Spotlight on ‘Stage Left’ at the Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre in Paignton is a community theatre, managed and operated by Jazz Hands CIC, a not for profit community interest company. It has a lease from Torbay council to operate the Palace for 25 years – and it is a CIC with great plans to increase the reach...
Groovy Movies
We’re bringing fabulous movie nights (and matinees) to the Palace! But not just any old film showing, we’re inviting you to get involved – dress up, sing-a-long, celebrate and have some fun. And also, sip a cool glass of fizz during our evening performances....
Christmas Wreath Workshops on sale
Create a beautiful Christmas wreath to hang on your door or above your fireplace. Come and join us for a fun session making your own traditional wreaths to take home. We will have a vast array of natural materials on hand for you to use and lots of ideas to help you...
THE INTERNATIONAL AGATHA CHRISTIE FESTIVAL PRESENTS
A Reading of AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A Daughter’s a Daughter A Play in Three Acts on 14 September 2019 at Palace Theatre, Paignton. The play takes place between 1945 and 1949 at the flat of Ann Prentice, in a red brick Victorian mansion block near Sloane Square, London....
Palace in finals of Tourism Oscars
Delighted to be finalists in The English Riviera Tourism Awards! We’re finalists in the Access and Inclusivity category and the Tourism Innovation category and we will hear how we have done in October. In the meantime, we’re having a celebratory glass of...
The pies the limit
We’ve teamed up with Passion for Pies to offer our customers a brand new food offer at the theatre. Our first pie night will coincide with Jack Dee – Off the Telly on 22 SEPTEMBER, so if you’re planning on coming to see Jack and wanted to have...
Put your meeting on centre stage
If you are looking for a new venue for your meeting or conference, look no further than the Palace Theatre. We have a number of options available, perhaps a board meeting on our stage, a one to one in our dressing rooms, a conference or meeting in the 380 seater...
A surprise gift
If you’re planning a trip to the theatre for a special day, a birthday or anniversary perhaps, why not book one of our special packages? We will arrange a balloon at the seat, with a card and two glasses of fizz at the interval. All for just £10. Simply let the...
An Audience at the Palace
Starting this October, we’ll be hosting a new series of monthly daytime talks on fascinating themes such as local history, the arts, and the world of theatre entertainment delivered by popular local speakers, historians and enthusiasts with a wealth of knowledge. ...
Palace Theatre wins Best Live Performance Venue Award
From death-defying adventures, to quiet strolls by exquisite monuments of beauty, LUX Life Magazine looks to promote and honour the businesses and enterprises which make the entertainment of families, groups and individuals their priority. The Palace Theatre in...
Christmas. Time.
Have you been given the job of organising the office Christmas party? Do you feel like doing something a little different this year? Let us take the stress and strain away from you. We’ve a great idea, how about a play, pie and a pint? Or a play, Prosecco and a...
Paws at the Palace.
We do have lovely audiences at the Palace and we offer a warm welcome to each and every one of them. Whatever the request, we do our very best to deliver. It’s not often a customer asks us if they can sleep in our box office during the show, whether they can have some...
Agatha Christie: on stage, by the river and underground
Throughout June and July we have the fabulous Bijou Theatre on our stage with Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee. We are jolly proud to be able to celebrate Torbay’s very own literary genius with this play, book now to enjoy Agatha Christie at her best; a...
Certificate of Excellence
We love reading your reviews on our Facebook page, on Google reviews and on TripAdvisor, it means so much to us to hear how much you love coming to the Theatre and how much you have enjoyed yourselves. It’s equally nice to hear directly from TripAdvisor that we...
Comedy in the spotlight
An exciting new collaboration with South West based, Laughable Entertainments will bring some of the best-known names in the comedy world to the Palace Theatre. The first show to kickstart the season will be on Friday 21 June when top comedian, BBC Radio 4...
We’re Muddy Devon Finalists
We remember when the Muddy Stilettos (Devon) finalists were announced last year (2018), we had only been in business for a couple of weeks and we said ‘we’ll go in for those next year’ (In the style of Del Boy saying to Rodney ‘Don’t...
One year on
On 1 May 2019 Jazz Hands celebrated its first year managing and operating the Palace Theatre, and what a fabulous year it has been. We have welcomed new faces and regular performers, we’ve laughed, sung and danced, we’ve listened to some exceptional stories, we’ve had...
Celebrating our fabulous team
We cannot deny the fact that we are a small team at the Palace, in numbers and some of us in stature, but we work hard and deliver our very best for our customers. As a team we award ‘employee of the month’ where the winner is rewarded with a natty trophy and a...
Especially for us
When we found out that Jason Donovan was coming to the Palace our excitement knew no bounds, and it wasn’t just us – it was clear that he was still a hit with our audiences and we were delighted that he performed to a sell-out crowd. What a night, he gave us more than...
Queen of Theatre
In 2018, Jazz Hands CIC was crowned Queen of Theatre by Aqua Design Group via their social media campaign ‘The Royal Connection’. This #QueenOf day competition was developed during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 and proved...
He shoots, he scores, back of the net
We were delighted to welcome Gazza to the Palace in October (2018). He certainly created an atmosphere in the theatre, and a new audience, keen to hear his stories and memories. It was an honour to meet such a sporting legend and to welcome him to our stage – his...
Only Fools and Boycie.
The wonderful John Challis came to the Palace in October (2018) and brought with him so much laughter, fun and wit. He was with us as part of his ‘Only Fools and Boycie’ tour and we were thrilled he included us. Not only did he put on a fabulous show for a very...
The voice of cricket
Hearing Henry Blofeld say ‘Hello, my dear old things!’ to us as he walked into the Palace was an absolute joy. From start to finish his debut at the Palace was magical, he charmed us all with his wit, his stories and his warm character. And he certainly charmed the...Upcoming shows
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02
Postponed: Torbay and South West England Festival (Dance section)
March 31 to April 8
Thu
09
Postponed … Dracula: The Bloody Truth
April 9 @ 19:30 to 22:00
Fri
10
Postponed … Dracula: The Bloody Truth
April 10 @ 19:30 to 22:00
Sat
11
Postponed … Dracula: The Bloody Truth
April 11 @ 19:30 to 22:00
Fri
24
Cancelled – The Chicago Blues Brothers – A Night at the Movies
April 24 @ 19:30 to 22:00