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Cliffs Pavilion is one of the venues that will host performances for the 20th anniversary tour of We Will Rock You (Credit: Johan Persson)

We Will Rock You 20th Anniversary tour is coming to Southend - How to get tickets
Cliffs Pavilion is one of the venues that will host performances for the 20th anniversary tour of We Will Rock You

Southend's Cliffs Pavilion to shut for nearly two weeks this month - here's why

Southend's Cliffs Pavilion to shut for nearly two weeks this month - here's why

Pop icon - Lulu is back with show For The Record

Pop icon Lulu is coming to the Towngate in November

Young playwright - Eloise Pennycott - photo by Thomas Ibbs Photography

Southend school student wins National Theatre playwright competition

Gemma Collins. Credit: PA

TOWIE star Gemma Collins pulls out of West End hit Chicago UK tour

The Good, The Bad and The Rugby on way to Southend

Frozen (c) Johan Persson/ Canva

Ticketmaster launches huge sale on major West End shows- get tickets now

A production shot from last year's panto at the Towngate Theatre, Beauty and the Beast

Kids' auditions open for Peter Pan panto

Ray Mears took us back to the ways of our ancestors

Bridgerton. (L to R) Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte, Hugh Sachs as Brimsley in episode 201 of Bridgerton. Credit: Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2022

You're invited to a Bridgerton ball - How to get Secret Cinema tickets

A theatre stage. Credit: Canva

ATG Tickets extends 2 for 1 tickets deal to April - How to get yours

Undated handout photo issued by UKTV of the cast of Only Fools and Horses inside The Nags Head pub from the television sitcom, as TV channel Gold celebrates the show's 40th anniversary. UKTV/BBC via PA.

Tributes paid to Only Fools and Horses star who lived in Southend

LOOKING GOOD DEAD. Adam Woodyatt and Laurie Brett. Photo by Chris Payne

Ian and Jane from Eastenders to star in stage murder story Looking Good Dead

Vittorio Ricchetti from the Beecroft Gallery - Enjoying the immersive audio experience - photo by filmfreephotography.co.uk

Stand 'In Her Shoes' at the Beecroft and meet Essex women from the past and present

(Background) Mary Poppins West End show billboard - Credit: PA
(Circle) Ant and Dec. - Credit: PA

How to get Mary Poppins The Musical tickets as seen on Ant and Dec's Saturday Takeaway

London Theatre Week is back with discounted offers on West End tickets (PA)

London Theatre Week returns with discounted tickets for West End shows

Sheila Ferguson as 'Mama Morton'. Photo by Matt Crockett

REVIEW: Chicago The Musical is an explosion of sex, murder and music

Football radio presenters to bring live show to Southend

Football radio presenters to bring live show to Southend

Looking forward to Essex show - Billie Hardy

Chicago's Billie Hardy had her grounding at San-Marie in Billericay

Rows of empty red theatre seats. Credit: PA

ATG Tickets has 2 for 1 tickets in March - How to get yours

Hamilton the musical adds more dates to its West End shows - How to buy tickets (PA)

Hamilton the musical adds more dates to its West End shows - How to buy tickets

Hamilton the musical adds more dates to its West End shows - How to buy tickets (PA)

Hamilton the musical adds more dates to its West End shows - How to buy tickets

Production shot of Rocky Horror

Ore Oduba pulls back on fishnets to star in The Rocky Horror Show

A packed grand theatre. Credit: Canva

ATG Tickets extends January sale with £15 seats to theatre, music and ballet - How to buy

Southend film producer and screen writer Ben Trebilcook,

Southend Film producer Ben Trebilcook review of the film See What She Did

Eighties sensation - image of a previous tour cast

If you love Dolly (and who doesn't?) you will love 9 to 5 The Musical

Jason Manford to host West End Musicals show at AO Arena Manchester (Camelot)

Jason Manford to host West End Musicals show at AO Arena Manchester - Get free tickets

4 must-see or must-do events coming to Southend in 2022

4 must-see or must-do events coming to Southend in 2022

A grand theatre with rows of empty seats. Credit: Canva

ATG Tickets reveals £15 seats to theatre, music and ballet shows in January sale

Maisie had a reunion with Billericay actor Charlie, Zack Morris, Milly Zero and Natalie Cassidy. Picture: Maisie Smith/Instagram

Maisie Smith joins former Eastenders co-stars to watch panto in Southend

Back where he belongs, on stage at the Towngate Theatre- actor Simon Fielding

‘Pure magic’ panto packed with fun and laughter

If you can't face the shops, buy experience Christmas gifts instead. Picture: PA

Last minute Christmas gifts you can buy including experiences, passes, tickets and classes

Panto extravaganza - Brian Conley entertaining the crowds. Photo credit: Craig Sugden

Cinderella goes down a storm during its first week at the Cliffs

Review on Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors'. Ellen-May, The Boswells School.

Community contribution Review on Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors'. Ellen-May, The Boswells School.

ATG Tickets is offering a 25% key workers discount this Christmas (Canva)

ATG Tickets is offering key workers 25 per cent off shows this Christmas

ATG Tickets is offering a 25% key workers discount this Christmas (Canva)

ATG Tickets is offering key workers 25 per cent off shows this Christmas

Christine Absalom

Festive Selection Box : An Evening of Christmas Poetry and Prose is back in Leigh at Create 98

Scrooge! At the Palace Theatre. Pic: Gaz de Vere

Drama group returns to the stage with Christmas show after two years off due to Covid

Brian Conley as Buttons in the panto at the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend

Interview: Brian Conley can't wait to greet the crowds as Buttons in big Southend panto

Ebenezer Scrooge - played by Les Cannon Picture: Emma Stow Photography

Scrooge comes to the Palace as society puts on 100th production

Diana Vickers in Dial M for Murder

TV and stage stars in Dial M For Murder

A scene from Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice @ London Palladium.
©Tristram Kenton

Jason Donovan at the Cliffs: Tickets to see Joseph are on sale now

Katie Amess is a UK-born actress, daughter of Sir David Amess MP for Southend.

Who is Katie Amess? What we know about the actress daughter of Sir David Amess MP

Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood bringing live show to Southend

Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood bringing live show to Southend

Here's what's on at the Cliffs Pavilion and Palace Theatre in Southend in October (Canva)

The shows you can see at Cliffs Pavilion and Palace Theatre in October - how to get tickets

Left to rightLuke Breen from Smoking Apples TheatreOperating the leg - Zara (Peer Mentor) - 17 yrsOperating the body & head - George Claydon from Trust Links© Film Free Photography. www.filmfreephotography.co.uk

Why a giant eight foot puppet was walking around in Rochford

The cast of Chameleon Productions' Peter Pan rehearsing on Zoom during lockdown

Theatre company will perform Peter Pan in the woods after rehearsing ENTIRELY on Zoom

Cliffs Pavilion finally reopens its doors this weekend - with two gigs already sold out

Cliffs Pavilion finally reopens its doors this weekend - with two gigs already sold out

The team welcome more than 100,000 theatregoers through their doors each year

Interested in working at the Towngate Theatre? These 4 jobs are available now

Director speaks of 'heartbreak' after 12 months of theatre shows cancelled

Director speaks of 'heartbreak' after 12 months of theatre shows cancelled

Keeping their heads above water - Lisa Wright and Mia Jerome show the estuary can be dangerous

Behind the scenes at Tale of the Thames play which wowed audiences

5 must-see shows coming up at the Cliffs Pavilion after Freedom Day

5 must-see shows coming up at the Cliffs Pavilion after Freedom Day

Theatre director Ellen McPhillips

Revealed: Cliffs Pavilion set to ditch vaccine centre for shows next month

'Wikipedia map' reveals the most famous person from each part of south Essex

'Wikipedia map' reveals the most famous person from each part of south Essex