Duncan Grant: Worlds Through Desire brings together artworks, stories and poetry from different generations to explore the ways LGBT+ people have sought friendship, community and intimacy across changing times and [...]
Essex artist Simon Carter transforms Firstsite's gallery with From the Landscape, an immersive exhibition inspired by the Essex coast and countryside. Carter has spent more than 40 years walking, drawing [...]
This October, the New Face for Leprosy exhibition comes to Colchester Library for a free, month-long public exhibition exploring the lives and experiences of people affected by leprosy. The project was conceived in 2019 by Emeritus Professor Diana Lockwood to challenge some of the myths and misconceptions surrounding the disease. Working with photographer Tom Bradley, [...]
Bridging Dreams By Sakai International Community Arts 2 to 29 October 2026 Level Best Art Gallery, Colchester This October, Level Best Art Gallery welcomes Bridging Dreams, a special international exhibition connecting artists in Sakai City, Japan, with the Level Best community in Colchester. Founded in Osaka in 2019, Sakai International Community Arts is an inclusive [...]
What does it mean to grow up by the sea today? From ambition and creativity to isolation and inequality, explore intimate photographs and firsthand accounts that document what life is [...]
What does it mean to grow up by the sea today?From ambition and creativity to isolation and inequality, explore intimate photographs and first-hand accounts documenting what life is really like [...]
Out of Line: Banksy and the Art of Dissent brings a major exhibition of street and urban contemporary art to The Minories in Colchester. The exhibition features 28 original artworks [...]
The Hit List flaunt their brand new singer as they return to Coda for a night of hits and good times.
Get making during our Holiday Fun: Make session with a variety of free creative activities at Firstsite this Summer. Most suitable for those aged 4 – 11 yrs, but all [...]
Weekly half-hour round up. The Saturday Surgery is open! Check out this week’s new releases Find out out about industry book awards, winners and shortlists Have a cuppa with us [...]
Two little blue lines can change your life forever. Come join us for a new rip-roaring comedy adventure about parenthood. From the people that brought you Meggie’s Measures in 2023, My Fanny Valentine: Rebirthed in 2024 and Love Me Tinder: Unhinged in 2025, get ready for a new semi-autobiographical comedy about the trials and tribulations [...]
With stories Gods, Ice Giants and Monsters fighting for power, join in with an interactive storytelling of a difference, will you play Thor and get to wield the mighty Mjölnir, or be Loki with cunning and guile. Find out all about the Gods and Goddesses of Norse myths.Winner of Best Children's Show at Buxton Fringe [...]
Second Thoughts follows Clement Achebe, a once-successful Lagos professional who leaves behind a stable life in pursuit of greater opportunities abroad. What he hopes will be a journey toward a brighter future quickly becomes a confrontation with harsh realities, cultural shocks, and the emotional weight of having to start over. Told as an intimate one-man [...]
(God) Help The Aged is a light-hearted play that looks at the ageing process. It will take you down memory lane reminiscing about how things have changed including our bodies!! It tells how we are, how the world see us, but most of all, how we see ourselves as we begin to reach our mature [...]
Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to rule as emperor in her own name, has been judged by history for centuries. What happens when she finally answers back?Now, she is summoned to stand trial before history.From Mei and Meiniang, names given to shape the woman she was expected to become, to Zhao, a [...]
Coda's weekly Acoustic Showcase. Cherry picked talent each week to bring you beautiful acoustic vibes every Saturday afternoon.
Kpop FantasyKPOP Fantasy is a high-energy theatrical celebration of the global phenomenon that is K-pop. Blending electrifying choreography with outstanding live vocals, this immersive stage show brings the spectacle, precision, and passion of K-pop to life in a thrilling theatre experience.Featuring powerful performances inspired by the biggest K-pop moments from music, TV, and film, the [...]
Birth Plan is C’s experience of birth and parenthood, relayed between increasingly frequent contractions. In her lucid phases, C unfolds the tragi-comic story of how she ended up labouring alone. As the arrival of her newborn draws ever closer, C voices doubts about her family relationships, her fitness to be a parent and questions why [...]
This is the true story of Reed Peggram. In 1939 the brilliant young Black scholar from Boston, travels to Paris so that he could live a life beyond America’s racial [...]
In her debut show Miss Ann Thropp guides you through just some of the many causes of the death of originality within the musical theatre. Taking songs from a range [...]
From the writer and producers of last year's sell-out show, Wonky Hearts Collective present a brand new collection of monologues Four new women. Four new toilets. Four new stories. In [...]
In the 1950s, gay men travelled to liberal European cities in search of freedoms that were denied to them at home. Places where they could explore their sexuality, find companionship [...]
PIANO SMASHERS by Rob Thompson and Rupert Page.“...among the thousands of shows, there are superb ones ... Piano Smashers is one such show.”Edinburgh Reporter. August 2024.Piano Smashers, a powerful solo [...]
We may fall… but can we rise?” From international acclaim to near-total isolation, this 5-star, award-winning solo show is a deeply moving, autobiographical journey of survival and creative rebirth. Written [...]
With one foot in stand‑up comedy, the other in TED‑style presentation, this one‑person musical ride dives into Eurovision’s history, queer joy, fandom culture, and identity. Expect big music, big humour [...]
"We are in a time of paralysis.And nobody can understand why.We all know that something is deeply wrong within our society.But we're unable to act.We are increasingly interconnected. Yet power [...]
Chris Sainton-Clark is the Bardtender. Join him for an hour of witty, highly lyrical comedy observational tales of bar work, british pub culture and beyond. Since embarking on his journey [...]
Before Ella, Tina, Billie, or Beyoncé – there was JOSEPHINEJosephine is an international award-winning off-Broadway one-woman biographical musical that combines cabaret, theatre and dance to tell the story of the [...]
After wowing Colchester Fringe with their smash hit adaptation of Shakespeare's WORST play, multi award-winning Rendered Retina return, only this time their bringing his LEAST-KNOWN work, Timon of Athens. Follow [...]
Paging all comedy lovers! Sister Brandy Bex is scrubbing in for three wild nights at Colchester Fringe. Expect riotous tales from the hospital floor – dating doctors, dodging disaster, and [...]
A old legend as never before seen in this outlandishly entertaining one man epic. The lone performer creates sound, stage, set, props, lights and characters to breath new life into [...]
“It’s the strangest feeling to be laughing out loud but feeling a burning rage bubbling inside me.” ★★★★ Perth Happenings The most thrilling play you’ll see, and it’s just a [...]
Paging all comedy lovers! Sister Brandy Bex is scrubbing in for three wild nights at Colchester Fringe. Expect riotous tales from the hospital floor – dating doctors, dodging disaster, and [...]
7 pm on Saturday, 24 October – 9 am on Sunday, 25 October 2026Ever wondered what Colchester Castle is like after dark? Now’s your chance to find out! Meet the [...]
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, OvertureStrauss: Four Last Songs Soloist: Elinor Rolfe JohnsonMahler: Symphony No. 4 in G majorConductor: Chris PhelpsLeader: Philippa BartonTickets £18 (under 25 free) available from www.colchestersymphonyorchestra.org.uk
The Victoria Inn’s ‘Groove On Up’ Get ready for "Groove On Up," a night of classic soul, disco, and funk! DJs Ben Howard and Dave Mansfield, known for their legendary [...]
The Foresters Arms team are extremely excited and ecstatic to be hosting CAKESTUPID!!! “Cakestupid are a lo-fi indie pop duo blending woozy folk-pop warmth with retro bubblegum melodies and sharp [...]
Groove On Up returns to the Victoria Inn, with DJs Ben Howard and Dave Mansfield back behind the decks for a night of classic soul, disco and funk. Expect everything [...]
...`Soul Imprint` & `Two Left Feet` Promotions presents....the rhythm loft #3 - closer to the source...Autumnal Gathering for ALL `Jazz-Dance` Disciples....Third in the series of `the rhythm loft` sessions & [...]
Some of the most popular Greek Myths nowadays are family friendly stories, but in truth, the origins of these tales are much more X rated and scandalous, hear the full [...]
A global fringe hit Are You Lovin' It?, which has won 17 awards in 6 countries, takes youon a surreal, hilarious journey through the wild world of WacDonalds. Meet a [...]
A firm favourite of all our customers, Stiff in the Morning are a fantastic, high energy covers band bringing you all the classics you know and love
A firm favourite of all our customers, Stiff in the Morning are a fantastic, high energy covers band bringing you all the classics you know and love
The news you’ve all been waiting for 🖤🩷🖤 Sonic Ritual Events i over Truth Colchester 24th October 9pm - 4am let’s share the heck outta this and make it a [...]
New work from an award-winning idiot. Join Beth Anne (a woman!), a middle-aged beauty queen (almost!), who has spent her life shape shifting into what she thinks others want, only [...]
Q-Jump entry for up to 6 with a bottle of house spirit of your choice and table with VIP bottle service!Read more Q-Jump entry for up to 6 with a [...]
Two rooms. One night. Essex's biggest club experience. Society is where Saturday night lives. Big sound, big production and a crowd that's here to party from 10pm til 4am. The [...]
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