Thameside Theatre

One of the Best Places To Visits in Grays Frequently mentioned in reviews: Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. A wonderful resource. I have seen a number of the productions here and have never been disappointed. The council is trying to close this resource, theatre, archive, museum, library. We should support these remarkable venues. Good theatre, the were friendly and helpful, was there to watch beauty and the beast excellent pantomime the whole family loved it. The itself was a good size, good location, with library and exhibition down stair which the can go and visit. I just hope they don't knock it down and turn it to a flats. It is many years since I have visited this theatre... primarily because I'm fortunate to have a good on my own doorstep. The is showing signs of age.It is clean and appears well maintained but does need some TLC. I appreciate the owners (local council) are experiencing financial difficulties and in some respects are to be applauded for keeping this facility open. When I used to work in Grays this was considered a jewel...but sadly now tarnished. The show I was watched was of a high standard and the with whom I interacted polite and helpful. If remains open, suggest as a minimum, that funds be spent on seating ... bringing this to a more modern standard. Improved seating in the bar area is required ( not foldaway chairs) and better stocking would be welcomed. Above said...if you haven't been before please support this theatre...it deserves more help Just got back from a lovely evening of the pantomime. Words can’t describe how funny the cast were tonight. Had me and my wife in floods of laughter. The Dame was fantastic and his side kick muddles. Really well kept when they went off script. Definitely a 10/10 a watch to go and see. Only a hand full of shows to go this year. The singing in the show was fantastic. I will definitely be booking for Christmas 2025. The is on the 3rd floor so if you are not great on your feet there is a lift which will take you to the top floor. Small compact in need of a refurbishments. Ideal for the drama club and suitable place for the comedy club that starred comedian seen on Live at the Apoĺlo on television. For the £25 fee good value. Ample parking to the rear and side. Went to see the pantomime Jack and the Bean stalk. Great production, the cast done so well. Great twist to the story, which made it different. The kids loved it. Dec 2022, superb pantomime, great comedy for adults and young children. Lovely too, not too big so nice and intimate so you really feel like part of the show. Get there before this season's run finishes! We will 100% be back for next year's panto! As a SEN carer, I have never had such a negative experience. Today, we visited Thameside in Grays for their Christmas Pantomime. Mum phoned the day before to book the tickets and spoke to a lovely lady who booked the tickets over the phone, it was explained that he would want to sit on the floor as he feels grounded this way, she said she will explain to and was very supportive and accommodating to this. Even told us where to sit and booked those specific seats for us. As his first experience I was so unsure with how he would react as he’d never been to one before. We went in, all very happy, the greeted us nicely and it was all good and we were ready to go. We had the back seats so we had a bit more space for him to be able to regulate himself with sitting on the floor with his ribbon. The gave the okay for this and were really happy with him being able to do this. Surprisingly, he was so engaged in the pantomime - laughing and really smiling. He was doing so amazing, sitting there quietly and every now and then playing with his ribbon. From the moment we sat down, the lady in front of us was watching him. She kept turning round and glaring at him when he was playing with his ribbon. She had her arm round her child every time he would move or even laugh and made sure her child didn’t turn round at all. About 30 minutes into the show, a member came over to me and said he needed to move back as it wasn’t fair on everyone else. I questioned what exactly wasn’t fair, as he was sitting so nicely on the floor (which was okay with staff) watching the show. We had a complaint from the lady in front of us that apparently he was hitting a chair in front, which was completely untrue. How can he hit the back of the chair when he’s sitting so nicely next to it? This was where I put my foot down and had enough, so we left. Unfortunately for us, they completely ruined his first experience at the Pantomime for us. We will not be recommending at all, as the handled the situation absolutely unfairly. And ruined this experience for him. Photo for reference this is exactly what he was doing at the very back of the by the back doors causing no harm to anyone. Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites.