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With Cinemas, Theatres, Comedy and Music Venues a plenty, if you are searching for Entertainment in Essex you will not be disappointed.

One company making life that little bit easier when it comes to finding a venue for a great night out is essex-live.co.uk. Operated by Standing Ovation Entertainments Ltd, their website provides an easy to use online booking service for Theatre, Music and Comedy venues and events throughout the county in towns such as Basildon, Chelmsford, Clacton, Colchester and Hornchurch.

Updated on a regular basis, it is worth visiting the special offers page of essex-live.co.uk as they are often able to bring their customers special offers on various Essex entertainment tickets. This could be anything from being able to book tickets online without booking fee charges to special reduced price ticket allocations or ‘Early Bird’ booking offers.

Let’s not forget probably the most popular form of Entertainment in Essex, the Cinema. The Cinema Advertising Association estimates that the summer of 2008 saw the highest number of cinema admissions in the last 40 years.
With the combination of the large nationwide groups such as Cineworld, Empire, Odeon, Showcase, Vue and the smaller independent cinemas, you are now spoilt for choice for a venue.

One such independent cinema and part of the Thameside Complex is the Thameside Theatre situated in Grays. The Thameside Complex, a multi purpose arts venue, comprises of the Theatre, Thameside Two function room, Museum, Library and an Exhibition Area.
Also available is a Bar which is open before and throughout performances.


Just a stones throw away you will also find the Lakeside Retail Park. Conveniently situated just off the M25 and with easy access from London, the retail park is a shopper’s paradise.
Within the park you will find many restaurants and bars, and enough to keep you entertained for an exciting day out.

Moving away from Grays, nearer to Chelmsford and located opposite Freeport Braintree Outlet Shopping Village is Cineworld’s multi screen cinema. This is ideal for an enjoyable day out as you can spend some time wondering round the many shops, followed by a meal in one of the restaurants and then relax while watching a film of your choice before making your way home.


As you can see by this very brief overview of some of the Entertainment in Essex that is at your disposal, this exciting county has plenty to offer, whether you are one of the lucky residents of Essex or visiting from further afield.

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