Archive

DECEMBER

FRI 8	Manchester Calling! Ft. The Total Stone Roses, The Smiths Presumably & Oaysis * SOLD OUT	GIGS
FRI 8	Late Lounge @ Firstsite * 13 TICKETS LEFT	GIGS
SAT 9	Of Mice & Men + Caskets + Defects * SOLD OUT	GIGS
SUN 10	Vinyl Sessions: The Ramones - It's Alive	VINYL
SUN 10	A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Movie... And the Music of Vince Guaraldi	JAZZ
MON 11	The Wilderness Yet *	FOLK
TUE 12	Spear of Destiny *	GIGS
THU 14	Sh!t Theatre: Sing-a-long-a Muppet Christmas Carol SOLD OUT	XMAS STORY
FRI 15	Nine Below Zero + Dr Feelgood * 3 TICKETS LEFT	GIGS
SAT 16	Christmas Poetry Bash featuring John Cooper Clarke , Martin Newell and Luke Wright * SOLD OUT	POETRY
MON 18	The Blockheads * 38 TICKETS LEFT	GIGS
TUE 19	Mediaeval Baebes * SOLD OUT	GIGS
WED 20	I Hear Voices Theatre Co: A Ghost Story For Christmas: The Stalls of Tarchester	PERFORMANCE
THU 21	Classic Horror Nights: Blood From The Mummy's Tomb (1971)	FILM
FRI 22	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic SOLD OUT	FAMILY
FRI 22	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic SOLD OUT	FAMILY
SAT 23	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic 2 TICKETS LEFT	FAMILY
SAT 23	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic 3 TICKETS LEFT	FAMILY
SAT 23	A Christmas Carol By Candlelight SOLD OUT	XMAS STORY
SUN 24	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic SOLD OUT	FAMILY
SUN 24	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic 38 TICKETS LEFT	FAMILY
SUN 24	A Christmas Carol By Candlelight SOLD OUT	XMAS STORY
WED 27	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic 28 TICKETS LEFT	FAMILY
THU 28	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic	FAMILY
THU 28	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic	FAMILY
FRI 29	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic	FAMILY
FRI 29	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic	FAMILY
SAT 30	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic	FAMILY
SAT 30	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic	FAMILY
SUN 31	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic	FAMILY
SUN 31	Theatre of Widdershins: The Gingerbread Man & A Pot Full of Magic	FAMILY
SUN 31	The Laughter Zone New Years Eve Special! + After Show Club Night *	COMEDY

NOVEMBER

WED 1	Wonderful Wednesdays: Luca Rutherford - You Heard Me 14 TICKETS LEFT	PERFORMANCE
THU 2	Chris Cleverley + Rosalind Harniess	GIGS
FRI 3	Friday Afternoon Club 3 TICKETS LEFT	VARIETY
FRI 3	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club * SOLD OUT	COMEDY
SAT 4	Olaf Falafel's Super Stupid Show (20% More Stupider)	FAMILY
SAT 4	Jo Caulfield: Here Comes Trouble	COMEDY
SUN 5	Heritage Tour B: Led by Sir Bob Russell, High Steward of Colchester* SOLD OUT	WALKING TOUR
SUN 5	King King *	GIGS
MON 6	Pons Aelius *	FOLK
TUE 7	Silver Moth + Samana	GIGS
WED 8	Wonderful Wednesdays: John Osborne - The New Blur Album	PERFORMANCE
THU 9	Frozen Light: The Bar At The Edge Of Time* SOLD OUT	PERFORMANCE
THU 9	Frozen Light: The Bar At The Edge Of Time* SOLD OUT	PERFORMANCE
FRI 10	Frozen Light: The Bar At The Edge Of Time* SOLD OUT	PERFORMANCE
FRI 10	Frozen Light: The Bar At The Edge Of Time* SOLD OUT	PERFORMANCE
SAT 11	Frozen Light: The Bar At The Edge Of Time* SOLD OUT	PERFORMANCE
SAT 11	Frozen Light: The Bar At The Edge Of Time* SOLD OUT	PERFORMANCE
SAT 11	Stephen K Amos: Oxymoron 2 TICKETS LEFT	COMEDY
SUN 12	Ben Hart: Jadoo	MAGIC
MON 13	Blazin Fiddles * SOLD OUT	FOLK
TUE 14	Brian Bilston * 2 TICKETS LEFT	POETRY
WED 15	Wonderful Wednesdays: Eloina - High Steaks SOLD OUT	PERFORMANCE
FRI 17	Zion Train + Johnny Fisher AKA Cyberdog	GIGS
FRI 17	Late Lounge @ Firstsite * SOLD OUT	GIGS
SAT 18	John Hegley: I Am A Poetato	FAMILY
SAT 18	Keep Colchester Cool presents Colchester's Sound feat Bridget + Greebo + Butterfly Handshake + Generation Feral *	GIGS
SUN 19	Vinyl Sessions: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')	VINYL
SUN 19	Tim Kliphuis Trio	JAZZ
MON 20	The Trials of Cato * SOLD OUT	FOLK
TUE 21	Gong + Ozric Tentacles SOLD OUT	GIGS
WED 22	Poetry Workshop with John Hegley (At The Lawrence Walker Community Centre, 31 Priory Walk) 11 TICKETS LEFT	WORKSHOP
WED 22	Wonderful Wednesdays: Richard Layzell - Psychosomatic 50 TICKETS LEFT	PERFORMANCE
THU 23	Classic Horror Nights: The Uncanny (1977)	FILM
FRI 24	The LipSinkers	CABARET
SAT 25	Frock Swap	OTHER
SAT 25	Jay Stapley & Robin A Smith: An Evening of Cool Blues / Soul / Jazz *	GIGS
SUN 26	Crime & The City Solution + Joshua Murphy + Earth Mother F*cker	GIGS
MON 27	Sam Kelly & Jamie Francis *	FOLK
TUE 28	Underdog Crew Studios Annual Awards Ceremony + Essex Doc Fest SOLD OUT	FILM
WED 29	Wonderful Wednesdays: Will Dickie - White Sun	PERFORMANCE
THU 30	Geoff Norcott: Basic Bloke * SOLD OUT	COMEDY

OCTOBER

SUN 1	Heritage Tour A: Led by Sir Bob Russell, High Steward of Colchester* 14 TICKETS LEFT	WALKING TOUR
SUN 1	Hejira: Celebrating Joni Mitchell	GIGS
MON 2	Ellie Gowers *	FOLK
THU 5	The Steve Ignorant Band: Crass Songs	GIGS
FRI 6	Friday Afternoon Club	VARIETY
FRI 6	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 7	Choc 'n Gilly Reunion 2023 *	GIGS
SUN 8	Gasper Nali + Michael Mountain	WORLD MUSIC
MON 9	The Jackie Oates Trio *	FOLK
TUE 10	Monsters In Our Midst: Tales of True Crime with Geoffrey Wansell *	LITERATURE
WED 11	Wonderful Wednesdays - Alice d'Lumiere: Trans Lady Sings!	PERFORMANCE
FRI 13	Fleetwood Bac *	GIGS
SAT 14	Booster Cushion Theatre: Little Red Riding Hood	FAMILY
SAT 14	Evile + Beneath The Embers + Regicide	GIGS
SUN 15	Vinyl Sessions: My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade	VINYL
SUN 15	Martin Kohlstedt	GIGS
MON 16	Clive Carroll plays the music of John Renbourn *	FOLK
TUE 17	Ghosts of Atlantis + Existentialist + Draugrheim	GIGS
WED 18	Wonderful Wednesdays: Luke Wright's Silver Jubilee	PERFORMANCE
THU 19	Colchester Fringe Festival: Toby - L*dyL*ke	DANCE
THU 19	Colchester Fringe Festival: Standing on a Nail - A Queer Horror Story	PERFORMANCE
FRI 20	Colchester Fringe Festival: Toby - L*dyL*ke	DANCE
FRI 20	Colchester Fringe Festival: Flamenco Express	DANCE
FRI 20	Colchester Fringe Festival: PaperHouse Productions - Zhooshy Cabaret	CABARET
SAT 21	Colchester Fringe Festival: Stage Write - Living With Luke	PERFORMANCE
SAT 21	Colchester Fringe Festival: Stage Write - Living With Luke	PERFORMANCE
SAT 21	Colchester Fringe Festival: Flamenco Express	DANCE
SAT 21	Colchester Fringe Festival: Standing on a Nail - A Queer Horror Story	PERFORMANCE
SAT 21	Colchester Fringe Festival: PaperHouse Productions - Zhooshy Cabaret	CABARET
SUN 22	Antonio Forcione & Dado Pasqualini	JAZZ
MON 23	Suthering *	FOLK
TUE 24	Jesca Hoop	GIGS
FRI 27	Police Dog Hogan	GIGS
SAT 28	James Phelan - The Greatest Magician: An Evening of Wonders	MAGIC
SUN 29	Reverend Richard Coles: Borderline National Trinket * SOLD OUT	COMEDY
MON 30	John Kirkpatrick: The Victorian farmer's Year In Song *	FOLK
TUE 31	Classic Horror Nights: Scars of Dracula (1970)	FILM

SEPTEMBER

FRI 1	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 2	The Guns 'n Roses Experience + Pure Jovi * SOLD OUT	GIGS
SUN 3	Heritage Tour B: Led by Sir Bob Russell, High Steward of Colchester* 5 TICKETS LEFT	WALKING TOUR
SUN 3	Navratri: The Glorious Gujarati Festival of Dance	DANCE
TUE 5	John Hegley: Fresh From the Fringe	POETRY
FRI 8	Juan Martin *	WORLD MUSIC
SUN 10	Vinyl Sessions: Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion	VINYL
TUE 12	Urzila Carlson: Just No * SOLD OUT	COMEDY
THU 14	Classic Horror Nights: Peter Cushing Peoples' Choice: Brides of Dracula	FILM
FRI 15	Markus Birdman: Platinum * CANCELLED	COMEDY
SAT 16	Mick Harvey ft Amanda Acevedo + JP Shilo + Sometimes With Others: The Invisible Blue Unicorns	GIGS
SUN 17	Heritage Tour X: Led by Sir Bob Russell, High Steward of Colchester* 18 TICKETS LEFT	WALKING TOUR
SUN 17	No Big Deal	JAZZ
TUE 19	Hayseed Dixie + The Fargo Railroad Co	GIGS
THU 21	теплота + Weapon Eyes	GIGS
FRI 22	The Style Councillors *	GIGS
SAT 23	Classic Horror Nights Special! The Brain That Wouldn't Die - with a live score by Jason Frederick	FILM
SUN 24	Martin Newell's Golden Afternoon	GIGS
SUN 24	I Hear Voices Theatre Co: Poets Day	PERFORMANCE
MON 25	Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth *	FOLK
TUE 26	Miranda Sex Garden + Bleedingblackwood	GIGS
WED 27	Tom Morris and the Sacconi Quartet: 'Beethoven in the Dark' *	CLASSICAL
WED 27	Ben Goldscheider (horn) and Alex Groves (electronics) *	CLASSICAL
THU 28	Fishclaw	GIGS
FRI 29	Live/Wire *	GIGS
SAT 30	Faux Fighters UK + Foxymop + Stereophonies * SOLD OUT	GIGS