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Review: The Trials at the Headate Theatre
Paul T Davies reviews The Trials, presented by Headgate Young Company As we face the [...]
Sep
Interview with Rev Simpkins ahead of Colchester Gig
This Saturday, Colchester Arts Centre hosts another Keep Colchester Cool showcase, bringing together some of the [...]
Sep
Digging for Vinyl – Colchester’s Record Shops and Vinyl Trail
Colchester’s vinyl scene just got louder. The opening of Stone Rock Records on Head Street [...]
Aug
Review: Hobson’s Choice at the Headgate Theatre
Theatre Editor Paul T. Davies reviews Hobson’s Choice, presented by 3 Wishes Theatre at the [...]
Aug
EastWord 2025 – New Plays from Mercury Theatre’s Playwriting Graduates
Theatre Editor Paul T. Davies reports from EastWord, a showcase of new writing from playwrights [...]
Aug
Review: A Beautiful Thread – Thomas Hardy in Words and Music
Take one of our finest actors, with a voice that can add kudos to the [...]
Jul
Review: There is a Light and a Whistle for Attracting Attention
Paul T. Davies reviews There is a Light and a Whistle for Attracting Attention at [...]
Jul
Review: Chopped Liver & Unions at The Headgate Theatre
Blue Fire Theatre Company aim to tell the “important untold stories of the people of [...]
Jul
Review: The Chalk Garden presented by Headgate Theatre Productions
Theatrical legend has it that when John Osborne crashed onto the scene with Look Back [...]
Jun
Review: Flumps at The Mercury Studio
Paul T. Davies reviews Flumps, a Mercury original production now playing at the Mercury Studio. [...]
Jun
Review: Boys from the Blackstuff at the Mercury Theatre
To help a younger generation understand the impact of Alan Bleasdale’s TV drama, I often [...]
May
Review: The Return at the Mercury Theatre Studio
Written and performed by Natasha Stanic Mann, The Return is an autobiographical piece about migration, [...]
May
MEFF-FEST 2: The Meffs return with a bigger, louder sequel
Following the success of their first self-curated festival, The Meffs return with Meff-Fest 2 at [...]
May
Review: In Search of Goldoni at the Mercury Theatre Studio
The Mercury Theatre’s second space is on a roll at the moment, with touring productions [...]
May
This Week’s 5 Recommended Events in Colchester: 17 May
On Saturday, Funky Hat Promotions returns to Truth Nightclub with May The Truth Be With [...]
May
Review: Camelot by Platform Musicals at the Headgate Theatre
Lerner and Loewe’s 1960 musical can seem like an odd choice for modern audiences. The [...]
May
Review: The Da Vinci Code at the Mercury Theatre
A few weeks ago, I was in the Mercury Café when a woman breezed through, [...]
May
This Week’s Recommended Events in Colchester: 10 May
This article originally ran in the Colchester Gazette on Friday 9 May. On Saturday night, [...]
May
Review: Bakla at the Mercury Theatre Studio
II first saw Max Percy’s extraordinary piece at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023, and [...]
May
Review: Third Class: A Titanic Story at the Mercury Theatre
Storytelling at its finest provokes strong mental imagery, and here we have a very good [...]
May
