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DIARY

OCTOBER

MON 14 THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB PRESENTS MEMORY AFTERNOONS * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
MON 14 LEVERET * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 15 RON ATHEY: ACEPHALOUS MONSTER 46 tickets left PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
WED 16 MARIANA VALENCIA: ALBUM 79 tickets left PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 17 CLASSIC HORROR NIGHTS: DEATH LINE (1972) HORRORBUY TICKETS 
FRI 18 EDUARDO NIEBLA IN CONCERT JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
SAT 19 ANGUS ROCKS FEATURING SLAY DUGGEE LIVE 41 tickets left KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SAT 19 LUKE KEMPNER: HOUSE OF FACES COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 20 VINYL SESSIONS: HOLE - LIVE THROUGH THIS MUSICBUY TICKETSMUSIC
SUN 20 SARAH JANE MORRIS: SWEET LITTLE MYSTERY - THE MUSIC OF JOHN MARTYN JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 21 THE ASKEW SISTERS * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
WED 23 JAMES MCDERMOTT: RUBBER RING 40 tickets left PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 24 HOPE & SOCIAL + MATT CALDERBANK * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
FRI 25 THE LATIN RHYTHM: SALSAWEEN PARTY! * SALSABUY TICKETSSALSA
SUN 27 KEITH JAMES: THE MUSIC OF CAT STEVENS GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
MON 28 TEAM FURRY TAILS: A COCKROACH & FURRY BLURRY FLUFFY THINGS KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
MON 28 THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB PRESENTS MEMORY AFTERNOONS * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
MON 28 ROSIE HOOD & COHEN BRAITHWAITE KILCOYNE * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 29 NEGATIVLAND + THE ROCK GARDEN OF CHANDIGARH GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
WED 30 PEOPLE SHOW: THE LAST STRAW PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 31 UPSTAIRS PLANET: A FILM ABOUT CLEANERS FROM VENUS & THE UNIVERSE OF MARTIN NEWELL FILMBUY TICKETSFILM

NOVEMBER

FRI 1 FARMERS MARKET * MARKETBUY TICKETSMARKET
FRI 1 THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 2 THE RAINBOW MASQUERADE BALL * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
SUN 3 COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR A * WALKING TOURBUY TICKETSWALKING TOUR
SUN 3 ALAN BARNES OCTET & JOSIE MOON: A REQUIEM + POP-UP SYRIAN KITCHEN JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 4 PONS AELIUS * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 5 STEVE MASON + PICTISH TRAIL * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
WED 6 LOUISE ORWIN: OH YES OH NO 74 tickets left PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 7 LOUISE ORWIN: FREE WORKSHOP WORKSHOPBUY TICKETS 
THU 7 ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW & THE LOW RIDERS FT. THE HI RIDERS SOUL REVUE * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
FRI 8 GEORGE EGG: MOVABLE FEAST COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 9 JAY FOREMAN'S DISGUSTING SONGS FOR CHILDREN KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SAT 9 THE THINKING DRINKERS: HEROES OF HOOCH * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 10 THE JOE ALLARD COMMISSION 2019: MARWAN SALLOUTA EXHIBITIONBUY TICKETS 
SUN 10 MITCH BENN: TEN SONGS TO SAVE THE WORLD COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
MON 11 TALISK * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 12 THE POWER OF COMPASSION: SACRED DANCE & MUSIC FROM TIBET WORLD MUSICBUY TICKETSWORLD MUSIC
WED 13 TOM MARSHMAN: A HAUNTED EXISTENCE PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 14 EARL SLICK: IN CONVERSATION * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
FRI 15 JASON BYRNE: WRECKED BUT READY * SOLD OUT COMEDYSOLD OUTCOMEDY
SAT 16 FROCK SWAP! FASHIONBUY TICKETSFASHION
SAT 16 THE SEARCHERS & HOLLIES EXPERIENCE * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 17 VINYL SESSIONS: SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - THE SCREAM + WOMEN OF PUNK 7" SPECIAL MUSICBUY TICKETSMUSIC
SUN 17 JULIAN COSTELLO QUARTET JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 18 THE TRIALS OF CATO * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 19 TWELFTH DAY FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
WED 20 LUKE WRIGHT, POET LAUREATE PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 21 CLASSIC HORROR NIGHTS: TALES THAT WITNESS MADNESS (1973) HORRORBUY TICKETS 
FRI 22 THE SPECIALS LTD * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 23 THE LIPSINKERS CABARETBUY TICKETS 
SUN 24 ARGENTINE TANGO WORKSHOP * 44 tickets left WORKSHOPBUY TICKETS 
SUN 24 THE MUSIC OF ORSON WELLES LECTUREBUY TICKETS 
MON 25 THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB PRESENTS MEMORY AFTERNOONS * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
MON 25 GLYMJACK * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 26 MARK THOMAS: 50 THINGS ABOUT US (WORK IN PROGRESS) COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
WED 27 VIJAY PATEL: SOMETIMES I LEAVE 79 tickets left PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 28 MIG KIMPTON: LIVE FLOWER SHOW PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
FRI 29 SH!T FACED SHAKESPEARE: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 30 MARTIN STEPHENSON & THE DAINTEES + SPECIAL GUESTS * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

DECEMBER

SUN 1 COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR B * WALKING TOURBUY TICKETSWALKING TOUR
SUN 1 LOZ SPEYER'S TIME ZONE + SPECIAL GUEST OMAR PUENTE JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 2 A CAUSLEY CHRISTMAS * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
WED 4 MILK PRESENTS MOTHERLAND PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
FRI 6 FARMERS MARKET * MARKETBUY TICKETSMARKET
FRI 6 THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 7 THE PAUL FRANCIS BAND * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 8 TURIN BRAKES ACOUSTIC * SOLD OUT GIGSSOLD OUTGIGS
MON 9 THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB PRESENTS MEMORY AFTERNOONS * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
MON 9 ALDEN, PATTERSON & DASHWOOD * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 10 STEPHEN K AMOS * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
WED 11 THIRD ANGEL: 600 PEOPLE PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 12 CLASSIC HORROR NIGHTS: THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW (1970) HORRORBUY TICKETS 
THU 12 CLOUT THEATRE: FEAST PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
FRI 13 NINE BELOW ZERO * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 14 A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS: THE MUSIC OF VINCE GUARALDI JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
SUN 15 MEDIAEVAL BAEBES * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
MON 16 THE CHURCHFITTERS * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 17 I HEAR VOICES THEATRE COMPANY: THE KREMLIN CANDIDATE PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
FRI 20 THE LIPSINKERS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! CABARETBUY TICKETS 
SAT 21 CHRISTMAS POETRY BASH 2019 WITH JOHN COOPER CLARKE, MARTIN NEWELL, LUKE WRIGHT & ROSS SUTHERLAND * SOLD OUT POETRYSOLD OUTPOETRY
SUN 22 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 1.30PM KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
SUN 22 THE BLOCKHEADS * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
MON 23 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 10.30AM KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
MON 23 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 1.30PM - RELAXED PERFORMANCE KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
MON 23 A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CANDLELIGHT XMAS STORYBUY TICKETSXMAS STORY
TUE 24 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 10.30AM KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
TUE 24 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 1.30PM KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
TUE 24 A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CANDLELIGHT XMAS STORYBUY TICKETSXMAS STORY
FRI 27 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 1.30PM KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
FRI 27 THE LATIN RHYTHM PRESENTS SON YAMBU SALSABUY TICKETSSALSA
SAT 28 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 10.30AM - RELAXED PERFORMANCE KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
SAT 28 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 1.30PM KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
SUN 29 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 10.30AM - BSL INTERPRETED KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
SUN 29 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: TOUCH TOUR PRIOR TO AUDIO DESCRIBED SHOW KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
SUN 29 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 1.30PM - AUDIO DESCRIBED KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
SUN 29 THE TOTAL STONE ROSES + THE SMITHS PRESUMABLY + OAYSIS * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
MON 30 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 10.30AM KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
MON 30 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 1.30PM KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
TUE 31 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 10.30AM KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
TUE 31 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: RUMPELSTILTSKIN & THE SNAIL OF DESTINY 1.30PM KIDS XMASBUY TICKETS 
TUE 31 NYE PARTY WITH NEW TOWN KINGS + PET NEEDS * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
2020

JANUARY

SAT 11 THE PRETTIEST STARMAN * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 12 XHOSA COLE QUARTET JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 13 THE WEDDING PRESENT * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 16 THE NO SLEEP PODCAST * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
SAT 18 THE GUNS' N ROSES EXPERIENCE + WRONG JOVI + IDOLIZED * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 19 ANITA WARDELL QUARTET JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 20 THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB PRESENTS MEMORY AFTERNOONS * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
MON 20 DANNY PEDLER & GREG RUSSELL * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
FRI 24 SLEEP TOKEN GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 25 JAH WOBBLE & THE INVADERS OF THE HEART * 50 tickets left GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
MON 27 MEGSON * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK

FEBRUARY

SUN 2 BYRON WALLEN'S FOUR CORNERS JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 3 THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB PRESENTS MEMORY AFTERNOONS * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
TUE 4 PHIL WANG: PHILLY PHILLY WANG WANG * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 9 ROB AUTON: THE TIME SHOW COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
THU 13 SKILTRON + ETHEREAL SIN + KAINE GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 15 AHIR SHAH: DOTS COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 16 NICOLAS MEIER WORLD GROUP JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 17 THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB PRESENTS MEMORY AFTERNOONS * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
MON 17 MICHAEL MCGOLDRICK, JOHN MCCUSKER & JOHN DOYLE * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 18 MATT RICHARDSON: THE IMPOSTER COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 23 GEOFF NORCOTT: TAKING LIBERTIES COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
TUE 25 JESSICA FOSTEKEW: HENCH COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 28 RHYS JAMES: SNITCH COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 29 SURFQUAKE + ED SYKES & THE SONIC OSCILLATORS GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

MARCH

SUN 1 JANEY GODLEY'S SOUP POT TOUR COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
MON 2 THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB PRESENTS MEMORY AFTERNOONS * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 5 JAYDE ADAMS: THE BALLAD OF KYLIE JENNER'S OLD FACE COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 6 SAM AVERY: TODDLERGEDDON COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
TUE 10 YORKSTON, THORNE & KHAN GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 12 JOHN-LUKE ROBERTS: AFTER ME COMES THE FLOOD (BUT IN FRENCH) DRIP SPLOSH SPLASH DRIP... COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 13 THE MUSIC OF LED ZEPPELIN PERFORMED BY WHOLE LOTTA LED * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 14 JOHN ARCHER, AGAINST THE ODDS COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 15 JOHN LAW'S RE-CREATIONS JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 16 THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB PRESENTS MEMORY AFTERNOONS * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 19 ARABELLA WEIR, DOES MY MUM LOOM BIG IN THIS?* COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 27 THE SMYTHS: A TRIBUTE TO THE SMITHS * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
MON 30 THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB PRESENTS MEMORY AFTERNOONS * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE

APRIL

THU 2 LEE SCRATCH PERRY * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
TUE 7 DOM JOLY'S HOLIDAY SNAPS - TRAVEL AND COMEDY IN THE DANGER ZONE * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 11 LOU SANDERS: SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEW STEP-MUMMY * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 12 LEWIS WRIGHT & KIT DOWNES JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
FRI 17 LUCY PORTER: BE PREPARED COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 18 TRANSMISSION: THE SOUND OF JOY DIVISION * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 26 GRAVITON JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 27 THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB PRESENTS MEMORY AFTERNOONS * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE

MAY

SAT 2 THE LIPSINKERS CABARETBUY TICKETS 
SUN 3 ALISON RAYNER QUINTET JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
THU 7 ONLY FOOLS & BOYCIE - AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH ONLY FOOLS & HORSES ACTOR JOHN CHALLIS * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 8 SOFIE HAGEN: THE BUMSWING COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
MON 11 THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB PRESENTS MEMORY AFTERNOONS * PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
FRI 15 LIMEHOUSE LIZZY * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 17 KIM CYPHER QUINTET: FUNKY SAX PLAYER MEETS 40S JAZZ SINGER JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
TUE 19 TOM STADE: YOU AINT SEEN NOTHING YET * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY

JUNE

SAT 6 THE LIPSINKERS CABARETBUY TICKETS 
FRI 26 DIVA PURPLE - ALL FEMALE TRIBUTE TO DEEP PURPLE + JULIE USHER TWISTED BLUES + THE UPSY DAISIES GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 27 LA VOIX CABARETBUY TICKETS 

JULY

SAT 4 THE LIPSINKERS GO AMERICANO! CABARETBUY TICKETS 

SEPTEMBER

SAT 5 THE LIPSINKERS CABARETBUY TICKETS 
FRI 25 BIG COUNTRY * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

OCTOBER

FRI 9 BLANCMANGE * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 10 THE LIPSINKERS CABARETBUY TICKETS 

NOVEMBER

SAT 7 THE LIPSINKERS CABARETBUY TICKETS 
SAT 28 JOHN LENNON TRIBUTE UK PRESENTS LENNON RETROSPECTIVE * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

DECEMBER

SAT 5 THE LIPSINKERS CABARETBUY TICKETS