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Westcliff-on-Sea

Here You Come Again: Tricia Paoluccio walks, talks and sings so much like Dolly in a new musical

23/08/202422/08/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Here You Come Again: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 20.8.2024. (JPr)

Tricia Paoluccio as Dolly Parton in Here You Come Again

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Pretty Woman – The Musical impresses with its vocal and comedic talents and romantic joie de vivre

08/08/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Pretty Woman – The Musical: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 6.8.2024. (JPr)

Amber Davies as Vivian Ward © Marc Brenner

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An Officer and a Gentleman ultimately proves intensely emotional and uplifting as a musical

19/07/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 16.7.2024. (JPr)

Wendi Harriott (Aunt Bunny), Melanie Masson (Esther),  Georgia Lennon (Paula) and Sinead Long (Lynette) © Marc Brenner

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A twenty-first century Jesus Christ Superstar proves to be misconceived and far from a Second Coming

15/07/202412/07/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 9.7.2024. (JPr)

Ian McIntosh as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar © Paul Coltas

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Anton & Giovanni Together is a highly recommended, exhilarating, entertaining show

27/06/202427/06/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Anton & Giovanni Together – The Live Tour: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 23.6.2024. (JPr)

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Via Ukraine, Ellen Kent highlights the inherent drama of Madama Butterfly

08/05/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Ukrainian Opera and Ballet Theatre, Kyiv / Vasyl Vasylenko (conductor). Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 5.5.2024. (JPr)

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Via Ukraine, Ellen Kent presents a musically satisfying Carmen

08/05/202428/03/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Ukrainian Opera and Ballet Theatre, Kyiv / Vasyl Vasylenko (conductor). Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 27.3.2024. (JPr)

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Sleuth is a who does what to whom and its 2024 tour is highly recommended

27/03/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Anthony Shaffer’s Sleuth: Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 25.3.2024. (JPr)

Neil McDermott (Milo Tindle) and Todd Boyce (Andrew Wyke) © Jack Merriman

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