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 [...]
A Mercury ProductionOne woman’s fight for a life that is worthy of her courage, and a love that is worthy of her heart.Orphaned as a young girl, the passionate and [...]
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 [...]
Join us at the The Lexden Crown for a fun and sparkly Headdress Workshop where you’ll create your very own statement headpiece using cable ties and a range of colourful materials.This relaxed and creative session is perfect for anyone wanting to try something different, get creative, and make something completely unique to take home. You’ll [...]
Award-winning Dyad Productions return to the Elizabethan era with That Knave, Raleigh, created in collaboration with The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead. The production follows the extraordinary life of Sir Walter Raleigh, exploring the explorer, sailor, writer, poet, soldier and adventurer through his dramatic rise and fall during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James [...]
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IT'S TIME TO CROWN COLCHESTER COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2026!
Lumenis Theatre presents Lightstreams by Mary Mazzilli, a play inspired by real-life testimonies exploring migration, family and the choices people face during times of crisis. Maurice and Hermia are a married migrant couple who have made their home in the UK. Maurice works in an elderly care home, while Hermia struggles with motherhood and caring [...]
SPEED/THRASH METAL comes to Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester, featuring Kaine, Regicide and Uridium.Get ready for a night of heavy riffs, fast-paced metal and high-energy live performances. Headlining the night, Kaine are a British Heavy Metal band formed in 2009, featuring Rage Sadler, Liam Etheridge, Toby Woods and Isaac Healy. Joined by Regicide and Uridium, this [...]
Test your general knowledge at the Victoria Inn General Knowledge Quiz, and help raise money for an incredible cause!- £3 a head entry (CASH ONLY)- Maximum 4 to a team- Outside food & dogs welcome - Book on 01206 514510Please bring the number of people you book for, and if you book and decide not [...]
Are you passionate about Essex’s wildlife and want to learn more about what Colchester Museums cares for? Then why not come along to one of our ‘Wild About Essex: Hands on with Nature’ sessions. You will get to discover a variety of objects never seen before by the public and find out how you can [...]
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