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  • Zeus Shags Anything – Greek Myths Not For Kids

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Some of the most popular Greek Myths nowadays are family friendly stories, but in truth, the origins of these tales are much more X rated and scandalous, hear the full details of what Zeus and the other Gods got up to. Hear about Gods shagging anything that moves, or even corpses that don’t, a deal [...]

  • 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!

  • Birth Plan

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Birth Plan is C’s experience of birth and parenthood, relayed between increasingly frequent contractions. In her lucid phases, C unfolds the tragi-comic story of how she ended up labouring alone. As the arrival of her newborn draws ever closer, C voices doubts about her family relationships, her fitness to be a parent and questions why [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • The Return of Madama Butterfly

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Religious divide! Orientalism! Radical avant-garde!A Japanese Buddhist soprano trained in Western music struggles with Christian songs, discriminatory stereotypes of Japanese women, and the search for her own unique voice.A comical yet beautiful songbook from Theatre Group GUMBO, exploring identity, culture and the collision of East and West. Journey through a lyrical Japan across all four [...]

  • Wonderful Wednesdays: The Alice Project

    Colchester Arts Centre Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    A sonic journey through the Wonderland of Alice. Weaving together original music, Lewis Carroll’s text and voices from 40 contemporary Alices. Plus, interviews exploring transformation, identity and growing older. This is a riff, a homage and a fascinating audio adventure down the rabbit hole from an acclaimed performance company. Colchester Fringe Festival. Performance venue: Colchester [...]

  • Mitch Benn is the 37th Beatle

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

    Mitch Benn is the 37th Beatle combines Mitch's Scouse upbringing, his love of music, and a lifelong obsession with Liverpool's most famous sons in one show.Mitch Benn was born in Liverpool in January 1970. Three months later the Beatles broke up. Coincidence? Yes.More than 60 years on from the release of Please Please Me, Mitch [...]

  • Blip Blarp: An Alien Love Story

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Meet Blip Blarp, galactic overachiever and full-time romantic disaster. She lands on Earth with one goal: conquer the planet and produce 1,000 offspring. There’s just one problem: dating humans. Thrown into modern romance chaos of thirst traps, mixed signals and situationships, Blip discovers seduction is harder than invasion. Planetary domination? Easy. Getting a text back? [...]

  • Holiday Fun October 2026: Gardening

    Firstsite Lewis Gardens, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Join us for these hands-on gardening sessions where you will help to plant with wildlife friendly herbs, flowers and vegetables for the season ahead and create some earth inspired art. Learn how to care for plants and our native wild while connecting with the outdoors with nature inspired arts and crafts. Most suitable for 4 [...]