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 [...]
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 [...]
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 Void brings sci-fi horror to the stage in a production combining theatre, illusion and atmospheric projections. Eight million miles from Earth, a mysterious distress call draws haunted space ranger [...]
Children and families are invited to a special storytelling session at Colchester Library during the October half-term. Lepra historian Irene Allen will host a session focusing on Maria's Island, written by award-winning author and Lepra Ambassador Victoria Hislop and illustrated by Gill Smith. Published by Walker Books, the story is set in 1940s Crete and [...]
Participants will create their own short Halloween-inspired animated film using stop motion software. With guidance from our expert tutors, they will use themed materials, props and backgrounds to design characters such as ghosts, pumpkins, monsters or haunted scenes, building their films frame by frame. In this Halloween-themed session, participants will work in a smaller group [...]
Create your own handcrafted willow lantern in this practical making workshop, where you’ll learn traditional willow construction techniques to design a unique lantern for your home or garden. Discover how to prepare and shape willow before building a strong three-dimensional framework using simple weaving and construction methods suitable for beginners. Once your structure is complete, [...]
Relax beneath Luke Jerram’s spectacular Museum of the Moon installation at Colchester Castle during this immersive Reiki and sound healing experience on 30th October from 6.30pm to 8.30pm (Doors open 6.15pm). Combining Reiki with crystal singing bowls, therapeutic gongs and shamanic drums, this special evening is designed to help you unwind, switch off from daily [...]
Tickets £1223rd October: Doors 6.45pm, show 7pm 24th October: Doors 5.15pm, show 5.30pm25th October: Doors 7.15pm, show 7.30pm30th October: Doors 6.45pm, show 7pm31st October: Doors 6.45pm, show 7pm1st November: Doors 4.15pm, show 4.30pmThis show is for a seated audienceAge Suitability: 16+Content Warnings: Audience Participation, Nudity, Strong Language / SwearingBefore Ella, Tina, Billie, or Beyoncé – there was JOSEPHINE Josephine is an international [...]
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 boundaries. There, he falls deeply in love with Arne Hauptmann, a Danish scholar. As Nazi Germany advances across Europe, Reed refuses to abandon the man [...]
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 and heartfelt reflections woven through slides and song. ★★★★ - Edmonton Journal, ★★★★★ - Hamilton Hammer, 2025 Calgary Fringe Award Winner, “McLean has broken the [...]
"Fuck you. Try all you want. We’re not going anywhere." WORLD PREMIERE: In this visceral, sensory-driven, psychological thriller, Davis the Janitor cleans up all sorts of bodily fluids at his night job in a dark room. Piss, cum, shit, vomit, poppers - no stain can scare off Davis, the self-proclaimed "pig of pigs"… until a [...]
World War Me: The Boy Who Starts Wars With Himself Some people spend their lives fighting the world. Chris Young decided to cut out the middleman and fight himself instead. Chris returns to Colchester with a hilarious and honest exploration of life lived between ambition and avoidance, confidence and panic, growth. World War Me is [...]
🎸 SOMETHING'S COMING... 🎸Mark your calendars for Friday 23rd October.BLAKWATER will be playing live for a night of loud riffs, great music, and good times. Whether you're a long-time supporter or seeing them for the first time, this is one you won't want to miss.
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 [...]
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