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  • Antonio & Diego – desde Utrera

    CODA ,63, High Street, Colchester CODA ,63, High Street, Colchester

    No dancers. No spectacle. No concessions. Direct to Colchester from the ancient town of Utrera, in the beating heart of Andalusia’s flamenco country, come father-and-son virtuoso guitar duo Antonio & [...]

  • Shall We?

    Patch 24 Trinity Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Eccentric and unfiltered stand up comedian Jeanie Vowles brings her work-in-progress show back home to Essex, suppling fast paced humour on anything from golden flutes, troll farmers, thumbs, windmills, and whatever else has been living rent-free in her brain. Expect fast paced humour, new jokes, best bits, and chaotic fun. “Hilarious! Great energy with unique [...]

  • Pseudonym

    Three Wise Monkeys 60 High Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    “Bridget is my pseudonym My thinly-veiled attempt to make sense To add structure, Dramatic structure, A beginning, middle, and end- To a thing that has none” A semi-autobiographical poetic one-woman show by award-winning playwright Deanna Strasse. “Bridget” looks back on her life, contemplating the messy tapestry of experiences that have led her here. She confronts [...]

  • #SHORN

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    #SHORN presented by the highly talented Elsa McTaggart. Celebrating 15 years of touring and five-star Fringe performances, this show features original song, eclectic musical styles, loop-pedal and spoken anecdotes. Drawing on a lifetime of music-making, Elsa performs with warmth, humour and artistry. #SHORN signifies a coming of age, shedding the old and embracing the new. [...]

  • Zeus Shags Anything – Greek Myths Not For Kids

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    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 details of what Zeus and the other Gods got up to. Hear about Gods shagging anything that moves, or even corpses that don’t, a deal [...]

  • The Jeremy Bamber White House Farm Murders – Guilty or not Guilty? with Mark Williams-Thomas

    Charter Hall Charter Hall

    Join award-winning investigative journalist and criminologist Mark Williams-Thomas for a gripping, immersive theatre experience delving into one of the most infamous and debated murder cases in British criminal history: The Jeremy Bamber White House Farm Murders. Nearly forty years after Bamber’s conviction for the 1985 killings at White House Farm—a crime for which he has consistently maintained his [...]

  • Reflections – The Musical Legacy of Diana Ross

    Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Hailing from the USA, Tameka Jackson is the most authentic tribute to Diana Ross, which has made her the official number 1 and most sought-after tribute, worldwide. Her distinctive style sets her apart from others. Tameka has performed to sell-out crowds in some of the most prestigious and well-known theatres across the UK and abroad, [...]

  • Wonderful Wednesdays – Platform 4: The Alice Project

    Colchester Arts Centre Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Tickets Pay what you can afford Doors 7.30pm, show 8pm This show is for a seated audienceWho are you? asks the Caterpillar. Alice is not sure... Acclaimed performance company Platform 4 take you on a sonic journey through the Wonderland of Alice, weaving together original music, interviews with inhabitants of the New Forest, Lewis Carroll’s text and voices from [...]

  • Half A Laugh Comedy Open Mic

    CODA ,63, High Street, Colchester CODA ,63, High Street, Colchester

    Half a Laugh presents open mic comedy at Coda!

  • Birth Plan

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    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 [...]

  • The Unforgivable Crime of Love

    Three Wise Monkeys 60 High Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    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 [...]

  • The Return of Madama Butterfly

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Religious divide! Orientalism! Radical avant-garde!A Japanese Buddhist soprano trained in Western music struggles with Christian songs, discriminatory stereotypes of Japanese women, and the search for her own unique voice.A comical yet beautiful songbook from Theatre Group GUMBO, exploring identity, culture and the collision of East and West. Journey through a lyrical Japan across all four [...]