An old theatre that's been saved by numerous people many times from bankruptcy, this venue adds a…read morenostalgic feel to it, (both as a performer, and audience member). Although small, the venue certainly gets in some good acts, including Andy Parsons, Russel Howard, and Showaddywaddy. Whilst all Russel Howard kept going on about was his boring family, he did have a start-up act, and also spent time afterwards signing merchandise and taking pictures with anyone who wanted one, which was set out in the modestly sized foyer area out front, which also includes a decorative grand piano. The only thing I don't like about the theatre itself is it always smells dusky and dirty, and the venue really needs a total renovation to justify prices akin to it's current owners, who are the same people who own the Cliff's Pavillion, though saying that, the prices are very reasonable, and do represent value for money. If they renovated the place, they could pull in more talent, and more audiences, and thus this would work out for everyone.

One of two theatres in Southend - this one is just a way up from the town centre on the main road…read moreA13 / London road. Easy to find but parking can be very difficult. The Palace often has interesting plays and a variety of shows on - I have managed to see The Vagina Monologues, The Circus of Horrors tour and a Wind in the Willows pantomime at Christmas. The prices are much cheaper than going to the west end and it can be just as enjoyable. I would advise checking the website a while in advance to see if there is anything you are interested in. Most show shave a very short run of a week or two.

What a show! What a show! Worthing last night was privy to a show that was in Las Vegas class…read more Kevin and Kitty were very ably supported by the superb 17-piece Pete Long Band. Move over Buble' ..you have some serious competition here. Pete and his cronies gave us humour, style and, above all, great music.especially the part of the show unplugged to show the acoustics of the Assembly Hall. Fabulous night out! Thank You.

one of the best swing bands i have heard in a long time,read more

A former warehouse for storing goods offloaded from the quays at Rochester docks, this theatre is a…read morelittle gem. Run by a dedicated Committee, it produces and presents around 6 shows a year and also hosts the Duncan Rand One-Act play festival; an opportunity for guest companies to present one-act plays in this theatre as part of an evening of entertainment. It's bijou, seating 100, but perfectly equipped.

We booked Capital Casino Events for our wedding this summer and we're so glad we did! The guests…read morewere thrilled and really into it for the whole night and I think this was largely down to how warm and professional the staff were. I would definitely book again for a future event or recommend to anyone putting on an event in need of this kind of entertainment.

Came to the Tom Thumb Theatre to watch a show whilst I was in Margate for the weekend. What a…read morebeautiful little find. Run on a voluntary basis the staff and locals are all really friendly and welcoming. Before the show I had a lovely amaretto sours and then watched a show. This place programmes some of the best of London's fringe theatre and gives it a space in Margate. What more can you ask for. Lovely little place. Deffo check out what they have programmed and head in for a drink, a show and a chat.

This theatre has a small bit of history!…read more It was known as one of the UK's smallest venues, but recently it has been put up for sale. The 60-seat venue started operating as a theatre in 1984. It was originally a Victorian coaching house.

Newly refurbished theatre - one of the oldest in the country…read more Their website isn't very good - too many pop-ups and hard to get anywhere!

Small little theatre that is trying to save itself, and deservedly so. a nice intimate venue in the…read morecentre of margate, that does its best to offer a wide range of acts at good prices, monthly comedy nights seem to be going down well, and i'd be suprised if they didnt have a panto this year! Well priced venue and worth supporting to keep good local places alive.

Cirque Surreal is one of the most amazing and breath taking shows that I have seen to this day. I…read morewas constantly on the edge of my seat, with its in air acrobatics and dancers. There was not a moment when you wanted to take your eyes off the stage. This was a truly wonderful experience and an amazing thing for all the family to see young and old.

Having described this as a circus and the place as Rochester, let me just make things a little…read moreclearer. Cirque Surreal is a travelling circus, making its way around the UK. Circus is not perhaps what you might conjure up in your mind - it's not about animals and clowns, but contemporary entertainment. Had it been the latter, you wouldn't have got me anywhere near it! I'm not one for visiting travelling anything to be honest, but was fortunate to get some free tickets through work and am so glad I did. This circus is an up to date mix of entertainment, acrobatics, drama and comedy. The music the whole thing is set to is also pretty amazing. Taking out the 20 minute interval, we were entertained for about 1.5 hours and enjoyed every minute of it. I would certainly pay to see these entertainers again. They were energetic, fun and involved the audience in the show. All in all, a great evening.

So the tickets were nearly £100 each but that's okay for the line up…read more It didn't help that it was chucking it down with rain on and off throughout the day until late noon. I have to say that I had a pretty crap day. The toilets were an absolute joke queuing over and hour and twenty minutes to have a pee?!?! It's not like this is the first year that they have ran this festival or indeed know how many tickets they have sold and work out that a few toilets actually wasn't going to cut it. I know that you pay more for drinks at festivals but this one took the mick. My vodka diet coke didn't even taste of that, God knows what it actually was. The fiat rides that were there were quite cool. Although the rides themselves are really short - I would say about half the time they would normally be. The taxi thing was a joke. We ended up walking for over thrifty minutes following signs to the taxis, what's that all about? Plus when we got our taxi they charged us twice what we paid to get there. Which again is just another liberty and I don't think anyone was actually checking the cabs as some of them weren't even registered cabs. I wasn't off my nut so that was okay, but what if someone off their face got into one of the unregistered cabs? It was an okay day, but with tickets and drinks and rides we spent over £500 for one day. That's not including the taxis. I received and email about booking for next year and I thought "I really don't bleeding think so".

Good but getting a little expensive these days. Been to it a couple of times, always an experience…read moreand worth it in the end. Foo Fighters were excellent, Prodigy, Muse, and Queens of the Stone Age were brilliant; the Foo's being the best. If you only go to one live show a year you can't go wrong with this one.