News

We’re thrilled to announce that Gorleston Pavilion Trust has received a major £18,000 grant from The National Lottery Community Fund to support the continued growth of our Community Hub.

Visitors to Gorleston’s seafront will notice a cheerful new addition this week, as a series of vibrant planters have been installed throughout the Pavilion bandstand gardens.

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Douglas Gorin - a true gentleman of the stage and a much-loved part of our 'Old Tyme Music Hall' summer seasons in the early 2000s.

The Pavilion Theatre will offer captioned performances of this year’s pantomime, marking Deaf Awareness Week with a new step towards greater accessibility.

Gorleston Pavilion is set to appear on national television as part of a special VE Day 80 feature on BBC's 'The One Show', airing at 6:30pm.

We’re thrilled to share that Gorleston Pavilion Theatre is a finalist in the 2025 Muddy Stilettos Awards! This recognition feels extra special, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the love and support from our community.

Gorleston seafront is now part of a major free public Wi‑Fi rollout, thanks to a £190,000 investment from the Government’s Town Deal fund.

The Pavilion Theatre in Gorleston marked the 80th anniversary of VE Day in style last night with a packed house, a poignant celebration, and a heartfelt nod to the past.

One year ago we took over the Pavilion and together we’ve achieved so much in such a short space of time. Now, we’re raising £10,000 to help keep YOUR theatre thriving after a challenging winter.

The Gorleston Pavilion Trust is shining a light on the importance of organ donation by turning the Pavilion Theatre in Gorleston pink this September, in unison with other landmark buildings across the borough of Great Yarmouth, including the iconic Town Hall.

We teamed up with Gro Plants (Bells Road) and Gorleston Apiary to run a competition with local primary school students for them to design their own plant pot to feature in our rooftop apiary.

The Gorleston Pavilion Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Chair of Trustees, local business leader and long time supporter of the Pavilion Tom Haczewski, who succeeds Alex Youngs (the trust's new Chief Executive) in the role.

The Great Yarmouth Borough Council development management committee has unanimously approved the theatre's listed building consent application for vital repair works to the roof.

The Gorleston Pavilion Trust is proud to be supporting the return of Pride on Saturday 1st June after a hugely successful first year in 2023.

We are honoured to be in the top 5 finalists for the 2024 Norfolk Muddy Stilettos awards "Best Arts, Culture & Theatre" category - thank you to everyone who voted to get us to this stage!

After 3 decades of stewardship under Stuart Malkovich and Kevin Lynch, the Pavilion Theatre has just entered a new chapter as it moves into the hands of the registered charity "Gorleston Pavilion Trust", with new Chief Executive Alex Youngs at the helm.

To help fundraise for the theatre's latest £50k target we've teamed up with OneLottery to offer a new Pavilion Lottery with weekly prizes of up to £25,000.

Following on from the success of our 2023 Pantomime 'Dick Whittington', we're holding auditions on Monday 19th February for the principal roles of our 2024 professional production of 'Cinderella'.

The vibrant string group based in Norfolk have played with major British Orchestras such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, recorded with bands such as Blur and The Cranberries and toured the globe.

Today the Mayor Councillor Penny Carpenter and our Chair of Trustees Alex Youngs unveiled a new Blue Plaque on the building along with a £50k fundraising campaign for urgent repairs to the building.

This week we launched a new warm hub and community space, which meets at the theatre 3 days a week through until the end of February.

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.