in the autumn of 2024.
With his live band, special guest Lance Ellington, and his dancers, expect a fab-u-lous evening of song, dance and laughter.
Anton will be performing songs and dances from some of his favourite eras throughout the decades. 

Anton Du Beke - Showman

This hilarious and unusual comedy farce satirises the ridiculous propensity we often have to show less interest in an artist's work than in meaningless details of his private life, such as his sex life when Kafka and Broc find themselves in the lounge of a middle aged couple 

Kafka's Dick

To celebrate their momentous 50th anniversary, British music legends Squeeze have today announced a massive UK tour for 2024.  With a half-century distinguished by some of the smartest and sweetest guitar-pop made during the rock & roll era, Squeeze will be performing an impressive list of hits and rare gems from their extensive back catalogue. They will be joined by special guest Badly Drawn Boy. Squeeze are one of rock's vital institutions, a band who carved out a distinctive place in the pop firmament with their vibrantly melodic, perceptive songs.  Those songs were written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, the composers who have remained at the heart of Squeeze since its inception. 70s and 80s Hits such as ‘Up the Junction’, ‘Cool for Cats’, ‘Another Nail in My Heart’, ‘Hourglass’ and ‘Tempted’ led critics to label Difford and Tilbrook the "next Lennon and McCartney", an assessment that wasn't proven to be hyperbole. 

Squeeze

With beautiful settings, costumes ,lighting and of course candles the European baroque ensemble and world class opera singers transport you back to the sumptuous past.
A packed programme of classical music and song , which includes excerpts from the most memorable of Mozart's operas, such as : The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutte and many more. 

Magical Mozart by Candlelight

‘Champagne for Lulu’ is a massive celebration with Lulu as you’ve never seen her before, celebrating her turning 75 last year and 60 years since she stormed into the UK charts with her iconic hit ‘Shout’ and became a national treasure.

The show sees Lulu go beyond the bubbles, delivering the performance of a lifetime. Energetic, effervescent and emotional, this will be an experience to remember.

Champagne For Lulu

In his latest celebration of the greatest race on earth, Ned delves into the hidden mysteries of a mysterious roll of film from the 1923 Tour de France that fell into his possession during the Covid pandemic, and inspired his bestselling book "1923!”

Part detective story, part murder mystery, part costume drama, part French farce, Ned weaves his own typically ridiculous story into the astonishing discoveries he makes about the hidden world of the 1923 Tour de France, its characters and tragedies, and ties it all together with the wild upheavals of Europe in-between the wars. 


Ned Boulting's Marginal Mystery Tour: 1923 And All That

Following a sell-out tour of Europe, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight returns with an epic, new 90-minute concert, breathing beautifully dark energy into legendary Rock & Metal.

The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight

Young Frankenstein is a new musical comedy based on Mel Brooks' 1974 Oscar-nominated film of the same name (which starred Hollywood legend Gene Wilder). It is a re-imagining of Mary Shelley’s classic which sees Victor Frankenstein's grandson inherit his infamous legacy and is a tongue in cheek parody of the classic Universal horror genre. When Frederick Frankenstein arrives in Transylvania Heights, he must decide whether to distance himself from Victor's tortured past or to continue with his grandfather’s wacky experiments in the castle laboratory alongside a cast of colourful comic-characters. 

Young Frankenstein

Fancy yourself as one of the EGGHEADS? Do you always beat THE CHASER?

Maybe it’s time you booked in to take on the Pie Mash & Quiz

Join us at The Cliffs Pavilion monthly Quiz Night where teams of two to ten people can get together, have a drink, dig into the best pie ‘n mash in town and enjoy an evening of hard-core quizzing with our host Craig Burchell to win the prize of a £50 Southend Theatres gift voucher. 

Pie, Mash & Quiz

`Allo `Allo 2 adapted by David Pibworth, David Lovesy and Steve Clark is once more set in German occupied France during WW2; nothing much has changed, Rene and Edith are still trying to repatriate a pair of English airmen, but nothing is ever easy. Rene`s elderly mother – in Law Fanny, objects to the radio which is used to communicate with London, being located under her bed; Gruber still wants to take Rene` for a ride in his little tank, and a set of forged bank notes and a bomb end up hidden in identical cheeses - what could possibly go wrong?? Well possibly the fact they are being “helped “by officer Crabtree an English agent disguised as a policeman, who although he thinks he speaks perfect French, no one can understand. Add Herr Flick from the local Gestapo into this chaos and anything can happen, Join with us and find out if those pesky airman ever get repatriated.

'Allo 'Allo 2: The Camembert Caper

Palace Theatre Dixon Studio

Based on Ian Fleming’s timeless story for children and later made into the famous 1968 film, in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG we meet absent-minded inventor Caractacus Potts who restores a broken-down old racing car with the help of his children Jemima and Jeremy. Soon the family discover the car has magical powers, and along with the delectable Truly Scrumptious and Grandpa Potts, they end up on a fantastical adventure to far off lands. Their heart-warming journey makes CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG a fun-filled hit for all the family.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Wi-Fi Wars returns with the live comedy game show where you all play along! Log in with your smartphone or tablet and compete in a range of games, puzzles and quizzes to win the show, and prizes

Wifi Wars

We bring you The Arg Band, led by James Argent, well-known as the original cast member from TOWIE and former presenter of the entertainment segment on Good Morning Britain.

The Arg Band

BAFTA Award Winner and star of Live at The Apollo Michael Odewale presents his highly anticipated debut tour: Thoughts on Shuffle.

In this show, Michael muses on how he's become a terrible role model, ended up running from girlfriends dads, and questions why he has developed stop and search envy.

Michael Odewale: Thoughts on Shuffle

Transport yourself back to the neon-soaked era of the 1980s with ‘TROPICANA NIGHTS’ The Ultimate 80’s Party night! As the beats of iconic artists like Michael Jackson, Madonna and Duran Duran fill the air, guests don their legwarmers, acid-washed jeans, beads and oversized blazers and the venue will be a kaleidoscope of vibrant colours, disco lights and theming that creates that nostalgic 80’s atmosphere.

Tropicana Nights

Join multi award winning stand up star and viral sensation Laura Lexx with her highly anticipated UK tour: Slinky.

Firmly established as one of the most sought after headliners on the UK and international comedy circuits.. This show is effortlessly heart-warming, hilarious about motherhood, and fearless with the front row

Laura Lexx: Slinky

There is no shortage of variety at Balls Out Comedy Club. On any given night you can be entertained by a blend of stand-ups, comic poets, sketch groups, musical comedy acts and much more.

Balls Out Comedy Club

Presented by Little Wander in association with PBJ Management. Photo credit: Dylan Woodley.

A shift in lighting casts new shadows. That song you couldn’t stop playing now hurts when it comes on in Tesco. The smell of your high school maths classroom wallops you round the face decades later in the lobby of a hotel abroad.

Amy Matthews: Commute With The Foxes

"Whistle Down the Wind revolves around the time and place where the word teenager was invented.

 Swallow, a 15 year-old-girl growing up in America’s deep South in the fifties, discovers a mysterious man hiding out in a barn. When she asks who he is and the first words he utters are “Jesus Christ,” it’s as if all her prayers have been answered. Swallow and the town’s other children vow to protect the stranger from the world that waits outside ... the townspeople who are determined to catch a fugitive hiding in their midst. 

Whistle Down the Wind

After a whirlwind summer romance, leather-clad greaser Danny and girl-next-door Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High for senior year. But can they survive the trials and tribulations of teenage life and find true love once more?

Grease The Musical

Join us in the Dixon Studio this November for a night of local live music. 

Dixon Sessions: New Again and Pale Blue Dot

Fifteen years has passed since he embarked on the adventure that became his ground-breaking and best-selling work, The Psychopath Test, and now renowned journalist, filmmaker, and author Jon Ronson reopens the case with exclusive anecdotes and fresh reflections, taking you on a thrilling exploration of madness and the elusive psychopathic mind.

Jon Ronson's Psychopath Night 2024

The incredible cast not only look and sound like John, Paul, George, and Ringo, they also generate that famed, incredible excitement of The Beatles – with the Fab Four’s unique sense of humour thrown in for good measure too.

The Magic of the Beatles

Do you have stupid and silly dreams at night? Well, Mr. Sleepybum does, and he’s going to re-enact them all for you in this high-energy, interactive, kids’ comedy show for the whole family. 

Mr Sleepybum

The Stylistics are known instantly for their many recognisable hits such as the Grammy nominated 

‘You Make Me Feel Brand New’ plus numerous classics including ‘Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love), ‘Let’s Put it All together’, ‘Stop Look Listen’, ‘You are Everything’, ‘Betcha by Golly Wow’, ‘Sing Baby Sing’ and more.

The Stylistics Plus Support

OASIZ are one of the UK’s most authentic tribute band.
To celebrate 30 years since OASIS burst onto the scene OASIZ are embarking on a 2024 UK tour and this is your chance to see them in top form.
The setlist will contain all the big hitting career spanning anthems that you would associate with a greatest hits tour.

Oasiz Tribute Band

Musical maestro Jools Holland and his famous Rhythm & Blues Orchestra have announced the run of dates for their 2024 Autumn/Winter tour, with special guests Marc Almond and Toby Lee.

From his years in the internationally acclaimed duo Soft Cell to the successful solo career that followed, Marc Almond has sold over 30 million records worldwide with his list of hit songs including ‘Say Hello, Wave Goodbye, ‘Touch’ and, of course, ‘Tainted Love’. Marc has been awarded the Ivor Novello Inspiration Award and the Icon Award by Attitude Magazine. His collaborators include the likes of Gene Pitney, Tony Visconti and Burt Bacharach, as well as Jools, who Marc previously toured with in 2018.

Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

At the end of their tether, three female co-workers - Violet, Judy and Doralee - devise a plot to get even with their sexist, arrogant, lying, bigot of a boss, Franklin Hart. Will the ladies manage to reform their workplace – or will their plan spiral when the CEO pays an unexpected visit? 

9 To 5 The Musical

Join Steps superstar, Claire Richards, for the ultimate disco party,  EVERYBODY DANCE! 

This brand-new sparkling concert tour features the greatest dance and disco hits of all time. From Donna Summer to Dua Lipa, Beyonce, Chic, The Weekend, Chaka Khan, Daft Punk, Whitney, Cher, ABBA and many more. Sing, dance and party with our sensational company of dynamic dancers, dazzling vocalists and pop royalty, Claire Richards.

Everybody Dance With Claire Richards

Down To The Bone is Stuart Wade as producer, writer and mastermind behind the whole groove project, working with other talented musicians and co-writers to bring together a project of good grooves.

The Jazz Mix Presents Down To The Bone

Arthur Miller’s modern tragedy revolves around the last days of Willy Loman, a struggling salesman, who cannot understand how he has failed to win success and happiness. As we journey back through Willy’s memories, we discover how his quest for the “American Dream” has kept him blind to the people who truly love him. A thrilling work of deep and revealing beauty, Death of Salesman remains one of the most profound dramas of American theatre.

Death Of A Salesman

Tubular Bells is world-renowned as one of the most celebrated examples of music in film for its soundtracking of horror classic The Exorcist. Its legacy was cemented with Oldfield’s performance of the album’s main theme at the iconic London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, one of the rare performances of the project he has given. 

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells Live In Concert

The legendary romance fantasy film Twilight has been announced to tour the UK, just ahead of Halloween, in an in-concert format, live-to-film. 

The UK wide tour, will see the film’s original score and music performed by an exceptional 12-piece ensemble of rock and orchestral musicians.

Twilight In Concert: The Film With Live Band

Star of stage and screen and singing sensation Jane McDonald is back with a new tour for 2024.

With All My Love will see Jane travel to more than 20 theatres and arenas across the UK, including Southend, performing the songs you love as well as new material penned by Jane herself.

Jane McDonald

Lee Mead and Friends have come together with Mushroom Theatre Company to celebrate their 20th Anniversary. With songs from Lee, West End star Kerry Ellis, and performances by ventriloquist and America’s Got Talent winner Paul Zerdin, along with the students and children from Mushroom Theatre Company who are raising funds for the wonderful charity Equal People Performing Arts (1116649) who's aims are to promote inclusion within the Performing Arts industry and the wider community.

Lee Mead And Friends - 20 Years Of Mushroom Theatre Company

Enjoy afternoon tea with a difference with Southend’s favourite drag queen!

Spoil yourself with fabulous cakes, sandwiches and a glass of bubbles with Fanny as your host.

Fanny's Buns & Bubbles

To celebrate their momentous 50th anniversary, British music legends Squeeze have today announced a massive UK tour for 2024.  With a half-century distinguished by some of the smartest and sweetest guitar-pop made during the rock & roll era, Squeeze will be performing an impressive list of hits and rare gems from their extensive back catalogue. They will be joined by special guest Badly Drawn Boy. 

Together for fifty five years now, Steeleye Span changed the face of folk music forever by taking it into the world of gold discs and international tours. 

Steeleye Span

The show is about pregnancy, and not getting pregnant, and birth, and post-natal depression, and motherhood, and identity, and sexuality, and the disintegration of how things were, and missing home, and quorn, and transition lenses, and fingering. All the big things. All of them.

Felicity Ward: I'm Exhausting!

Seen by over a million people, now in its 19th year touring the UK. 

It’s no surprise that this show is one of the biggest success stories in British theatre history. 

Come celebrate our brand-new show for 2024 as we Reach Out and show you there ain’t no mountain high enough with the biggest Motown party of the year. 

Magic Of Motown

Recently described by Chortle as a mix between Jack Dee and Frank Skinner wrapped in a Mod’s fashion sense, Matt is taking his debut show on tour. A selection of his best bits from 7 years on the comedy circuit which, have taken him all over Europe, from basements to theatres and arenas supporting the likes of Ricky Gervais, John Bishop, Suzi Ruffell and Jason Manford

Matt Bragg Has Nothing Wrong With Him

This incredible show features all your favourite hits from the iconic movie-musical, including "Come What May," "Your Song," and "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend." But that's not all - timeless hits from other modern movie musicals will really get your feet moving. 

Come What May

Strictly Come Dancing legends Brendan Cole, James Jordan, Pasha Kovalev, Vincent Simone and Ian Waite are to perform in a spectacular new show called Legends of The Dance Floor.

Legends Of The Dance Floor Feat. Brendan, Pasha, James, Vincent & Ian

This Autumn sees acid house culture celebrated in the theatre in a totally unique, ground-breaking show which will feature the author of the award-winning, best-selling book RAVE NEW WORLD: confessions of a raving reporter Kirk Field, and a different nightly guest ‘Agent of Unity’, who helped shape the scene.

Kirk Field - Acid House Cabaret: Rave New World

Prepare to be swept away by the powerful voices of Il Divo as the globally renowned classical crossover vocal group embark on a brand-new UK tour this October to celebrate their 20th anniversary!  

Il Divo

This fantastic live act is an outstanding tribute to the Motown and Soul era performing all your favourites songs. 

Combined with our 2 course Sunday Lunch Menu, made by our talented chef’s, will set the tone for a Motown Lunch you won’t forget, from your first course to your last dance! 

Motown Sunday Lunch

Multi-platinum selling and 2 x Brit-Award nominated soul legend Kenny Thomas has announced his biggest ever UK greatest hits tour for Autumn 2024, featuring The Soul-String Collective, celebrating the greatest hits from throughout his career which has seen him become a British soul music icon.

Kenny Thomas - The Outstanding Greatest Hits Tour

Join us for an evening of film at the Palace Theatre, in partnership with The White Bus, at 7pm to see the brilliant Wicked Little Letters. 

Film: Wicked Little Letters (15)

Dementia Friendly Screening in partnership with The White Bus 
Sunday 20 October 2024 @ 2pm
This well-known and loved classic film hopes to engage and entertain our customers, aimed towards those living with dementia, together with their carers or families. Enjoying films that may feel familiar from earlier stages in life, and that involve music, singing and exciting visuals, are believed to be enriching experiences for those living with dementia.

Film: Anything Goes (PG) - Dementia Friendly Screening

Prepare to laugh until your sides hurt with his unique blend of comedy magic and ventriloquism with Nambu the elephant & friends.

So grab your costumes and bring the whole family for a show packed full of fang-tastic magic and mirth with Nicky Trix. It’s a show that will leave you spellbound!

Nicky Trix Live: Halloween Howls

Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed memoirs, Nailing It, Montana’s transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling musical interludes and an ever-formidable knack for laughs on the fly. You’ll pay for the whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge of it. 

Rich Hall: Shot From Cannons

Pop icon, Adam Ant announces his UK Tour . . ANTMUSIC 2024.

Performing his classic chart-topping hits and personal favourites, Adam Ant will be appearing live across the UK throughout October and November 2024.

Adam Ant - ANTMUSIC 2024

Rachel Parris is back with her biggest tour yet, presenting a dazzling new hour of her signature blend of stand-up and songs. 

The BAFTA-nominated comedian is best known for both her viral satirical segments on The Mash Report and Late Night Mash which have had over 100 million views, and as one of the founding cast members of the award-winning improv group Austentatious, who regularly perform to sold out crowds in London’s West End. 

Rachel Parris - Poise

Our 90s parties are the ultimate celebration of a decade that gave us Dance Music, Britpop, Club Classics, Hip Hop, Grunge and R & B!

The 90s party isn't just a blast from the past; it's a celebration of a decade that gave us the birth of the internet, boy bands, and the heyday of MTV. It's a night where everyone can let loose, embrace their inner 90s kid, and relive the era that brought us some of the most memorable music, fashion, and pop culture moments.

Tropicana 90's

The critically lauded The Australian Pink Floyd Show have announced a brand-new tour for 2024 celebrating all the greatest hits of Pink Floyd.

The Australian Pink Floyd

Based on the popular book The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, The Adventures of Mr. Toad tells the story of a Mr. Toad and his animal friends who live a wonderful life in Toad Hall.

The Adventures Of Mr. Toad

Get ready to get LOST IN MUSIC! 

The show that everyone is talking about, now even BIGGER!

Join us as we recreate the magical 70s and let us take you on a musical journey straight to the heart of disco

Lost In Music

Join us at The Cliffs Pavilion monthly Quiz Night where teams of two to ten people can get together, have a drink, dig into the best pie ‘n mash in town and enjoy an evening of hard-core quizzing with our host Craig Burchell to win the prize of a £50 Southend Theatres gift voucher. 

Cliffs Pavilion

7 - 21 Dec, 2024

ABBA Christmas Lunch

7 - 21 Dec, 2024

ABBA Christmas Dinner

Dec 14, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025

Jack and the Beanstalk

Dec 21, 2024

Buddy Holly And The Cricketers At Christmas

Dec 22, 2024

Bubbly Bottomless Brunch

Dec 20, 2024

Sadie's Nine Lives At Christmas

Dec 20, 2024

Alyssa Kyria: The Funny Mummy Show

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