Category Archives: News

Colchester Fringe Review: Spit It Out

Paul T. Davies reviews Spit It Out, staged at the Headgate. It’s a welcome home [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: Fresh Knickers and a Gin and Tonic

Paul T. Davies reviews Fresh Knickers and a Gin and Tonic, staged at the Headgate. [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: 4.48 Psychosis 

Paul T. Davies reviews 4.48 Psychosis, staged at the Headgate. Colchester Fringe, now in its fourth [...]

Colchester Fringe Review: Mother/Land 

Sparky at SparkWrite reviews Mother/Land, staged at Firstsite. This gripping show pulls you to the edge [...]

Oyster Land: An Interview with Matthew John Harrison

Local filmmaker Matthew John Harrison is showing his latest documentary, Oyster Land, on Saturday 26th [...]

Reviewed: The Two Gentlemen of Verona at The Headgate

Among tribes of Macbeths, endless Midsummer Dreams, and more Romeo and Juliets than a school [...]

Stage Craft @ Colchester Fringe

Led by Richard Bland (MA in Drama Directing from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, BA [...]

Interviewed: Wait For June

German folk-indie band Wait for June brings their genre-defying sound to Colchester Arts Centre on Saturday, 19th [...]

Reviewed: Ghost of The Toll Point Light at The Headgate

Paul T. Davies reviews Common Ground Theatre Company’s latest production at the Headgate Theatre. Known [...]

Top Picks from Colchester Fringe: Spotlight on Visiting Companies

With 67 productions over ten days, Colchester Fringe has something for everyone! Here’s my selection [...]

YOLO: Seb Fontaine and Carly Wilford to play Trilogy

YOLO and Club76 are excited to welcome DJs Seb Fontaine and Carly Wilford on the [...]

Top Picks from Colchester Fringe: Local Theatre

Paul T. Davies makes his picks of Colchester Fringe, starting with local theatre. With over [...]

Celebrating 15 Years of Keep Colchester Cool

Fifteen years ago today, on 19th September 2009, I created a Facebook group—something I’d never [...]

Colchester’s Anti Loo Roll Brigade Festival: A Celebration

Colchester’s Anti Loo Roll Brigade Festival (ALB Festival) has quickly become one of the year’s [...]

Interviewed: Colchester’s Hic Sumus

Hic Sumus have been cropping up at events throughout the city this past year. I [...]

Interviewed: Tim Young of the Crunchy Frog Players

Ben Howard chats with Tim Young of the Crunchy Frog Players about his latest show [...]

Interviewed: Hobo Chang

There’s lots going on for Hobo Chang this week, with the release of their new [...]

Reviewed: A Monster Calls at The Headgate

Take a Yew Tree, a dying mother, a troubled, bullied child and the stuff of [...]

Interviewed: Sweet Unrest and Owen Bennett

Sweet Unrest will play Three Wise Monkeys in Colchester this Wednesday, 19th June. I caught [...]

Review: Macbeth, presented by Castle Park Theatre

This year, a production of Macbeth feels like the old adage about buses: you wait [...]