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Westcliff-on-Sea

My Life in Musicals is pure musical theatre and John Barrowman joy

15/05/2026 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Barrowman – My Life in Musicals: John Barrowman and Ben Papworth (musical director). Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 13.5.2026. (JPr) *****

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Double Indemnity is very well-acted but rather disappointingly staged murder mystery

02/04/202601/04/2026 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Double Indemnity: Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 31.3.2026. (JPr)

Mischa Barton (Phyllis Nirdlinger) and  Ciarán Owens (Walter Huff)  © Manuel Harlan

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A hardworking cast is the best thing about Torben Betts’s ‘theatrically ludicrous’ Murder at Midnight

24/11/202516/10/2025 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Torben Betts’s Murder at Midnight: Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 13.10.2025. (JPr)

Callum Balmforth (Russell) and Jason Durr (Jonny) © Pamela Raith Photography

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Rekindling memories of the real Cooper, Morecambe and Monkhouse in The Last Laugh

22/08/202520/08/2025 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Last Laugh: Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 19.8.2025. (JPr)

Damian Williams (Tommy Cooper), Bob Golding (Eric Morecambe) and Simon Cartwright (Bob Monkhouse) © Pamela Raith

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Memories of the real Cooper, Morecambe and Monkhouse is The Last Laugh

22/08/202520/08/2025 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Last Laugh: Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 19.8.2025. (JPr)

Damian Williams (Tommy Cooper), Bob Golding (Eric Morecambe) and Simon Cartwright (Bob Monkhouse) © Pamela Raith

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Grace’s return to the stage in Peter James’s Picture You Dead is not that amazing

24/07/202523/07/2025 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Peter James’s Picture You Dead: Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 22.7.2025. (JPr)

Picture You Dead [l-r] Gemma Stroyan (Bella Moy), George Rainsford (Roy Grace) and Ore Oduba (Stuart Piper) © Chris Bishop

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Panto comes early to Southend’s Cliffs Pavilion as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang misfires

16/11/202415/11/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 12.11.2024. (JPr)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang‘s ‘Me Ol’ Bamboo’

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Five true Legends of the Dance Floor dazzle on tour at the Cliffs Pavilion

26/10/202425/10/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Legends of the Dance Floor: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 22.10.2024. (JPr)

Ian Waite, James Jordan, Vincent Simone, Brendan Cole, and Pasha Kovalev © Ryan Howard

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  • Atmospheric and engaging exploration of the language of birds at LSO St Luke’s (09/09/2026) __________________________________
  • The Tempest from Vache Baroque and Out of Chaos was a true company effort (09/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle in a fine all-Schumann Prom (08/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Peerless Argerich outshines Shani and the Munich Philharmonic at the Proms (07/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Benign Beethoven, scrubbed Scriabin: Hadelich, Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic at the Proms (06/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Anna Netrebko triumphs as Aida in Zeffirelli’s legendary Verona production (06/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Paul Curran’s new Verona production La traviata has intimate moments and crowd exuberance (06/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Stefano Poda’s concept is consistent for the 2026 revival of Nabucco in the Verona Arena (06/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Holy Fool at the Park Theatre about Shostakovich is a ‘must see’ for music and theatre-lovers alike (06/09/2026) __________________________________
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  • Magic Flute, Trifonov, Leonskaja and Sokolov mark a brilliant Santander 2026 first half (05/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Zurich Opera’s Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera is a triumph of singing and acting in Edinburgh (05/09/2026) __________________________________
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