Category Archives: Colchester Fringe

Kate-Lois Elliott Takes on the Tradwife Trend

A fertility-fuelled identity crisis and a week spent scrolling through TikTok might not sound like [...]

The Essex Women Behind Three Wise Women

Agnes Waterhouse, Ursula Kemp and Elsa all lived in Essex. Centuries after they were accused [...]

Jazz Ely Draws on Her Own Experience for Breathe…

For most people, breathing, blinking, and swallowing happen without a second thought. For Colchester playwright [...]

Harrison Kirby Introduces Dr Jansen Majenkas

Harrison Kirby has only been performing comedy for just over a year, but his first [...]

Boudica & Me Comes to Colchester Fringe

“I stumbled across Boudica in Colchester Castle, and it felt like she had been waiting [...]

Thao Cao Brings What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Funnier to Colchester Fringe

Australian comedian Thao Cao has built a career from telling stories that many people would [...]

Pup Play Returns to Colchester Fringe

When Pup Play: A Queer Pseudo-Lecture (of sorts) premiered at Colchester Fringe in October 2024, [...]

Review: That’s Not Poetry by James Domestic at Colchester Fringe 2025

With so much happening during a Fringe festival, it’s a real chance to experience something [...]

Review: The Clacton Three at Colchester Fringe 2025

Winner of the Keep Colchester Cool Critic’s Award I moved to Colchester in the 1990s [...]

Review: The Monday Monologuers! at Colchester Fringe 2025

Act V are a group of people aged over 50 who come together at the [...]

Review: An Evening with Nana Funk at Colchester Fringe 2025

My final show at this year’s Colchester Fringe was An Evening with Nana Funk at [...]

Review: String Awakening! at Colchester Fringe 2025

On the final day of the Colchester Fringe, it was an absolute joy to attend [...]

Review: Horario Estelar! at Colchester Fringe 2025

Described as one of Latin America’s soapiest exports, this improvised Telenovela was a real treat. [...]

Review: MAN, A One Woman Show at Colchester Fringe 2025

I had the pleasure of watching MAN, A One Woman Show at the Mercury Theatre [...]

Review: About a Spy at Colchester Fringe 2025

Audiences are really looking to be entertained at the moment, with the state of the [...]

Review: Best Man at Colchester Fringe 2025

It’s 1979 in Essex, and two close-knit families with Irish roots are united by marriage. [...]

Review: Little Woman at Colchester Fringe 2025

Created and performed by local theatre artist Tia Winterbottom, this thought-provoking solo show at Colchester [...]

Review: #FATKARY: The Corrido of a Tragic Ex-Fat Woman at Colchester Fringe 2025

This show is what Fringe Festivals are, or should be, all about. Performed solo by [...]

Review: Screw Loose Improv at Colchester Fringe 2025

Let’s get one thing clear from the start. Improvisational comedy, or improv, is really difficult. [...]

Review: Magical Maestro at Colchester Fringe 2025

Magicians. I was brought up knowing magicians. My dad and uncle were stalwarts of the [...]