Performance in Colchester
31 upcoming events
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Oazis lists 31 performance events in Colchester, pulled from ticket sites and venue calendars, then sorted by hand.
Right now, most of the action is around Mercury Theatre Colchester, Colchester Arts Centre and The Quay Theatre.
Events — performance in Colchester
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Friday 31 July
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30 events
Sat 8 · 4:30 PMFree🇬🇧
📚Literature🎨Performance
Mercury READS Double Bill Event - Trialling Bou(dica) & Bone Dice
Mercury Theatre Colchester
Sun 9 · 5:30 PM20 €🇬🇧
✂️Workshop🎨Performance
Mercury Creatives Masterclass: Stage Combat with Cree Rayner
Mercury Theatre Colchester
Tue 8 Sep · 8 PM8–10 €🇬🇧
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
I Hear Voices Theatre Company presents Poets Day
Colchester Arts Centre
Thu 10 Sep · 7 PM122,50 €🇬🇧
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Mercury Adult Company Sep '26 Term
Mercury Theatre Colchester
Wed 16 Sep · 7:30 PM🇬🇧
🎭Theatre🎤One-man show
Burn Baby Burn: LA Inferno & Post-show talk
The Quay Theatre
Fri 25 Sep · 7:30 PM14–18 €🇬🇧
🎨Performance🎊Socials
AU26 Jess & Morgs | DEEPFAKE
DanceEast (Jerwood DanceHouse)
Wed 30 Sep · 7:30 PM🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up✨Cabaret
Chris North - The Mentalist
The Quay Theatre
Wed 30 Sep · 8 PM🇬🇧
🎨Performance🌊Contemporary
WomanEwer: We Are Not Beautiful
Colchester Arts Centre
Thu 1 Oct · 7:30 PM5–15 €🇬🇧
🎨Performance
AU26 Studio Scratch @ DanceEast
DanceEast (Jerwood DanceHouse)
Sat 3 Oct · 7:30 PM20 €🇬🇧
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
AU26 The Cheeky Devils Club - An Evening of Burlesque & Cabaret
DanceEast (Jerwood DanceHouse)
Wed 7 Oct · 8 PM🇬🇧
🎨Performance📜Slam
Wonderful Wednesdays - Martha Pailing: Chat Sh*t, Get Hit
Colchester Arts Centre
Thu 8 Oct · 7 PM13–15 €🇬🇧
🎨Performance🎤One-man show
Lightstreams
Mercury Theatre Colchester
Fri 9 Oct · 6 PM20 €🇬🇧
✂️Workshop🎨Performance
Mercury Creatives Chelmsford Masterclass: An Introduction to Improvisation with Harry Kershaw
Mercury Theatre Colchester
Fri 9 Oct · 7:30 PM14–25 €🇬🇧
🎨Performance🎊Socials
AU26 Ekleido | Femina
DanceEast (Jerwood DanceHouse)
Wed 14 Oct · 8 PM🇬🇧
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Man or Bear — Katie Hurley and Sarah Hehir present (Wonderful Wednesdays)
Colchester Arts Centre
Thu 15 Oct · 7:30 PM🇬🇧
🎭Theatre🎤One-man show
Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales Of Edith Nesbit
The Quay Theatre
Wed 21 Oct · 7:30 PM14–25 €🇬🇧
🎨Performance
AU26 Shechter II | In The Brain
DanceEast (Jerwood DanceHouse)
Wed 21 Oct · 8 PM🇬🇧
🎤One-man show🎨Performance
The Literal Translation — Wonderful Wednesdays (Truelove Tours)
Colchester Arts Centre
Thu 22 Oct · 8 PM25 €🇬🇧
🎨Performance✨Cabaret
James Phelan: The Man Who Was Magic
Colchester Arts Centre
Sun 1 Nov · 3 PM🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up🎨Performance
WiFi Wars
The Quay Theatre
Sun 1 Nov · 7:30 PM🇬🇧
🎨Performance🎭Shows
Adam Garcia's Emerald Storm
Ipswich Corn Exchange
Tue 3 Nov · 7 PM🇬🇧
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Kevin Quantum : Anti Gravity
The Quay Theatre
Fri 6 Nov · 7:30 PM14–25 €🇬🇧
🎨Performance🎊Socials
Jasmin Vardimon Company | Lullaby
DanceEast (Jerwood DanceHouse)
Fri 13 Nov · 8 PM5 €🇬🇧
✨Cabaret🎨Performance
Chai Lates
Colchester Arts Centre
Wed 18 Nov · 8 PM🇬🇧
🎭Theatre✨Cabaret
Anthem for Dissatisfaction — SkelpieLimmer Productions & Brassneck Theatre Company
Colchester Arts Centre
Fri 20 Nov · 7:30 PM14–25 €🇬🇧
🎨Performance🎊Socials
AU26 Botis Seva | Far From The Norm | Sing Child Sing
DanceEast (Jerwood DanceHouse)
Thu 3 Dec · 8 PM3 €🇬🇧
📜Poetry🎨Performance
Emotional Madness with MaryAnn & Mates
Colchester Arts Centre
Sat 5 Dec · 2:30 PM14–25 €🇬🇧
🎨Performance🎊Socials
AU26 Motionhouse | Starchitects Save Santa!
DanceEast (Jerwood DanceHouse)
Sat 23 Jan · 8 PM5 €🇬🇧
✨Cabaret🎨Performance
Chai Lates
Colchester Arts Centre
Fri 28 May · 7:30 PM🇬🇧
🎤One-man show🎤Stand-up
Strange But True Crime with Jennifer Rees
Ipswich Corn Exchange
See also in Colchester
Thu 20 · 5 PM£49,50
💜Soul / Funk🎷Jazz
Concierto de Billy Ocean en Colchester
Colchester Castle Park
Thu 30 · 7:30 PM£30,50–32,50
💜Soul / Funk🎫Concert
The Greatest Hits of Motown - How Sweet It Is
Mercury Theatre Colchester
Sat 1 · 2:30 PM£15
🎸Rock🌙Indie
Mick Fest 2026
Colchester Arts Centre
Fri 7 · 7 PM
🏠House🕺Disco
Secret Island Festival
STROOD FIELD, EAST MERSEA ROAD, EAST MERSEA, CO5 8SL
Sat 15 · 7:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Ed Sheeran Experience
The Quay Theatre
Sun 2 · 7:30 PM£26–28
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Creedence Clearwater Review
Mercury Theatre Colchester
Thu 30 · 2 PM£6,25–27
🍽️Food
Afternoon & Cream Tea
Mercury Theatre Colchester
Thu 30 · 8 PM£16,50
🗣️Talk📽️Documentary
Scarred For Life - Folk Horror Special
Colchester Arts Centre
Sat 1 · 7:30 PM
🎬Cinema
Film - Song Sung Blue (12A)
The Quay Theatre
Fri 14 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Mercury READS - Atomic Kitchen
Mercury Theatre Colchester
Sat 15 · 4 PM£12
🎬Cinema📺Match screening
NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Mercury Theatre Colchester
Sun 16 · 6 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Code Breakers : The Story Of Enigma
The Quay Theatre
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Venues — performance in Colchester
Frequently asked questions
How many performance events are there in Colchester?
31 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch performance in Colchester?
Notably Mercury Theatre Colchester, Colchester Arts Centre and The Quay Theatre. See the full list of venues above.