BRAND new shows will join firm favourites this summer season at Clacton’s Princes Theatre with a showcase of music, comedy and family fun.

Between May and August there are a total of 25 shows, including nine new ones.

The programme kicks off with Walk Right Back, a tribute to the Everly Brothers on May 3, while other tributes will pay homage to George Michael, Madonna and Bob Marley among others.

There’s also a visit from former X Factor winner Joe McElderry who appears on the coast on May 18 and other stars from the hit ITV talent show Jonathan Ansell (G4 frontman) and Rhydian Roberts who join forces on June 2 for the first time to perform a concert celebrating the smash hit songs from the greatest musicals of all time.

There will be laughs aplenty during the season, with adult-only comedy from Billy Pearce on June 23, while Jasper Carrott will bring a mixture of music and comedy with his show on May 11.

Musicals also feature, including Clacton Musical Theatre Society presenting a four-night run of Monty Python’s Spamalot in July, and you can keep youngsters entertained with the Milkshake Live – The Magic Storybook in June.

Meanwhile, if you are looking for something a bit different then wrestling returns next month when The stars of LDN Wrestling world returning to the Princes for a night of over the top super-slamming on May 24.

And in complete contrast to that the following night let the Vienna Festival Ballet take you on a magical trip into fairyland with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake.

Visit princestheatre.co.uk.