The West Cliff Theatre in Clacton-on-Sea, England, dates back to 1894 when Bert Graham, a 21-year-old civil servant, set up a concert party on a patch of waste ground in Agate Road.
In 1899, along with Bernard Russell and Will Bentley, Graham moved the concert party to the West Cliff Gardens.
Bernard Russell died in 1910, but Graham and Bentley continued the concert party.
Eventually, Clacton Council bought the theatre and continued to put on shows.
The West Cliff (Tendring) Trust is now solely responsible for putting on the shows at the theatre and still maintain the tradition of putting on a summer show.