Within a beautifully converted Gothic style church resides the Clifftown Theatre, a state-of-the-art performance venue located in the heart of the famous seaside town of Southend-on-Sea.
Clifftown consists of five individual and distinctly unique Rehearsal Studios, all fitted with Harlequin flooring. Three of these beautiful studios are also fitted with rigging bars for aerial circus rehearsal, and our largest studio can also be used as a studio theatre, complete with ‘black box’ sound-modifying curtains, simple lighting rig and sound system.
The pièce de résistance is the exquisite Theatre space, surrounded by the original stone pillars (circa 1865) and overlooked by mighty, full size Organ pipes. Complete with AV screening functionality, as well as highly spec’d technical facilities, this multi-configurational Theatre auditorium is a highly sought after performance space for professional touring companies.
Both the Theatre and all five Rehearsal Studios, as well as our fully licensed Foyer Bar, are all available for hire and we have 10 years experience in delivering excellent service in facilitating hire events.
Accessibility
- There are no designated spaces for wheelchair users.
- Wheelchairs are left with the patron.
- A companion may sit with you.
- Companions sit either beside or behind you.
- It is 12m (13yd) from the designated seating area to the nearest accessible toilet.
- This venue does not provide audio described performances.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- Assistance dogs are allowed in the auditorium.
- The seating within the main part of the theatre can be adapted depending on the performance taking place.
- Photograph 2 on the right shows the balcony area which is only accessible by stairs.
- There are 5 studios of varying sizes located within the building .
- Studios 1 and 5 are on the ground floor and are accessible.
- Studios 2, 3 and 5 are on the first floor and are not accessible.
- There is an/are accessible toilet(s) within this venue designated for public use.
- The toilet is not for the sole use of disabled people.
- There is pictorial signage on or near the toilet door.
- This accessible toilet is approximately 30m (32yd 2ft) from the main entrance.
- This accessible toilet is located off the bar area.
- There is level access to this accessible toilet.
