Keep Colchester Cool Awards for Local Theatre – The Nominations

I am excited to announce the nominations for the 2024 Paulies, now known as the [...]

Review: The New Adventures of Peter Pan

Paul T. Davies reviews The New Adventures Of Peter Pan at The Mercury Theatre. Ahoy, [...]

Review: Nine, staged at the Headgate Theatre

Paul T. Davies reviews Nine, presented by Platform Musicals at the Headgate. “Art isn’t easy!” [...]

Fringe City: Reflecting on Colchester’s Most Successful Fringe Festival Yet!

For ten days, from 25 October to 3 November 2024, Colchester became Fringe City, as [...]

Review: Equus

Paul T. Davies reviews Equus, presented by Headgate Theatre Productions at the Headgate. For my [...]

Review: It’s a Wonderful Life

Paul T. Davies reviews It’s a Wonderful Life, brought to life by the Colchester Theatre [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: Cereal For Dinner

Colchester Fringe Review: Cereal For Dinner Paul T. Davies reviews Cereal For Dinner, staged at [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: The Bruise You Can’t See

Paul T. Davies reviews The Bruise You Can’t See, staged at Firstsite. A powerful and [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: The Pen & the Sword – Death of Lorca?

Paul T. Davies reviews The Pen & the Sword – Death of Lorca?, staged at [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: At War With Myself

Paul T. Davies reviews At War With Myself, staged at the Headgate Theatre. Personal stories [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: Empty Souls – Underluminal’s Salome

Paul T. Davies reviews Empty Souls – Underluminal’s Salome, staged at Firstsite. It’s a welcome [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: A Year and a Day

Paul T. Davies reviews A Year and a Day, staged at the Headgate Theatre. As [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: Burnt Out

Paul T. Davies reviews Burnt Out, staged at the Mercury Studio. As the images from [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: Two Come Home

Paul T. Davies reviews Two Come Home, staged at the Mercury Theatre. One of the [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: King John

Paul T. Davies reviews King John, staged at the Headgate Theatre. Now in its fourth [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: Forest Of Truth

Paul T. Davies reviews Forest Of Truth, staged at the Headgate Theatre. Following their triumph [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen

Paul T. Davies reviews The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen, [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: Flowers

Paul T. Davies reviews Flowers at the Headgate Theatre. What is femininity? From Sakai, Japan [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: So-Fa, So Good

Paul T. Davies reviews So-Fa, So Good at Firstsite. Brighton and Essex-based Tomfoolery Dance Theatre [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: Hide My Porn

Paul T. Davies reviews Hide My Porn, staged at the Headgate Theatre. A Fringe Festival [...]