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  • Colchester Fringe Festival – Celtic Tales

    Colchester Arts Centre Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Tickets £12 25th October: Doors 5.45pm, show 6pm 27th October: Doors 6.45pm, show 7pmThis show is for a seated audience Following the success of the sell-out show Hebridean Fire, multi-instrumentalists Elsa and Gary return with Celtic Tales, enchanting audiences with myths and legends of the Scottish Highlands and Islands. This dynamic duo masterfully blend heartfelt ballads with high-energy jigs [...]

  • A Canadian Explains Eurovision to Brits

    The Dragonfly Lounge The Dragonfly Lounge

    With one foot in stand‑up comedy, the other in TED‑style presentation, this one‑person musical ride dives into Eurovision’s history, queer joy, fandom culture, and identity. Expect big music, big humour and heartfelt reflections woven through slides and song. ★★★★ - Edmonton Journal, ★★★★★ - Hamilton Hammer, 2025 Calgary Fringe Award Winner, “McLean has broken the [...]

  • Andy Hamilton’s Night To Remember

    Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Writer and comedian Andy Hamilton returns with a new one-man show where he explores the wonders and weaknesses of human memory, and how laughter oils the wheels of the brain. (Note: Andy is not a qualified neurologist, and the brain probably does not have wheels.) In an evening of non-stop comedy, Andy will do his [...]

  • Dungeons & Dragons at Dice & a Slice

    Dice and a Slice

    Come and join our weekly D&D Sessions! No Experience Necessary! All Sessions 6:30pm-9:30pm - £5 to play October Sessions Thursday 8th Wednesday 14th Thursday 22nd Wednesday 28th

  • Pseudonym

    Three Wise Monkeys 60 High Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    “Bridget is my pseudonym My thinly-veiled attempt to make sense To add structure, Dramatic structure, A beginning, middle, and end- To a thing that has none” A semi-autobiographical poetic one-woman show by award-winning playwright Deanna Strasse. “Bridget” looks back on her life, contemplating the messy tapestry of experiences that have led her here. She confronts [...]

  • The Jeremy Bamber White House Farm Murders – Guilty or not Guilty? with Mark Williams-Thomas

    Charter Hall Charter Hall

    Join award-winning investigative journalist and criminologist Mark Williams-Thomas for a gripping, immersive theatre experience delving into one of the most infamous and debated murder cases in British criminal history: The Jeremy Bamber White House Farm Murders. Nearly forty years after Bamber’s conviction for the 1985 killings at White House Farm—a crime for which he has consistently maintained his [...]

  • Reflections – The Musical Legacy of Diana Ross

    Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Hailing from the USA, Tameka Jackson is the most authentic tribute to Diana Ross, which has made her the official number 1 and most sought-after tribute, worldwide. Her distinctive style sets her apart from others. Tameka has performed to sell-out crowds in some of the most prestigious and well-known theatres across the UK and abroad, [...]

  • Wonderful Wednesdays – Platform 4: The Alice Project

    Colchester Arts Centre Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Tickets Pay what you can afford Doors 7.30pm, show 8pm This show is for a seated audienceWho are you? asks the Caterpillar. Alice is not sure... Acclaimed performance company Platform 4 take you on a sonic journey through the Wonderland of Alice, weaving together original music, interviews with inhabitants of the New Forest, Lewis Carroll’s text and voices from [...]

  • Half A Laugh Comedy Open Mic

    CODA ,63, High Street, Colchester CODA ,63, High Street, Colchester

    Half a Laugh presents open mic comedy at Coda!

  • The Unforgivable Crime of Love

    Three Wise Monkeys 60 High Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    This is the true story of Reed Peggram. In 1939 the brilliant young Black scholar from Boston, travels to Paris so that he could live a life beyond America’s racial boundaries. There, he falls deeply in love with Arne Hauptmann, a Danish scholar. As Nazi Germany advances across Europe, Reed refuses to abandon the man [...]

  • Colchester Fringe Festival – Living with Luke

    Colchester Arts Centre Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Tickets £81st show: Doors 3.45pm, show 4pm2nd show: Doors 6.45pm, show 7pmThis show is for a seated audienceAge Guidance: 12+Content warnings: Audience Participation, Distressing / Potentially Triggering Themes, Scenes of a Sexual Nature / Sexual Violence / Violence, Strobe Lighting / Flashing Lights, Strong Language / SwearingBack my special request for two final rumbles! Danson Thunderbolt struggles [...]

  • The Unforgivable Crime of Love

    Three Wise Monkeys 60 High Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    This is the true story of Reed Peggram. In 1939 the brilliant young Black scholar from Boston, travels to Paris so that he could live a life beyond America’s racial boundaries. There, he falls deeply in love with Arne Hauptmann, a Danish scholar. As Nazi Germany advances across Europe, Reed refuses to abandon the man [...]