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Palace Theatre, London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9LA.
Formerly The New Palace of Varieties

Above - Auditorium of the Palace Theatre, Westcliff in 1990 - Courtesy Ted Bottle

Arthur Lloyd is known to have performed in Westcliff 1886.

The Palace Theatre was built in 1912 by Ward & Ward of London and currently seats 600. There is now a studio Theatre next door called the Dixon Studio which seats 100.

The Theatre is still in operation and has its own Website which has details of its history.

Shown on this page are details from an early programme for the New Palace Theatre, for a play called 'The Easiest Way' by Eugene Walter.

Click the Programme right for more details.