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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
Review: Rum at the Mercury Studio
There are many plays currently exploring the construction of masculinity, and its toxicity and damaging [...]
Apr
Review: Flood 25 – The Story of Noah
The medieval mystery plays were performed by town guilds and local citizens. They were a [...]
Apr
Musik in the Park returns to Colchester
Musik in the Park returns to Colchester on Saturday 3rd May, and Sunday 4th May 2025, with a bigger and [...]
Apr
Review: Whole at the Mercury Studio
“My sister smells of wood smoke, warm earth, oranges, and dust… we buried you in [...]
Apr
Review: Tartuffe at the Headgate Theatre
Moliere’s ‘wickedly brilliant’ farce, Tartuffe, hilariously barges its way into The Headgate Theatre to provide [...]
Apr
Battle of the Bands 2025: Celebrating Colchester’s Emerging Talent
On Tuesday night, Colchester’s Battle of the Bands 2025 took place at Three Wise Monkeys. [...]
Apr
Review: Impromptu Shakespeare at the Headgate Theatre
Lights, action, codpieces! The Bard has been a bit lazy over the last 400 years [...]
Mar
Review: Sophia at the Mercury Theatre
Sophia Duleep Singh – princess, suffragette, and revolutionary. It is an East Anglian story crying [...]
Mar
Colchester’s Sound: Celebrating Local Talent
Any rumours that we booked Male Model just because ET starred in their debut video [...]
Mar
Interview with Natasha Rickman, Artistic Director of the Mercury Theatre
Keep Colchester Cool’s Theatre Editor, Paul T. Davies, sat down with Natasha Rickman, the new [...]
Mar
