DIARY

AUGUST

TUE 21 PACKING SHED THEATRE PRESENTS: ALL HAIL MACBETH (AT TYMPERLEY'S GARDENS) * THEATREBUY TICKETSTHEATRE
WED 22 PACKING SHED THEATRE PRESENTS: ALL HAIL MACBETH (AT TYMPERLEY'S GARDENS) * THEATREBUY TICKETSTHEATRE
THU 23 3 DAYS OF ISLAMIC TILE MAKING WORKSHOPS: EARTHENWARE TILE MAKING KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
THU 23 PACKING SHED THEATRE PRESENTS: ALL HAIL MACBETH (AT TYMPERLEY'S GARDENS) * THEATREBUY TICKETSTHEATRE
THU 23 UK TRIBUTE ACTS BLINK-2 + FELL OUT BOY + SUPPORT * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
FRI 24 PACKING SHED THEATRE PRESENTS: ALL HAIL MACBETH (AT TYMPERLEY'S GARDENS) * THEATREBUY TICKETSTHEATRE
FRI 24 A FOREIGNERS JOURNEY: A TRIBUTE TO FOREIGNER & JOURNEY * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 25 PACKING SHED THEATRE PRESENTS: ALL HAIL MACBETH (AT TYMPERLEY'S GARDENS) * THEATREBUY TICKETSTHEATRE
SAT 25 STEEMY DAN GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 26 COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR B * WALKING TOURBUY TICKETSWALKING TOUR
WED 29 3 DAYS OF ISLAMIC TILE MAKING WORKSHOPS: GLAZING OF TILES KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
WED 29 BLONDEL MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE WINDBAND: OF ARMS AND A WOMAN ALBUM PRE-LAUNCH GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
FRI 31 THE DOWNSETTERS GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

SEPTEMBER

SAT 1 ROVING CROWS FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 4 MARISA ANDERSON GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 6 CLASSIC HORROR NIGHTS: DR PHIBES RISES AGAIN [1972] FILMBUY TICKETSFILM
FRI 7 FARMERS MARKET * MARKETBUY TICKETSMARKET
FRI 7 THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 8 THE JOHN HACKETT BAND * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 9 COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR X * WALKING TOURBUY TICKETSWALKING TOUR
SUN 9 WILLY MASON GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
MON 10 EARL SLICK: IN CONVERSATION * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
TUE 11 THE HORNE SECTION * SOLD OUT COMEDYSOLD OUTCOMEDY
THU 13 SEANN WALSH: AFTER THIS ONE, I'M GOING HOME * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 14 CIRCULUS + FISHCLAW GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 15 D'UKES GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 16 JOHN HEGLEY: NEW & SELECTED POETRYBUY TICKETSPOETRY
MON 17 BRING YOUR OWN BABY COMEDY * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
TUE 18 BRINSLEY FORDE (ASWAD) * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
WED 19 OOOOO & ISLAMIQ GRRRLS + NOTHING.EXISTED. GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 20 FROZEN LIGHT: ISLE OF BRIMSKER - 11AM SOLD OUT PERFORMANCESOLD OUTPERFORMANCE
THU 20 FROZEN LIGHT: ISLE OF BRIMSKER - 1.30PM SOLD OUT PERFORMANCESOLD OUTPERFORMANCE
FRI 21 FROZEN LIGHT: ISLE OF BRIMSKER - 11AM SOLD OUT PERFORMANCESOLD OUTPERFORMANCE
FRI 21 FROZEN LIGHT: ISLE OF BRIMSKER - 1.30PM SOLD OUT PERFORMANCESOLD OUTPERFORMANCE
FRI 21 CREATING CHANGE: IF IT'S WRONG, CHANGE IT GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 23 COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR A * WALKING TOURBUY TICKETSWALKING TOUR
SUN 23 JAZZ MEETS CLASSICAL WITH VEIN JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 24 EWAN MCLENNAN * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 25 CROWBAR * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
WED 26 TRANS CREATIVE: YOU'VE CHANGED 65 tickets left PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 27 JASON BYRNE: YOU CAN COME IN, BUT DONT START ANYTHING * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 28 PHIL NICHOL: YOUR WRONG COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 29 SPUN GLASS THEATRE & OVALHOUSE: PRINCESS CHARMING CABARET FOR KIDS - RELAXED PERFORMANCE WITH BSL KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SAT 29 SPUN GLASS THEATRE & OVALHOUSE PRESENTS: PRINCESS CHARMING CABARET FOR KIDS KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SAT 29 THE LIPSINKERS CABARETBUY TICKETS 
SUN 30 MARTIN TURNER EX WISHBONE ASH * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

OCTOBER

MON 1 SUNJAY * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 2 CLASSIC SILENT HORROR - A LIVE SOUNDTRACK TO DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE FILMBUY TICKETSFILM
WED 3 LUKE WRIGHT: FRANKIE VAH PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
FRI 5 FARMERS MARKET * MARKETBUY TICKETSMARKET
FRI 5 THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 6 THE ULTIMATE COMMITMENTS AND BLUES BROTHERS EXPERIENCE * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 7 COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR B * WALKING TOURBUY TICKETSWALKING TOUR
SUN 7 NU JAZZ WITH THE EMILY FRANCIS TRIO JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 8 KIT HAWES & AARON CATLOW * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
WED 10 INVISIBLE MUSIC: VARIATIONS ON A THEME PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
FRI 12 HAL CRUTTENDEN: CHUBSTER *- POSTPONED COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 13 COLCHESTER GAMES FAIR 2018 FAIRBUY TICKETS 
SAT 13 SOOTHSAYERS GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 14 THE WARM AND TOASTY CLUB: MEMORY AFTERNOONS PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
SUN 14 WITHOUT WALLS * POETRY / JAZZBUY TICKETS 
MON 15 MARTIN CARTHY & JOHN KIRKPATRICK * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 16 ROBIN INCE: CHAOS OF DELIGHT COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
WED 17 MICHAEL PINCHBECK PRESENTS CONCERTO PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 18 CLASSIC HORROR NIGHTS: WITCHFINDER GENERAL [1968] FILMBUY TICKETSFILM
FRI 19 THE LATIN RHYTHM: SALSAWEEN * SALSABUY TICKETSSALSA
SAT 20 APPLE N SPICE: AN INDO-EUROPEAN FAMILY DANCE SHOW -11AM KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SAT 20 APPLE N SPICE: AN INDO-EUROPEAN FAMILY DANCE SHOW - 1.30PM KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SAT 20 MACKA B * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 21 JAZZ / WORLD MUSIC WITH ODETTE JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 22 THE DRYSTONES * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 23 HALF TERM GET ACTIVE SPECIAL: EPIC! BREAKDANCE AND GRAFFITI WORKSHOP KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
TUE 23 JIMEOIN: RESULT! * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
THU 25 OBJECTS LIMITED PRESENTS RUI HO + IFEOLUWA + MEEMO COMMA GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
FRI 26 MAJESTIC KIDS EVENTS ILLUMIN PARTY PRESENTS TRIBAL GLOW KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
FRI 26 GARY DELANEY: GAGSTER'S PARADISE * 3 tickets left COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 27 CARDBOARD CARNIVAL: THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS - WORKSHOP KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SAT 27 CARDBOARD CARNIVAL: THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS - SHOW KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SUN 28 COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR X * WALKING TOURBUY TICKETSWALKING TOUR
MON 29 THE FOXGLOVE TRIO * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 30 KEITH JAMES: THE SONGS OF NICK DRAKE GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

NOVEMBER

THU 1 GLENN TILBROOK * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
FRI 2 FARMERS MARKET * MARKETBUY TICKETSMARKET
FRI 2 THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 3 DARREN HARRIOTT: VISCERAL * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 4 GABRIELLE DUCOMBLE BAND JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 5 THE SIOBHAN MILLER TRIO * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 6 PETE FIRMAN: MARVELS MAGICBUY TICKETS 
THU 8 THE THINKING DRINKERS: PUB CRAWL * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 9 THE PAUL FRANCIS BAND * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 10 AMAZING ADDRIAN PRESENTS: WAYANG KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SUN 11 DALISO CHAPONDA: WHAT THE AFRICAN SAID * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
MON 12 HUNTER MUSKETT * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 13 CLASSIC HORROR NIGHTS: MADHOUSE [1974] FILMBUY TICKETSFILM
WED 14 DR CARNESKY'S INCREDIBLE BLEEDING WOMAN PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 15 JINKX MONSOON & MAJOR SCALES: THE GINGER SNAPPED * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 16 JINKX MONSOON & MAJOR SCALES: THE GINGER SNAPPED * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 17 DREADZONE * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 18 BRIX & THE EXTRICATED * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
MON 19 FAUSTUS * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 20 WORLD WAR 1 CENTENARY: A HISTORY FROM BELOW TALKBUY TICKETS 
THU 22 JAMES PHELAN: TRICKSTER COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
THU 22 JAMES PHELAN: TRICKSTER MAGICBUY TICKETS 
SAT 24 COMEDY4KIDS HOW DOES THIS POLITICS THING WORK THEN KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SAT 24 SARA PASCOE: LADSLADSLADS * SOLD OUT COMEDYSOLD OUTCOMEDY
SUN 25 STEWART FRANCIS: INTO THE PUNSET * SOLD OUT COMEDYSOLD OUTCOMEDY
MON 26 DERMOT BYRNE (ALTAN), STEVE COONEY (STOCKTONS WING) & BRID HARPER * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 27 THE LITTLE UNSAID GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 29 GEOFF NORCOTT: TRADITIONALISM COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY

DECEMBER

SAT 1 MADE IN COLCHESTER CHRISTMAS FAIR FAIRBUY TICKETS 
SAT 1 THE LIPSINKERS CABARETBUY TICKETS 
SUN 2 COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR A * WALKING TOURBUY TICKETSWALKING TOUR
SUN 2 FIONA ROSS + SPECIAL GUEST JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 3 EAST ANGLIAN NIGHT - TRIPLE BILL: MEGAN WISDOM, 3 FOLK & SOUND TRADITION * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
WED 5 VIJAY PATEL: PULL THE TRIGGER PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
THU 6 HARRY AND CHRIS SAVE THE WORLD COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 7 FARMERS MARKET * MARKETBUY TICKETSMARKET
FRI 7 THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 8 RUKRUK COMPANY PRESENTS: THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE - RELAXED PERFORMANCE KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SAT 8 RUKRUK COMPANY PRESENTS: THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SAT 8 GOODIEPAL + THE DEAD RAT ORCHESTRA + THE VALHALLANS GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 9 KING 810 GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
MON 10 BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 11 LAURENCE CLARK: AN IRRESPONSIBLE FATHER'S GUIDE TO PARENTING COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
THU 13 CLASSIC HORROR NIGHTS: TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER [1976] FILMBUY TICKETSFILM
FRI 14 THE BLOCKHEADS * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 16 A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS: THE MUSIC OF VINCE GUARALDI JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 17 A CHRISTMAS SHOW FOR THESE TIMES WITH LADY MAISERY, JIMMY ALDRIDGE & SID GOLDSMITH* FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
SAT 22 CHRISTMAS POETRY BASH 2018 WITH JOHN COOPER CLARKE, MARTIN NEWELL, LUKE WRIGHT & ROSS SUTHERLAND POETRYBUY TICKETSPOETRY
SUN 23 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 1.30PM KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SUN 23 A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CANDLELIGHT XMAS STORYBUY TICKETSXMAS STORY
MON 24 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 10AM KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
MON 24 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 1.30PM KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
MON 24 A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CANDLELIGHT XMAS STORYBUY TICKETSXMAS STORY
THU 27 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 10AM - RELAXED PERFORMANCE KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
THU 27 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 1.30PM KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
FRI 28 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 10AM KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
FRI 28 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 1.30PM KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SAT 29 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 10.30AM KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SAT 29 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 1.30PM - RELAXED PERFORMANCE KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SUN 30 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 10.30AM - WITH BSL KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SUN 30 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: TOUCH TOUR PRIOR TO AUDIO DESCRIBED SHOW KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SUN 30 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 1.30PM - WITH AUDIO DESCRIPTION KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
MON 31 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 10AM KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
MON 31 THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: SNOW WHITE, ROSE RED, BEAR BROWN 1.30PM KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
2019

JANUARY

MON 21 BOF! GWENDAL MOELE & PAUL RILEY & NO STRINGS ATTACHED * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
THU 24 DAMIAN WILSON & ADAM WAKEMAN LIVE GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
FRI 25 STEPHEN K AMOS: BOUQUETS AND BRICKBATS COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 26 THE PRETTIEST STARMAN * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

FEBRUARY

THU 7 LOST VOICE GUY * SOLD OUT COMEDYSOLD OUTCOMEDY
TUE 12 HAL CRUTTENDEN: CHUBSTER * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 22 MARK WATSON: THE INFINITE SHOW * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
THU 28 SCHOOLS ROCK PROM 2019 GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

MARCH

SAT 2 SAM AVERY: THE LEARNER PARENT COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
MON 4 JON BODEN & THE REMNANT STRINGS * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 5 MARTIN TAYLOR & ULF WAKENIUS: LEGACY * JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
FRI 8 THE SMYTHS: A TRIBUTE TO THE SMITHS * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 28 CARL HUTCHINSON: I KNOW I SHOULDN'T BEHAVE LIKE THIS... COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 30 GYLES BRANDRETH: BREAK A LEG! * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY

APRIL

SAT 6 LUCY PORTER: PASS IT ON COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
THU 11 LISA KNAPP FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
FRI 12 FLO AND JOAN: ALIVE ON STAGE COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 19 GARY DELANEY: GAGSTER'S PARADISE * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 20 ANDREW MAXWELL: SHOWTIME * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 26 LIMEHOUSE LIZZY * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 27 KAINE (WITH OSMIUM GUILLOTINE) * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 28 GLENN WOOL: WOOL'S GOLD II (THE IRON PIRATE) COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY

MAY

MON 6 FLOOK * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
THU 16 PAUL FOOT: IMAGE CONSCIOUS COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY