For more than a century, the rooms have been filled with entertainers swanning around putting on their frocks and gladrags before hitting the stage.
Now there are plans to secure the future of Cromer's landmark theatre on the pier through a major revamp of the dressing rooms.
The venue is one of the few buildings of its kind - it is one of five end-of-pier theatres that remain in the UK.
But over the years the Grade II listed attraction's dressing rooms and 'back of house' have deteriorated.
To bring it up to date and allow for the show to go on for years to come, North Norfolk District Council, which owns the pier and its buildings, wants to spend £331,000 to rejuvenate the space.
It follows an earlier £1,134,000 project to redevelop the café and bar, as well as previous work to make improvements to the structure.
It is not thought the planned works will affect the heritage of the building, as the materials and form will match the existing rooms.
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Tim Adams, leader of NNDC, said: "This project is vital to ensure the show will go on at Cromer Pier.
"The dressing rooms are in a deteriorated state, having not received this attention for some years now, and these improvements will improve the accessibility and functionality of the Pier as well."
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Mr Adams added that the revamp will make the building more sustainable and energy-efficient, helping to reduce costs and increase the profitability of the venue.
The public can view the plans on the NNDC planning portal and comment on them if they wish.
Councillors will vote on whether or not to approve the revamp at a later date.
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THE CROMER PIER CHRONICLES
As far back as 1391, there are records of a pier - or jetty - at Cromer, from which local produce was loaded onto ships.
In 1822, a 210ft (64 m) long jetty was constructed, made of cast iron supplied by a foundry in Saxthorpe, but it was destroyed in a storm just 24 years later.
It was replaced by another wooden structure, this one a little longer at 240ft (73m).
The jetty became popular for promenading, with a keeper employed to 'keep order'.
Strict rules meant ladies were required to 'retire' from the jetty by 9pm.
In 1897, a coal boat smashed into the jetty, damaging it beyond repair. It was dismantled and the timber sold for £40.
The town was without a pier until, in 1902, the new pier - which survives to this day - was completed.
It was 450ft (140m) and cost £17,000 to build.
In the early years, it had glass-screened shelters and a bandstand on the end.
The shelters were roofed over in 1905 to form a pavilion.
The bandstand was later replaced with a stage.
From 1907 this was used to accommodate the latest craze of roller-skating.
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