Category Archives: News

Review: Love Is A Bruise – A Powerful Opening for Colchester Fringe 2025

It was a dramatic, tension-filled way to begin the first night of the Colchester Fringe. [...]

Preview: National and International Productions at Colchester Fringe

With a record-breaking number of submissions this year, the growing reputation of Colchester Fringe saw [...]

Interview: Local poet turns life’s lows into words of hope

A local poet is looking forward to sharing his inspiring journey from failing at school [...]

Preview: LGBTQ+ highlights at Colchester Fringe

Fringe festivals have become a vital space for LGBTQ+ work, and Colchester is no exception. [...]

Shimmy & Shhh Silent Disco Comes to Colchester

Get ready to see Colchester in a whole new way as Shimmy & Shhh bring [...]

Interview with Paul T. Davies about Love Is A Bruise

Ahead of the world premiere of his new play Love Is A Bruise at the [...]

Review: One Man Two Guvnors at the Headgate

Theatre editor Paul T. Davies reviews One Man Two Guvnors, presented by Headgate Theatre Productions [...]

Paul T. Davies previews local productions at this year’s Colchester Fringe

There are three things that signal the arrival of autumn: the return of Strictly, a [...]

Review: The Trials at the Headate Theatre

Paul T Davies reviews The Trials, presented by Headgate Young Company As we face the [...]

Interview with Rev Simpkins ahead of Colchester Gig

This Saturday, Colchester Arts Centre hosts another Keep Colchester Cool showcase, bringing together some of the [...]

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 [...]

Review: Hobson’s Choice at the Headgate Theatre

Theatre Editor Paul T. Davies reviews Hobson’s Choice, presented by 3 Wishes Theatre at the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Review: Chopped Liver & Unions at The Headgate Theatre

Blue Fire Theatre Company aim to tell the “important untold stories of the people of [...]

Review: The Chalk Garden presented by Headgate Theatre Productions

Theatrical legend has it that when John Osborne crashed onto the scene with Look Back [...]

Review: Flumps at The Mercury Studio

Paul T. Davies reviews Flumps, a Mercury original production now playing at the Mercury Studio. [...]

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 [...]

Review: The Return at the Mercury Theatre Studio

Written and performed by Natasha Stanic Mann, The Return is an autobiographical piece about migration, [...]