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Concrete Culture – a resident lead arts collective have been doing some incredible work to try and re-open the Kursaal, so we decided to have a little search into this iconic building and we have discovered some pretty epic fan art…..
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The Kursaal, Southend-on Sea by Grant Philpott
Kursaal flyers by Peter Restorick
The Kursaal II by Lucy Castle
The Kursaal by Ann Marie Whitton
“This a drawing/painting of the wonderful Southend-on-Sea Kursaal and Bus View. I painted this image in 2011 from my sketches and photographs.”
The Kursaal at Southend-on-Sea by David Godbolt
“My impression of how the Kursaal, amusement park built in the Edwardian period might have looked back then”
Reverse Cyantoptype Print of Southend’s Kursaal – Continuous Line Drawing Art Board Print. 
Kursaal Southend by Katie Gav Prints
Leigh-on-Sea Brewery, Kursaal + Merry Christmas Kursaal by Neil Fendell
3D Printed Model Kursaal Southend by 3D Fila Print
The Kursaal by ????
Concrete Culture needs you to help them bring back the Kursaal! Fill out their Survey and let’s inspire a new wave of artists…..
Show Up! Southend is bringing two Pop Up Markets to 152 Hamlet Court Road. Our first collaboration with PHOX CLEAVE!!
Show Up! Southend organised a Winter Competition and was astounded at the incredible stuff being made in our town. So we joined forces with PHOX giving people a chance to get their products on the high street. Made here. Sold here.
Being an occasional crafter I know how hard it is to get your work out there. But I also know how great it feels when someone buys something you made. Like your heart and your brain do a little high five. Etsy is decent but overcrowded. Like standing in a supermarket aisle on Christmas Eve shouting ‘Please buy my crochet!’ And who has the energy to build and maintain a decent social media presence, whilst also juggling the day job, life admin and actually making your products. So throughout the week we will be showcasing your products on our platforms too.
And we know money is always tight. Side hustles take time to be profitable. So we’re offering the space for free. If you don’t sell anything that’s okay, you don’t lose anything. We’ll need to try and cover our costs so will take a 10% commission on any sales. But that’s it. We’re a pretty open book!
If you want to have your products or artwork at the Market please fill in the form here by 14th May
And don’t forget to swing by – it would be lovely to see you 🙂
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I was very much looking forward to watching Peter Pan at the Towngate Theatre in Basildon. I LOVE panto so was delighted to be invited. It’s a fab show and the audience were having a really tremendous time. But there was a part of me that felt a little let down.
So I’ve written two parts of this review; one from the side of an audience member, and the other that has been a professional in theatre for over 11 years.
The problem we often have in the industry, with productions like this, is that they lack a designer. A person who can see the production as a whole and oversee the costume and set decisions so that aesthetically it all ties together. Pantos reuse costumes from previous productions. And the circular nature of this repurposing is one to be admired and I think the rest of the industry can learn from. I love that costumes and set pieces are swapped and changed and mixed up to form brand new shows. But it needs more than someone picking a set of lost boy costumes and shipping them to Basildon. A designer holds the whole show together; making sure the set and costumes work together and fit with the script and what the director wants to achieve. I’m not knocking the wardrobe supervisors that end up making these decisions, but simply saying it needs another creative to oversee it. There’s a reason designers exist. And I could tell from the first scene that when I would check the programme in the interval I wouldn’t find a designer credited. And I was right.
I have been a freelancer in costume for a long time and there was a lot to be frustrated about. For a professional production, I felt the costumes weren’t up to scratch. At times it felt like I was watching a school production not one at a 500+ seat theatre. But from the programme I noticed one supervisor and one wardrobe mistress. This is not enough for a show of this scale. Perhaps there are additional dressers but they have been uncredited. With one person backstage, there’s no wonder there were unpressed collars, visible poppers and overstretched elastics. This isn’t me having a go at the hard working backstage staff, this is saying the producers are not providing enough staff to work on the production. These are easy fixes when you have the appropriate number of people in your department.
I appreciated the re-imagining of the Native American scene, into a more hippy-ish group of people. But using the Native American style skirts and adding a glittery top didn’t really work for me. It felt like a half-baked idea. There were some nice details on the denim jackets – my gut saying the wardrobe team tried to bring the vision to life. But it wasn’t enough in my opinion. And there were some questionable costumes on the youngest members of the ensemble that made me feel a tad uncomfortable.
But to the more positive side of this review! There were some really nice dame dresses – and Captain Hook’s outfits were spot on. I really loved them – especially the see through sleeves. And it was a great show! I think act two was way better than act one, although the end of act one was incredible. I love big ensemble pieces – and this one was ambitious, but they really pulled it off.
Some super performances and the vocals were incredible, especially Hannah Taylor as Wendy. Stand out performances from Sophie Ladds (Hook) and Antonia Luisa-Clarke (Tinkerbelle). Although maybe a little too convincing as at one point I wondered whether Tinkerbelle was the baddie! The role of Peter Pan was played by Harvey Zaffino – who had tonnes of energy but often I had trouble understanding what he was saying.
I LOVE that there was a live band – it makes such a difference. Although maybe slightly too many sound effects on punchlines. Some absolutely brilliant comic moments – I love when there’s time taken over one punch line, rather than a string of jokes. And there were a few of these which made me howl. I’m not sure I felt a natural connection between Mrs Smee (Ian Hallard) and Wibbles (Michael Loftus) but some great moments from them nonetheless. I wonder if there was a bit of comedy hierarchy lost in this production. Sophie Ladds as Hook commanded the stage and delivered her comic lines perfectly. But did that outweigh the others as being the main comic figures? And having Peter Pan as the character that became friends with the audience, made the Wibbles character slightly redundant? Often there’s one character who ‘controls’ the show; usually the celeb or the dame. But with this it felt a lot less hierarchal and reading the bios, so many of the cast have been performing in this show for years. It made it feel a lot more of a family ensemble piece than a one-person show, which I enjoyed a lot.
It’s a great panto and would definitely recommend going to watch. The flying is fab, the performances are fab and the audience participation is fab. Even if you’re a costume snob like me you’ll have a great time.
© Carmel Jane Photography
Produced by Crime and Comedy Company | Performed at Towngate Theatre Basildon
Robin Hawdon’s “Revenge” is everything you would expect of a dated thriller. Slightly slow starting first half to establish the plot, but with a second half so full of twists and turns i actually didn’t know what was going to happen next. And when seeing shows like this, the more cornily ridiculous the better in my opinion. Throw in unexpected deaths/rebirths/ wildly convoluted plots and you’ll put a smile on my face.
It’s quite wordy, and unrealistic in places (the broken ankle and mismatch of technologies) but enjoyable nonetheless. There were a few plot give aways; the white scarf for example. But that’s just nitpicking.
Even being in my 30s, I was probably the youngest person in the audience. The chatter from people discussing the play in the interval, brought warmth to my heart. The audience was warm and engaged throughout. Laughing in unison at the few well timed moments of humour in the play. Plus an added comic bonus during the interval; when a lady in the audience missed her seat and ended up on the floor, comments like “i want what she’s been drinking” “better not let her drive home” rattled through the theatre bringing more laughter amongst strangers.
Two handers are intense and the cast were committed and worked hard with a script that tended to err on the side of unnatural speech. Although it would be odd to go to a thriller called “revenge” hoping for a relatable story line or words that speak to your heart.
This type of production isn’t going to rock the boat or push boundaries, but it still has a place in the theatre industry. Although i’m clearly not the intended audience, I went not expecting to be blown away and was pleasantly surprised and engaged throughout. But perhaps after the last few years, being part of an audience who were having a lovely evening out was all I needed. Live theatre – can’t beat it.
A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production
The Kitchen Sink
by Tom Wells
“I throughly enjoyed last night’s performance of Princess Essex at the Balmoral Community Centre. The show was really well written and funny and the performance was excellent with some really great physical comedy. The subject matter was engaging and I came away feeling that I had learnt something about local black female Southend history that I didn’t know before.”
REVIEW WRITTEN BY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. A 33 year old Prop Maker.
It’s been two years since The Towngate Theatre has been able to put on a live production pantomime, and I am so glad it’s back with a bang.
The cast take you on an incredible journey of friendship and love filled with catchy songs, dance routines and fantastic costumes to really get you in the festive mood. My personal favourite character Dame Dolly is incredible at engaging the audience with their amazing costumes (and wigs) and their witty one-liners. You can really tell that EVERY member of the cast and crew have worked so hard in creating this production and it really shows.
We spent the evening being dazzled and laughing so hard we cried!
REVIEW WRITTEN BY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. A 34 year old Jewellery Maker.
After being pushed back 8 weeks in advance, Show Up! Southend were finally able to head to Garon Park on September 10th to enjoy the last modicum of summer at the long awaited Summertime Live Festival.
Setting off the day with a variety of DJ sets, good drinks and a beautiful selection of food stalls, could you think of a better way to start off a friday afternoon in the sunshine? We certainly don’t think so, and it would appear other festival attendees would too. Maintaining a completely chilled and welcoming atmosphere the crowd ranged from early millennials up to the coolest of over 60s, some went box standard festival attire whilst others felt more comfortable in your everyday shorts and t-shirt combo. I guess this is the major advantage with a festival on your doorstep, there’s no pressure at all to be something you’re not, everyone is simply there to enjoy themselves and the surreal realisation that live music is back.
The crescendo of the evening was of course the headlining act of the Classic Ibiza Orchestra. With a setlist complete with everyone’s favourite 90s dance floor fillers, including, Born Slippy, Insomnia and Sing It Back – just to name a few, the crowd was certainly either reliving their youth or just enjoying the party. Finalised with an electrifying light show, lazers, smoke machines and bubbles – it certainly gave Jean Michel Jarre a run for his money.
A perfect end (or even start) to the night, the spectacular orchestra finished just before 12pm, leaving festival goers able to catch the last bus home or carry on dancing into the early hours thanks to Southend nightlife. Overall, the festival was a refreshing success, with so many of us missing live events, Summertime Live gave summer 2021 an unforgettable send off that will leave us counting down the days until the next sunny music filled day.
www.summertimelive.co.uk
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If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise!! Outdoor theatre is coming to Southend!! THE GHOST PARTY is a brand new family theatre show performed in an actual forest at Belchamps Activity Centre. Three Essex-based, female lead theatre companies have teamed up to bring families of all ages this spooky Halloween tale. Show Up! Southend had exclusive access to chat to them…Well, it helps that our founder is co-producing this production…
So who are you, where are you from and what do you do?!
Jade: I’ll start. I’m Jade and Actor-Producer from Chelmsford and I started running MIM Theatre full-time during the first lockdown.
Katie: I’m Katie and I started Play.Make.Theatre last year. I grew up in Hockley but am living in Southchurch now and I’ve been a stage manager for many years now.
Rachel: And I’m Rachel, I founded Show Up Productions (and Show Up! Southend)
So where did this idea come from?!
K: Well I produced a show at Belchamps in the summer. A twist on the classic story of Hansel and Gretel. I emailed several different spaces looking for a venue and Belchamps got back to me and were keen! It’s nice to collaborate with another company who also struggled through the pandemic. They understand!
Yes, the lockdown must have affected you all
R: Yeh, I was mid tour when the show got cancelled. We were in the tour bus on the way to another venue, and we just stopped, got our luggage and got on a train home.
K: Yeh all my work was cancelled too. Was ready to start new work then all stopped before it could begin.
J: Same as Rachel, I was working residentially and one night they woke us up at 3am to get us all packed and on the train home by 6am. It felt so surreal, similar to something you’d see in a horror film!
R: But I met Jade because of lockdown, we did some online readings and things together.
So why Halloween?
K: Me and Rachel got chatting. We are on the same mentorship scheme at the Mercury Theatre in Colchester, we decided to team up to produce another show at Belchamps
R: I love outdoor theatre and I came to see Gretel and Hansel too, and then I got Jade involved
J: That was a fun conversation, and of course I said yes, Halloween is my favourite holiday!
K: And we decided to do something for Halloween
Tell us a bit about the show!
K: It’s about a little ghost from the past called Georgie, who wants to celebrate his birthday but he’s all alone. That’s until two children who are lost in the woods stumble across him.
J: They then accidentally let loose a mean grumpy ghost and have to work together to catch him.
Sounds fun! What sort of age is the show aimed at?
R: We’d say kids at primary school, so between 4 – 10. But younger kids will enjoy it too.
K: And adults and parents
J: As well as grandparents!
R: Yes! There are lots of bits in the script for the grown ups,
K: And it’s not super scary so if you’re looking to jump out of your skin then this isn’t for you, there’s a few little spooks but it’s all child friendly!
“A perfect treat for Halloween” as your website says
R: Yes and affordable too! Tickets start from £10
K: And we have an early bird ticket deal where you can get a family ticket for £20 – half price but hurry as it’s ending soon!
J: Our half-price tickets end on 25th Sept – and there’s only a limited number of them too.
Bargain!
K: We think so!
For people that have never been to an outdoor theatre show before what can they expect?
R: Ah it’s so great, I’d bring a chair or a cushion, something to sit on. And blankets in case it’s cold.
K: If it rains a little bit the performance will just carry on so bring a waterproof jacket
R: I love it when your watching a show and it starts spitting and the audience collectively puts up their hoods – it’s like, “yep we got this. Carry on”
The show must go on! Is there any time it will get cancelled?
K: We might pause the performance if it rains heavily, give it 5 or 10 minutes for it to clear and then carry on
J: If we think it’s really unsafe to continue we’ll stop or cancel. But that’s in very extreme circumstances
R: And if we have to cancel then we’ll rearrange to another date and all tickets can be transferred over. But I think people are used to having shows rearranged now!
Yes, in this new covid landscape! What precautions are you taking with that in mind?
J: I’ll take the serious bits. As it’s an outdoor venue, it’s safer of course than being in an enclosed building which is always lovely. We’ll be encouraging masks to be worn by our lovely volunteers, production team and audiences if you wish to. Hand sanitizer will be available at multiple stations throughout the venue and of course all staff and helpers will be performing lateral flow tests and only working the event with a solid negative result. We’re doing all this so you can relax and not have to worry so much about the world at ‘The Ghost Party.’ However feel free to drop us an email if you’re worried about anything at all.
R: Yeh any questions feel free to message us! We’re all friendly!
Sounds great! Anything else you’d like to add?
R: ‘The Ghost Party is on for one show only so this might be the only chance you get to see it!
K: And we are also planning to do some mini pop ups leading up to the event, we’re in talks with doing some arts and crafts at some local shopping centre, and possibly some activities at the libraries too – you might even get to meet Georgie the Ghost! If you follow us on social media or check out our website we’ll put the details on there
J: Our facebook event, ‘The Ghost Party’ has all our competitions for chances to win a lot of treats and definitely no tricks!
Ah how lovely we’ll definitely check that out! Thanks for chatting to us!!
“The Ghost Party”
Belchamps Activity Centre | 30th October | 4.30pm
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Written by Izzy from Show Up! Southend
The bank holiday weekend certainly gave us something to shout about didn’t it? Despite the autumn-like weather, the summertime music festivals were back in full swing, with the likes of All Points East, Reading and Leeds and Victorious Festival who made a return to the calendar this bank holiday. For those of you who haven’t yet had enough glitter, live music and mud then there’s something for you that’s a little closer to home, in the shape of SUMMERTIME LIVE festival, coming to Southend on 10th September 2021.
The Classic Ibiza line up takes place across seven venues in the UK, including: Brighton, Windsor, Newcastle, Lingfield Park, Leeds, Southampton and our very own Southend.
A sublime lineup which is gonna lead you to dig your dancing shoes and glittery kimonos out of the bottom of your wardrobe. The day festival is packed with DJ’s, disco’s and two orchestral classic Ibiza sets, featuring all your favourite dance anthems.
The event commences on Friday 10th September at Garon Park and is set to bring the summer back with all the goodness we love about festivals. Complete with live music, gourmet food and drink and good vibes.
Get your tickets here!!
After copious amounts of zoom quizzes, streamed gigs and a general sense of insanity, live events are finally underway and it seems as though we can begin living like actual human-begins again. With that in mind, when the time came around for live events to get the go ahead, founders of Leigh Folk Festival, Mike and Elliot, decided it was time for a refresh, bringing an alternative twist to the festival for 2021 with ‘Garden Gatherings’.
Izzy from Show up! Southend, spoke with Elliot Waters about Garden Gatherings and what it’ll be bringing to Library Gardens this year.
What made you decide to create garden gatherings?
With both the 2020 and 2021 Folk Festivals cancelled and getting to know Sam Duckworth (Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly) better during the last 12+ months, through the work of Concrete Culture, conversations turned to how we could bring local arts and musicians to a new event, to bring people back together again. With discussions about bringing back Southend Arts Festival, led by John Bulley, everything came together, and so The Garden Gatherings was born.
The artists on the lineup are a variety of genres, could you explain the reasons behind the artists you’ve chosen for Garden Gatherings, and is there anyone you’re particularly excited about playing?
The annual Leigh Folk Festival is usually the last weekend in June – and has heritage and style that dates back nearly 30 years now, with a broad church approach to folk and roots music.
With The Garden Gatherings, as an alternative event, we wanted to push the boundaries even further, while still having elements that rung true with LFF. This is a celebration of the arts, and for us, the line up is an absolute triumph. Whether it’s the talent from up and coming Essex acts like Blab, Mabes, Oli Fox, Christina Hart and Esme Emerson, or the pure brilliance that we can’t wait for in performances from the likes of Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra, Jordan Mackampa or John Smith – the weekend has something for everyone. Plus a WHOLE night dedicated to comedy – and we all need a good laugh.
How did you deal with the lack of live music events over the course of the pandemic?
In 2020, when we were plunged into lockdown, Mike & I were quickly lacking both a lot of work and missing live music – and we love a project! So our answer was to work with Leigh Folk Arts to organise the Front Room Folk Festival.
The initial idea was for a 7-hour online festival, and it grew and became 21 hours of performances across two days with more than 70,000 views now. The whole thing can still be viewed on YouTube, and raised about £8,000 that was split between Help Musicians, Leigh Folk Arts and the Southend Emergency Fund.
Are you excited to finally have a festival-ready for the go-ahead after the last 18 months?
I almost can’t remember what it felt like to stand in the middle of a festival – especially one you have organised – and look around and take in the sounds of performance, soak up the atmosphere and take it all in, and we’ve been working on this for quite some time now – back when the ‘roadmap to reopen the country’ hadn’t really been established yet. There were A LOT of unknowns and barriers to overcome – but in just a few days, that buzz will be back once again in Southend (and check out everything else Southend Arts Festival has to offer over two weeks, too). https://www.visitsouthend.co.uk/event/southend-arts-festival/
Library gardens are undeniably picturesque but no doubt on a smaller scale, why did you decide to hold the festival here?
There is just something about putting on great entertainment within a space like Leigh Library Gardens, it lends itself to something more intimate, more family friendly – it’s manageable and special. We’re able to create defined areas and spaces, without anything or anyone feeling lost in a big space, even when there’s a crowd, it feels comfortable and familiar, and that was important to us.
What else has the festival got to offer other than music?
Across the whole weekend we’ll have some top-class food, a bar in partnership with our friends at Leigh-on-Sea Brewery, and cocktails from Leigh Spirit Co, and Rossi Ice Cream will be joining us too.
On Friday 3 September we kick-off the weekend (and in fact launch Southend Arts Festival) with an evening of side-splitting comedy. The lineup is packed with 11 top-class comedians who’ll have you in stitches! We’ll welcome Edinburgh Fringe’s Best Newcomer 2016 Jayde Adams; host of the Two Vegan Idiots podcast and Mock The Week regular Carl Donnelly; Britain’s Got Talent’s musically comedic runner up Robert White; Celebrity Gogglebox and Amused Moose National New Comic Award winner Babatunde Aleshe; and Mark Simmons who regularly supports Rob Brydon, Seann Walsh and Rob Beckett.
Saturday is all about the music – but on Sunday, our free community day, we’ll have sea shanties, poetry, workshops, live painting, Southend Museums are joining us in the Metal Makes space, and an amazing Makers Market to check out too.
What’s next for Garden Gatherings? If all goes well this year what can we expect in 2022?
All eyes for Leigh Folk Arts will be turning to its 30th anniversary, set for the last weekend in June – beyond and aside from that – watch this space!
Garden Gatherings Festival is on from 3rd to 5th September. Tickets here.
AND Show Up! Southend have a stall at the Makers Market – pop down and see us!
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Stoked holds happy memories for me (Grace) as it’s where I asked one of my best friends to be part of my bridal team! We had their Smokehouse BBQ Plate, which was made up of tempeh ribs, slaw, mac n cheese and ‘pit beans’ and it was excellent! I especially enjoyed their mac n cheese! Despite how full we were feeling, we couldn’t resist the donuts that were on display! I had a pecan pie donut and then thought about it for the next 3 days. The guys who work there are so friendly and there’s a fantastic vibe, I’d love to go back in the evening to make the most of their beers and BBQ selection!
We first stumbled across Legend Deli a few years ago when we were wandering round town trying to find somewhere that was still serving lunch in the middle of the afternoon! My cousin, who’s also a vegan, was visiting from London and I was trying to prove to her that you can get good vegan food in Southend too! I can’t remember exactly what we had, but I do remember being super impressed by it! During lockdown, we got a takeaway from Legend Deli. I had their tempeh tower burger which featured a hash brown (a firm favourite for me, as you know). They always smash it with their flavours and the vegan cheese makes you question whether it’s actually vegan – a good sign! They’ve recently moved their restaurant’s location to Sutton Road, but can still do takeaways!
Chai is a new cafe under the Yoga Factory in Southend. We always seem to end up there covered in paint/sawdust/glue after a morning of working on our van conversion (that’s another story) – but they always welcome us with a big smile! They have the most amazing selection of hot drinks, some of our faves being their turmeric latte, the dirty chai and their hot chocolate! They also do delicious plant-based food, including a vegan sausage roll and energy balls. We are yet to try any of their meals, but I’ve been admiring them on Instagram for a while now! The space has such a lovely, chill energy and is the perfect spot for a chilled lunch or morning chai.
We’ve only been to Blend once so far, but it made a big impression on us! We went in the weeks running up to Christmas and they had the most amazing festive sandwiches, that came with a side of roast potatoes! Surely a winner in anyone’s book! We also treated ourselves to some of their delicious cakes – a jammie dodger slice, a red velvet cake and a biscoff cupcake!! The highlight for me was definitely my apple pie milkshake, it was an absolute delight! I’ve never had a milkshake like it and will definitely have it again when we go back there! Even though it’s a bit of a trek from Southend, it’s definitely worth it! While you’re there you might as well have a wander round Hadleigh Castle too!
We love this place so much, we really need to get a loyalty card! Whenever we’re feeling a bit rubbish, or like we need to get out and breathe some fresh air, we always head down to Chalkwell and grab something from Saltwater while we’re there. We’ve been there at the crack of dawn after a morning run (this only happened once), on a freezing cold winter’s evening, in the height of summer when the pavement’s too hot for bare feet, and sheltered inside from the pouring rain! Our favourite choice is their chai latte with oat milk, closely followed by the delicious fruit smoothies they make! We often enjoy their breakfast or brunch bagels (if it’s got a hash brown in it, I’m sold), and on our most recent visit they had warm churros! We love this place so much and the staff are always so friendly and chatty.
Classic Cakes Made Vegan, Rayleigh
If you’re a vegan in South East Essex, and you haven’t heard of Classic Cakes Made Vegan, you’ve been seriously missing out! She makes the most amazing, delicious and beautiful ever! Non-vegan friends and family members will choose these cakes over any other option!! She made Jess’ birthday cake for us and it was so beautiful, it was a gorgeous carrot cake with watercolour rainbow icing. She also does treat boxes for Christmas, Mother’s Day, Easter and lots of different holidays and celebrations. She doesn’t have her own shop so you pick the cakes up from her home, or they can be delivered to you if you’re local! She is also incredibly accommodating to any allergies or intolerances that people may have. An absolute must for local vegans!
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