A play about flocks and belonging, told by a sheep who doesn't know how to belong after she was sexually assaulted. To find her way back into the herd, she weaves an off-beat comedic tale of sheep who are born, loved, and eaten – asking for it, having such cute lambs - and go to [...]
Join us on the first Sunday of every month from 3 PM to 5 PM for a quieter experience at Colchester Castle.These sessions are designed for anyone who would benefit from a calmer environment, including visitors with autism or sensory sensitivities. During this time, we reduce sensory stimulation by turning off sounds and visual displays, [...]
Are you feeling evil? Do you love a catfight? Well hot off the success of Sunday Roast @ Colchester Fringe Summer Weekender we’re bringing you a double helping of Sunday Roast across two weekends of the main Colchester Fringe festival! We're gathering some of Colchester's funniest people to tear each other apart in a series [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Get ready for an unforgettable night of laughter, surprises and seriously funny hypnosis as Jason Simmons brings his Comedy Hypnosis Show to Colchester Fringe. This is not a show where people are picked on or embarrassed. Instead, willing volunteers from the audience become the stars of the night as Jason guides them through a series [...]
A dark tragicomedy about a pathetic Japanese salaryman who becomes a tyrant! Your favorite GUMBO’s Macbeth has finally arrived in Shakespeare’s land!Based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, this modern adaptation transplants the tragedy to contemporary Japan, reimagining Macbeth as an ordinary Japanese salaryman. His sudden rise up the corporate ladder takes him from an unremarkable office worker [...]
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 bingo-tastic games and a few songs from Nana for good measure! There’ll be no balls up at this bingo, only boss tunes to sing along [...]
The Gin Triplets and Dean Frost join us at the Victoria Inn on Sunday 1st November. The Gin Triplets are Eleanor Cornell, Sophie Nash and Jim Reynolds, bringing together original songs and reworked covers built around three-part vocal harmonies. Indie-folk artist Dean Frost combines intricate guitar playing with understated vocals and thoughtful songwriting, drawing influences [...]
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 [...]
Two little blue lines can change your life forever. Come join us for a new rip-roaring comedy adventure about parenthood. From the people that brought you Meggie’s Measures in 2023, My Fanny Valentine: Rebirthed in 2024 and Love Me Tinder: Unhinged in 2025, get ready for a new semi-autobiographical comedy about the trials and tribulations [...]
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