Colchester Arts Centre

2019

DECEMBER

SUN 1	Colchester Heritage Tour With High Steward Sir Bob Russell - TOUR B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 1	Loz Speyer's Time Zone + Special Guest Omar Puente	JAZZ
MON 2	A Causley Christmas *	FOLK
WED 4	Milk Presents Motherland	PERFORMANCE
FRI 6	Farmers Market *	MARKET
FRI 6	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 7	The Paul Francis Band *	GIGS
SUN 8	*The Showcase 2019 34 tickets left**	PERFORMANCE
SUN 8	*Turin Brakes Acoustic 1 ticket left**	GIGS
MON 9	The Warm & Toasty Club presents Memory Afternoons *	PERFORMANCE
MON 9	Alden, Patterson & Dashwood *	FOLK
TUE 10	Natalie Songer: Satellites 20 tickets left	PERFORMANCE
TUE 10	*Stephen K Amos 42 tickets left**	COMEDY
WED 11	Third Angel: 600 People 41 tickets left	PERFORMANCE
THU 12	Classic Horror Nights: The Blood On Satan's Claw (1970)	HORROR
FRI 13	*Nine Below Zero 35 tickets left**	GIGS
SAT 14	A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi	JAZZ
SUN 15	*Mediaeval Baebes 23 tickets left**	GIGS
MON 16	*The Churchfitters SOLD OUT**	FOLK
TUE 17	I Hear Voices Theatre Company: The Kremlin Candidate	PERFORMANCE
WED 18	Clout Theatre: Feast	PERFORMANCE
THU 19	*Steve Harris British Lion + Voodoo Six + Nine Miles Down 15 tickets left**	GIGS
FRI 20	The Lipsinkers Christmas Special - We've Got Knits	CABARET
SAT 21	*Christmas Poetry Bash 2019 with Martin Newell, Luke Wright & Ross Sutherland 43 tickets left**	POETRY
SUN 22	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 1.30pm SOLD OUT	KIDS XMAS
SUN 22	*The Blockheads 3 tickets left**	GIGS
MON 23	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 10.30am SOLD OUT	KIDS XMAS
MON 23	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 1.30pm - RELAXED PERFORMANCE SOLD OUT	KIDS XMAS
MON 23	A Christmas Carol By Candlelight SOLD OUT	XMAS STORY
TUE 24	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 10.30am SOLD OUT	KIDS XMAS
TUE 24	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 1.30pm SOLD OUT	KIDS XMAS
TUE 24	A Christmas Carol By Candlelight SOLD OUT	XMAS STORY
FRI 27	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 1.30pm SOLD OUT	KIDS XMAS
FRI 27	The Latin Rhythm presents Son Yambu	SALSA
SAT 28	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 10.30am - RELAXED PERFORMANCE SOLD OUT	KIDS XMAS
SAT 28	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 1.30pm 1 ticket left	KIDS XMAS
SAT 28	The Doors: 1971	GIGS
SUN 29	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 10.30am - BSL INTERPRETED 31 tickets left	KIDS XMAS
SUN 29	Theatre of Widdershins: Touch Tour Prior to Audio Described Show	KIDS XMAS
SUN 29	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 1.30pm - AUDIO DESCRIBED	KIDS XMAS
SUN 29	*The Total Stone Roses + The Smiths Presumably + Oaysis 2 tickets left**	GIGS
MON 30	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 10.30am SOLD OUT	KIDS XMAS
MON 30	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 1.30pm 1 ticket left	KIDS XMAS
TUE 31	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 10.30am 41 tickets left	KIDS XMAS
TUE 31	Theatre of Widdershins: Rumpelstiltskin & The Snail of Destiny 1.30pm 50 tickets left	KIDS XMAS
TUE 31	NYE Party with DJ Jeff Scott	CLUB NIGHT

2020

JANUARY

THU 9	South Lanes After Dark Cinema Club: Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986) *	FILM
FRI 10	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 11	*The Prettiest Starman 2 tickets left**	GIGS
SUN 12	Xhosa Cole Quartet	JAZZ
MON 13	The Wedding Present *	GIGS
WED 15	Unfamiliars: On Freaks - Scratch Lab and Zine Launch *	PERFORMANCE
THU 16	The NoSleep Podcast *	PERFORMANCE
FRI 17	The Dark Room + The Unmistakable Scent of Leopard *	COMEDY
SAT 18	The Guns' n Roses Experience + Wrong Jovi + Idolized *	GIGS
SUN 19	Anita Wardell Quartet	JAZZ
MON 20	The Warm & Toasty Club presents Memory Afternoons *	PERFORMANCE
MON 20	Danny Pedler & Greg Russell *	FOLK
WED 22	Anton LaVey: Into The Devil's Den	FILM
THU 23	Jazz Ely: Unhinged + Tom Campe: Bring Back Chainmail 32 tickets left	PERFORMANCE
FRI 24	Sleep Token + Poisonous Birds + Bledig	GIGS
SAT 25	*Jah Wobble & The Invaders of the Heart 33 tickets left**	GIGS
SUN 26	Vinyl Sessions: Public Image Ltd: Public Image: First Issue *	MUSIC
SUN 26	*Frank Turner Acoustic NAMT Show SOLD OUT**	GIGS
MON 27	Megson *	FOLK
WED 29	CAMRA Colchester Winter Ale Festival *	BEER
WED 29	CAMRA Colchester Winter Ale Festival *	BEER
THU 30	CAMRA Colchester Winter Ale Festival *	BEER
THU 30	CAMRA Colchester Winter Ale Festival *	BEER
FRI 31	CAMRA Colchester Winter Ale Festival *	BEER
FRI 31	CAMRA Colchester Winter Ale Festival *	BEER

FEBRUARY

SAT 1	CAMRA Colchester Winter Ale Festival *	BEER
SAT 1	CAMRA Colchester Winter Ale Festival *	BEER
SUN 2	*Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour X 7 tickets left**	WALKING TOUR
SUN 2	Byron Wallen's Four Corners	JAZZ
SUN 2	*Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour X 3 tickets left**	WALKING TOUR
SUN 2	Byron Wallen's Four Corners	JAZZ
MON 3	The Warm & Toasty Club presents Memory Afternoons *	PERFORMANCE
MON 3	Granny's Attic *	FOLK
MON 3	Granny's Attic *	FOLK
TUE 4	Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang *	COMEDY
TUE 4	*Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang 4 tickets left**	COMEDY
WED 5	Fest En Fest: Memory Lab 12 tickets left	PERFORMANCE
WED 5	Fest En Fest: Memory Lab SOLD OUT	PERFORMANCE
THU 6	Sixth Form College Battle of the Bands 2020 *	GIGS
THU 6	Sixth Form College Battle of the Bands 2020 *	GIGS
FRI 7	Farmers Market *	MARKET
FRI 7	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
FRI 7	Farmers Market *	MARKET
FRI 7	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 8	David Harper: Unexpected Tales *	PERFORMANCE
SAT 8	David Harper: Unexpected Tales *	PERFORMANCE
SUN 9	Rob Auton: The Time Show	COMEDY
SUN 9	Teddy Bear's Concert 38 tickets left	KIDS
SUN 9	Rob Auton: The Time Show	COMEDY
MON 10	Rag Mama Rag *	FOLK
MON 10	Rag Mama Rag *	FOLK
WED 12	Richard Layzell: Not Green	PERFORMANCE
WED 12	Richard Layzell: Not Green SOLD OUT	PERFORMANCE
THU 13	Skiltron + Ethereal Sin + Kaine	GIGS
THU 13	Skiltron + Ethereal Sin + Kaine	GIGS
FRI 14	*Alternative Valentine's Eve Cabaret - The Last Chance Saloon of Heterosexuality 46 tickets left**	CABARET
FRI 14	*Alternative Valentine's Eve Cabaret - The Last Chance Saloon of Heterosexuality 4 tickets left**	CABARET
SAT 15	Ahir Shah: DOTS	COMEDY
SAT 15	Ahir Shah: DOTS	COMEDY
SUN 16	Nicolas Meier World Group	JAZZ
SUN 16	Nicolas Meier World Group	JAZZ
MON 17	The Warm & Toasty Club presents Memory Afternoons *	PERFORMANCE
MON 17	Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker & John Doyle *	FOLK
MON 17	Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker & John Doyle *	FOLK
TUE 18	Matt Richardson: The Imposter *	COMEDY
TUE 18	Matt Richardson: The Imposter *	COMEDY
THU 20	The Noise Next Door: Through Time (Family Show!)	KIDS
THU 20	The Noise Next Door: In Charge	COMEDY
THU 20	The Noise Next Door: Through Time (Family Show!)	KIDS
THU 20	The Noise Next Door: In Charge	COMEDY
FRI 21	*Antigen Records Party with Dingus Khan + John Callaghan + Earth Mother Fcker + Polly Preacher**	GIGS
FRI 21	*Antigen Records Party with Dingus Khan + Earth Mother Fcker + The Meffs + Polly Preacher**	GIGS
SAT 22	Dreadzone *	GIGS
SAT 22	Dreadzone *	GIGS
SUN 23	Vinyl Sessions: Boards of Canada - Geogaddi *	MUSIC
SUN 23	Geoff Norcott: Taking Liberties	COMEDY
SUN 23	Vinyl Sessions: Boards of Canada - Geogaddi *	MUSIC
SUN 23	Geoff Norcott: Taking Liberties	COMEDY
MON 24	Knight & Spiers *	FOLK
MON 24	Knight & Spiers *	FOLK
TUE 25	Jessica Fostekew: Hench	COMEDY
TUE 25	Jessica Fostekew: Hench	COMEDY
THU 27	Cara Dillon *	FOLK
THU 27	Cara Dillon *	FOLK
FRI 28	Rhys James: Snitch SOLD OUT	COMEDY
FRI 28	Rhys James: Snitch SOLD OUT	COMEDY
SAT 29	Surfquake + Ed Sykes & The Sonic Oscillators	GIGS
SAT 29	Surfquake + Ed Sykes & The Sonic Oscillators	GIGS

MARCH

SUN 1	*Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour A 20 tickets left**	WALKING TOUR
SUN 1	Janey Godley's Soup Pot Tour	COMEDY
SUN 1	*Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour A 16 tickets left**	WALKING TOUR
SUN 1	Janey Godley's Soup Pot Tour	COMEDY
MON 2	The Warm & Toasty Club presents Memory Afternoons *	PERFORMANCE
MON 2	Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow *	FOLK
MON 2	Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow *	FOLK
TUE 3	Schools Rock Prom 2020	GIGS
TUE 3	Schools Rock Prom 2020	GIGS
WED 4	John Osborne: You're In A Bad Way	PERFORMANCE
THU 5	Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face	COMEDY
THU 5	Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face	COMEDY
FRI 6	Farmers Market *	MARKET
FRI 6	Sam Avery: Toddlergeddon	COMEDY
FRI 6	Farmers Market *	MARKET
FRI 6	Sam Avery: Toddlergeddon	COMEDY
SAT 7	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 7	The Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show SOLD OUT	KIDS
SAT 7	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SUN 8	Brubecks Play Brubeck	JAZZ
SUN 8	Brubecks Play Brubeck SOLD OUT	JAZZ
MON 9	Ewan McLennan *	FOLK
MON 9	Ewan McLennan *	FOLK
TUE 10	Yorkston Thorne Khan	GIGS
TUE 10	Yorkston Thorne Khan	GIGS
WED 11	Vincent Gambini: The Chore of Enchantment	PERFORMANCE
WED 11	Pre-show Magic Workshop with Vincent Gambini 18 tickets left	WORKSHOP
WED 11	Vincent Gambini: The Chore of Enchantment 45 tickets left	PERFORMANCE
THU 12	John-Luke Roberts: After Me Comes the Flood (But in French) drip splosh splash drip...	COMEDY
THU 12	John-Luke Roberts: After Me Comes the Flood (But in French) drip splosh splash drip...	COMEDY
FRI 13	The Music of Led Zeppelin performed by Whole Lotta Led *	GIGS
FRI 13	The Music of Led Zeppelin performed by Whole Lotta Led *	GIGS
SAT 14	*Argentine Tango Workshop 50 tickets left**	WORKSHOP
SAT 14	John Archer, Against The Odds	COMEDY
SAT 14	*Argentine Tango Workshop 44 tickets left**	WORKSHOP
SAT 14	John Archer, Against The Odds	COMEDY
SUN 15	John Law's Re-Creations	JAZZ
SUN 15	John Law's Re-Creations	JAZZ
MON 16	The Warm & Toasty Club presents Memory Afternoons *	PERFORMANCE
MON 16	Steve Knightley: Pass Notes - The Stories Behind The Songs *	FOLK
MON 16	Steve Knightley: Pass Notes - The Stories Behind The Songs *	FOLK
TUE 17	Stephen Bailey: Can't Be Bothered	COMEDY
TUE 17	Stephen Bailey: Can't Be Bothered	COMEDY
WED 18	SMITH & SVEEN: COMMONISM	PERFORMANCE
WED 18	SMITH & SVEEN: COMMONISM CANCELLED	PERFORMANCE
FRI 20	The Marley Revival *	GIGS
FRI 20	*The Marley Revival CANCELLED**	GIGS
SAT 21	The Lipsinkers: The New Adventures of Moondog CANCELLED	CABARET
SAT 21	The Lipsinkers	CABARET
SUN 22	Vinyl Sessions: Adam & The Ants - Dirk Wears White Sox *	MUSIC
SUN 22	Telepathy + Jotnarr	GIGS
SUN 22	*Vinyl Sessions: Adam & The Ants - Dirk Wears White Sox CANCELLED**	MUSIC
TUE 24	Hayseed Dixie *	GIGS
TUE 24	*Hayseed Dixie CANCELLED**	GIGS
THU 26	D-Day Darlings *	GIGS
THU 26	*D-Day Darlings CANCELLED**	GIGS
FRI 27	*The Smyths: A Tribute to The Smiths RESCHEDULED**	GIGS
FRI 27	The Smyths: A Tribute to The Smiths *	GIGS
SAT 28	*Undiscovered Live Music Contest: The Final CANCELLED**	GIGS
MON 30	*Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith RESCHEDULED**	FOLK
MON 30	The Warm & Toasty Club presents Memory Afternoons *	PERFORMANCE
MON 30	Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith *	FOLK
TUE 31	Matt Elliott + Pettaluck + Provincials RESCHEDULED	GIGS
TUE 31	Matt Elliott + Pettaluck	GIGS

APRIL

WED 1	Lucy Hutson: Bound	PERFORMANCE
WED 1	Lucy Hutson: Bound CANCELLED	PERFORMANCE
THU 2	Lee Scratch Perry *	GIGS
FRI 3	Farmers Market *	MARKET
FRI 3	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
FRI 3	*Farmers Market CANCELLED**	MARKET
FRI 3	*The Laughter Zone Comedy Club CANCELLED**	COMEDY
SAT 4	*London Calling: Sandinista! 40th Anniversary RESCHEDULED**	GIGS
SAT 4	London Calling: Sandinista! 40th Anniversary *	GIGS
SUN 5	Keith James: Concert for a Changing World RESCHEDULED	GIGS
SUN 5	*Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour B 20 tickets left**	WALKING TOUR
SUN 5	Keith James: Torch Songs	GIGS
SUN 5	*Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour B CANCELLED**	WALKING TOUR
TUE 7	Dom Joly's Holiday Snaps - Travel and Comedy In The Danger Zone *	COMEDY
TUE 7	*Dom Joly's Holiday Snaps - Travel and Comedy In The Danger Zone RESCHEDULED**	COMEDY
WED 8	Made In China: Super Duper Close Up	PERFORMANCE
WED 8	Made In China: Super Duper Close Up CANCELLED	PERFORMANCE
SAT 11	Lou Sanders: Say Hello To Your new Step-Mummy - RESCHEDULED	COMEDY
SAT 11	Lou Sanders: Say Hello To Your new Step-Mummy RESCHEDULED	COMEDY
SUN 12	Lewis Wright & Kit Downes	JAZZ
WED 15	What A Little Bird Told Me Theatre: When Did You Stop Dancing?	PERFORMANCE
WED 15	What A Little Bird Told Me Theatre: When Did You Stop Dancing? CANCELLED	PERFORMANCE
THU 16	Jarlath Regan: Notions Eleven RESCHEDULED	COMEDY
THU 16	Jarlath Regan: Notions Eleven	COMEDY
SAT 18	*Transmission: The Sound of Joy Division RESCHEDULED**	GIGS
SAT 18	Transmission: The Sound of Joy Division *	GIGS
SUN 19	Vinyl Sessions: Nirvana - Bleach *	MUSIC
SUN 19	Pan American + bÖsch	GIGS
SUN 19	*Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour X CANCELLED**	WALKING TOUR
SUN 19	*Vinyl Sessions: Nirvana - Bleach CANCELLED**	MUSIC
SUN 19	Pan American + Masal + Bosch CANCELLED	GIGS
MON 20	*Mairearad Green & Anna Massie RESCHEDULED**	FOLK
MON 20	Mairearad Green & Anna Massie *	FOLK
TUE 21	Neurodiverse Storytelling Workshop CANCELLED	WORKSHOP
WED 22	Georgia Tegou & Michalis Theophanous: Reverie	PERFORMANCE
WED 22	Georgia Tegou & Michalis Theophanous: Reverie POSTPONED	PERFORMANCE
THU 23	Croft & Pearce: Double Take	COMEDY
THU 23	Croft & Pearce: Double Take POSTPONED	COMEDY
SAT 25	*Off The Beaten Track: Ghosts of Men + Birds of Hell + Kulk + History & Lore POSTPONED**	GIGS
SUN 26	Graviton RESCHEDULED	JAZZ
SUN 26	Graviton	JAZZ
MON 27	The Warm & Toasty Club presents Memory Afternoons *	PERFORMANCE
MON 27	The Drystones *	FOLK
MON 27	*The Drystones CANCELLED**	FOLK
TUE 28	Whitechapel	GIGS
WED 29	Nymphs & Thugs present LIVEwire with Luke Wright & Co	PERFORMANCE
WED 29	Nymphs & Thugs present LIVEwire with Luke Wright & Co POSTPONED	PERFORMANCE
THU 30	Pint of Science - Seeing Is Believing: The Art and Science of Imagery *	TALK
THU 30	*Pint of Science - Seeing Is Believing: The Art and Science of Imagery CANCELLED**	TALK

MAY

FRI 1	Farmers Market *	MARKET
FRI 1	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
FRI 1	*Farmers Market CANCELLED**	MARKET
FRI 1	*The Laughter Zone Comedy Club CANCELLED**	COMEDY
SAT 2	The Lipsinkers	CABARET
SAT 2	The Lipsinkers CANCELLED	CABARET
SUN 3	Alison Rayner Quintet RESCHEDULED	JAZZ
SUN 3	Alison Rayner Quintet	JAZZ
SUN 3	*Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour A CANCELLED**	WALKING TOUR
MON 4	Roedelius + Philip Mill RESCHEDULED	GIGS
SAT 9	*The ELO Encounter RESCHEDULED**	GIGS
SAT 9	The ELO Encounter *	GIGS
MON 11	*The Melrose Quartet RESCHEDULED**	FOLK
MON 11	The Warm & Toasty Club presents Memory Afternoons *	PERFORMANCE
WED 13	Julia Croft: Working On My Night Moves CANCELLED	PERFORMANCE
SUN 17	Kim Cypher Quintet: Funky Sax Player Meets 40s Jazz Singer RESCHEDULED	JAZZ
SUN 17	Kim Cypher Quintet: Funky Sax Player Meets 40s Jazz Singer	JAZZ
SUN 17	*Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour B CANCELLED**	WALKING TOUR
MON 18	*Clive Gregson CANCELLED**	FOLK
TUE 19	Writing Surgeries For Neurodiverse Writers of All Levels CANCELLED	WORKSHOP
WED 20	Van Huynh Company: Rebirth CANCELLED	PERFORMANCE
SUN 31	*Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour X CANCELLED**	WALKING TOUR

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