Eastlife February 2019
Love is in the air this month! As the most romantic day of the year approaches, we’ve come up with ways to fall head over heels in love with our beautiful corner of the UK. Escape reality and book a weekend break, staying at some of the best accommodation in region, discover Suffolk’s secret history or spoil the one you love with a romantic gesture such as a day out or dinner date at one of the most stylish restaurants in the East. If you’re a fan of the arts, we have a sneak peek at the spring/summer theatre season, plus there’s 10 great ideas to keep children entertained during the half term. February is the month of our wedding special. If you’re newly engaged, you’ll find plenty of inspiration for planning your big day, including this year’s must-have dress designs and venues that will make you feel like royalty! As the season changes we’d love to see your pictures from around the region. Tag us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and use #eastlife
Love is in the air this month! As the most romantic day of the year approaches, we’ve come up with ways to fall head over heels in love with our beautiful corner of the UK. Escape reality and book a weekend break, staying at some of the best accommodation in region, discover Suffolk’s secret history or spoil the one you love with a romantic gesture such as a day out or dinner date at one of the most stylish restaurants in the East.
If you’re a fan of the arts, we have a sneak peek at the spring/summer theatre season, plus there’s 10 great ideas to keep children entertained during the half term.
February is the month of our wedding special. If you’re newly engaged, you’ll find plenty of inspiration for planning your big day, including this year’s must-have dress designs and venues that will make you feel like royalty!
As the season changes we’d love to see your pictures from around the region. Tag us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and use #eastlife
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What’s on in Essex<br />
THEATRE, FILM AND SHOWS<br />
30 Jan - 9 Feb Annie<br />
Join Annie, a plucky, charming<br />
orphan girl, and her loveable<br />
adopted mutt named Sandy, as they<br />
take you on a musical adventure in<br />
1930s New York. Mercury Theatre,<br />
Balkerne Gate, Colchester, CO1 1PT<br />
01206 573948<br />
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk<br />
6-7 Feb The Shy Manifesto<br />
The Shy Manifesto is bittersweet<br />
comedy drama about a boy who is fed<br />
up of being told to come out of his<br />
shell. The Harlow Playhouse, Playhouse<br />
Square, Harlow, CM20 1LS. 01279<br />
431945. www.playhouseharlow.com<br />
7-Feb Adam Kay: This is Going to<br />
Hurt<br />
Award-winning comedian Adam<br />
Kay shares entries from his diaries<br />
as a junior doctor in this “electrifying”<br />
(Guardian) evening of stand-up<br />
and music. Cliffs Pavilion, Station<br />
Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 7RA<br />
01702 351135.<br />
www.southendtheatres.org.uk<br />
7-14 Feb DNA<br />
A group of teenagers do something<br />
bad, really bad, panic and cover<br />
things up. But when they find their<br />
misfiring practical joke uniting them,<br />
what’s the point of putting things<br />
right? Queens Theatre, Billet Lane,<br />
Hornchurch, RM11 1QT.<br />
www.queens-theatre.co.uk<br />
9-Feb Ken Cheng<br />
Dave Joke of the Fringe Winner,<br />
Cambridge mathematics dropout<br />
and professional poker player Ken<br />
Cheng embarks on his UK-wide<br />
tour following a sold-out, award<br />
nominated run at the Edinburgh<br />
Festival. Palace Theatre, 430 London<br />
Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 9LA<br />
01702 351135<br />
www.southendtheatres.org.uk<br />
9-Feb Mandy Muden: Cunning Stunts<br />
Loads of amazing tricks, razor sharp wit<br />
and lots of audience participation. Don’t<br />
miss a chance to see the only women<br />
ever to combine magic and comedy.<br />
The Harlow Playhouse, Playhouse<br />
Square, Harlow, CM20 1LS. 01279<br />
431945. www.playhouseharlow.com<br />
12-14 Feb We’re Going On A Bear<br />
Hunt<br />
Expect catchy songs, interactive<br />
scenes and plenty of hands-on<br />
adventure! Palace Theatre, 430<br />
London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea,<br />
SS0 9LA. 01702 351135<br />
www.southendtheatres.org.uk<br />
14-Feb Russell Kane<br />
Packing more energy than a Duracell<br />
factory, Russell’s RS Turbo laugh<br />
engine will motor through love, family<br />
and life – once again proving that<br />
the fast and the curious amongst us,<br />
see more stuff, and get more done.<br />
Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate,<br />
Colchester CO1 1PT. 01206 573948<br />
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk<br />
15-Feb Dan Snow – An Evening with<br />
the ‘History Guy’<br />
The evening will feature the wellknown<br />
historian and TV presenter<br />
recount anecdotes of memorable<br />
experiences from his very successful<br />
career as an historian and broadcaster.<br />
West Cliff Theatre, Tower Road,<br />
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 1LE.<br />
01255 433344.<br />
www.westcliffclacton.co.uk<br />
16-Feb Joan Collins - Unscripted<br />
‘Joan Collins - Unscripted’ will see<br />
audiences enthralled as Dame Joan<br />
reveals some of the exciting stories<br />
and secrets from her long career<br />
and also includes a question and<br />
answer session with the chance to ask<br />
questions about her life and career.<br />
Palace Theatre, 430 London Road,<br />
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 9LA. 01702<br />
351135. www.southendtheatres.org.uk<br />
16, 17 & 20 Feb Film: Colette<br />
Keira Knightley stars in this vibrant<br />
biopic about the French writer<br />
who challenged gender norms and<br />
revolutionised literature in Belle<br />
Époque Paris. Saffron Screen, Saffron<br />
Walden County High School, Audley<br />
End Road, CB11 4UH. 01799 500238<br />
www.saffronscreen.com<br />
18-23 Feb The Girl On The Train<br />
Adapted from Paula Hawkins’ novel –<br />
an international phenomenon selling<br />
over twenty million copies worldwide<br />
– and starring Samantha Womack and<br />
Oliver Farnworth, this gripping new<br />
play will keep you guessing until the<br />
final moment. Palace Theatre,<br />
430 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea,<br />
SS0 9LA. 01702 351135.<br />
www.southendtheatres.org.uk<br />
18-23 Feb The Mousetrap<br />
Experience shuddering suspense<br />
and a brilliantly intricate plot where<br />
murder lurks around every corner.<br />
Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate,<br />
Colchester, CO1 1PT. 01206 573948<br />
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk<br />
21-Feb LDN Wrestling<br />
The stars of LDN Wrestling are<br />
returning to the Princes Theatre for a<br />
night of over the top super-slamming<br />
wrestling! Princes Theatre, Station<br />
Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 1SE.<br />
01255 686633. www.tendringdc.gov.<br />
uk › Leisure › Princes Theatre<br />
26 Feb - 2 Mar My Fair Lady<br />
The tale of a cockney flower girl, Eliza<br />
Doolittle, transformed into an elegant<br />
lady by Professor Henry Higgins and<br />
the subsequent unexpected affect<br />
that she has on his life. Civic Theatre,<br />
Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1JG<br />
01245 606505.<br />
www.chelmsford.gov.uk<br />
27 Feb - 9 Mar One Man, Two<br />
Guvnors<br />
In 1963 Brighton, out-of-work skiffle<br />
player Francis Henshall becomes<br />
separately employed by two men<br />
– Roscoe Crabbe, a gangster, and<br />
Stanley Stubbers, an upper class<br />
twit. Francis tries to keep the two<br />
from meeting, in order to avoid each<br />
of them learning that Francis is also<br />
working for someone else.<br />
The Old Court Theatre, 233 Springfield<br />
Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6JT<br />
www.chelmsford.gov.uk<br />
28-Feb Carl Hutchinson - I Know I<br />
Shouldn’t Behave Like This...<br />
From buying a house to having kids,<br />
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