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Catch a great show on your visit to Colchester at one of the town's fantastic Theatres and Performing Arts venues. From traditional stage plays to one-man shows, stand up comedy, or even something more experimental, Colchester is host to a great selection of theatre and stage shows throughout the year. In the summer months you can often get out of the traditional venues and find something in the open air at one of the borough's many attractions too.
Browse our listings below to find what shows are on now and coming up in Colchester.
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Address
The Old Sainsburys Site, Tollgate West, Tollgate, Colchester, CO3 8RGTelephone
0203 9833383Tollgate, Colchester
Catch some movies from your car at a drive-in cinema
Dates
- From:
- 12 Apr 2021to31 May 2021
Address
Charter Hall, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YHColchester
Milkshake Monkey can’t wait to put on a spectacular new musical for you all! But when stage fright hits, his favourite Milkshake friends come to help, creating the most dazzling show you have ever seen!
Dates
- From:
- 25 Apr 2021Open 11:00 - 13:30
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Experience a screening of the very first zombie film WHITE ZOMBIE
Dates
- From:
- 9 June 2021
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
TV favourite Lucy returns with another fantastic stand-up show.
Dates
- From:
- 17 June 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Shazia takes on the burning issues of our time in her latest show.
Dates
- From:
- 18 June 2021
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Immerse yourself in an hour of bridge building laughter with Stephen K Amos
Dates
- From:
- 24 June 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Lexx has a laugh with society's big issues.
Dates
- From:
- 29 June 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
The mother of all confessional shows from the bestselling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down. Does My Mum Loom Big In This? is for everyone who's had a mother or been a mother, featuring hair-raising hilarious true stories from…
Dates
- From:
- 13 July 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Price
Price £16.00 Per TicketColchester
Harper is a historian and TV presenter and will recall an age of lavish fashions, sumptuous food and the birth of the Industrial Revolution during his tour. David has been a BBC regular for more than a decade and his show will also treat audiences…
Dates
- From:
- 22 July 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
One of British comedy's most exciting talents (although she's Danish), winner of the prestigious Edinburgh Best Newcomer Award, a cult podcaster, and now the author of the hugely successful book 'Happy Fat', Sofie Hagen returns to Colchester with a…Dates
- From:
- 24 July 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Castle Park, High Street, Colchester, CO1 1TJColchester
Outdoor film screenings in Colchester's Castle Park. COVID-19 Safe.
Dates
- From:
- 5 Aug 2021to8 Aug 2021
Address
Castle Park, High Street, Colchester, CO1 1TJColchester
Outdoor film screenings in Colchester's Castle Park. COVID-19 Safe.
Dates
- From:
- 5 Aug 2021to8 Aug 2021
Address
Tymperleys, Tymperleys, Trinity Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JNTrinity Street, Colchester
This is My Theatre presents a stage adaptation of The Secret Garden.
Dates
- From:
- 20 Aug 2021Open 19:00 - 20:20
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Lloyd is back on the road with his latest stand up tour.
Dates
- From:
- 5 Sept 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
In this all-new show, multi-award winning stand-up comic Rob Newman weaves together Nietzsche's sunglasses, James Bond in Toxteth, electric spiders and singing Neanderthals into a hilarious tour-de-force that offers new hopes for a changing world.
Dates
- From:
- 9 Sept 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Geoff's brand-new show will mostly explore personal responsibility, parenting and who should take the blame when things go wrong.
Dates
- From:
- 19 Sept 2021Open 19:00 -
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Price
Price £15.00 Per TicketColchester
Simon Evans' last show, Genius 2.0 ( "A Masterclass" ***** The Scotsman) provided an hilarious analysis of the departure of any visible sign of intelligence from modern life. But his new show raises the stakes, with his usual excoriating views of a…
Dates
- From:
- 23 Sept 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Price
Price £19.50 Per TicketColchester
He's back for more comedy chaos! Jason has learnt over the past few years that we all need to "play" a bit more in our lives.
Dates
- From:
- 24 Sept 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Charter Hall, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YHColchester
‘Like Me’ is Jason’s latest comic offering set to hit the road!
Dates
- From:
- 25 Sept 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Price
Price £15.00 Per TicketColchester
Returning with a BRAND NEW SHOW. The hilarious, award-winning drinks experts host history's greatest ever pub quiz packed with loads of funny, fascinating facts and FIVE free discerning drinks for every audience member. You'll learn a lot and you'll…
Dates
- From:
- 25 Sept 2021Open 19:30 -
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