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Colchester Fringe: Alicia Queen on Blip Blarp
When Alicia Queen returned to dating after divorce, she expected her newfound confidence to help. [...]
Tom Allen announces new Colchester show for 2028
Comedian Tom Allen will bring his brand-new stand-up show Totally to Charter Hall in Colchester [...]
The Void: sci-fi horror at Mercury Theatre
Award-winning theatre company Thunder Road brings its cinematic sci-fi horror The Void to the Mercury [...]
Noah Pantano brings Dark Room to Colchester Fringe
When people told Noah Alfred Pantano that Pup Play “wasn’t that bad”, it wasn’t quite the reassurance [...]
Open-air comedy returns to St Botolph’s Priory this weekend
Colchester Arts Centre is returning to St Botolph’s Priory this weekend for two nights of [...]
Lightstreams premieres at Mercury Theatre Colchester
Lightstreams, a new play based on the experiences of migrant care workers, premieres at the [...]
Kevin Pearce and the story behind Sun Cutter
Colchester songwriter Kevin Pearce will headline Colchester Arts Centre on Thursday 24th September, performing as [...]
Colchester can help The Meffs make the UK Top 40
Colchester punk duo The Meffs are currently inside the UK Top 40 in the midweek [...]
Karilla: Back together and making music again
Nearly 20 years after releasing their first album, Colchester band Karilla are back with their [...]
Edgelands 2026 at Colchester Arts Centre
Edgelands 2026 brings four nights of leftfield and experimental music to Colchester Arts Centre this [...]
Colchester Fringe 2026 programme revealed
Colchester Fringe Festival has revealed its 2026 programme, with 69 shows currently listed across venues [...]
Live music in Colchester doesn’t end with the summer
It’s been quite a summer for live music in Colchester. Over the past couple of [...]
John Hyde on Indefensible and the Post Office scandal
Colchester journalist John Hyde has spent four years investigating the role lawyers played in the [...]
James Young: Colchester is thinking bigger about events
Colchester is preparing for one of its busiest periods of events yet, with around 75,000 [...]
Five local artists join Colchester Castle Summer Series line-up
Five artists from Colchester and across Essex will perform alongside some of the biggest names [...]
Secret Island Festival returns to Mersea Island for its biggest weekend yet
What began as a one-day festival just weeks after lockdown has grown into one of [...]
Geoff Lawrence exhibition to open at The Foresters Arms
For decades, Geoff Lawrence has photographed musicians, strangers and everyday life. Ahead of his latest [...]
MickFest at Colchester Arts Centre to celebrate Hippy Mick
MickFest returns to Colchester Arts Centre on Saturday 1st August, celebrating Mick Newman – better [...]
A shared artistic journey goes on show at The Minories
Ceramic artist Caroline Rhys-Lewis and abstract painter Johnny Rhys-Lewis will be exhibiting together at The [...]
Final Queen Mixes Drag, Circus and Horror
If Priscilla Queen of the Desert and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre sound like an unlikely [...]
