Leigh on Sea News - theatre

Once at The Cliffs Pavilion Review

Once is a stunningly romantic tale following the story of a Dublin guitarist who meets and falls in love with a Czech woman. Together, with help from a few of their friends, they create a demo CD of his original music in the aim of getting him a record deal.

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The Mousetrap at the Palace Theatre - Ray's Review!

The long running Agatha Christie classic The Mousetrap is showing this week at the Palace Theatre and I was privileged to see it on it's strong opening night on Monday.

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A Christmas Carol

“Bah! Humbug! It’s just an excuse to pick a man’s pocket once a year!” The old miser, Ebeneezer Scrooge, has no time for Christmas or those that celebrate it...

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Interview: the Cast of Aladdin

Ahead of the spectacular panto coming to Cliffs Pavilion this season, Leigh-on-Sea.com had a chat with the cast of Aladdin: Ashley Banjo and Diversity, Ian Royce and David Phipps-Davis.

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Rain Man

Everything is an adaptation now. Whether it's Phoebe Waller-Bridge's blistering Killing Eve screenplay from Luke Jennings' Villanelle novellas, or Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them from JK Rowling's backstory notes, or Great British Bake-Off: The Musical (ok, not a thing), new things are often a reworking of something else

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The Band - Theatre Review

Jukebox musicals are always a bit of a hit or miss affair.  Often cobbling a greatest hits album around a rather flimsy narrative...

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Review: Great Expectations

Theatre can interpret the classics in many ways, and I was excited to see how a new adaptation of Great Expectations by Tilted Wig Productions

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Jack and The Beanstalk Review!

This year’s production of Jack and The Beanstalk is keeping the Southend flag well and truly flying.

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Peppa Pig’s Adventure

Peppa Pig and friends are back in the brand new live show Peppa Pig’s Adventure!

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Beautiful - The Carol King Musical

Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, is the Olivier award-winning West End show which has embarked on its first ever UK Tour. Clearly a popular choice given that The Cliff’s Pavilion in Southend was bursting at the seams.

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Wipers Times: Theatre Review

Last night I saw the opening night of The Wipers Times and it is one of the most enjoyable, poignant and funny plays I've seen in a long time.

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Review: A Murder is Announced

Clipped British accents, victory rolls, tots of sherry and a puzzling murder case - it could only be Agatha Christie's Miss Marple!

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Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 

Winner of 7 Olivier Awards and 5 Tony Awards® including Best Play.

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Sunny Afternoon

This West End hit musical has already won the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Musical and a whole host of fantastic reviews so I wasn’t in the least bit surprised to see a packed out audience at The Cliffs on Tuesday.

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The Clock is Ticking...

...and time is running out to book your tickets to see Brian Conley and Lesley Joseph starring in the largest panto in the South East.

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

“The Best Musical Theatre Night Of The Year” (whatsonstage) comes to Southend

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