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Tim Noble & Sue Webster: Love and Hate at Firstsite
Noble & Webster have created a remarkable group of anti-monuments in their 24-year career, mixing the strategies of modern sculpture and the attitude of punk to make art from anti-art. [...]
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Events for Mon, October 27, 2025
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Curry Night
Join us on the last Thursday of every month at Other Monkey Brewing – The Taproom for a night of incredible flavours and craft beer. September is all about the [...]
Curious Creatures Mobile Zoo
Join us at the Natural History Museum for a special live animal meet and greet. Come and discover a variety of curious creatures (both fluffy and scaly!) as our mobile zoo brings fascinating live animals for you to learn about and interact with.There will be six 45-minute sessions throughout the day at 9:30 AM, 10:45 [...]
Medieval Medicine + Curious Cures
Join us for a journey into the fascinating (and sometimes gruesome) world of medieval medicine on 27 October, 10:30 am – 12 pm, or 28 October, 3 – 4:30 pm.Discover how illnesses were diagnosed and treated in the Middle Ages, from curious cures to bizarre beliefs. Explore a display of medical instruments and learn about [...]
Haunted History: Family Tours
Step into the shadows of the past with our Haunted History Family Tour. Designed for families seeking both thrills and education, this spine-chilling journey weaves together the rich history of the castle with eerie tales of ghostly legends and supernatural occurrences. As you wander through the historic building, you’ll uncover stories and historical secrets that [...]
Grimm’s Fairer Tales
With wolves, witches and goblins, the story unfolds as the audience is invited to become part of the drama. Interactive storyteller Eden Ballantyne has reimagined them for a contemporary audience. Maybe Little Red Riding Hood won't have to wait for the woodcutter to save her? There may be a house of gingerbread, but how well [...]
Rocky Horror Picture Show
As the spooky season approaches join your LGBTQ+, Trans, and Disabilities Student Community Officers (SCOs) for an exciting screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show!Whether you want to dress-up in a themed costume or just come in your comfiest outfit, everyone is welcome to join us as we shiver in antici… pation!It’s sure to be [...]
Thor’s A Dick – Viking Legends Not for Kids – Colchester Fringe
Join Yorkshire storyteller Eden as he retells some of the darker tales from the old north. Today we see Thor and the Norse gods as heroes, but like a lot of the ancient gods they were full of faults and more human in their anger, jealousy, and spite. Today we present these tales to kids [...]
What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?
Following last year’s sell out Colchester Fringe show, The Crunchy Frog Players, Colchester’s leading (only) comedy sketch troupe return with another show of reimagined (and lovingly butchered) iconic sketches and songs, designed to titillate, tantalize, tease and tickle and all with a distinctly local twist. Known for their Pythonesque proclivities and devotion to detail, this [...]
Eleanor Grant “Inside Me” tour – Colchester
On Monday 27th October, I’ll be coming to Colchester, Essex, as part of my “Inside Me” tour! 🧡✨🌅☀️🧚🏼♀️Inspired by the music of Joni Mitchell, The Carpenters, Simon & Garfunkel, and a sprinkle of Sabrina Carpenter, Eleanor Grant presents the “Inside Me" tour, named after her upcoming debut single. Her collection of original songs aim to [...]
The Wilderness Yet
Tickets £15.50 / £14.50 concessions.Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.This gig is for a seated audience.The Wilderness Yet combines the acclaimed talents of folksinger Rosie Hodgson, traditional fiddler Rowan Piggott, and guitarist-flautist Philippe Barnes. They have earned audiences’ esteem as consummate musicians & singers, weaving an eclectic tapestry of traditional and original songs; a cappella three-part [...]
SPOOKY & GAY @ Colchester Fringe 2025
Like GOOSEBUMPS but GAYER! 🎃 Spooky & Gay is an award-winning queer horror storytelling show featuring original scary stories, songs and standup performed in the DARK.Written & performed by touring [...]
Bruce Ryan Costella: SPOOKY & GAY – Colchester Fringe
BOO!Spooky & Gay is a queer horror storytelling cabaret featuring original scary stories, songs and standup performed entirely in the DARK - written & performed by award-winning touring theater artist Bruce Ryan Costella (@BRCostella).Like Goosebumps - only GAYER."I got goosebumps, I laughed (a lot), and I cried — all in one show. Of the performances [...]
Beating (off) Superheroes – Colchester Fringe
In a bunker 3000 miles underground, Captain Handler is bound, blindfolded, and at the mercy of his arch-enemy: The Gecko. Beaten (off) into submission and drained of his superfluids, Captain Handler is doomed to be forever bred by the Gecko. Then Chuck enters... whom Captain Handler forgot his boyfriend invited over to rescue him...Beating (off) [...]
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