SUNDAY 3rd JULY 3.00pm
Come join the West Cliff Youth Theatre and some Special Guests for an afternoon of Broadway hits and so much more. All profits go to the Theatre.
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Women In Rock
FRIDAY 8th JULY 7.30pm
From wowing audiences of up to 120,000 across the UK & Europe, Women in Rock are ready to take you on a spectacular journey through five decades of female rock music! Featuring soaring vocals, choreography, audience interaction, striking costumes and backed by aband of world class musicians, this must-see show celebrates the phenomenal female rock songs ofCher, Blondie, Janis Joplin, Republica, Belinda Carlisle, Bonnie Tyler, P!nk, Suzi Quatro, Tina Turner &many more, Women In Rock are guaranteed to get you on your feet. Grab your tickets and let’s get ready to sing, dance and ROCK!
Lipstick On Your Collar
SATURDAY 9TH JULY 2022, 7.30pm
(Moved From Sunday 4th July 2021)
Step back in time to the golden era of music where the jukebox roared and feet didn’t touch the floor. Get your dancing shoes at the ready, grab yourself a milkshake and relax – you are in for an evening of back to back hits from the 1950s and 60s!
From the birth of Rock n Roll through to the Beat Group sounds of the British Invasion and beyond, the show is packed with over forty hits from the likes of Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, The Ronettes, Cliff Richard, Cilla Black and many more.
Performed by a full live band, featuring some of the country’s top musicians, this incredible show features excellent vocals, tight harmonies and an infectious sense of fun.
Dancing in the aisles is strictly compulsory so bring your dancing shoes and let the good times roll!
Profits from the show go to the Air Ambulance and West Cliff Theatre.
Theatre Train- Dancing Into the Silver Screen
SUNDAY 10th JULY 6.30pm
Dancing Into The Silver Screen
A full night of entertaining dancing from Theatretrain pupils with wonderful Costumes and many styles of dance to some of the best Movie songs of all time. An exhilarating show that will bring you Lights Camera and Action! A show that all ages will adore!
Housewives On Holiday
FRIDAY 15th JULY 7.30pm
From the writers & producers of Hormonal Housewives & Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, it’s time to get away from it all and join the Housewives on Holiday! What’s better than letting your hair down with the girls? Letting your hair down with the girls on HOLIDAY! Holidays, like women, come in all shapes & sizes. From wild partying to wild swimming. From Club 18-30 to Club 80-130. Join the ladies as they romp through a tapas selection of Holiday Heaven, Holiday Hell but most of all Holiday Hilarity! Bring your passports & bikinis because we’re off on our holibobs. From the Costa del Sol to the Costa del Clacton there’s no sucking in your belly on our beach. You’re among friends. Slap on the Fun Factor 50 & let it all hang out! Cabin Crew, prepare for take-off because the Housewives are on Holiday.
Please note the lineup maybe subject to change
Clacton Comedy Club (July)
SATURDAY 16th JULY 7.30pm
Live stand-up comedy is coming to the West Cliff in 2022.
Chuckl. In association with the West Cliff Theatre, bring you the very best in live stand-up comedy.
See some of the biggest names in comedy along with our favourite handpicked artists.
Tonight’s lineup includes Hal Cruttenden (Live at the Apollo) / Alfie Bow (Live from the Soho on Amazon Prime) / Aaron Simmonds (The Russel Howard Hour) / Ben Norris (Mock the Week)
Please note the lineup maybe subject to change.
Purple Zeppelin
SUNDAY 17th JULY 2022 7.30pm
(Moved from Saturday 2nd October 2021)
As featured in the BBC TV documentary “The Joy of the Guitar Riff”, Purple Zeppelin are proud to pay tribute to Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin.
In a “full on” show with costume changes, you’ll hear more than 30 classic songs – basically THE BEST BITS, ALL OF THE TIME, as Purple Zeppelin take you back to the magic, the excitement and the sheer raw energy generated by those incredible musicians.
The accent is firmly on entertainment with Ritchie Blackmore’s on stage antics, Jimmy Page’s twin neck Guitar and Theremin, and a very special Violin Bow Solo!
Come and experience the excitement of Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin in one mesmerising show!
Rabbit, Rabbit – A Tribute to Chas & Dave
FRIDAY 22ND JULY 2022, 7.30pm.
(Rescheduled From Sunday 29th August 2021)
It’s time to “put your beer in the sideboard here” and get yerself along to this wonderful show that celebrates the music of the great Chas & Dave.
Rabbit Rabbit will have you singing along with all the feel-good songs the boys did over three decades.
You will enjoy hits such as Gertcha!, Sideboard Song, London Girls, Margate, Poor Old Mr. Woogie, Ain’t No Pleasing You and of course – Rabbit plus plenty more including some surprises!
Performed by the renowned trio, Triple Cream with their fantastic musicianship and witty banter, this show will have you smiling from ear to ear.
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Counterfeit 60s
SATURDAY 23rd JULY 7.30pm
The Counterfeit Sixties make a welcome return to the West Cliff Theatre. As Britain’s No.1 tribute show they bring alive the magic of the sixties, with their tribute to over twenty five bands of that era. The show encompasses everything from that period, from the clothes that were worn, to flashbacks from television history, including: TV programmes, adverts and even clips from the original bands.
The Counterfeit Sixties presents a showcase of the great bands of this unforgettable time. The fantastic music of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Dave Clark Five, The Kinks and The Monkees – to name but a few – all recreated in this stunning show.
The band members have performed their unique tribute shows all over the UK and abroad, and have a wide range of experience in that field. The members of the band have individually worked with notable sixties’ artists such as The Searchers, The Ivy League, The Fortunes, The Tremeloes and many more.
Join us for a fantastic night of sixties nostalgia!
The Summer Show 2022
BOOK NOW FOR 2022
With the Award Winning Comedy Magician-Christian Lee
Semi Finalist on Britain’s Got Talent 2016
The multi-instrumentalist and variety entertainer Andy Eastwood
Stunning vocalist Helen Farrell
Get ready for a show packed with comedy, song, dance and all the Glitz & Glamour you’d expect from the team behind the Summer & Christmas Show. Tell your family and friends to get booking now for two hours of pure theatrical joy!
Performance schedule
Wednesday 10th 2.30pm & 7pm
Tuesday 16th 2.30pm & 7pm
Wednesday 17th 2.30pm & 7pm
Tuesday 23rd 2.30pm & 7pm
Wednesday 24th 2.30pm & 7pm
Saturday 27th 2.30pm & 7pm
Big Girls Don’t Cry 2022
SATURDAY 13th AUGUST 7.30pm
Come out tonight as we take you to a place where the moon shines bright and we dance the night away, taking you back in time with Big Girls Don’t Cry, celebrating the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
This non-stop hit machine, authentically recreated by our phenomenal cast and live band will transport you back in time to 1963 and beyond for a magical evening enjoying all your favourites.
During the sixties and seventies number one hits Sherry, December 1963 (Oh What a Night), Walk Like a Man, Rag Doll and Big Girls Don’t Cry helped propel the Four Seasons and Frankie Valli to super stardom.
After selling an incredible 100 million records worldwide, there’s a Four Seasons song that shares a special place in everyone’s heart. This internationally acclaimed show authentically revives the sublime harmonies of New Jersey’s finest.
It showcases Frankie’s incredible falsetto, and features his solo hits like Grease, Let’s Hang On, Working My Way Back to You, Beggin’, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, and Who Loves You.
So it’s time to hang on to what we got and celebrate one of the worlds treasures in two hours of non-stop hits with Big Girls Don’t Cry!
Oh what a night it will be! It’s the time, it’s the place, it’s the motion.
This is a tribute show and is no way affiliated with any original artists/estates/management companies or similar shows.
Promoter reserves the right to alter the programme.
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Dame Dolly Does…
SUMMER FUN FOR THE FAMILY
MONDAY 15th & THURSDAY 18th AUGUST 11am, 1pm, 3pm
In The STAGE DOOR BAR
Join Dame Dolly for an hour of creative fun with plenty of comedy, stories and joining in, with this interactive Kid’s show in our Stage Door Bar area. Spaces are limited to just 25 per performance and an Adult or Guardian MUST also be in the room for the performance.
Jim Davidson 2022
SATURDAY 20th AUGUST 7.30pm
Jim Davidson ‘Unlocked’ 2022 Tour
After months of Lockdown, and with the comedy pressure valve set to explode, the people’s favourite is back with a brand-new show for 2022!
More outrageous than ever.
Jim Davidson OBE, one of Britain’s greatest ever comedians is unlocked and asks you to breakout too and join him on another hilarious white-knuckle get-away, coming to a theatre near you!
‘Boy does Jim know how to deliver his gospel…..
‘The audience could have stayed all night………. he speaks with a rare honesty’
5 stars Express
“Showman Jim triumphs… he hit the spot again and again”
Sunday Express *****
“Standing ovation to packed houses every night “
The Mirror ****
“Davidson was cheered to the rafters”
The Telegraph
“A master of his art”
The Spectator
Beach Boys Smile
FRIDAY 26th AUGUST 7.30pm
Immerse yourself in vocal bliss, with the smooth harmonies and classic songs of a group that will never be forgotten, in an all new production – The Beach Boys Smile, which has been touring the UK since 2017.
Love of music, vocal harmony and Brian Wilson’s composition are what brings five young and incredibly talented musicians together to form Beach Boys Smile (aka BBS). Their roots can be traced as far back as the 80s when three brothers sang along to the classic surf tunes of the Beach Boys in the car on their way to the sunny beach, radio cranked up high! Every time BBS put on a show, all these memories flood back and put a smile on audiences faces the world over. All the greatest songs and feel of The Beach Boys!!
Tickets: £21.00, or £20.00 (Children Under 16)
(Pricing includes £1 booking fee)
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Joe Pasquale 2022
SATURDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 7.30pm
It’s time to lose that weight we’ve all put on over the past two years and get back to what we have missed most in our lives. . . laughing.
And the best antidote for all that gone before is – Joe Pasquale!
He’s been touring the country for 35 years and he’s coming to the West Cliff on Saturday 3rd September with his Fundemic Show.
Come and laugh, come and fall asleep if you want… just come!!!!
…AND SUPPORT ACT…
Lee Carroll is a Variety club award winning Comedian and equally at home in an intimate comedy environment, or on the world’s biggest stages including The Royal Albert Hall and the world famous London Palladium.
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Rock N Roll Paradise
SATURDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 7.30pm
As Rock N Roll Paradise moves into its twelfth year, the show continues to bring to the stage an amazing number of tributes to the legends of rock and roll. This year will be no different!
Each performance will be unique as we try to fit in as many icons as we can, bringing to life the music of the giants of rock and roll. Backed by the dynamic Paradise Band, among the many legends we pay tribute to along the way are, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Big Bopper, Eddie Cochran, Ricky Nelson, Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, Everly Brothers – and the King himself, Elvis. Which of your favourites will the jukebox choose to bring to the stage on the night? Paradise rings the changes to keep the surprises going. Two hours of rock and roll magic, brought to you by the very best tribute artistes, that’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Paradise.
Marty Wilde 2022
SATURDAY 17th SEPTEMBER 7.30pm
A chance to see live on stage one of the only performing original Rock’n’Roll Pioneers in the World today.
Marty began his career in 1957 – and was one of the first British singers to play a leading part in those early formative and groundbreaking ‘Rock’n’Roll’ years’. Today he celebrates 8 decades as a hit recording artist and songwriter.
Marty Wilde and his fabulous band the Wildcats take you back through some of the most exciting musical times this country has ever experienced with hits like – Teenager In Love, Endless Sleep, Donna, Sea Of Love Bad Boy, Rubber Ball and Jezebel.
Marty was awarded the MBE by the Queen for Services to Music and was recently back in the charts with his top ten hits CD, Dreamboats & Petticoats presents The Very Best Of Marty Wilde and also recorded his first ever Christmas double A sided single “Christmas Fantasia”/” Christmas All Over The World” with his daughters Kim and Roxanne Wilde.
So, get ready for a stunning musical roller coaster as Marty Wilde and the Wildcats bring you this much-acclaimed show – a show that has been rocking the audiences around the country.
A show not to be missed!
Gary Delaney-Punderland
+ Support
FRIDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER 7.30pm
Get ready to dive into a rabbit hole of the best jokes in the world – star of Live at the Apollo and sell-out sensation Gary Delaney is back! One of the most sought-after joke writers in the country and longstanding Mock the Week special guest, Gary has been through the laughing glass and he’s ready to bring you a brand new show with hit after hit of the kind of one-liners only a master could craft. If you’re hunting for snark, Gary’s got it covered!
★★★★ ‘A cavalcade of brilliantly inventive puns’ Guardian
★★★★ ‘More quality jokes in one hour than most comics have in their entire careers…Quite brilliant’ Scotsman
★★★★ ‘A master craftsman’ Times
★★★★ ‘One of Britain’s grandmasters of the one-liner’’ Chortle
Best of British TV Comedy
SATURDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER 2022, 7.30PM
(Originally 5th September 2021 @ 2.30pm)
Join some of TV`s best-loved comedy legends in a hilarious glimpse of life behind the camera in a bumper celebration of classic TV nostalgia. Starring JEFFREY HOLLAND (Hi-De-Hi; You Rang M`Lord; Dads Army); SUE HODGE (`Allo `Allo! & The Muppets); APRIL WALKER (Fawlty Towers; Yes Minister!; Morecambe & Wise; The Two Ronnies; Frankie Howard; The Navy Lark); JUDY BUXTON (Rising Damp; The Likely Lads; Get Some In; On The Up) and hosted by comedy legend DEBBIE HUDD.
With Keith `Paddington` Richards at the piano, plus the screening of some `rare` TV comedy moments, and with an opportunity to ask the questions you’ve always wanted to, prepare for some hilarious backstage stories and great laughs in a fascinating golden celebration of some of the greatest TV comedy moments of all time!
Twist & Shout
SATURDAT 1st OCTOBER 7.30pm
Music lovers are invited to return to a time when skirts got shorter and hair got longer as an incredible cast revive the hits of The Beatles, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Rolling Stones, Cilla Black, Manfred Mann, Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Sandy Shaw and many more.
Superb performances and beautiful, bespoke costumes return us to the sights and sounds of the Swinging Sixties.
The non-stop, 40-song music feast includes She Loves You, Glad All Over, You’re My World, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Something Tells Me I’m In to Something Good, Shout, Ferry Cross The Mersey and so many more.
It’s said that “If you remember the Sixties you really weren’t there”. Twist and Shout affords the opportunity to discover just what you missed!
This show will get you on your feet and dancing in the aisles!
Crissy Rock
SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER 7.30pm
Was SATURDAY 13th NOVEMBER 7.30pm
Best known as one of the stars of ITV1’s hit series ‘Benidorm’ and a multi award winner, Crissy is better known to her fans as one of the most outstanding and outrageous stand up comedians of her generation. From her hilarious routines directed at useless partners (well, men in general) to her journey through the onset of middle age, Crissy’s non-stop blasts of comedy brilliance hit the right note every time.
You may have seen Crissy more recently on Lorraine, Loose Women, The Full Monty, Celebs on the Farm and Celebrity Masterchef, but in 2021/2 she’s hitting the road and coming to a venue near you for an evening guaranteed to have you rolling in the aisles with laughter!
Roy Chubby Brown
THURSDAY 6th OCTOBER 2022 @ 7.30pm
After 50 years in show business Roy Chubby Brown has proven himself time and time again!
30 totally different DVDs in 30 years, thousands of live shows worldwide, 4 books, countless original songs and millions of fans are testimony to the fact that he is ……….Britain’s King Of Comedy.
If easily offended ……. please stay away!
The Hollies Story
FRIDAY 7th OCTBER 7.30pm
Follow ‘The HOLLIES Story’ as Allan Clarke and Graham Nash met in a Manchester primary school aged six, and went on to become one of Manchester’s biggest bands ever.
Discover how two boys from the backstreets of Salford created a band to rival the Beatles, enjoyed dozens of chart hits and were finally inaugurated into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
This highly entertaining show for all ages is packed with hit after hit, performed by a talented young band and hosted by a seasoned narrator.
So, if you remember “Look Through Any Window”, “Carrie-Anne” “On a Carousel” and “I’m Alive” tell me….Who is Jennifer Eccles?
Country Superstars
SATURDAY 8th OCTBER 7.30pm
Dolly Parton and Friends Tribute Show
The World’s biggest Country Music Tribute Touring Show is coming! “As Seen in London’s West End and featured on TV around the World”
Endorsed by Dolly Parton on the BBC One Show “I wish them the best and I appreciate them doing Dolly and Kenny so well for so long”, described by Kenny Rogers as “Europe’s leading Dolly and Kenny” – this truly unique show is hosted by the star of “The Dolly Parton Experience”. . .Most recently seen on ITV’s Game of Talents.
Tv and West End Dolly star Sarah Jayne has been performing as Dolly Parton for more than 28 years and is Europe’s leading tribute to the Queen of Country. Joined by award-winning TV Vocal impersonator Andy Crust, prepare to be taken on a journey back through time to meet the most influential icons to have shaped country music history.
The show features Award Winning Impersonations of Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Billie Jo Spears, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette, Garth Brooks, John Denver, Glen Campbell and now Canadian country superstar Shania Twain and includes The Country Superstars Band.
Each artist not only looks and sounds like the country star they portray, these professional performers transform themselves through hours of practice at their craft. Every detail is taken into consideration from script, choice of songs, hair, make-up and mannerisms, as well as professional costumes and props.
Prepare for an evening of million-selling hits drawn from a repertoire that includes 9 to 5, The Gambler, Islands in the Stream, Annie’s Song, Stand by Your Man, Ring of Fire, Crazy, Always on my Mind, Blanket on the Ground, Jolene, Lucille, Here You Come Again, That Don’t Impress Me Much, I Walk the Line, Take Me Home Country Roads, Man! I Feel Like a Woman, Coward of the County, Standing Outside the Fire, The Dance and Rhinestone Cowboy.
Kenny Rogers himself named and stated on his website that Sarah Jayne and Andy Crust’s tribute to Kenny and Dolly is Europe’s leading tribute act. Country music will live on forever, a must see for any fans of country music!
Secrets of the 60s
MATINEE SHOW
WEDNESDAY 12th OCTOBER 2.30pm
Listen to the ‘secrets of the 60’s’ unfold at this afternoon show featuring original legends from that exciting period.
Hosted by Steve Scruton, one of the regions top radio presenters, he reveals stories from his long career of interviewing famous people from pop stars to gangsters, plus how he re-created the sound of pirate radio off the Essex coast giving us the chance to live again those watery wireless days.
Alan Goldsmith, last of the 60’s original pop promoters, with tales of promoting Elton John, The Who, Eric Clapton, Dionne Warrick and Small Faces along with many more.
And in conversation, the iconic rock star Dave Berry, with hits such as The Crying Game and Little Things. He’ll tell the truth about being on the road touring with the Rolling Stones and The Beatles, to mention just a few. Hear the true stories and memories from the original people who were there.
Ask those questions you always wanted to know, take part in a pop quiz, and meet the stars after the show. Be amazed at the true stories of that magical musical era that changed Great Britain forever.
Britpop
FRIDAY 14th OCTOBER 7.30pm
The 90s, the clothes, the scene and the sounds, it’s all here, revisited in “Brit Pop Live” Are You Ready For It? Are You Up For It? Are You Mad For It?
Oasis to Blur, Ocean Colour Scene to Pulp, Suede to Kula Shaker it’s the sounds that shaped a generation and a movement that defined a generation. Where you there? Did you live it? Or did you miss it, but you love it? Either way!! Now we can all be there again!!!
So, grab your Reebok Hammers or your Adidas Gazelles, throw on your parker or your Kappa jacket, turn back the clock to 1995 & be prepared to sing loud and proud in a theatre show unlike any other. This is a celebration, this is the sound of a nation, this was our generation! This is Britpop Live!
From the producers of “Rock For Heroes”
Abbamania
SATURDAY 15th OCTOBER 7.30pm
Europe’s leading ABBA tribute, ABBAMANIA, continue to entertain audiences with their outstanding vocals and musical performance, live on stage.
ABBAMANIA’S widely acclaimed tribute to ABBA is a sensational two hour show, featuring record breaking and timeless hits from ‘Waterloo’ to ‘ Dancing Queen’, which will have you dancing in the aisles. (Please note we cannot be held responsible for people standing and dancing!)
So dust off your platforms, put on your flares and come along and enjoy an unforgettable night with ABBAMANIA.
The Glenn Miller & Big Band Spectacular
FRIDAY 21st OCTOBER 7.30pm.
The music that filled the dancehalls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK. The hardest swinging big band in the UK recreates the million sellers of the 40’s and 50’s.
Moonlight Serenade, Little Brown Jug, Pennsylvania 6-5000 and String of Pearls are just a few of the numbers that shot band leader Glenn Miller to world stardom. Pieces from other band leaders including Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington and Count Basie not to mention songs made famous by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin are featured in this 2 hour show which will take you down Memory Lane and start your feet tapping.
A Big Band show that’s bound to get you In The Mood
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Mums The Word
SATURDAY 22nd OCTOBER 7.30pm
The Mother of all Shows. The stuff nobody tells you about parenthood…until it’s too late.
Whether it’s leaving the house without your bra, crying in the Supermarket aisles for no reason, or secretly thinking you had given birth to E.T. You won’t feel alone when listening to these women portray the “beauty” of bringing new life into the world…or forgetting where they left it.
An uplifting, honest, heart-warming show that will have you both roaring with laughter and reaching for the tissues. Mums The Word takes you on an emotional ride through pregnancy pitfalls to teenage tantrums.
If you’re a mum-to-be, about to have your first grandchild or even the cat’s mother in need of a witty romp through the trials and tribulations of parental life, then this is the show for you.
For all the men who want to know what women want – please take your seats…
“Hysterically Funny”
“Thoroughly Enjoyable”
“Impossible to dislike”
