Theatre in Colchester

Beyond the Barricade

Beyond the Barricade has delighted audiences throughout the UK and mainland Europe for more than a decade, with its exciting concert portrayal of the greatest s…

Charter Hall, Colchester

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Shalamar

Shalamar are one of the most successful soul groups of all time, selling 25 million albums worldwide.

Charter Hall, Colchester

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience

A loving tribute to the BBC’s classic TV series, the show has been seen by over a million people worldwide since it was born in Australia in 1997.

Jobserve Community Stadium, Colchester

Forbidden Nights

Brace yourself for something truly spectacular… Forbidden Nights is here, celebrating over 10 years of muscles, mayhem and over 11,000 shirt rips!Ready for a ne…

Charter Hall, Colchester

Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth: Us, Pots and a Welsh Chapel

Beloved Great Pottery Throw Down judge and ceramic designer Keith Brymer Jones returns to the stage with a brand-new show.

Charter Hall, Colchester

Gary Delaney: Gary on Laughing

Gary Delaney's last UK tour ran for two and a half years across 378 dates. People laughed a lot and kept coming back.

Charter Hall, Colchester

Caroline - A New Musical

Presented by the East Anglian Touring Consortium."A radio station for young people! Why do we need that?

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

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Lessons From Teacher x

Cam is a hopeless romantic, a secondary school teacher falling for a handsome stranger.Crystal is an online model, punishing men for money.One has pupils, the o…

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

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Constable Capers

Join us in an entertaining evening of time travelling tales with mirth and music.

Constable Hall, Colchester

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National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge and directed by Caitrona McLaughlinNicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins anna Hardwicke (The Sixth Comman…

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

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National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge and directed by Caitrona McLaughlinNicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins anna Hardwicke (The Sixth Comman…

Firstsite, Colchester

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The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

A teenager with a brilliant mind for mental maths and astronomy discovers the suspicious death of his neighbours dog.

Headgate Theatre, Colchester

Chilled Performance: The Curious Incident Of The Night-Time

This chilled performances is suitable for those who are nervous about being in a traditional theatre environment or who may require assistance/explanation durin…

Headgate Theatre, Colchester

Disney's Newsies, Jr

PQA Colchester's Saturday AM Green, Blue, and Red groups will Seize The Day in a production of Disney's Newsies, Jr, at the Lakeside Theatre, University of Esse…

Lakeside Theatre, Colchester

It Comes In Waves

Seagull Theatre / Eastern AnglesA grief caf in Lowestoft - a town mourning the loss of its high street on a coastline crumbling like rich tea biscuits.

Headgate Theatre, Colchester

Richard II by William Shakespeare

Shakespeares Richard II dramatizes the fall of an arrogant, divinely-appointed king and the rise of the pragmatic Henry Bolingbroke.

St Mary's Church, Colchester

Ten year anniversary Cabaret Night!

Join us at the JobServe Community Stadium - home of Colchester United - for our 2026 Cabaret Night , an evening of awards, entertainment, food, drink, and dance…

Jobserve Community Stadium, Colchester

So Long...and Thanks for All the Frogs!

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Headgate Theatre, Colchester

The Big Bad Wolf - The Plandits

Come on a musical journey of plotting and scheming with folklores most notorious villain - the Big Bad Wolf.

Black Brook Theatre, Colchester

The Jungle Book adapted by Neil Duffield

Join Chameleon's Web Theatre Company for their Summer outdoor show - Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book adapted by Neil DuffieldMowgli the wolf cub boy and his f…

Roman Circus Centre, Colchester

All of Them Dead

In a global pandemic caused by infected meat, two boys find they're much less alone than they thought.All Of Them, Dead is a play about being young, gay and wor…

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

Soho Cinders

Essex Theatre Arts PerformanceWelcome to Soho, where fairytales get a fabulous and sometimes irreverent twist. Robbie is a cheeky, big-hearted dreamer who finds…

Headgate Theatre, Colchester

Colchester Fringe: Summer Weekender - Breathe

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Mercury Theatre, Colchester

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Colchester Fringe: Summer Weekender - A Year and a Day

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Mercury Theatre, Colchester

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The 39 Steps - Shakespeare Circus

The 39 Steps - Shakespeare Circus

Black Brook Theatre, Colchester

Colchester Fringe: Summer Weekender - One Man Poe: The Black Cat and the Raven

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Mercury Theatre, Colchester

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The Jungle Book adapted by Neil Duffield

Join Chameleon's Web Theatre Company for their Summer outdoor show - Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book adapted by Neil DuffieldMowgli the wolf cub boy and his f…

Black Brook Theatre, Colchester

Lady Windermeres Fan

By Oscar Wilde DOT ProductionsA witty and charming five-actor adaptation of Oscar Wildes Lady Windermeres Fan.

Headgate Theatre, Colchester

A Comedy of Errors - Shakespeare Circus

A Comedy of Errors - Shakespeare Circus

Black Brook Theatre, Colchester

Crips With Chips

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Mercury Theatre, Colchester

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Richard Jones - Sound of Magic

Britain's Got Talent Winner Richard Jones 2025 Tour: The Sound of Magic Richard Jones, The Military Illusionist, captivated the nation's heart and mind, earning…

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

The Choir of Man

Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award-nominated, worldwide smash hit is now on its first ever UK tour.Welcome to The Choir Of Man, the best pub in the wor…

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

Kitty Canham - Black Brook Collaboration

A brand new play bringing to life the story of a woman born in 1720; Kitty Canham.In the quiet rhythms of rural life, Kitty has always known her place.

Black Brook Theatre, Colchester

The Jungle Book adapted by Neil Duffield

Join Chameleon's Web Theatre Company for their Summer outdoor show - Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book adapted by Neil DuffieldMowgli the wolf cub boy and his f…

Green Island Gardens, Colchester

Midsummer Night's Dream - Folksy Theatre

Midsummer Night's Dream - Folksy Theatre

Black Brook Theatre, Colchester

Our Country's Good - Stagecraft

Our Country's Good - Stagecraft

Black Brook Theatre, Colchester

Twelfth Night - The Pantaloons

Twelfth Night - The Pantaloons

Black Brook Theatre, Colchester

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Black Brook Theatre, Colchester

CO2: We Will Rock You

Get ready to rock out with Colchester Operatic Society Second Edition (CO2) and their next production of We Will Rock You, the electrifying jukebox musical that…

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

The Go Between

Adapted by Ben Musgrave, based on the novel by L. P. Hartley. Eastern Angles Theatre CompanyWhen young Leo Colston spends the summer of 1900 in rural Norfolk, h…

Headgate Theatre, Colchester

Britannia Waves The Rules

In a Garrison town, we know the uniform.But do we know those who wear it? You don't sign up to be a hero.You sign up to leave.Carl is sick of Blackpool.He's sic…

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

Crush

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Mercury Theatre, Colchester

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Fire Fire

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Mercury Theatre, Colchester

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Lightstreams

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Mercury Theatre, Colchester

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An Evening of Ghost Stories at Layer Marney Tower

An Evening of Ghost Stories A one-man performance by Toby Burchellthis horror was bounding like a tiger at his heels, with blazing eyes and one stringy arm out…

Layer Marney, Colchester

Common Ground Theatre Company present THE PHANTOM OF FRIAR STREET

"There was a mystery attached to No 17 Friar Street that the townsfolk werent keen to talk about.

Great Bromley Village Hall, Colchester

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The Void

Dare you enter a world infected by fear? Eight million miles from Earth, a mysterious distress call crackles through the ether and draws Flint, a haunted space…

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

COS: Sunset Boulevard

Colchester Operatic Society present Sunset Boulevard Set in 1950s Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard follows the story of Joe Gillis, a struggling screenwriter who bec…

Mercury Theatre, Colchester