Mercury Theatre Unveils Cast & Creative Team for 2024/5 Pantomime

The Mercury Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for their highly anticipated [...]

Discover Upcoming Events at Red Lion Books

The festive season has arrived at Red Lion Books in Colchester, bringing with it a [...]

Upcoming Shows and Events at the Mercury Theatre in 2025

The Mercury Theatre has revealed an impressive lineup of shows over the next year, promising [...]

Two Exhibitions to Explore in Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe currently has two exhibitions that celebrate the beauty of the coast. Make the journey [...]

Get Ready for Colchester’s Sound 4

This Saturday, 2nd November, Keep Colchester Cool and Colchester Arts Centre brings you the fourth [...]

Oyster Land: An Interview with Matthew John Harrison

Local filmmaker Matthew John Harrison is showing his latest documentary, Oyster Land, on Saturday 26th [...]

Stage Craft @ Colchester Fringe

Led by Richard Bland (MA in Drama Directing from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, BA [...]

Interviewed: Wait For June

German folk-indie band Wait for June brings their genre-defying sound to Colchester Arts Centre on Saturday, 19th [...]

YOLO: Seb Fontaine and Carly Wilford to play Trilogy

YOLO and Club76 are excited to welcome DJs Seb Fontaine and Carly Wilford on the [...]

Celebrating 15 Years of Keep Colchester Cool

Fifteen years ago today, on 19th September 2009, I created a Facebook group—something I’d never [...]

Colchester’s Anti Loo Roll Brigade Festival: A Celebration

Colchester’s Anti Loo Roll Brigade Festival (ALB Festival) has quickly become one of the year’s [...]

Interviewed: Colchester’s Hic Sumus

Hic Sumus have been cropping up at events throughout the city this past year. I [...]

Interviewed: Tim Young of the Crunchy Frog Players

Ben Howard chats with Tim Young of the Crunchy Frog Players about his latest show [...]

Interviewed: Hobo Chang

There’s lots going on for Hobo Chang this week, with the release of their new [...]

Interviewed: Sweet Unrest and Owen Bennett

Sweet Unrest will play Three Wise Monkeys in Colchester this Wednesday, 19th June. I caught [...]

Interview: Fraser Morgan and his 1000th show

Colchester’s Fraser Morgan will be playing his 1000th show at Colchester Arts Centre on Saturday [...]

KEG return to Colchester

Good Friday, March 29th, promises to be a top night with the 7-piece band KEG [...]

Colchester’s Unforgettable Week in Music

This week has been a game-changer for Colchester’s music scene, marking a time of huge [...]

Bridget.’s Damage Reversal

There’s an artist who’s been making noise on the Colchester scene for a while and [...]

MEFF FEST 2024 Announced

Since their debut in 2019, The Meffs, consisting of Lily (vocals/guitar) and Lewis (drums/backing vocals), [...]