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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 [...]
James Domestic Thinks You Might Like Poetry After All
If the word “poetry” makes you think of classrooms, Shakespeare and lessons you’d rather forget, [...]
Alice Keys’ Rocket Fan Heads to Colchester
Following sold-out performances in London, Rocket Fan will be at Coda as part of the [...]
Our Country’s Good – Richard Bland Interview
Richard Bland has lived with Our Country’s Good for a long time. He first studied Timberlake Wertenbaker’s [...]
Meet William Dorsey Swann in The Real Black Swann
In 2024, Colchester Fringe audiences voted The Real Black Swann Best International Show. This month, [...]
Chris Allard Returns to Colchester Arts Centre with Dreamweavers
Chris Allard has played everywhere from Ronnie Scott’s and the Royal Albert Hall to the [...]
A Year and a Day is coming to Colchester
Every time Nathan falls asleep, he wakes up a year and a day into the [...]
How Leon the Poet Found His Way Back to Himself
“Born into the Petri dish of fundamentalist belief and waterboarded with fear and religious dogma.” [...]
Adam Larter Pokes Fun at Our Obsession with the 90s
The 1990s have become big business. Theatre shows, reunion tours and television programmes all promise [...]
Stephen Smith Brings Edgar Allan Poe to Life Alone on Stage
One actor. Two Edgar Allan Poe classics. That’s the idea behind One Man Poe, Stephen [...]
Paul Richards Heads to Offgridland
Flight. Mode. “The two most wonderful words,” according to writer and performer Paul Richards. They’re [...]
