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​Megan McKenna - Story of Me Acoustic UK Tour
stops off at Chinnerys, Southend
on Thursday 30th May 2019
INTERVIEW
Nigel Slater 
with Giles Cooper and Henry Filloux-Bennett
talking about
Nigel Slater's TOAST
Palace Theatre, Westcliff on Sea
3rd to 6th September 2019
TV Chef and author, Nigel Slater, is looking forward to bringing his autobiographical play, TOAST (Nigel Slaters TOAST), to Southend Theatres Palace Theatre audiences this September. He left us this little message just after we saw the play at The Other Palace in London this week!
Tickets are already selling well - don't miss it - we LOVED it!
REVIEW
Basildon Operatic Society present
EVITA
from 22-25th May 2019 at the Towngate Theatre, Basildon
Also,  check out our interview with cast members, Angela Phillips and Simon Bristoe who play Eva Peron and Che Guevara
​ANNE-MARIE
ANNOUNCES 2019 UK & IRELAND TOUR
THE BIGGEST UK DEBUT ARTIST OF THIS YEAR WILL BE COMING TO SOUTHEND'S CLIFFS PAVILION ON 23 MAY 2019!
INTERVIEW with HOWARD JONES
who will be coming to Southend's Cliffs Pavilion 
on Friday 24th May 2019
with special guests, China Crisis
Secret Affair are very proud to announce the 40th Anniversary Tour of the album Glory Boys
heading to Chinnerys, Southend on 24th May 2019
INTERVIEW
with CRAIG REVEL HORWOOD
INTERVIEW with
ALEX BOURNE who returns to the Cliffs Pavilion, alongside Craig Revel Horwood with
ANNIE THE MUSICAL
in May
Read more.....
INTERVIEW with
JENNY GAYNER who comes from Leigh on Sea
and is appearing in ANNIE in the role of Lily
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
27th May to 1st June 2019
JUST A BOY AT 70
Leo Sayer heads home for a 25-date, UK Tour stopping off at the
Palace Theatre, Westcliff on Sea
31st May 2019
Adam Spiegel presents
​​THE MOUSETRAP TOUR 
Palace Theatre, Westcliff on Sea
3rd-8th June 2019
Lindisafarne present​
This is War
by Hannah Moscovitch
Dixon Studio, Palace Theatre, Westcliff on Sea
5th - 8th June 2019
Auditions in June!
BBC Strictly Come Dancing favourite, Kevin Clifton, is set to headline the World’s leading Ballroom dance show, BURN THE FLOOR, when it tours the UK in 2019.  He will be heading to the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on 5th June 2019 with Strictly's Graziano Di Prima and Johannes Radebe! Read More!
INTERVIEW with KEVIN & GRAZIANO HERE
SHOAL - AN EXHIBITION OF RECYCLED GLASS BY LOUISE TRUSLOW
14th June - 14th July 2019
Foyer Bar, Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea
The original and the best classical cross over group of all time, Il Divo will return to the UK in 2019 with their Timeless Tour, which will see them perform all their greatest hits live. Coming to Southend's Cliffs Pavilion on 21st June
Tickets go on sale 23rd January for John Barrowman at the Cliffs Pavilion this June!
CHECK OUT OUR INTERVIEW WITH BEVERLEY CRAVEN HERE
WOMAN TO WOMAN HEAD OUT FOR 2019 TOUR
Judie Tzuke, Beverley Craven and Julia Fordham 
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
20th June 2019
International Whitney Houston tribute show comes to Southend – ahead of West End return
Critically acclaimed international stage sensation Whitney - Queen of the Night
is heading to Southend on 3rd July
The first new production in 25 years of Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s iconic musical GREASE will tour the UK and Ireland in 2019, directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Phillips and starring Peter Andre as Teen Angel at 2 dates when it comes to Southend's Cliffs Pavilion in July - find out more!
HERE COME THE BOYS
STRICTLY COME DANCING STARS ALJAŽ ŠKORJANEC, GIOVANNI PERNICE AND GORKA MARQUEZ ANNOUNCE 38-DATE TOUR FOR BRAND NEW SHOW ‘HERE COME THE BOYS’
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
​28th July 2019
Presale tickets will be available from ticketmaster.co.uk from 10.00am on Wednesday, 16th January
General tickets will go on sale at 10.00am on Friday, 18th January
The BAFTA Award-Winning CBeebies Children’s TV Show 
Returns to the Stage with a New Show and its First Major UK Theatre Tour
In the Night Garden Live
At
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
​10th and 11th August 2019
INTERVIEW
Aled Jones and Russell Watson will be at the
Cliffs Pavilion on the 23rd September
​Check out our fab interview with Aled Jones, who talks about how him and Russell got together for their very first duets album and how excited they are to be touring next year!
Two both hugely respected artistes in the world of classical music, but this is the first time they’ve created a record together, Aled Jones and Russell Watson announced their new album, In Harmony, which also coincides with the announcement of a UK Tour, coming to Southend's Cliffs Pavilion on 23rd September 2019
GARY NUMAN
(R)EVOLUTION TOUR
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
4th October 2019
DIVERSITY
Presents
BORN READY
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR
CREATED BY ASHLEY BANJO
EXTRA DATES ADDED DUE TO PHENOMENAL DEMAND
Sunday 13th October 2019
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
LISA STANSFIELD 
ANNOUNCES
‘AFFECTION’ 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
Monday 21st October 2019
​Squeeze 
announce 2019 UK Tour
plus special guests HEAVEN 17
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
Sunday 27th October 2019
Lulu Announces Extensive UK Tour For Autumn 2019
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
​30th October 2019
Tickets on sale 10am, Wednesday 17th April
Happy Mondays
Announce Greatest Hits Tour For 2019
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
1st November 2019
Tickets on sale Friday 22nd February at 10am
Presale Wednesday 20th February at 10am
Marillion with Friends from the Orchestra
Live in 2019
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
​15th November 2019
From selling 5 million tickets worldwide to being in the midst of their 30th anniversary celebrations, The Australian Pink Floyd Show have announced a brand new tour for 2019 ‘All That You Love’, featuring classics from Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were here, Animals, The Wall and many more
coming to Southend's Cliffs Pavilion on 18th November 2019
2019 UK TOUR
​An Evening with Lenny Henry
Who Am I, Again?
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
20th November 2019
Steve Hackett returns to the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend next year with his Genesis Revisited Tour 2019
​27th November 2019
TIM MINCHIN, award-winning comedian, actor and composer, will return to the stage for his first UK tour dates since 2011 heading to Southend's Cliffs Pavilion for 3 nights!! 28th, 29th and 30th November 2019
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN! 
ASHLEY BANJO AND DIVERSITY WILL IGNITE THE CLIFFS PAVILION STAGE IN ROBIN HOOD AND THE MERRY MEN!
Following their record-breaking Cliffs Pavilion pantomime debut in Aladdin last year, Ashley Banjo and Diversity are back to star in this year’s festive production of Robin Hood and the Merry Men. ​
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY
ANNOUNCE FURTHER TOUR DATES
DUE TO PHENOMENAL DEMAND
​1st March 2020 - Cliffs Pavilion
 
+ NEW ALBUM ‘BLUE SKY IN YOUR HEAD’ WILL NOW BE RELEASED JULY 5
CONTAINS THE BBC RADIO 2 PLAYLISTED LEAD SINGLE ‘MY SALVATION’
+ ‘ESSENTIALS’: ALL THEIR CLASSIC SONGS REMASTERED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
​Fisherman’s Friends announce extra dates including the
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
on 5th March 2020
Derren Brown announces brand new tour for 2020
returning to the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend next May!
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