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
Riverdance – 30 The New Generation
Riverdance will embark on a special anniversary tour in 2025, bringing its magic to audiences around the world.
16 Sep 2025 - 19 Sep 2025
TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
West End mega-hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical tours the UK for the first time.
26 Aug 2025 - 6 Sep 2025
Jane McDonald 2024 UK Tour
Jimmy Carr – Laughs Funny Tour
Jimmy is back on the road with brand new material for 2024 & 2025
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
24 Jan 2025
& Juliet
The Illegal Eagles
Ed Gamble
Madama Butterfly
Come What May
Lost in Music
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The most fantasmagorical musical of all time!
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
26 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025
Ben Elton: Authentic Stupidity Tour
The undisputed godfather of modern stand-up is going back on the road
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
14 Oct 2024
Grease The Musical
Jimmy Carr – Laughs Funny Tour
Jimmy is back on the road with brand new material for 2024 & 2025
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
23 Nov 2024
Here You Come Again – The New Dolly Parton Musical
Dolly Parton's biggest hits can be experienced together in a rollicking and joyous new musical comedy.
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
19 Aug 2024 - 24 Aug 2024
What’s love got to do with it
Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out
Peppa Pig is back in her oinktastic brand new live show.
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
13 Apr 2024 - 14 Apr 2024
Michael starring Ben
The UK’s ultimate Michael Jackson tribute star, Ben Bowman.
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
6 Apr 2024
Behind The Magic with Nadiya and Kai
David Essex
Madagascar The Musical
Join all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo.
1 Aug 2024 - 4 Aug 2024
Candace Bushnell – True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and the City
Diversity
Hairspray The Musical UK Tour
The Hairspray UK Tour returns in 2024 with Brenda Edwards making her directorial debut.
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
9 Sep 2024 - 14 Sep 2024
Seven Drunken Nights
Jesus Christ Superstar
Bonnie and Clyde
An Officer and a Gentleman the Musical
Professor Brian Cox – Horizons: A 21st Century Space Odyssey
What does it mean to live a small, finite life in a vast, eternal Universe?
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
28 Mar 2024
Pretty Woman The Musical
It’s time to head to Beverly Hills and experience one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time.
6 Aug 2024 - 17 Aug 2024