#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. [...]
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 of musical theatre shows she presents live vocals combined with critiques of various issues within the Musical Theatre Industry. Colchester Fringe Festival. Performance venue: Coda.Age [...]
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 and performed by world-class composer and songwriter Mark Glentworth (celebrated collaborator of Steven Berkoff), the production chronicles a sudden, devastating breakdown that left him mute [...]
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 the most private of public spaces the masks drop and from behind the cubicle doors the women reveal their innermost thoughts. Once again, the stories [...]
An ageing woman resists her daughter's mission to get her to declutter her house, against a past that continues to haunt her. A playful, yet poignant, look into the significance of one woman's possessions. Original play by Penny Benedetti with music by singer/songwriter Sally Theobald. Colchester Fringe Festival. Performance venue: Headgate Theatre (Rehearsal Room).Age Suitability: [...]
(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 [...]
Rebekah Wallace-Brown returns with I'll Share the Fire But Not the Ashes—a deeper, brasher exploration of Boudica's history and the raw reality of modern womanhood.She unpacks who Boudica really was: the flogging, the rebellion, the survival. Then she brings it home—to menopause as a sacred forge, to claiming boundaries, and to the stubborn act of [...]
“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 lectern and a slide show. This multi-award-winning lecture-performance takes you on a wild ride as it investigates consent in the digital age with wit, dark [...]
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 and immerse themselves in homosocial worlds beyond the reach of British convention.Alan Turing was one of those men.Quietly rebellious and ahead of his time, Turing [...]
Robert Brown joins us at the Victoria Inn, bringing his soulful voice and rich acoustic sound to a mix of blues, folk and Americana. A singer-songwriter and guitarist, Robert combines his own heartfelt songs with influences drawn from across those musical traditions. This is a free gig, with no tickets required. Donations are encouraged to [...]
Tickets £12 25th October: Doors 5.45pm, show 6pm 27th October: Doors 6.45pm, show 7pmThis show is for a seated audience Following the success of the sell-out show Hebridean Fire, multi-instrumentalists Elsa and Gary return with Celtic Tales, enchanting audiences with myths and legends of the Scottish Highlands and Islands. This dynamic duo masterfully blend heartfelt ballads with high-energy jigs [...]
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 [...]
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