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Stephen has welcomed a whole host of guests from the Pavilion to his Radio Norfolk show over the years and we're hugely excited that he's agreed to take up the role.

During the 2023 Norfolk Arts Awards, Stuart was presented with the Peter Wilson Special Recognition award for a lifetime of devotion to the Pavilion Theatre in Gorleston.

The long time youth theatre group directed by Sheila Pascall has been running weekly classes and annual performances at the Pavilion for over 2 decades and LAMDA exams are part of the group's educational offering.

Isabella’s Dance and Musical Theatre Company donated all profits from their 2022 showcase to the Gorleston Pavilion Trust which has recently laid a new stage floor and is now planning a full refurbishment of the Pavilion's upstairs studio.

Our new bees have just moved into their new home and we've launched a new webcam that means you can watch their activity LIVE 24/7!

We're extremely proud to have worked alongside Heart2Heart Norfolk to fundraise for a brand new defibrillator to be installed outside of the Pavilion.

The festival is one of the East Coast’s biggest free family events and the Pavilion is very proud to be a partner sponsor.

In a collaboration with Reprezent Project and St. Georges School, we have our very own specially designed beehive on our roof which should start producing honey from 2024.

We took part in this year's Royal Norfolk Show, sitting within the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce Business Hub (and even caught a glimpse of the Prince of Wales!)

We're very proud to have launched another great season of FREE open-air bandstand concerts in Gorleston this Summer.

We're looking for a group of young people to create a new event targeted at your own age group that the theatre may never have hosted before, supported by a series of workshops over the Summer as part of the 2023 Heritage Open Days Festival.

We are aware of the building works currently taking place in the bandstand gardens opposite the theatre and have some updates to share in relation to this.

Healthwatch Norfolk, which represents the voice of patients and passes them on to NHS and care decision-makers, is holding another one of its Live events and this time it's right here at the Pavilion Theatre on Thursday 27th April.

We are extremely proud to be the new exclusive home of The Comedy Store in Great Yarmouth, launching this December and returning 4 times a year throughout 2024 and beyond.

Would you like to take part in our 2023 professional pantomime 'Dick Whittington'? We'd love to hear from you!

We are thrilled to announce that we have been chosen by Heritage Open Days to take part in their 2023 'New Wave' training programme, which is designed to help organisations to develop new and innovative events with and for young adults.

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We're very proud to be running our backstage tours again this year as part of the Heritage Open Days free series of events.

The Gorleston Bandstand has now been brought into the Pavilion Theatre family and to celebrate we're launching a brand new season of free Sunday afternoon Summer Bandstand concerts.

We're very excited to present our brand new 2022 What's On programme, full of fantastic plays, musicals, tribute shows, pantomimes and much more!

In partnership with Anglia Technology and Visit Great Yarmouth, we have set up a webcam that will stream live pictures of the Gorleston Seafront view from our balcony, including the Pier Gardens, bandstand and glorious beach.