Keep Colchester Cool

MARCH COLCHESTER COMEDY SHOWCASE
2026-03-04 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Three Wise Monkeys Colchester
Prescribed Laughter: March Comedy Showcase
Warning: Symptoms of severe boredom are best treated with immediate exposure to top-tier hilarity! Your doctor prescribes attending the Three Wise Monkeys Comedy Showcase this March. Prepare for a night you genuinely won’t forget, surgically hosted by the sharp and sensational Greg Edwards. We’re featuring a potent cocktail of comedy—from buzzing new faces ready to erupt, to established acts guaranteed to leave your sides splitting. This isn’t just a show; it’s essential therapy. Do not delay your dose!
Make the smart choice and secure your treatment plan early: Tickets are only £10 if purchased before the evening of the show. Delaying your decision will cost you: it’s a steeper £15 on the door. Ditch the doom-scrolling and invest in a genuine, memorable night out. Mark your calendar, grab your tenner, and get ready for a powerful injection of pure comedic genius. This is the cure for the mundane—miss it and regret it!
📅 When: Wednesday, 4th March📍 Where: Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester (Top Floor)🕖 Doors Open: 7:00 PM🎟️ Tickets: Early Bird specials available for just £10 + booking fee! Don’t wait until it’s sold out—grab your tickets now and join us for a night of craft beer and non-stop laughs.

Magic The Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pre-Release Event
2026-03-04 19:00 - 23:00 | ACE Comics, 42 Culver Street East, Colchester, CO1 1LE, GB
Whether you’re taking your first steps into Magic, finishing up your Standard deck, or diving deep into Modern, Commander, and more—Magic: The Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is here, come play and pick up this set early.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Prerelease is coming and we will be running 3 pre-release events for this set new other universe set in the magic timeline.
What you get
For each event, you’ll receive a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Prerelease Kit which contains:6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Play Booster Packs1 year-stamped rare or mythic promo card in foil A Spindown D20 to track your life totalA handy deck box to help transport and store your deck
Aim of the day is to build a Minimum of a 40 card deck with the boosters you get and compete in swiss rounds to find a winner (Land boxes are provided so all you need to bring is you).
Every player will receive an extra booster at the end of the event for playing and another is put into the prize pot, 1 booster for each player in the pre-release event.
Start time: 7pmFinish Time 11pmCost £40.00
Please note all of these events have limited spaces of 50 people, so to avoid missing out please either click attend on this event, come in and speak to a member of staff of call us on 01206 561912 to make sure you don’t miss out.

OMB Film Quiz 20
2026-03-05 19:00 - 22:00 | Other Monkey Brewing – The Taproom, 5-6 St Nicholas St, Colchester, CO1 1LB, GB
Test your knowledge of films and help raise money for an incredible cause!
– Book via https://sevn.ly/xJWOHUhN (If you book and then decide not to attend, please cancel your booking) – £3 a head (cash only, all proceeds to charity)– Maximum 6 to a team – Food available throughout
Please try to arrive at least 15 minutes before the quiz is due to start to place food and drink orders.

Emotional Madness with MaryAnn & Mates
2026-03-05 19:30 - 22:30 | Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom
Tickets £3.Doors open 7.30pm, show starts 8pm.This show is for a seated audience.
An evening of spoken word and poetry hosted by Mary-Ann Ambrose.
A mixture of emotions, a roller coaster of fun and sadness.
Lineup to be announced!

Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute
2026-03-06 19:30 - 22:30 | 63 High street, Colchester, 63 High street, Colchester
Creedence Clearwater Revival was a highly influential American rock band formed in El Cerrito California. Their music was a definitive synthesis of swamp rock blues country and rockabilly.
Known for songs such as Fortunate son, Proud Mary, Have you ever seen the rain among many others.
Join Creedence rising as we celebrate this legendary band.
Doors 7:30pmMusic from 8pm until 10pm
Sadly as a Friday night ages 18+

The Comedy Store - Colchester
2026-03-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Colchester Charter Hall, Colchester Charter Hall
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 28 Feb 2025 at 10:00 AM
Priority from O2 : Wed, 26 Feb 2025 at 10:00 AM
Ticketmaster Presale : Thu, 27 Feb 2025 at 10:00 AM
Live Nation Presale : Thu, 27 Feb 2025 at 10:00 AM

Colchester Rotary Festival of Music
2026-03-07 09:00 - 12:00 | St Botolph’s Church Walk, Colchester, CO2 7, United Kingdom, St Botolph's Church Walk, Colchester, CO2 7, United Kingdom
Register NOW!Closing date for registration looming! 21st February

East of England Disabled Creatives Meet-Up
2026-03-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Mercury Theatre Colchester, Mercury Theatre Colchester
The East of England Disabled Creatives Meet-Up is a free space for deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent creatives to meet, share and create!
As artists, don’t ask for permission. Take up space. For yourself and your work. We aim to provide that space for you!
This is a monthly in-person meet-up at the Mercury Theatre in collaboration with Graeae Theatre Company.
We welcome artists at any experience level, the aim is to establish a relaxed space for people to turn up for however long they wish within the meet-up session time. The meet-up is from 10am-1pm, but you are welcome to drop-in anytime. It will be an opportunity to network, meet new artists in your area and develop your practice.
We will be meeting in the upstairs bar at the Mercury Theatre, if you do not know where this is, please ask a member of our Box Office or Front of House staff and they will guide you. The Mercury’s Graeae Associate, Christian Markham, will always be in attendance to facilitate and/or answer any questions you might have about the Mercury, Graeae, or wider disabled arts initiatives.
BSL Interpreters will be in attendance.

Etui Box Workshop
2026-03-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Love Local, Love Local
Join us for a calm and creative Etui Box Workshop, where you’ll learn how to make a traditional style etui box – a small, hinged box often used to store special items such as jewellery, letters, or art supplies.
This workshop is ideal for beginners and those who enjoy working with their hands. You’ll be guided step by step through the process, from constructing the box to finishing it neatly, with plenty of support throughout.
All materials are provided, and there’s no need for any prior experience.
The session is designed to be unhurried and welcoming, giving you time to enjoy the making process as well as good company.
Hot beverages and sweet treats are included, so you can relax and settle into a lovely creative morning.
£35.00 per person Spaces are limited, so book early to secure your place.
Get your tickets here – https://www.thecreativeworkshopcompany.co.uk/event-details/etui-box-workshop

Non-Fiction Author Richard Negus: Words From the Hedge
2026-03-07 11:00 - 14:00 | 125 High Street, CO1 1SZ Colchester, United Kingdom, 125 High Street, CO1 1SZ Colchester, United Kingdom
Author Talk by Richard Negus discussing non fiction book WORDS FROM THE HEDGE at Red Lion Books
Hedges are as old as civilisation and as emblematic of the British countryside as chalk streams, hay meadows and oak trees. But unlike woodland and rivers, farmland hedges remain on the periphery of the public consciousness, often going unnoticed and almost always underappreciated.
Join us for a morning of enlightening, engaging and entertaining conversation with professional hedgelayer, conservationist, writer and author, Richard Negus.
In his book ‘WORDS FROM THE HEDGE – A Hedgelayer’s View of the Countryside’, Richard takes us on a journey that reveals these ribbons of thorn and barb are so much more than mere decoration or boundary markers. They are essential for much-needed wildlife recovery. Each hedge is a testament to generations of human skill and labour, requiring ongoing maintenance to survive and thrive.
Richard has been heralded as “the hedgerow’s one true champion” by celebrated Countryside Writer John Lewis-Stempel, and his book praised for being “joyful and illuminating” and “an important, funny and passionate defence of the British countryside”.
Richard Negus is a former soldier and professional horseman. He now lays hedges for a living and is recognised as one of the country’s leading exponents and practitioners of hedgerow management and rejuvenation.
He lives in Suffolk, co-hosts a weekly podcast – Countryslide – covering British rural life and work, and writes for publications including The Daily Telegraph, The Critic and Scribehound.

Rang Barse - The Grand festival of Colours
2026-03-07 11:00 - 17:00 | Firstsite Colchester, Firstsite Colchester
🎉🌈 RANG BARSE 2026 – The Grand Festival of Colours! 🌈🎉
Get ready, Colchester! Join us for a vibrant Holi celebration filled with colours, music, food, and family fun.
✨ Experience:🎶 Live DJ🥁 Dhol Beats🔥 Holi Dahan🎨 Colour Stall🍛 Food Stalls🌿 Mehendi Stall
🎟️ Tickets:Early Bird (until 6 March) – – Members £4 • ⁠Non-members £6On the Door – • ⁠Members £6 • ⁠Non-members £8👕 Holi T-Shirt £7 (Pre-order by 14 Feb)🎨 Bag of Colours £3.50👶 Under 5s FREE ENTRY(All entry tickets include a bag of colour!)
Let’s celebrate colour, culture & community together! 💃🕺✨

Practically Imperfect: writer PL Travers is visited by her creation, Mary Poppins
2026-03-07 15:30 - 17:30 | Headgate Theatre, Headgate Theatre
“finds new terrain” – The Guardian on The Telling​
​​The very private PL Travers lives quietly in Chelsea. Out of the blue, her very own creation, Mary Poppins, suddenly appears in Travers’ study, asking difficult questions she would rather not answer. Rather than the Banks family, Mary Poppins has come to sort out the acerbic writer herself. But Travers is a force to be reckoned with too. So who will control the narrative and win the battle of wills?
The fun-filled chaos is soundtracked by Mary Poppins who performs the kind of music PL Travers REALLY wanted in the Mary Poppins film (Edwardian songs such as Lily of Laguna).
A collaboration project between The Telling and Blue Fire Theatre Company. A brand new play with music by award-winning writer Clare Norburn, directed by BAFTA-nominated BBC director, Nicholas Renton (Mrs Gaskell’s Wives and Daughters, Musketeers, Lewis). Starring acclaimed actor Lottie Walker as PL Travers and actor-musician Joanna Brown as Mary Poppins.
Each half will be approx 40-45mins with an interval.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1168916785221919/?event_time_id=1168918191888445

Milonguito at Passage House cafe Colchester
2026-03-07 18:00 - 22:00 | The Passage House, The Passage House
Enjoy this intimate milonga with friends at the beautiful Passage House cafe in Colchester. This place has a great hardwood floor! Delicious food, hot beverages and soft drinks are available and the cafe has a bar for us. £5 on the door, all welcome!
Traditional tango music in TTVTTM tandas with cortinas selected by Miriam Gita.
Parking is available at Colchester city centre’s many nearby car parks.

Drag Me To The 80s
2026-03-07 19:30 - 22:30 | Colchester Charter Hall, Colchester Charter Hall
DRAG ME TO THE80’S
Meet the cast of our 80’s Divas and join us on an unforgettable journey as this amazing production delivers a dazzling fusion of nostalgia, empowerment and a celebration of the extraordinary.
Get ready to dance, sing and be captivated by the powerhouse vocals of the queens who redefine the stage and bring the spirit of the 80’s roaring back to life.
The show features an incredible full live band and the music of Kylie, Madonna, Whitney, Bananarama , Queen, Abba, Rick Astley, Pet Shop Boys , Erasure,Duran Duran, Wham, Tina Turner and many more
Touring All Major Theatres 2024/25

Artificial Monkeys (Arctic Monkeys Tribute)
2026-03-07 19:30 - 22:30 | 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom, 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom
oin us for a night of Arctic Monkeys Tribute! Get ready for an unforgettable evening as the Artificial Monkeys take the stage! This talented quartet of experienced musicians is dedicated to bringing you the authentic sound and electrifying performance of the Arctic Monkeys. Known for their energetic shows, the Artificial Monkeys deliver a note-for-note reproduction of iconic hits like “Do I Wanna Know?”, “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor,” “When the Sun Goes Down,” and many more.Don’t miss your chance to experience the excitement of live music with a band that captures the essence of one of the UK’s most beloved rock groups!Doors Open: 7:30 PMLocation: Three Wise Monkeys Top FloorTickets: £10 + booking feeGrab your tickets now and get ready to dance the night away!Please note that access to the top floor of Three Wise Monkeys does not have a lift, but there are rest opportunities between each flight of stairs.Viewer discretion is advised: This show may potentially contain flashing and strobing lighting effects.We wanted to inform you of our refund policy regarding event tickets. Please note that we will be unable to process any ticket refunds within 7 days of the event. We understand that circumstances may arise that prevent you from attending the event, but unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate refund requests within this timeframe.

Raz and Suzy Cramer at QSB
2026-03-07 19:30 - 22:30 | Queen St Brewhouse, 7 - 9 Queen Street, Colchester, CO1 2PG, GB
A fabulous night of original live music with @Raz RAZ -An almost entirely instrumental 3-piece band featuring Dan Goldstone on guitar, Pera Frank on bass, and George Krethlow-Shaw on drums. Raz’s original music is a blend of Jazz, Funk, Surf, Pop, Rock Fusion; with the mission of pushing musical boundaries.“Raz is one of the most unique fusion bands in Essex. With their constant changes through many genres in their songs, they express greatly and transition between them smoothly. Great band with superb connection between them all.”
Support by Colchester’s resident Goth Banjo Queen- Suzy Cramer-Alt pop/gothic folk singer songwriter- lyrically driven with sad, surreal or comedic songs about people, places and the ambiguity of life. Often velvet- clad and “ never knowingly underdressed”.
“A clever and highly emotive songwriter”“Brave and thought-provoking”“ The right mix of sweet and ever so slightly scary!”

Raz & Suzy Cramer @QSBH 7.3.2026
2026-03-07 19:30 - 23:30 | Queen St Brewhouse, 7 - 9 Queen Street, Colchester, CO1 2PG, GB
RAZ
An almost entirely instrumental 3-piece band featuring Dan Goldstone on guitar, Pera Frank on bass, and George Krethlow-Shaw on drums. Raz’s original music is a blend of Jazz, Funk, Surf, Pop, Rock Fusion; with the mission of pushing musical boundaries. “Raz is one of the most unique fusion bands in Essex. With their constant changes through many genres in their songs, they express greatly and transition between them smoothly. Great band with superb connection between them all.”
Support from:
SUZY CRAMER
Suzy is a Colchester based multi-instrumental Alt-Pop-Gothic-Folk Singer Songwriter with an eclectic range of influences including Balkan and European Folk Music, Pop and Rap- she is highly lyrically driven and writes about people, places and the ambiguity of life with a repertoire that can be funny, sad or surreal in equal measures!
She is quite often velvet-clad and describes herself as “never knowingly underdressed”…
In recent years she has fallen more in love with the banjo as her main solo instrument, which she is keen to promote as a non- traditional female banjo player.
Suzy is also the Vocalist and Mandola/Mandolin player with Balkan Band “Balkan Hill”, an Eastern European music trio, and a member of London Balkan community band “Balkan Village Band”. Suzy sings in many different languages and will often pop some other languages into her own lyrics….
Reviewer comments:
“A clever and highly emotive songwriter”
“I felt I knew the lady in the song”
“brave and thought provoking”
“the right mix of sweet but also slightly scary!”
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https://www.facebook.com/musicallyhyperactive
https://www.instagram.com/cramersuzy/
https://www.grapevinelive.co.uk/listings/raz-and-suzy-cramer-at-qsb/

Sundays on the Square
2026-03-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Colchester
Sundays on the Square launches on Sunday 8th March 2026!
A brand-new Monthly Sunday market is coming to the city centre as Sundays on the Square launches in the newly built St Nicholas Square, with live music playing throughout the afternoon.
The market will feature a curated mix of independent local traders, including street food, drinks, crafts, gifts and locally made products, all set against a backdrop of live performances. From solo artists to small bands, music will create a lively, welcoming atmosphere — the perfect place to stop, eat, listen and enjoy the new square.
Sundays on the Square is free to attend, open to everyone, and celebrates local talent — both traders and musicians — while bringing energy and life to the town centre on a Sunday.
📅 Launch date: Sunday 8th March 2026📍 Location: St Nicholas Square🎟 Entry: Free🎶 Live music throughout the afternoon | Local traders | City-centre vibes
Come along and enjoy a Sunday filled with music, food and community spirit in the heart of the city.

Vinyl Sessions: The The - Soul Mining
2026-03-08 12:00 - 15:00 | Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom
Tickets £4Doors open 12pm, show starts at 12:30pmThis show is for a seated audience.
The bar will be open throughout.
The The / Soul Mining
Most of us will muddle through the emotional intensity of late adolescence before moving on with the rest of our lives – but if you’re Matt Johnson, you shut yourself away in the bedroom above the Stratford pub your parents run, and channel all that self-doubt and sense of isolation into what will eventually become the deeply introspective lyrics of your debut album. ‘The The’ was essentially a loose collective of mates and session musicians with Johnson at the centre calling the creative shots, and it was an approach that paid dividends on Soul Mining. Operating at a place where post-punk meets synthpop and landing somewhere neatly in the middle, Johnson’s sometimes despondent words (‘Another year over and what have I done? / My aspirations have shrivelled in the sun’) are brought to vivid life here, with walloping drums, sparkling guitar figures and even a piano solo from a certain Jools Holland at one point. You won’t find many albums that could accommodate the wistful, big-hearted warmth of a song like ‘This Is the Day’ AND the full-throttle, beat-driven closing track ‘Giant’ – but this one did, and went on to become an 80s cult classic that demands to be heard loud.
The album playback will be followed by a Q&A session.
After a short break, we’ll follow the album with our usual ‘Dead Wax’ session. Bring along a vinyl disc of your choice and hear a track from it played through the Arts Centre PA. This can be anything you like, for any reason – the more ‘out there’ the better.

Jake Cheek & Dean Frost
2026-03-08 17:00 - 20:00 | 10 North Station Rd, Colchester
Two of Colchesters finest singer/songwriters are joining forces to showcase their very best songs.
This Sunday afternoon gig is not to be missed and is a free, no ticket event, but donations are encouraged.
Let’s keep live music alive!!

Sam Carter *
2026-03-09 19:30 - 22:30 | Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom
Tickets £16.50.Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.This gig is for a seated audience.
‘Sam Carter is a brilliant guitarist and songwriter who combines the observational with social comment and personal reflection’ Songlines
‘A singer who can hold the audience spellbound all by himself’ R2
‘Really wonderful’ Jools Holland
Midlands-born Sam Carter is a BBC Folk Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist renowned for his lyrical storytelling, which Uncut described as being “as penetrating as Richard Thompson’s best work”.
For over 15 years, he has been stirring audiences from Camden to Canada, from major festivals to intimate clubs. Carter’s expressive fingerpicking led Jon Boden of Bellowhead to call him “the finest English-style fingerpicking guitarist of his generation,” while Ivor Novello-winner Nitin Sawhney has praised his “killer voice.”
With a discography that spans six solo albums and two releases with the folk-rock band False Lights, Carter’s music reflects a blend of traditional English folk, shape-note singing, and rock. Notable highlights in his career include a spellbinding performance on Later… with Jools Holland, where he played songs from his shape-note-inspired album The No Testament alongside renowned fiddler Sam Sweeney.
Carter’s latest album release, the acclaimed Top 40 Folk Chart album Silver Horizon, has cemented his reputation as a skilful blender of ancient and modern. Produced by Andy Bell at the remote Red Kite Studios in Wales, the album’s 11 indie-folk songs create a dreamlike soundscape, with guitarist Stuart McCallum (The Breath) adding lush, reverb-soaked textures. Carter says of this work, “I’m still dealing with themes of love, loss, and change… but sketching events in an impressionistic way gives the songs more room to breathe.”
Sam Carter’s live performances are nothing short of captivating, filled with the raw honesty, humour, and skilled musicianship that underscore his standing as one of contemporary folk’s brightest talents.
Support: The Washed Up Folk BandThe Washed Up Folk band hail from the misty shores of Essex and Suffolk with a unique brand of traditional folk story-telling and modern arrangements. “They intelligently weave together dynamic arrangements with rich vocal harmonies and insightful emotional depth, creating a compelling listen.” – Folk and Honey.

Off the Beaten Track Wine & Food Taster Evening
2026-03-10 19:00 - 22:00 | 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom, 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom
Join us on Tuesday 10th March for our Off the Beaten Track Wine & Food Pairing Evening. Explore the wines of Austria & Hungry as we take you through four-courses of seasonally inspired food and wine at Three Wise Monkeys – in collaboration with independent and local wine merchants and suppliers, Street Wines.Hosted by Charlie Rogers and Founder of Street Wines, Neils Dubro. Together, they will draw on their knowledge and experience, taking you on a journey of the world through wine, investigating the new and old worlds of wine and discussing what it is that makes food and wine work so well together.Our Off the Beaten Track Wine & Food Pairing Evening begins at 7pm on our restaurant floorThis is a Premium Wine evening so tickets are priced slightly higher at £55. The wines tasted will be available to purchase and take home on the nightOver 18s only.Guests with specific dietary requirements or with allergies should contact the team via info@twmcolchester.comprior to ticket purchase.Access – There is no lift to access the restaurant floor of Three Wise Monkeys. There are two flights of stairs to reach the restaurant floor.

Desiree Burch: The Golden Wrath @ Colchester Arts Centre
2026-03-10 20:00 - 23:00 | Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester Arts Centre
Desiree Burch: The Golden Wrath Tour
There comes a day when you look around and wonder “is the world a raging bin fire, or is it perimenopause?” The answer, my friend, is “yes”.
Authentic, curious, and gleefully irascible, storyteller and comedian Desiree Burch leads a madcap voyage through the Middle Ages – AKA the mid-life crisis, and its mandatory metamorphosis – in her new standup hour. Desiree brings both childlike wonder and crone-like wit to the experiences of losing sleep, relevance, knee cartilage, oestrogen, youth, and illusions in a laugh-packed hour that celebrates the fury and freedom found when you’ve accepted that time has ruined your plans, but roll up your sleeves to fight it anyway.
Desiree Burch is an American comedian who has appeared across the UK’s biggest comedy shows, including Taskmaster, The Mash Report, Live At The Apollo, Travelman, The Last Leg, QI, and more. She’s also the wisecracking narrator of Netflix’s iconic guilty pleasure Too Hot to Handle.
★★★★★ “THAT DESIREE BURCH CAN HAVE AUDIENCES OF ALL DEMOGRAPHICS HOWLING OVER SOMETHING MANY WOULD STRUGGLE TO DEFINE IS TESTAMENT TO RARE COMIC CHOPS” The Age (Australia)
★★★★★ “SPECTACULAR AS IT GETS WITHOUT COSTUMES, PROPS AND FIREWORKS” Fest Mag
★★★★ “Near-perfect example of comedic storytelling” The Evening Standard
★★★★ The Guardian★★★★ The Scotsman
Tickets: https://colchesterartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173660903

Scratch Night
2026-03-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, GB
Join us for our FREE monthly Scratch Night, at the Lakeside Theatre bar!
Whether you’re a performer or an audience member, join us for a lively evening with a café full of friendly people.
Our compère will be the amazing Alice K Stephens!
There’s no theme and work in all stages of development are welcome, think Open Mic Night, but with a more performative focus!
Everyone is welcome to attend, request your performance slot by emailing arts@essex.ac.uk or turn up to perform on the night!

Wednesday Night Open Mic @ The Victoria Inn
2026-03-11 19:30 - 22:45 | The Victoria Pub, The Victoria Pub
It’s Open Mic Night!Bring yourself… or send your friends in place of you…. or come with your friends and get involved.Bring your instruments or borrow mine (Guitar, Piano, Cajon & Mics provided).*We run a sign up board & work through the names in order & attendance prioritising those who arrive before 9.*The sign up board goes up around 7:30 & the mic goes live around 8:00. *We wrap up for 10:45.*Performers usually get 2-3 songs (up to 15 minutes in total) but this depends the number of participants on the night.

Much Ado About Nothing
2026-03-12 19:00 - 21:30 | Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, GB
The Theatre Arts Society presents their Spring Show!
Written by William ShakespeareDirected by Lou Naïlo
Love. Deceit. Soirées. Shakespeare.
Step into the roaring ’20s filled with love, deceit, and soirées, for Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
Against a backdrop of the 1920s highlife, follow four lovers and their blooming relationship as they try to overcome bitter rivalries and life-threatening gossip.
After returning from the war, Count Claudio falls in love with Hero, his host’s daughter. Meanwhile, Beatrice and Benedick exchange cutting words in a game of wit. While the former pair’s relationship grows, Beatrice and Benedick are duped into thinking the other loves them.
But Claudio and Hero’s relationship isn’t safe from deception either. A cunning plot by the nefarious Don John seeks to tear their budding romance apart, bringing Hero’s reputation down with it.
Dust off your masquerade masks and be our esteemed guest for this journey. With extravagant soirées, a host of quips and jabs, and a game of social deception, there’s something for everyone in this take on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
Age rating: 12+
Content warnings: Themes of child abuse, mild sexual content

Shar’s Drag Bingo
2026-03-12 19:00 - 22:00 | 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom, 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom
Shar invites you to Three Wise Monkeys Colchester, for an evening of songs, silliness and bingo.
Tickets £5, Doors 7pm, Restaurant floor
This gig takes place on the restaurant floor of Three Wise Monkeys Colchester
Access – There is no lift to access the restaurant floor of Three Wise Monkeys. There are two short flights of stairs to reach the top floor with rest opportunities between each flight.

Victoria Inn General Knowledge Quiz 5
2026-03-12 19:00 - 22:00 | Victoria Inn Colchester, 10 North Station Rd, Colchester, CO1 1RB, GB
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 514510
Please bring the number of people you book for, and if you book and decide not to attend, please cancel your booking.
Please arrive at least twenty minutes before the quiz is due to start to place drink orders.

Emma, the Playful Red Panda - Paint Evening in Colchester
2026-03-12 19:00 - 22:30 | Artsy Image, Artsy Image
A brand new painting comes to Colchester at Artsy Image.No experience necessary.Come along and have lots of fun creating something you didn’t think possible.

Jake Cheek
2026-03-12 19:30 - 22:30 | 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom, 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom
Jake Cheek performs live at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester, with support from Jake Martin, George Gadd, and Daniel Stephen Turner.
Jake Cheek – Local legend Jake Cheek may be best known for his amazing bass tones his other project “Shed” but Jake is also a jaw dropping solo artist in his own right and a must see act!
Jake Martin – Known far and wide for his acoustic folk punk stylings Jake Martin is now a proud Colchester native! Fresh off supporting Pet Needs across Germany This will be Jake 1st show back in the UK and his last Colchester date for some time so don’t miss out!
George Gadd – Nottinghams finest! This guy is one of those acts you have to see before you die! If Weezer and Frank Turner had an overachieving child it would be George Gadd! This is his first trip to Colchester so get down early and make hime feel welcome!
Daniel Stephen Turner – Kicking off the evening is another Colchester legend in the making! Daniel is another act that always stands out! An amazing songwriter and a wonderful human!
Date: Thursday, 12 March 2026Venue: Three Wise Monkeys, ColchesterDoors: 7:30pmAges: 18+
Please note that access to the top floor of Three Wise Monkeys does not have a lift, but there are rest opportunities between each flight of stairs.
Viewer discretion is advised: This show may potentially contain flashing and strobing lighting effects.
Refund policy: We are unable to process any ticket refunds within 7 days of the event.
