Events

Join us in the Lakeside Theatre Main House for the Homegrown production, Refusal, by Elena Botts. Elena is an artist and researcher at the University of Essex.Across sound, glitch, refuse, moving image, sculpture, performance, and animation, this one-night show offers fragmentation as refusal of normative narrative regimes of spectacle.This is a participatory gathering: the showcase [...]

Join us for an evening of Wargaming! Be it Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Battletech, Kill Team, Warcry or ANY wargame you like! Bring your armies, some terrain if you have it and get involved!£5 to play!

Come and make a fresh Christmas wreath at The Lexden Crown followed by a choice of the following delicious dinner:Chicken and Mushroom Pie & MashScampi and FriesThai Vegetable Curry & Rice£52.50ppAll materials provided and no experience required.Email info@thecreativeworkshopcompany.co.ukto book via PayPal or bank transfer (no fees) or via eventbrite or our website (fees apply)https://www.thecreativeworkshopcompany.co.uk/event-details/wreath-making-workshop-with-dinner

Pay what you can affordDoors open 7:30 pm, Show starts 8 pmThis show is for a seated audienceTHIS is NOT a show about mental health. THIS is a DISORDER.We’re just joking...We’re HALF joking...We’re BORDERLINE joking.Have we rehearsed it? No comment.Have we written it? It depends.Is there a script? Ugh.But it is a comedy, right? A [...]

FILMTickets £10.Doors open 5.30pm, starts 6pm.This show is for a seated audience.Join us at Colchester Arts Centre for the Underdog Crew Annual Showcase! Supporting Autism and ADHD through breaking down creative barriers and celebrating the brilliance within neuro diversity.Get ready for a night of pure inspiration as our members and special guests poke a thumb [...]

We are a local life drawing group in Colchester. We meet up for untutored drawings with professional models from all backgrounds.All abilities are welcome. Just drop in, draw and pay £10 cash for the session.Drawing boards, easels, papers, charcoal and pencils are provided for free or bring your materials.Accessible venue.Location: Straight Road Community Centre329 Straight [...]

Booking info at bottom of this post. Thursday 27th November 7.30pm to 9.30pm - back at Wivenhoe Bowls Club - doors 7pm (please use Woodland Way entrance)Top notch live stand-up comedy from Paul Ricketts"material is smart as well as funny" THE SCOTSMAN "weird and wonderful... should be given his own TV show" THE STAGE"distinctive and [...]

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland. After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories [...]

The Lexden Crown presents an Old Skool Pen and Paper QuizIts Time to take it back to the Old Skool, with a Pen and Paper style Quiz.Big Jims Old Skool Pub Quiz, fun for all, with 5 themed rounds of quiz fun, including both Audio and Picture rounds and the return of the World famous [...]

David Angus is a bona fide troubadour hailing from the bonny lands of Aberdeen, Scotland. This dexterous singer-songwriter has been weaving sonic tales and serenading the crowds of his hometown since 2012, whether he's busking on street corners or headlining prestigious venues. With his trusty acoustic guitar as his main companion, David's music runs the [...]

Come and make a gorgeous Christmas wreath at Patch! £42.50 including a soft drink and cakeAll materials included and no experience necessary.Email info@thecreativeworkshopcompany.co.uk via PayPal or bank transfer (no fees) or eventbrite (fees apply)https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1459953232419?aff=oddtdtcreator

Brace yourself as Mechromorph unleash their mechanical fury on Colchester this November for a hometown headliner. The Essex titans of brutality are celebrating a Bloodstock crusade this summer with a vile display of slam for their home county. Joining them are Repulsedand Winter Hotel, completing a lineup that promises an extreme nights of live music [...]