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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
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
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
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- 25 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 500900Colchester
The Improvised Doctor Who Parody is landing near you! Travel anywhere in time and space with a live radiophonic workshop, incredible props & set and a collection of hilarious improv comedy performers. Travel on an adventure everyone can enjoy made…
Dates
- From:
- 3 Oct 2021Open 19:00 -
Address
Charter Hall, Cowdray Avenue, COLCHESTER, Essex, CO1 1YHTelephone
01206 573948Price
Price £46.00 per adultCOLCHESTER
Musical Comedy show at Charter Hall
Dates
- From:
- 8 Oct 2021Open 19:00 - 22:15
Address
Charter Hall, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YHColchester
A brilliant evening of world-class comedy from the Irishman internationally celebrated as one of live stand-up’s true masters.
Dates
- From:
- 13 Oct 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Charter Hall, Leisure World, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YHTelephone
01206 573948Colchester
Comedy superstar John Bishop is coming to Colchester Charter Hall with his highly anticipated brand-new stand up show – Right Here, Right Now.
This will be John's eighth stand up show and it is shaping up to be his best yet. It will see him…
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- From:
- 19 Oct 2021Open 20:00 -
- From:
- 29 Jan 2022
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Price
Price £15.00 Per TicketColchester
In his new show 50 Things About Us Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of storytelling, standup, mischief and really, really well researched material to examine how we have come to inhabit this divided wasteland that some of us call the United…
Dates
- From:
- 21 Oct 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Charter Hall, Colchester Leisure World, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, CO1 1YHTelephone
01206573948Price
Price £37.50 per adultCowdray Avenue
Stand Up Comedy at Colchester Charter Hall
Dates
- From:
- 21 Oct 2021Open 20:00 - 22:30
Address
Charter Hall, Colchester Leisure World, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, CO1 1YHTelephone
01206573948Price
Price £26.00 per adultCowdray Avenue
The people’s favourite and one of Britain’s greatest ever comedians, JIM DAVIDSON OBE telling it ‘like it is’.
Dates
- From:
- 22 Oct 2021Various Opening Times
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Price
Price £18.00 Per TicketColchester
Dom Joly is best known as the creator of Trigger Happy TV. And now the writer and broadcaster is undertaking his first UK tour since 2011, giving fans a rare opportunity to see him live
Dates
- From:
- 23 Oct 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
This documentary looks at Tubby's life, his influence on fellow musicians, the UK jazz music scene of the mid-50s to mid-60s, and music in general. Simon Spillett will give a brief introduction, followed afterwards by a Q&A sessionDates
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- 24 Oct 2021Open 19:00 -
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Price
Price £19.00 Per TicketColchester
Enjoy an intimate evening with John Challis, one of the nation's greatest comedy actors, best known as Boycie in BBC1's Only Fools and Horses. In this one-off show the national treasure will reveal secrets from the set with stories and anecdotes…
Dates
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- 26 Oct 2021Open 19:00 -
Address
Charter Hall, Colchester Leisure World, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, CO1 1YHTelephone
01206573948Price
Price £31.50 per adultCowdray Avenue
Stand Up Comedy at Colchester's Charter Hall
Dates
- From:
- 27 Oct 2021
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Due to incredible demand, Iain Stirling (Love Island and Taskmaster) has added extra dates to his nationwide tour ahead of hitting the road this spring. After selling out his 2018 smash hit U OK HUN? X and two consecutive Edinburgh Fringe runs in…Dates
- From:
- 29 Oct 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Charter Hall, Leisure World, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YHTelephone
01206 573948Colchester
Stand up comedy at Colchester Charter Hall
Dates
- From:
- 4 Nov 2021
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Having hit 60 (but still a year younger than Madonna), Jenny Eclair AKA 'The Face of Vagisan' confronts a new decade of decrepitude. Now that it takes 20 minutes of scrolling down to find her DOB when she's filling in forms online, should she…
Dates
- From:
- 11 Nov 2021Open 19:00 -
Address
Charter Hall, Colchester Leisure World, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, CO1 1YHTelephone
01206573948Price
Price £27.00 per adultCowdray Avenue
TV's Ed Byrne brings his new show to Colchester's Charter Hall
Dates
- From:
- 11 Nov 2021
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is touring the UK with one of Shakespeare's most loved plays: Romeo and Juliet. Sh*t-faced Shakespeare is the hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of a…
Dates
- From:
- 12 Nov 2021to13 Nov 2021Open 19:30 -
Address
Charter Hall, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YHColchester
The Best in Stand Up Comedy from around the globe.
Dates
- From:
- 26 Nov 2021Open 20:00 -
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