Colchester Arts Centre

2017

DECEMBER

FRI 1	FARMERS MARKET	MARKET
FRI 1	THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB *	COMEDY
SAT 2	MADE IN COLCHESTER CHRISTMAS FAIR	ART FAIR
SAT 2	HARRY & CHRIS	COMEDY
SUN 3	THE OXLEY/MEIER GUITAR PROJECT	JAZZ
MON 4	JACKIE OATES & MIKE COSGRAVE *	FOLK
TUE 5	THE BALLAD OF SHIRLEY COLLINS	FILM
WED 6	*OMID DJALILI: SCHMUCK FOR A NIGHT 1 ticket left**	COMEDY
THU 7	AHIR SHAH: CONTROL	COMEDY
FRI 8	THE THINKING DRINKERS HISTORY OF ALCOHOL 9 tickets left	COMEDY
SAT 9	NICK COPES CHRISTMAS CONCERT! SOLD OUT	KIDS
SAT 9	*THE BLOCKHEADS: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 3 tickets left**	GIGS
SUN 10	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR A *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 10	THE VINYL SESSIONS - SCOTT WALKER: TILT	MUSIC
SUN 10	THE BLOCKHEADS: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR *	GIGS
MON 11	A CHRISTMAS CAROL AT COLCHESTER TOWN HALL	XMAS STORY
MON 11	VICKI SWAN & JONNY DYER WINTER WARMER PICK & MIX *	FOLK
TUE 12	SINGING & STAGE SCHOOL: LIVE SHOWCASE *	SHOWCASE
WED 13	LAST ORDERS AT THE DOG & DUMPLINGS	PERFORMANCE
FRI 15	ELIZA CARTHY & THE WAYWARD BAND + DUOTONE *	GIGS
SAT 16	CHRISTMAS POETRY BASH 2017 WITH JOHN COOPER CLARKE, MARTIN NEWELL, LUKE WRIGHT & ROSS SUTHERLAND SOLD OUT	POETRY
SUN 17	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 10:30AM	XMAS KIDS
SUN 17	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 1:30PM	XMAS KIDS
SUN 17	JASON FREDERICK CINEMATIC TRIO - A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS: THE MUSIC OF VINCE GUARALDI	JAZZ
MON 18	*THE CHURCHFITTERS CHRISTMAS CRACKER SOLD OUT**	FOLK
TUE 19	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 10AM	XMAS KIDS
TUE 19	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 1:30PM	XMAS KIDS
WED 20	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 10AM	XMAS KIDS
WED 20	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 1:30PM	XMAS KIDS
WED 20	SH!T THEATRE: SING-A-LONG-A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL SOLD OUT	FILM
THU 21	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 10AM	XMAS KIDS
THU 21	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 1:30PM	XMAS KIDS
THU 21	CLASSIC HORROR AT CHRISTMAS: TALES FROM THE CRYPT	FILM
FRI 22	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 10AM	XMAS KIDS
FRI 22	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 1:30PM	XMAS KIDS
FRI 22	GOODIEPAL + THE DEAD RAT ORCHESTRA + LEE ASHCROFT + THE VALHALLANS	GIGS
SAT 23	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 10:30AM	XMAS KIDS
SAT 23	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 1:30PM [BSL INTERPRETED, RELAXED PERFORMANCE]	XMAS KIDS
SAT 23	A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CANDLELIGHT SOLD OUT	XMAS STORY
SUN 24	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 10:30AM	XMAS KIDS
SUN 24	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 1:30PM	XMAS KIDS
SUN 24	A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CANDLELIGHT SOLD OUT	XMAS STORY
MON 25	STREET PHOTOGRAPHY CALENDAR - PURCHASE HERE	HOMELESS
WED 27	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 10:30AM	XMAS KIDS
WED 27	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 1:30PM	XMAS KIDS
THU 28	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 10:30AM	XMAS KIDS
THU 28	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 1:30PM	XMAS KIDS
FRI 29	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 10:30AM	XMAS KIDS
FRI 29	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 1:30PM	XMAS KIDS
FRI 29	*THE FABS + SHORT PEOPLE + THE JUDITH CHARMERS SOLD OUT**	GIGS
SAT 30	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 10:30AM [BSL INTERPRETED, RELAXED PERFORMANCE]	XMAS KIDS
SAT 30	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 1:30PM	XMAS KIDS
SUN 31	GOBLINS PETER AND THE WOLF 10:30AM	XMAS KIDS
SUN 31	*NEW TOWN KINGS NEW YEARS EVE PARTY 6 tickets left**	GIGS

2018

JANUARY

FRI 5	THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB *	COMEDY
SAT 6	KEITH JAMES IN CONCERT THE SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN	GIGS
SUN 7	THE JOE ALLARD COMMISSION: LOU TERRY	GIGS
SUN 7	BRUBECKS PLAY BRUBECK 4 tickets left	JAZZ
SAT 13	THE PRETTIEST STARMAN *	GIGS
SUN 14	DEREK NASH FUNK EXPERIENCE FEATURING NOEL MCCALLA	JAZZ
THU 18	*AN EVENING WITH MICHAEL WOOD 30 tickets left**	LIVE LITERATURE
FRI 19	SOFIE HAGEN: DEAD BABY FROG 26 tickets left	COMEDY
SAT 20	SEALEGS PUPPET THEATRE: THE SELFISH GIANT	KIDS
SAT 20	BHANGRA CHEF: BOLLY MASALA	WORKSHOP
SUN 21	LEE HURST: MUCKING ABOUT *	COMEDY
MON 22	STEVE TILSTON *	FOLK
TUE 23	MODERN RITUAL FEATURING CHARLES HAYWARD & LAURA CANNELL	GIGS
FRI 26	F.O.X + DEAD CANNONS + AMETHYSTS	GIGS
SAT 27	STEPHEN K AMOS: BREAD AND CIRCUSES 1 ticket left	COMEDY
SUN 28	AND I: A FILM BY REYNIR HUTBER WITH MARCIA FARQUHAR	FILM
MON 29	SARAH MCQUAID *	FOLK
TUE 30	JOHN SMITH	GIGS
WED 31	*MARK THOMAS: SHOWTIME FROM THE FRONTLINE SOLD OUT**	THEATRE

FEBRUARY

THU 1	SIXTH FORM COLLEGE BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2018 *	GIGS
FRI 2	FARMERS MARKET *	MARKET
FRI 2	THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB *	COMEDY
SAT 3	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF & OTHER FURRY TALES 3 tickets left	KIDS
SAT 3	IAIN STIRLING: U OK HUN?X SOLD OUT	COMEDY
SUN 4	TEDDY BEARS CONCERT	KIDS
SUN 4	ALCYONA MICK & TORI FREESTONE + ESSEX YOUTH JAZZ SEXTET	JAZZ
MON 5	SUNJAY *	FOLK
WED 7	11TH COLCHESTER WINTER BEER FESTIVAL *	BEER
THU 8	11TH COLCHESTER WINTER BEER FESTIVAL *	BEER
FRI 9	11TH COLCHESTER WINTER BEER FESTIVAL *	BEER
SAT 10	11TH COLCHESTER WINTER BEER FESTIVAL *	BEER
MON 12	FARA *	FOLK
TUE 13	COMPASSION - AN ALTERNATIVE VALENTINE'S PARTY *	GIGS
WED 14	TOM ALLEN: ABSOLUTELY - POSTPONED	COMEDY
THU 15	PARADISE LOST + OUTSHINE + GOAT MONSOON *	GIGS
FRI 16	LUCY PORTER: CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES	COMEDY
SAT 17	HALF A STRING: A HEART AT SEA - RELAXED PERFORMANCE	KIDS
SAT 17	HALF A STRING: A HEART AT SEA	KIDS
SAT 17	SPACE + BESSIE TURNER + DOMINIC BENJAMIN	GIGS
SUN 18	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 18	ZOE FRANCIS/JIM MULLEN QUARTET: BLOSSOM TIME	JAZZ
MON 19	GREG RUSSELL & CIARAN ALGAR *	FOLK
TUE 20	SCHOOLS ROCK PROM 2018	GIGS
WED 21	ROB NEWMAN: A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF DESCARTES	COMEDY
THU 22	ELLIE TAYLOR: THIS GUY	COMEDY
FRI 23	BIG COUNTRY + THE OCCUPANTS *	GIGS
SAT 24	VIVA LA CAMP! *	CABARET
SUN 25	PARTY LIKE IT'S 1599	GIGS
SUN 25	PATRICK MONAHAN: REWIND SELECTOR 90S	COMEDY
MON 26	KIT HAWES & AARON CATLOW - CANCELLED *	FOLK
TUE 27	STEPHEN BAILEY: CANT THINK STRAIGHT	COMEDY

MARCH

THU 1	SHAZIA MIRZA: WITH LOVE FROM ST.TROPEZ	COMEDY
FRI 2	FARMERS MARKET *	MARKET
FRI 2	THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB *	COMEDY
SAT 3	MAJESTIC KIDS EVENTS PRESENTS: EPIC	KIDS
SAT 3	DINGUS KHAN'S BIG RED BASEBALL CAP SALE + BIG SLAMMU + JACK RUNDELL	GIGS
SUN 4	CHRIS INGHAM QUARTET: THE JAZZ OF DUDLEY MOORE	JAZZ
MON 5	KNIGHT & SPIERS *	FOLK
TUE 6	TIFF STEVENSON: BOMBSHELL	COMEDY
WED 7	SIMON EVANS: GENIUS *	COMEDY
THU 8	ITCH (THE KING BLUES UNPLUGGED)	GIGS
SAT 10	THE LIPSINKERS	CABARET
SUN 11	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR A *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 11	RAGHU DIXIT	WORLD MUSIC
MON 12	KITTY MACFARLANE *	FOLK
TUE 13	*THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT 5 tickets left**	GIGS
WED 14	TOM GILL: GROWING PAINS	PERFORMANCE
THU 15	IAIN SINCLAIR + MACGILLIVRAY + HARPOON GROUP & HOLKHAM	LITERATURE
FRI 16	WHOLE LOTTA LED *	GIGS
SAT 17	LYNGO THEATRE PRESENTS "TOM THUMB"	KIDS
SAT 17	ON FOR 2018	GIGS
SUN 18	JAZZ, FUNK, SOUL WITH BASSISTRY	JAZZ
MON 19	GRANNY'S ATTIC *	FOLK
WED 21	TIMBERLINA PRESENTS FFS!!	PERFORMANCE
THU 22	ROB AUTON: THE HAIR SHOW	COMEDY
FRI 23	*THE GUNS 'N ROSES EXPERIENCE + WRONG JOVI + HOTTER THAN HELL (KISS TRIBUTE) 6 tickets left**	GIGS
SAT 24	UNDISCOVERED LIVE MUSIC CONTEST: THE FINAL *	GIGS
SUN 25	VINYL SESSIONS: DJ SHADOW - ENDTRODUCING	MUSIC
MON 26	TWELFTH DAY *	FOLK
TUE 27	*JOHN ROBINS: THE DARKNESS OF ROBINS 1 ticket left**	COMEDY
WED 28	DOCTOR ZEEMANS CATASTROPHE MACHINE	PERFORMANCE
THU 29	STICK IN THE WHEEL	FOLK
FRI 30	UNDER THE SEA *	PARTY
SAT 31	THEATREROTTO PRODUCTIONS: THE WALRUS & THE CARPENTER: GET MAKING WORKSHOP!	KIDS
SAT 31	THEATREROTTO PRODUCTIONS: THE WALRUS & THE CARPENTER	KIDS
SAT 31	GEOFF ACHISON & THE SOULDIGGERS + TIM AVES & WOLFPACK + MARTIN MCNEILL *	GIGS

APRIL

TUE 3	THE GIRL AND THE MOON: CANCELLED	THEATRE
WED 4	TO HELEN BACK 25 tickets left	PERFORMANCE
THU 5	STEVE IGNORANTS SLICE OF LIFE + PET NEEDS	GIGS
FRI 6	FARMERS MARKET *	MARKET
FRI 6	THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB *	COMEDY
SAT 7	VARIETY NIGHT 9 tickets left	VARIETY
SUN 8	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR A *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 8	KRISTIAN BORRING QUARTET	JAZZ
MON 9	JIMMY ALDRIDGE & SID GOLDSMITH *	FOLK
TUE 10	MAJESTIC KIDS EVENTS: EASTER HOLIDAYS SPECIAL ILLUMIN PARTY TRIBAL GLOW	KIDS
TUE 10	SHONEN KNIFE + GRANDMA'S WAFFLE VELOCITY	GIGS
WED 11	RICHARD LAYZELL: THE NAMING 32 tickets left	PERFORMANCE
THU 12	*FROM THE JAM + FEEDBACK SOLD OUT**	GIGS
FRI 13	CLASSIC HORROR NIGHTS: VAULT OF HORROR [1973]	FILM
SAT 14	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOWN HALL TOUR *	WALKING TOUR
SAT 14	MIME WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS	KIDS
SAT 14	GARLIC THEATRE: LITTLE RED ROBIN HOOD [RELAXED PERFORMANCE]	KIDS
SAT 14	*DALISO CHAPONDA: WHAT THE AFRICAN SAID SOLD OUT**	COMEDY
SUN 15	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 15	MAGGIE BELL & DAVE KELLY *	GIGS
MON 16	TALISK *	FOLK
TUE 17	TERMINAL CHEESECAKE + HORACIO POLLARD + NOTHING.EXISTED	GIGS
WED 18	NATASHA DAVIS: T SHIRTS	PERFORMANCE
THU 19	KRIS DREVER	FOLK
SAT 21	*THE FLOYD EFFECT SOLD OUT**	GIGS
SUN 22	VINYL SESSIONS: HAWKWIND - SPACE RITUAL	MUSIC
SUN 22	MARTIN SPEAKE QUARTET FEATURING ETHAN IVERSON	JAZZ
MON 23	NINEBARROW *	FOLK
TUE 24	SAY SUE ME + SUPERGLU + SAM EAGLE & THE LEMON LIZARDS	GIGS
WED 25	SARAH BLANC: IT STARTED WITH JASON DONOVAN	PERFORMANCE
THU 26	SIEBEN + FISHCLAW + HARPOON GROUP	GIGS
THU 26	THE HORNE SECTION: POSTPONED *	COMEDY
FRI 27	SHAPPI KHORSANDI: MISTRESS & MISFIT *	COMEDY
SAT 28	BOOSTER CUSHION: HANSEL, GRETAL AND YOU, WHO? [CLOWNING AND THEATRE WORKSHOP]	KIDS
SAT 28	BOOSTER CUSHION: HANSEL, GRETAL AND YOU, WHO? [SHOW]	KIDS
SAT 28	MADDY PRIOR IN CONCERT WITH HANNAH JAMES AND GILES LEWIN *	FOLK
SUN 29	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR X *	WALKING TOUR
MON 30	DOVETAIL TRIO *	FOLK

MAY

WED 2	DAVID HOYLE: DIAMOND SOLD OUT	PERFORMANCE
THU 3	A HAWK AND A HACKSAW + HARPOON GROUP	GIGS
FRI 4	FARMERS MARKET *	MARKET
FRI 4	THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB *	COMEDY
SAT 5	*THE ELO ENCOUNTER SOLD OUT**	GIGS
SUN 6	ALEX HITCHCOCK QUINTET	JAZZ
TUE 8	STEVE LAMACQ: GOING DEAF FOR A LIVING	GIGS
WED 9	SH!T THEATRE: DOLLYWOULD SOLD OUT	PERFORMANCE
THU 10	CLASSIC HORROR NIGHTS: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN GOLDEN VAMPIRES [1974]	FILM
FRI 11	LONDON ASTROBEAT ORCHESTRA PERFORMS TALKING HEADS	GIGS
SAT 12	HOT COALS THEATRE PRESENTS: KNOCK KNOCK	KIDS
SAT 12	NINE BELOW ZERO *	GIGS
SUN 13	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR A *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 13	AN EVENING WITH GARY LUCAS: FROM BEEFHEART TO BUCKLEY AND BEYOND *	GIGS
MON 14	LUKE DANIELS & TIM EDEY *	FOLK
TUE 15	TIM KEY: MEGADATE 2 tickets left	COMEDY
WED 16	STACY MAKISHI: THE COMFORTER	PERFORMANCE
THU 17	*BEANS ON TOAST 23 tickets left**	GIGS
FRI 18	*PHILL JUPITUS: JUPLICITY 1 ticket left**	COMEDY
SAT 19	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOWN HALL TOUR *	WALKING TOUR
SAT 19	NEW TOWN KINGS + FAINTEST IDEA*	GIGS
SUN 20	VINYL SESSIONS: I LIKE TRAINS - PROGRESS. REFORM + ELEGIES...	MUSIC
SUN 20	*FAIRPORT CONVENTION SOLD OUT**	FOLK
MON 21	BRING YOUR OWN BABY COMEDY *	COMEDY
MON 21	CLIVE GREGSON & LIZ SIMCOCK *	FOLK
TUE 22	*THE MAGIC NUMBERS + PENELOPE ISLES 6 tickets left**	GIGS
WED 23	RACHEL MARS & GREG WOHEAD: STORY #1	PERFORMANCE
THU 24	THE HUT PEOPLE + PAUL RILEY	FOLK
FRI 25	WRECKLESS ERIC + BARRY PAYNE	GIGS
SAT 26	COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS SOLD OUT	KIDS
SAT 26	BLACK ROOTS + HOBO CHANG *	GIGS
SUN 27	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR B *	WALKING TOUR
TUE 29	33RD COLCHESTER REAL ALE & CIDER FESTIVAL *	BEER
WED 30	33RD COLCHESTER REAL ALE & CIDER FESTIVAL *	BEER
THU 31	33RD COLCHESTER REAL ALE & CIDER FESTIVAL *	BEER

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