The Cliffs Pavilion is the largest purpose-built performing arts venue in Essex and presents in excess of 300 performances each year across a wide range of live entertainment from ballet, opera and classical music, through to top-name comedians and singers, to West End musicals, stand-up rock concerts and the largest pantomime in the South East.

Upcoming events at The Cliffs Pavilion
The Choir of Man
Welcome to The Choir of Man, the best pub in the world…
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
15 Sep 2026 - 19 Sep 2026
Welcome to The Choir of Man, the best pub in the world… Come ready to drink in the excitement!
Waitress The Musical UK Tour
Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of some happiness in her life....
Barnum
Barnum the Musical
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
Al Murray: All You Need Is Guv
The Guv will be back, baby, with a brand-new stand-up show for 2026
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
22 May 2026
The Guv will be back, baby, with a brand-new stand-up show for 2026!
Seven Drunken Nights
Proudly celebrating its incredible 10th Anniversary Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners...
Mean Girls
Mean Girls the smash hit musical comedy
Lost in Music
Get ready to get Lost In Music! The show that everyone is talking about, now...
Operation Mincemeat
The hilarious and sharp-witted musical that tells the story of a real-life - and extremely bizarre - WWII operation.
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
31 Aug 2026 - 5 Sep 2026
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical is directed by award-winning theatre group Splitlip, who are known for their fast-paced comedy and glam-punk music.
Fawlty Towers The Play
Featuring your favourite scenes from the sitcom’s unforgettable twelve episodes.
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
25 Nov 2025 - 29 Nov 2025
Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘Greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.
Six
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the...
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