Join us at the The Lexden Crown for a fun and sparkly Headdress Workshop where you’ll create your very own statement headpiece using cable ties and a range of colourful materials.This relaxed and creative session is perfect for anyone wanting to try something different, get creative, and make something completely unique to take home. You’ll [...]
Award-winning Dyad Productions return to the Elizabethan era with That Knave, Raleigh, created in collaboration with The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead. The production follows the extraordinary life of Sir Walter Raleigh, exploring the explorer, sailor, writer, poet, soldier and adventurer through his dramatic rise and fall during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James [...]
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Sandra Oh takes the title role in a razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the hollow contemporary mantras of kindness and respect. But the bolder she becomes in speaking out, the more colleagues avoid her, and the more her personal relationships begin to fracture. As she challenges fashionable ideas and lends her [...]
IT'S TIME TO CROWN COLCHESTER COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2026!
About YAK:Develop your approach to and understanding of art with other young people.Young Art Kommunity (YAK) is Firstsite’s young-people peer led group which organises events and activities within the gallery and in the wider community.Learn about our latest exhibition YAK: Culture of CuriositiesOur aims are: To develop young people’s artistic practice through mentoring and gaining [...]
Lumenis Theatre presents Lightstreams by Mary Mazzilli, a play inspired by real-life testimonies exploring migration, family and the choices people face during times of crisis. Maurice and Hermia are a married migrant couple who have made their home in the UK. Maurice works in an elderly care home, while Hermia struggles with motherhood and caring [...]
SPEED/THRASH METAL comes to Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester, featuring Kaine, Regicide and Uridium.Get ready for a night of heavy riffs, fast-paced metal and high-energy live performances. Headlining the night, Kaine are a British Heavy Metal band formed in 2009, featuring Rage Sadler, Liam Etheridge, Toby Woods and Isaac Healy. Joined by Regicide and Uridium, this [...]
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- [...]
The world is in chaos. Inequality is widening, autocracy is rising and political parties are collapsing. In these divided times, what this country desperately needs is Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy (in many ways it’s actually the last thing this country needs, but it’s what it’s getting so tough luck). The UK’s leading [...]
It’s always a big night when Shar Cooterie hits the SU Bar, and this one’s no exception. Expect dazzling performances, killer banter, and a few surprises along the way (and no, we’re not just talking about the attitude).Shar will have you cheering, laughing, and maybe even up on your feet. This is more than a [...]
Are you passionate about Essex’s wildlife and want to learn more about what Colchester Museums cares for? Then why not come along to one of our ‘Wild About Essex: Hands on with Nature’ sessions. You will get to discover a variety of objects never seen before by the public and find out how you can [...]
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