With 2023 now underway, there is a whole new programme of events to look forward to over the course of the year at the Palace Theatre in Southend.

There is plenty to choose from, so we've highlighted all the musicians, comedians, stage shows and more that will be on offer there.

To make sure you know who's coming and what you want to get tickets to we've listed them all for you by month.

Tickets for all the events listed below can be bought at the Palace Theatre website here.

Everything on at the Palace Theatre in 2023

January

  • The Wednesday Players present: Cinderella (Thursday, January 19 to Sunday, January 22)
  • Swinging at the Cotton Club (Thursday, January 26)
  • Elite Dance School (Saturday, January 28 and Sunday, January 29)
  • The Verdict (Tuesday, January 31 to Saturday, February 4)

February

  • Film - Downton Abbey: A New Era (Sunday, February 5)
  • Jumping the Shark (Tuesday, February 7 to Saturday, February 11)
  • The Sound of Springsteen (Sunday, February 12)
  • ID the Remixx (Tuesday, February 14 and Wednesday, February 15)
  • Ministry of Science (Thursday, February 16)
  • Zog (Friday, February 17 to Sunday, February 19)
  • Psychic Sally (Tuesday, February 21)
  • The Story of Guitar Heroes (Wednesday, February 22) 
  • Prue Leith: Nothing in Moderation (Thursday, February 23)
  • Stewart Lee: Basic Lee (Saturday, February 25 and Sunday, February 26)

March

  • Fairport Convention (Friday, March 3)
  • Tales from Acorn Wood (Saturday, March 4 and Sunday, March 5)
  • Film - Fisherman's Friends: One and All (Sunday, March 5)
  • Steel Magnolias (Tuesday, March 7 to Saturday, March 11)
  • Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow Live (Sunday, March 12)
  • Lloyd Griffith: One Tonne of Fun (Tuesday, March 14)
  • Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up (Friday, March 17)
  • Troy Hawke: Sigmund Troy'd (Sunday, March 19)
  • Rosie Holt: The Woman's Hour (Friday, March 24)
  • Room on the Broom (Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26)
  • The Fureys (Sunday, March 26)
  • James Haskell: Sex, Tries and Videotape (Tuesday, March 28)
  • Danny Baker: At Last... The Sausage Sandwich Tour (Wednesday, March 29)
  • Kate Mosse: Warrior Queens and Quiet Revolutionaries (Thursday, March 30)
  • Axel Blake: In Style (Friday, March 31)

April

  • Babatunde Aleshe: Babahood (Saturday, April 1)
  • Purple (Sunday, April 2)
  • Shark in the Park (Tuesday, April 4)
  • Gordon Buchanan: 30 Years in the Wild (Wednesday, April 5)
  • Vincent Simone: Tango Passions (Thursday, April 6)
  • The Amazing Bubble Man (Saturday, April 8)
  • Hal Cruttenden: It's Best You Hear it From Me (Wednesday, April 12)
  • Clive Anderson: Me, Macbeth and I (Thursday, April 13)
  • Harry Styles Tribute Show (Friday, April 14)
  • Buffy - Revamped (Saturday, April 15)
  • Chris McCausland: Speaky Blinder (Tuesday, April 18)
  • Around the World in 80 Days (Thursday, April 20 to Sunday, April 23)
  • The Sound of Music (Wednesday, April 26 to Saturday, April 29)

May

  • Fame (Wednesday, May 3 to Saturday, May 6)
  • Made in Dagenham (Wednesday, May 10 to Saturday, May 13)
  • A Beautiful Noise (Sunday, May 14)
  • Film - Mrs Harris Goes to Paris (Sunday, May 21)
  • Marcus Brigstocke: Absolute Shower (Thursday, May 25)
  • Magical Bones: Soulful Magic (Friday, May 26)
  • The Rolling Stones Stort (Saturday, May 27)

June

  • In Conversation with Stacey Dooley (Thursday, June 1)
  • Twirlywoos (Saturday, June 3)
  • The Ronnie Scott's All Stars (Sunday, June 4)
  • Keith-Brymer Jones: Life, Clay and Everything (Tuesday, June 6)
  • Phil Wang: Wang In There, Baby! (Wednesday, June 7)
  • ColdPlace (Thursday, June 8)
  • Rabbit Rabbit - A Tribute to Chas & Dave (Friday, June 9)
  • The Smeds & The Smoos (Sunday, June 25 and Monday, June 26)
  • Gary Delaney: Gary in Punderland (Tuesday, June 27)

July

  • Wish You Were Dead (Monday, July 3 to Sunday, July 8)
  • Tim Vine - Breeeep! (Thursday, July 13 and Friday, July 14)
  • The Roy Orbinson Story (Saturday, July 15)

August

  • Northern Soul Live (Wednesday, August 9)
  • An Evening with Amanda Owen (Thursday, August 10)
  • Do You Believe in Ghosts? (Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13)
  • The Snail and the Whale (Wednesday, August 16 to Friday, August 18)
  • Stars - Live on Stage (Saturday, August 26)
  • The Serial Killer Next Door with Emma Kenny (Sunday, August 27)

September

Paul Zerdin: Puppet Man (Friday, September 1)

Jenny Eclair: Sixty Plus! (Saturday, September 2)

Milkshake (Sunday, September 17)

October

Darren Harriott (Sunday, October 8)

Kae Kurd: Kurd Immunity (Friday, October 13)

John Robins: Howl (Saturday, October 14)

The Sooty Show (Sunday, October 29) 

November

The Gruffalo's Child (Friday, November 3 to Sunday, November 5)

Nativity! (Wednesday, November 15 to Saturday, November 18)

December

Stephen K Amos (Friday, December 1)

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