Paul T. Davies, Author at Keep Colchester Cool

Review: The Little Mermaid at the Mercury Theatre

One of Disney’s best-known features and musicals is brought vividly and confidently to life at [...]

Review: Father Brown and the Curse of the Christmas Fairy

Paul. T Davies reviews Father Brown and the Curse of the Christmas Fairy, presented by [...]

Review: Elf The Musical at Charter Hall

“A magical addition to the family Christmas experience.”

Paul T. Davies reviews Tick, Tick…BOOM! at the Headgate

Presented by St. Helena School, what an end-of-term treat this is for theatregoers. Jonathan Larson’s [...]

Keep Colchester Cool Awards for Local Theatre – The Winners

The excitement surrounding this year’s Keep Colchester Cool Awards for Local Theatre (formerly the Paulies) [...]

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 [...]

About the author:
Dr. Paul T. Davies was awarded his PhD from the University of East Anglia for his research on AIDS, Queer Theory, and Theatrical Discourses 1983-94. He is a playwright, and among his plays are the two Colchester Fringe award winners, The Miner’s Crow and Living With Luke, Jacky, and Bury Me In Colchester Mud. He is also a theatre director (NETG Award for Best Production, Frankenstein) and occasional actor, most recently in Tartuffe, NETG Award for Best Supporting Actor as the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, and Rupert in How We Love at the Vaults Festival 2020 and the revival at the Arcola Theatre in 2021. He is an active researcher, theatre reviewer, mentor, and teacher.