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IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Cliffs Pavilion and Palace Theatre buildings and box offices are temporarily closed. 
PLEASE CHECK SOUTHEND THEATRES' WEBSITE FOR UPDATES

​https://southendtheatres.org.uk/Online/coronavirus-southend 

LATEST NEWS
WHAT'S ON

Check out some of our latest and favourite interviews below with lots more on the INTERVIEW drop down menu
Diversity's Ashley, Jordan, Perri, Terry & Nathan talk Robin Hood!
Kristian Lavercombe
Lee Mead
Juliet Mills & Maxwell Caulfield
Matthew Kelly & David Yelland
Diversity's Ashley & Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely & Terry Smith
Mathew Horne & Ed Speleers
Collabro
Jimmy Osmond
Carrie Hope Fletcher
Les Dennis
Samantha Womack

Texas
Announce Rescheduled
2022 UK & Irish Tour Dates
Monday 7th March 2022
Cliffs Pavilion
Southend on Sea
Acclaimed Single ‘Hi’ Out Now
Following the release of their acclaimed new single ‘Hi’ earlier this year, everyone’s favourite Scottish rock band, Texas, have announced that their UK tour has been rescheduled to 2022. Kicking off with two dates at the Olympia in Dublin on 10th and 11th February, the extensive tour includes a must-see date at London’s Palladium on 16th March
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DANIEL O’DONNELL
UK TOUR OCT 2021 
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend - 3rd October 2021
Tickets on sale now!

TICKET LINK: http://bit.ly/DanielODonnellUKTour
Loveable, Irish folk singer & TV personality with over 20 UK Top 40 albums and sales of 10 million records to date, hops over from Ireland this Autumn to delight fans with a UK Tour
INTERVIEW FROM LAST YEAR HERE

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​A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production
Sharon ‘N’ Barry Do ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 
26th February to 6th March 2021
Directed by Douglas Rintoul

An everyday comedy
Sharon and Barry are done with baking, Joe Wicks & Netflix and have stumbled upon Sharon’s old battered school text of Romeo & Juliet in their loft. After a bit of a read and a watch of the classic, the couple’s been inspired to have a crack at the play themselves…
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HORRIBLE HISTORIES LIVE ON STAGE
BARMY BRITAIN

Friday 2nd April – Saturday 17th April 2021
Visiting 15 Locations across the UK
 Tickets on-sale 8am, Monday 22nd Feb
 starting from £39.50 (+ £2.50 booking fee) 
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​A SONG AND DANCE SPECTACULAR!
27th March 2021
Aljaž Škorjanec and Janette Manrara have announced they are to star in a streamed performance of their brand new, never before seen dance spectacular ‘Remembering the Oscars’ for a limited three-week season starting on Saturday 27th March at 7.30pm and must end on Saturday 17th April 2021
 
In what is sure to become one of the most popular streamed events of the year, this one-hour TV special will see Aljaž & Janette roll out the red carpet to celebrate the greatest award-winning songs, films and dance routines from the Golden Ages of Hollywood through to Disney family favourites and beyond
PLUS NEW TOUR DATES!!

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‘THE MASKED SINGER’ STAR RELEASES NEW ALBUM
‘DO IT AGAIN’ ON MARCH 5TH 
NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE HERE 
FEATURING THE NEW SINGLE ‘STOP RIGHT NOW’
LISTEN HERE
Gabrielle
 will follow the album release by embarking upon the ‘Rise Again Tour 2021’ this November. Any remaining tickets for the shows, listed below, are available here.
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AS IF THIS WAS ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO!!??
We've uploaded all of our footage from the Press Day cast rehearsal of Once the Musical Tour which features almost the whole of Act 1 including The Old Triangle and the beautiful Falling Slowly sung and played by the talented Daniel Healey and Emma Lucia! 
​Check out more plus interviews HERE

COLLABRO TO TOUR THIS YEAR 

Coming to Southend's Cliffs Pavilion on the 19th October 2021!
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FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS
 
‘UNLOCKED & UNLEASHED’ UK TOUR 2021 
5th November 2021
Southend's Cliffs Pavilion 

Britain’s oldest boy band emerge from lockdown and hit the road as The Fisherman’s Friends – combined age 401 (and three-quarters) – announce their Unlocked & Unleashed tour for 2021
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JOHN COOPER CLARKE 
‘I WANNA BE YOURS’ UK TOUR 2021 

24th May  2021  

Southend's Palace Theatre ​
 
“…One of Britain’s outstanding poets” 
- Sir Paul McCartney 
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BILLY BRAGG
UK and Ireland 2021 Tour
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
November 25th 2021
Billy Bragg today announces that he will tour the UK and Ireland in autumn 2021
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​PALOMA FAITH
ANNOUNCES FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM
‘INFINITE THINGS’ - OUT 13TH NOVEMBER
PRE ORDER THE ALBUM HERE
&
ANNOUNCES UK 2021 HEADLINE TOUR
INCLUDING TWO DATES AT LONDON’S PALLADIUM
TICKETS GO ON SALE 2ND OCTOBER
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Celebrating 35 years since their debut top 5 hit
 ‘We Close Our Eyes’ in 1985

GO WEST
 

2021 UK Tour 
& full live orchestra
plus special guests
Cutting Crew
7th May 2021         Cliffs Pavilion               Southend
ON SALE NOW
https://bit.ly/GoWestTicketek21
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CHRISTMAS WITH
​Il Divo
1st and 2nd December 2021
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea

RESCHEDULED TO DECEMBER 2021
ALL TICKETS REMAIN VALID FOR RESCHEDULED DATES
 
EXTRA DATE (1st Dec) ADDED AT SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILION
Due to demand an extra date has been added at Southend Cliffs Pavilion on Wednesday 1st December 2021. Tickets for this show go on sale Friday 4th September 2020 at 10am
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Raymond Gubbay & Kilimanjaro Live are delighted that Strictly Come Dancing’s 
Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez
are to return in 2021 with their Latin spectacular 
FIREDANCE!
12th March 2021
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
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Check out the first of our LOCKDOWN SHOWTIME! performances from Southend Dance Centre members in their houses and gardens, SRLOOPS, Susie Brown and My My! - the Concert!
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Southend Dance Centre
SRLOOPS!
Susie Brown
Veritas Entertainment
Freya Hampton-Street

Short + Sweet Essex Theatre Festival 
Brentwood Theatre, Brentwood
POSTPONED TIL 2021
The biggest little play festival in the world is now coming to the UK and the first ever Short+Sweet theatre festival will be held in Essex in October 2020. 
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Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
rescheduled to
​19 June 2021
including a very special blues set paying tribute to Fleetwood Mac’s legendary Peter Green era
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THE WEST END SMASH HIT MUSICAL

​SIX 

​
RE-SCHEDULED TO
17 - 22 August 2021
SOUTHEND Cliffs Pavilion
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​ELECTRIC LADIES OF THE 80’s 
TOYAH & HAZEL O’CONNOR ​Palace Theatre, Southend 
Rescheduled to 
2 June 2021
TOYAH & HAZEL O’CONNOR ​join forces and head to the Palace Theatre, Southend on Sea, Essex for a brand new tour!
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THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON RETURNS
QUEEN AND BEN ELTON’S 
​

‘WE WILL ROCK YOU’
​Cliffs Pavilion
RE-SCHEDULED
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Foil Arms & Hog: SWINES
Tour 2020
Rescheduled 
6th March 2021
Palace Theatre, Southend on Sea
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THE OLIVIER AWARD NOMINATED
MUSICAL TO EMBARK ON UK TOUR

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN

Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
30th March - 3rd April 2021

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Jonathan Church and Andrew Wright to lead the creative team
Tour follows London season at Sadler’s Wells this summer
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CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT
STRICTLY COME DANCING‘S
KEVIN CLIFTON 
TO STAR AS SCOTT HASTINGS
IN
STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL

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Derren Brown announces brand new tour 
13 -17 July 2021
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INTERVIEW
As his Broadway show SECRET continues to pull in the crowds, Derren Brown takes time out to talk about his slapping match with Hollywood legend Glenn Close, dinner with the Clintons and writing his new novel without his ‘clubfoot’…

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​RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS
UK Tour comes to SOUTHEND ON SEA
Palace Theatre
postponed to April / May & June 2022

“Fresh Air“ - World Tour 2020 
RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS  
The most Famous Bagpipe Band in the World, ever!

​Interview with
​Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull talking about Jethro Tull and the 2020 Prog Years
will not be rescheduled

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​TOM HOUGHTON
HONOUR
UK TOUR 2020
Coming to Southend's Dixon Studio on
3 June 2021
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Comedy superstar John Bishop has added a further 29 dates to his run of live gigs across the UK to warm-up for his brand-new show coming to Southend's Cliffs Pavilion on the 17th September!
Tickets are on sale now!
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MJR PRESENT 
DANIEL O’DONNELL UK TOUR OCT 2020
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
​
3 October 2021
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We talk to Daniel O'Donnell - check out our INTERVIEW HERE
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DAVID ESSEX
NATIONWIDE UK TOUR ANNOUNCED
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
18 September 2021
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COLLABRO
New album 
Love Like This
Released 15th November 2019
Full UK tour announced for October 2020
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
19 October 2021
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MICHAEL BOLTON
ANNOUNCES LOVE SONGS GREATEST HITS TOUR 2020
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
18 October 2021
Tickets on sale now!
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​Texas
​Announce 24 Date Autumn Tour
New Album Coming This Year
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
13 June 2021
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JASON BYRNE ANNOUNCES
‘AUDIENCE PRECIPITATION’
2020 UK TOUR
Palace Theatre, Southend
25th September 2021


Tickets on sale NOW!
Jason Byrne is back for more comedy chaos, celebrating 25 years(!) of consecutive touring. ‘Audience Precipitation’ is a brand-new fun, happy and joyful show from ‘the outright king of live comedy’ 
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JOOLS HOLLAND 
AND HIS RHYTHM & BLUES ORCHESTRA FEAT. RUBY TURNER
ANNOUNCE 2020 AUTUMN/WINTER TOUR 
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
​
Thu 28 & Fri 29 Oct 2021
FOR THE FIRST TIME HE WILL BE JOINED BY 

VERY SPECIAL GUEST LEO SAYER

 ON SPECIAL DATES ALI CAMPBELL AND ASTRO FROM UB40 
AND RETURNING FRIEND CHRIS DIFFORD 
PLUS LOUISE MARSHALL AND GILSON LAVIS
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​BILLY OCEAN 
 ANNOUNCES ‘ONE WORLD’ 2020 TOUR
 PERFORMING HIS GREATEST HITS AND TRACKS FROM THE UPCOMING STUDIO ALBUM - OUT SPRING 2020
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
9 October 2021
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER
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THE STRANGLERS​
ANNOUNCE THE FINAL FULL UK TOUR RESCHEDULED TO 2021
CLIFFS PAVILION, SOUTHEND ON SEA
12th April 2021
PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS - RUTS DC
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
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Tickets on sale NOW!
​​ANT MIDDLETON
MIND OVER MUSCLE TOUR 2020
A NEW AGE OF THINKING

Sun 31 October 2021
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
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HAVING BEEN REVEALED AS ‘OCTOPUS’ ON HIT ITV SHOW ‘THE MASKED SINGER’
KATHERINE JENKINS 
ANNOUNCES HER 14TH STUDIO ALBUM
‘CINEMA PARADISO’
OUT APRIL 17TH
AND 2021 UK TOUR
​Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
DATE TO BE ADVISED
NEW SINGLE ‘I’LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN’ - OUT NOW
ALBUM CONTAINS DUET WITH FELLOW WELSH STAR LUKE EVANS
OTHER DUETS FEATURING SARAH ALLAIN, ALBERTO URSO, SHAUN ESCOFFERY
Tickets on sale Friday 28th Feb
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JASON MANFORD ANNOUNCES
‘LIKE ME’
2021 UK & IRELAND TOUR
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
26th March 2021


Tickets on sale Friday 28 February at 10am
Pre-sale at 10am on Wednesday 26 February at 10am
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​DIVERSITY
Presents
‘CONNECTED’
2021 UK TOUR ANNOUNCED
CREATED BY ASHLEY BANJO
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
29th, 30th April 2021
 1ST May plus matinee
Tickets on sale Friday 6th March at 10am
After nine sell out UK tours, over 600,000 tickets sold, and countless television and live performances Diversity have announced one of their biggest UK tours to date including two dates at London Palladium for spring 2021
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ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S SMASH HIT & WEST END MUSICAL
SCHOOL OF ROCK 
IS TO EMBARK ON UK TOUR, 2021 and is coming to

​Southend's Cliffs Pavilion from

Mon 11 – Sat 16 October 2021
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STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL
DIRECTED BY
CRAIG REVEL HORWOOD
2020/2021 UK & IRELAND TOUR
Baz Luhrmann’s smash hit musical Strictly Ballroom is set to sweep audiences off their feet once more with the announcement of the new 2020/2021 tour
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