Colchester Arts Centre

20/07/2021

KEEPING YOU SAFE We're re-opening this Saturday 24th July - so here's where you can go to see all the measures we have... read more

27/05/2021

WELCOME JAYMINI! A big warm welcome to Jaymini Nakum who we are delighted to say has joined our board of Trustees... read more

17/04/2021

WE'RE HIRING! TECHNICAL & PRODUCTION MANAGER We're looking for a TECHNICAL & PRODUCTION MANAGER to help run our busy programme of events... read more

SEPTEMBER

THU 23	SIMON EVANS: THE WORK OF THE DEVIL	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
FRI 24	*JASON BYRNE: AUDIENCE PRECIPITATION POSTPONED**	COMEDY	POSTPONED
SAT 25	THE THINKING DRINKERS: PUB QUIZ *	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SUN 26	CHRIS ALLARD QUARTET + SPECIAL GUEST JOHN TURVILLE	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
MON 27	*JIMMY ALDRIDGE & SID GOLDSMITH CANCELLED**	FOLK	CANCELLED
MON 27	THE THUMPING TOMMYS *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
TUE 28	HENGE + SHUNYA	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
THU 30	*DO.OMYOGA 29 tickets left**	GIGS	BUY TICKETS

OCTOBER

FRI 1	THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB *	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SUN 3	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR X *	WALKING TOUR	BUY TICKETS
SUN 3	ANY SUGGESTIONS, DOCTOR? THE IMPROVISED DOCTOR WHO PARODY	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
MON 4	JOHN MCCUSKER *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
TUE 5	MARTIN TAYLOR & MARTIN SIMPSON	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
WED 6	GOBSCURE: PROVOKED TO MADNESS BY THE BRUTALITY OF WEALTH 80 tickets left	PERFORMANCE	BUY TICKETS
THU 7	BBC INTRODUCING IN ESSEX ON TOUR FEATURING SAM EAGLE + JOSH TENOR + PHOEBE AUSTIN	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
FRI 8	THE LIPSINKERS: CLAUSUS APERTUM	CABARET	BUY TICKETS
SAT 9	SUZI RUFFELL: DANCE LIKE EVERYONE'S WATCHING	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SUN 10	*GARY DELANEY: GARY IN PUNDERLAND SOLD OUT**	COMEDY	SOLD OUT
MON 11	HUNTER MUSKETT *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
TUE 12	CLASSIC HORROR NIGHT 1930S STYLE: BELA LUGOSI'S WHITE ZOMBIE WITH LIVE SCORE	HORROR	BUY TICKETS
WED 13	LUKE WRIGHT: THE REMAINS OF LOGAN DANKWORTH 15 tickets left	PERFORMANCE	BUY TICKETS
FRI 15	THE BLOW MONKEYS *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SAT 16	*THE FLOYD EFFECT: THE DARK SIDE OF REASON TOUR 2020 35 tickets left**	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 17	ANT LAW QUARTET	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
MON 18	*SPIERS & BODEN: THE COMEBACK TOUR SOLD OUT**	FOLK	SOLD OUT
THU 21	MARK THOMAS: 50 THINGS ABOUT US 99 tickets left	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
FRI 22	*THE SMYTHS: A TRIBUTE TO THE SMITHS SOLD OUT**	GIGS	SOLD OUT
SAT 23	*DOM JOLY'S HOLIDAY SNAPS - TRAVEL AND COMEDY IN THE DANGER ZONE SOLD OUT**	COMEDY	SOLD OUT
SUN 24	CELEBRATING TUBBY HAYES: SIMON SPILLETT QUARTET	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
MON 25	SAM LEE: OLD WOW+ TOUR *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
TUE 26	*ONLY FOOLS & BOYCIE - AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH ONLY FOOLS & HORSES ACTOR JOHN CHALLIS CANCELLED**	COMEDY	CANCELLED
WED 27	RYAN O'SHEA: I_RAN 76 tickets left	PERFORMANCE	BUY TICKETS
FRI 29	*IAIN STIRLING: FAILING UPWARDS SOLD OUT**	COMEDY	SOLD OUT
SAT 30	COLCHESTER GAMES FAIR 2021 *	FAIR
SAT 30	COFFIN SHAKER FEATURING WALLOWING, A'BEAR, ZETRA & MEEMO COMMA	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 31	I HEAR VOICES THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS THE CALL OF THE UNPRONOUNCEABLE 80 tickets left	THEATRE	BUY TICKETS

NOVEMBER

MON 1	AN AUDIENCE WITHOUT JAKE THACKRAY *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
WED 3	REVEREND BILLY & THE STOP SHOPPING CHOIR EXTINCTION TOUR 2021 54 tickets left	PERFORMANCE	BUY TICKETS
THU 4	JOBOXERS *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SAT 6	STONE FOUNDATION *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 7	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR A *	WALKING TOUR	BUY TICKETS
SUN 7	*THE SEARCHERS & HOLLIES EXPERIENCE CANCELLED**	GIGS	CANCELLED
MON 8	PAN AMERICAN + MASAL + BOSCH	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
TUE 9	MARTIN & ELIZA CARTHY *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
WED 10	FRANKO B: I'M HERE 57 tickets left	PERFORMANCE	BUY TICKETS
THU 11	*JENNY ECLAIR: SIXTY! (FFS!) SOLD OUT**	COMEDY	SOLD OUT
FRI 12	*SHT FACED SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO & JULIET * SOLD OUT**	COMEDY	SOLD OUT
SAT 13	*SHT FACED SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO & JULIET * 99 tickets left**	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SUN 14	MARIA CHIARA ARGIRO GROUP	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
MON 15	*FAUSTUS RESCHEDULED**	FOLK	RESCHEDULED
MON 15	FRENCH NIGHT FEATURING BOF!, PAUL RILEY & GWENDAL MOELE AND LES HIRONDELLES *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
TUE 16	*LEE SCRATCH PERRY + HOBO CHANG CANCELLED**	GIGS	CANCELLED
THU 18	FROZEN LIGHT: 2065 *	THEATRE
THU 18	FROZEN LIGHT: 2065 *	THEATRE
THU 18	FROZEN LIGHT: 2065 *	THEATRE
FRI 19	FROZEN LIGHT: 2065 *	THEATRE
FRI 19	FROZEN LIGHT: 2065 *	THEATRE
FRI 19	FROZEN LIGHT: 2065 *	THEATRE
SAT 20	FROZEN LIGHT: 2065 *	THEATRE
SAT 20	FROZEN LIGHT: 2065 *	THEATRE
SAT 20	FROZEN LIGHT: 2065 *	THEATRE
SAT 20	ANORAK PATCH *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 21	SLAY DUGGEE LIVE!	KIDS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 21	JO HARMAN: UNPLUGGED	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
MON 22	BLAZIN' FIDDLES *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
TUE 23	THE SNUTS 2 tickets left	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
WED 24	BOBBY & AMY 80 tickets left	PERFORMANCE	BUY TICKETS
FRI 26	TERRY EDWARDS' SPAGHETTI WESTERN ADVENTURES *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SAT 27	SECRET AFFAIR *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 28	SAM SWEENEY BAND *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
MON 29	BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
TUE 30	*IVO GRAHAM: THE GAME OF LIFE SOLD OUT**	COMEDY	SOLD OUT

DECEMBER

SAT 4	NICK COPE'S FAMILY SHOW SOLD OUT	KIDS	SOLD OUT
SAT 4	LUCY PORTER: BE PREPARED 32 tickets left	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SUN 5	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR B *	WALKING TOUR	BUY TICKETS
SUN 5	JANETTE MASON NU JAZZ TRIO: RED ALERT CANCELLED	JAZZ	CANCELLED
SUN 5	SHAW'S EARLY XMAS CAPER	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
MON 6	*THE HUT PEOPLE CANCELLED**	FOLK	CANCELLED
TUE 7	LUBOMYR MELNYK	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
THU 9	*TOM STADE: YOU AINT SEEN NOTHING YET 66 tickets left**	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
FRI 10	KINGDOM OF MADNESS: CLASSIC MAGNUM FEATURING MARK STANWAY, TONY MARTIN, MICKY BARKER, RICHARD BAILEY & MO BIRCH RESCHEDULED	GIGS	RESCHEDULED
SAT 11	THE BLACK CHARADE (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE TRIBUTE) + FELL OUT BOY + WE AREN'T PARAMORE *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 12	MANCHESTER CALLING! FT. THE TOTAL STONE ROSES, THE SMITHS PRESUMABLY & OAYSIS *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
MON 13	AWAKE ARISE *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
SAT 18	A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS: THE MOVIE... AND THE MUSIC OF VINCE GUARALDI	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
SUN 19	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS OPEN 1.30PM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 19	MEDIAEVAL BAEBES 25TH ANNIVERSARY *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
MON 20	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS 10.30AM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
MON 20	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS OPEN 1.30PM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
TUE 21	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS 10.30AM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
TUE 21	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS OPEN 1.30PM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
TUE 21	*THE BLOCKHEADS CANCELLED**	GIGS	CANCELLED
WED 22	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS 10.30AM) - AUDIO DESCRIBED	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
WED 22	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS 1.30PM) - BSL INTERPRETATION	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
THU 23	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS 10.30AM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
THU 23	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS OPEN 1.30PM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
FRI 24	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS 10.30AM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
FRI 24	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS OPEN 1.30PM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
MON 27	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS OPEN 1.30PM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
TUE 28	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS 10.30AM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
TUE 28	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS OPEN 1.30PM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
WED 29	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS 10.30AM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
WED 29	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS OPEN 1.30PM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
THU 30	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS 10.30AM) - PAY WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
THU 30	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS OPEN 1.30PM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
FRI 31	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS 10.30AM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS
FRI 31	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER (DOORS OPEN 1.30PM)	KIDS XMAS	BUY TICKETS

2022

JANUARY

SAT 8	CARL HUTCHINSON LIVE 2021	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
THU 13	REV SIMPKINS RESCHEDULED	GIGS	RESCHEDULED
SAT 15	TONY LAW	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SUN 16	*ARABELLA WEIR, DOES MY MUM LOOM BIG IN THIS? 24 tickets left**	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
TUE 18	STEPHEN K AMOS: BEFORE AND LAUGHTER	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
WED 19	*ROY AYERS UBIQUITY - MYSTIC VOYAGE 45TH ANNIVERSARY SOLD OUT**	GIGS	SOLD OUT
THU 20	JOHN OTWAY & THE BIG BAND *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
FRI 21	CATHERINE MAY & ANDREW ALLEN: BLUE	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SAT 22	THE PRETTIEST STARMAN *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 23	SARAH GILLESPIE + RUTA DI	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
MON 31	THE CHURCHFITTERS *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS

FEBRUARY

TUE 1	REV SIMPKINS	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SAT 5	COMMITTED TO THE BLUES BROTHERS *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 6	PARADISE LOST *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
THU 10	UKAEA + DAME AREA	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
FRI 11	*THE ELO ENCOUNTER 59 tickets left**	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SAT 12	SHAZIA MIRZA: COCONUT	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SUN 13	SOME KINDA WONDERFUL: THE MUSIC OF STEVIE WONDER WITH NOEL MCCALLA & DEREK NASH BAND	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
TUE 15	OZRIC TENTACLES ELECTRONIC + SILAS & SASKI	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
THU 17	AHIR SHAH: DRESS	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
FRI 18	BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SAT 19	OLA ONABULE	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 27	EMPIRICAL + PLACKETT/SIMONS DUO *	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS

MARCH

TUE 1	MIKE BUBBINS: THROWBACK	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SAT 5	GONG *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 6	SHAPARAK KHORSANDI: IT WAS THE 90S!	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
MON 7	LEVERET *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
SUN 13	EMILY SAUNDERS	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
MON 14	KNIGHT & SPIERS *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
THU 17	JAH WOBBLE & THE INVADERS OF THE HEART	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
FRI 18	JOHN LENNON TRIBUTE UK PRESENTS LENNON RETROSPECTIVE *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SAT 19	GODFLESH + DEATHSOMNIA	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
MON 21	FAUSTUS *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
THU 24	DAVID HARPER'S ROMP WITH THE GEORGIANS	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SUN 27	NU JAZZ WITH ISQ	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
THU 31	KEITH JAMES: CONCERT FOR A CHANGING WORLD	GIGS	BUY TICKETS

APRIL

SUN 3	*CARL PALMER'S ELP LEGACY 36 tickets left**	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
THU 7	*FOCUS SOLD OUT**	GIGS	SOLD OUT
SAT 9	SALAD + PINEY GIR	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
FRI 15	LOST VOICE GUY: CEREBRAL LOLSY *	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SAT 16	TWO MR P'S IN A PODCAST - LIVE	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
THU 21	ROVING CROWS	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
FRI 22	CHRIS MCCAUSLAND: SPEAKY BLINDER *	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SUN 24	ART THEMEN ORGAN TRIO + LEWIS WRIGHT & KIT DOWNES	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
MON 25	FLOOK *	FOLK	BUY TICKETS
FRI 29	*WHEN RIVERS MEET 34 tickets left**	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SAT 30	STEEMY DAN	GIGS	BUY TICKETS

MAY

JUNE

SAT 11	MARK WATSON: THIS CAN'T BE IT	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SUN 12	HORN FACTORY	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
SUN 19	NU JAZZ WITH WILD CARD + SPECIAL GUEST IMAANI	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
FRI 24	LIVE/WIRE: THE AC/DC SHOW *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SAT 25	TRANSMISSION: THE SOUND OF JOY DIVISION *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 26	CLARK TRACEY SEXTET	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS

JULY

THU 7	*THE BEAT SOLD OUT**	GIGS	SOLD OUT
SAT 9	CHANGESTWOBOWIE *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 10	ALVORADA: CHORO FROM BRAZIL	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
SUN 24	MORRISSEY MULLEN LEGACY	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
THU 28	BLAKE MORRISON WITH THE HOSEPIPE BAND	POETRY	BUY TICKETS

AUGUST

THU 4	DARIUS BRUBECK QUARTET	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
SUN 14	TALINKA	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS

SEPTEMBER

SUN 11	BEVERLEY BEIRNE: DREAM DANCER	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
SUN 25	MO FOSTER & FRIENDS: MUSIC OF THE GREAT JAZZ COMPOSERS	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS

OCTOBER

SUN 2	TRUE THINK	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
SUN 23	JULIAN COSTELLO QUARTET - CONNECTIONS: WITHOUT BORDERS	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
SAT 29	COURTNEY PINE: SONG (THE BALLAD BOOK) *	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS

NOVEMBER

SUN 13

GRAVITON + NOEMI NUTI TRIO

JAZZ

BUY TICKETS

SUN 1	KINGDOM OF MADNESS: CLASSIC MAGNUM FEATURING MARK STANWAY, MICKY BARKER, RICHARD BAILEY & MO BIRCH	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SUN 8	TERRY SEABROOK QUINTET: CELEBRATING WAYNE SHORTER	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
SUN 15	ALISON RAYNER QUINTET	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS
FRI 20	LIMEHOUSE LIZZY *	GIGS	BUY TICKETS
SAT 21	SAM AVERY: ROLE MODEL *	COMEDY	BUY TICKETS
SUN 22	KIM CYPHER QUINTET + SUPPORT	JAZZ	BUY TICKETS