Studio

With 98 seats, the Studio is an intimate space where anyone can be entertained, it’s a space for all! It’s our home of new writing, inspiring adaptations and the best of theatre festivals. We encourage you to bring your little ones for the first time, or try something brand new!

Thu 22 Jun Music

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

7:30pm | From £26.50 | 12+

Direct from a week-long run in London’s West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a sold-out worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!

Using huge projection photos, original film footage and a full live band performing all the hits including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Homeward Bound and many more.

‘Fantastic’ Elaine Paige, BBC Radio 2

Fri 23 Jun Music

The Boulevards

7:30pm | From £17.50

The Boulevards are a sensational 1950s styled rock and roll band performing the greatest hits from the golden era of music.

From Elvis Presley to Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis to The Everly Brothers, The Boulevards deliver an authentic, uncompromising and electric performance of the greatest feel-good music of all time. The band features some of the UK’s finest rock and roll musicians who have been seen in theatre productions such as Dreamboats & Petticoats, The Buddy Holly Story, Sister Act, Firedance and All Together Now.

Fri 16 Jun, Fri 28 Jul Comedy

The Comedy Network – Fringe Previews

8pm | £13 | 18+

Fringe Previews are back! Our monthly standup comedy nights return to the Studio this summer with the best and brightest stars of the circuit testing out new material before heading to the Fringe! Grab some friends for a great night out, you never know which big new name you’ll see next!

Previous guests have included Sophie Duker (Taskmaster), Jayde Adams (as seen on Strictly Come Dancing), Simon Brodkin, Rob Auton, Sara Barron, Eleanor Tiernan and many more.

18 – 30 Jul

Mercurial Takeover

See website for details | All tickets £10

Our brand-new theatre festival arrives this summer!

Join us in the Studio as we introduce the Mercurial Takeover, a two-week festival of new writing from East-based artists – homegrown talent at its finest, right here in Colchester!

Expect rehearsed readings of new scripts, scratch performances of fresh writing and performances of stage-ready shows.

Love theatre? Come and support creatives as they build their new shows!

Written and directed by Mia Jerome, an Essex based creative