Editing Cliffs Pavilion (section)

{{Short description|Theatre, concert and exhibition venue in Essex, England}}
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| name              = Cliffs Pavilion
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| image             = [[File:The Cliffs Pavilion - geograph.org.uk - 734107.jpg|250px|Cliffs Pavilion, 2008]]
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| address           = Station Rd<br />[[Southend-on-Sea]], [[Essex]] SS0 7RA<br />[[England]]
| location          = [[Westcliff-on-Sea]]
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| opened            = 1964
| renovated         = 2010; 2024-2025
| expanded          = 1991-1992
| closed            = 
| demolished        = 
| owner             = Southend-on-Sea City Council<br /><small>(operated by Trafalgar Entertainment<ref name=BBC15723/>)</small>
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| seating_capacity  = 1,630<ref name=BBC15723>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66207588|title=Southend's Cliffs Pavilion to undergo major revamp next year|website=BBC|date=15 July 2023}}</ref>
| website           = {{URL|https://southendtheatres.org.uk/Online/default.asp|Venue Website}}
}}
'''Cliffs Pavilion''' (locally known as the Cliffs) is a [[theater (building)|theatre]], sports, exhibition and concert venue located on Station Road in [[Westcliff-on-Sea]], [[Essex]], [[England]], a suburb within the city of [[Southend-on-Sea]]. It is the largest purpose-built arts venue in Essex,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5YiIzxJT5o8C&dq=cliffs+pavilion+biggest+arts+venue+in+essex&pg=PA33|title=The Hidden Places of East Anglia. Including Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire|author=Barbara Vesey|date=2003|isbn=9781902007915|page=33|publisher=Travel Publishing }}</ref> and the largest capacity of any theatre in the [[East of England]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ftp.plasa.org/news/largest-theatre-auditorium-takes-in-a-legend--gddqe5|title=Largest Theatre Auditorium Takes in a Legend|magazine=Light & Sound International Online|date=14 March 2016}}</ref> In 2006, the operation of Cliffs Pavilion, along with the [[Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea|Palace Theatre]], were handed to HQ Theatres by [[Southend-on-Sea City Council|Southend-on-Sea Borough Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palacetheatreclub.org.uk/content/palace-theatre/palace-theatre-history|title=Palace Theatre History|website=Palace Theatre Trust|access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref> HQ Theatres merged with [[Trafalgar Entertainment]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trafalgarentertainment.com/2021/03/30/te-and-hq-theatres-join-forces|title=TRAFALGAR ENTERTAINMENT & HQ THEATRES JOIN FORCES|website=Trafalgar Entertainment|date=30 March 2021}}</ref> In February 2022, the Cliffs played host to ''He Built This City concert'', a tribute to the murdered MP for Southend West Sir David Amess.