Wait, What is This? is a fast-paced comedy written entirely in rhyme. Created and performed by Lydia Keating and John Harper, the show began life as a five-minute rhyming sketch performed at cabaret nights in London, Paris and Tallinn. Audiences kept asking for more — so naturally, the pair wrote an entire 50 minutes of [...]
Lover! Hero! Clown! Join award-winning physical comedian Jon Tilley (“Magnetic” The Scotsman) for his hilarious new show, an anarchic, comic retelling of the myth of real-life ultimate lover and original rom com leading man, Casanova! A young and penniless nobody begins an audacious flirtation with the world of nobility, charming his way around 17th century [...]
Mitch Benn is the 37th Beatle combines Mitch's Scouse upbringing, his love of music, and a lifelong obsession with Liverpool's most famous sons in one show.Mitch Benn was born in Liverpool in January 1970. Three months later the Beatles broke up. Coincidence? Yes.More than 60 years on from the release of Please Please Me, Mitch [...]
Alex McAleer isn’t psychic or supernatural, but he has an uncanny ability to apparently tap into his audience’s minds and read their thoughts at will.After more than a decade wowing [...]
Last Saturday of the month at 3pm unless specified Red Lion Books lead the discussions for this age group by gently encouraging members to share their voice but respecting the [...]
What happens when you grow up believing the world will end, realise you're queer, leave the Jehovah's Witnesses and end up working in A&E?Chris Ford's hilarious and deeply personal work-in-progress stand-up show takes audiences on a wild journey through faith, family, sexuality, rebellion and ultimately finding his own way in the world.Blending sharp storytelling, dark [...]
She’s back!! Dust off your dabbers and put on your sparkliest of sparkles because it’s Nana Funk’s Music/Musicals Bingo!Join the Grand-dame of hi-jinks, Nana Funk for a fun-filled hour of [...]
A hauntacular Halloween special edition of the world’s daftest whodunnit. Following a decade of five-star, sell-out performances, festival favourite ‘CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation’ returns to Colchester with the multi-award-winning crime comedy made up entirely on the spot to solve an outlandish murder created by the audience. This time the victim becomes the detective. They call [...]
Get ready for a night of frightful fun at POPINA Halloween 2026! Join us at The Courtyard, Lion Walk Shopping Centre, Colchester, on Saturday 31st October, 4pm–11pm, for House of Pöpina vs S.I.N. Expect spooky surprises, house, tech and classics, plus prizes for the best fancy dress. Costumes essential! Event venue: Lion Walk Courtyard.Event information.
Join us at Charter Hall, Colchester for an evening of world-class darts.Players:Gerwyn PriceChris DobeyRaymond van BarneveldKevin PainterLine up subject to late changeThere will be intervals throughout the event between professional [...]
This will be an incredibly powerful time of Sister's joining together for an evening of women's empowerment tapping into the energy of Samhain. The evening will be full of love, [...]
Tickets £8 Doors 5.15pm, show 5.30pm This show is for a seated audience Age Guidance: 16+ Content Warnings: Audience Participation, Distressing or Potentially Triggering Themes, Flashing Lights FREE CRISPS! Now I have your attention. I’d like to talk to you (interspersed with a bit of dancing) about the magic that is the salt [...]
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