As autumn settles in and the nights grow longer, theatre shows in Essex in October offer the perfect excuse to cosy up indoors and enjoy a night of captivating live entertainment.
From spooky Halloween specials to toe-tapping musicals and thought-provoking dramas, Essex’s theatre scene truly comes alive this month.
Whether you’re heading to the Mercury Theatre in Colchester, Queen’s Theatre in Hornchurch, or Cliffs Pavilion in Southend, there’s something exciting on stage for everyone.
October is the ideal time to embrace the thrill of storytelling, enjoy the buzz of the crowd, and support fantastic local and touring productions.
Whether you’re planning a family outing, a date night, or a get-together with friends, theatre shows in Essex in October are sure to impress.
Don’t miss out – book your tickets, grab a programme, and settle into your seat for an unforgettable night under the spotlight in one of Essex’s top venues.
Essex Theatre Shows in October
Surinderella at Queens Theatre 30th September – 5th October 2025
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Sherlock Holmes: The Last Act at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 1st October 2025
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Private Lives at Mercury Theatre 1st – 11th October 2025
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The Real Thing at Chelmsford Theatre 1st October 2025
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The Bohemians at Harlow Playhouse 1st October 2025
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Fiddler on the Roof at Cliffs Pavilion 30th September – 4th October 2025
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Oklahoma! at Palace Theatre 1st – 4th October 2025
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HATS Presents: Bouncers and Shakers at Harlow Playhouse 1st – 4th October 2025
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The Opera Boys at Chelmsford Theatre 2nd October 2025
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Drum at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 2nd October 2025
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Forbidden Nights 2025 at Harlow Playhouse 2nd October 2025
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Dixon Sessions: Phil Burdett Ensemble Plus Support From Will Pope at Palace Theatre 2nd October 2025
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The Magic of The Beatles at Towngate Theatre 2nd October 2025
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Swallow the Lake at Mercury Theatre 2nd – 11th October 2025
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BEATLEMANIA: The cast of Magic of the Beatles at Charter Hall 3rd October 2025
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How Sweet It Is at Towngate Theatre 3rd October 2025
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Arsenal Legends at Harlow Playhouse 3rd October 2025
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Tropicana Nights at Cliffs Pavilion 3rd October 2025
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Sam Avery: Thunderstorm at Palace Theatre 3rd October 2025
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The Anglia Comedy Allstars at Princes Theatre 3rd October 2025
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Beethoven’s Triple Concerto at Saffron Hall 3rd October 2025
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The Best In Comedy at Witham Public Hall 3rd October 2025
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Stick Man at Chelmsford Theatre 3rd – 5th October 2025
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Andy Parsons: Please #@!$ Off to Mars at Chelmsford Theatre 4th October 2025
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David Bowie Laser Spectacular at Witham Public Hall 4th October 2025
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Cirque: The Greatest Show – Reimagined at Towngate Theatre 4th October 2025
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Laughs for Cats at Billericay Theatre 4th October 2025
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London African Gospel Choir at Saffron Hall 4th October 2025
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Chuckl Colchester at Colchester Town Hall 4th October 2025
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Fast Love: The Tribute to George Michael at Charter Hall 4th October 2025
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Josh Jones: I Haven’t Won The Lottery So Here’s Another Tour Show at Palace Theatre 4th October 2025
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Music Maestro Please: British Dance Band History at The Jazz Centre UK 4th October 2025
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From Dixieland to Swing with the Great British Jazz Band at The Jazz Centre UK 4th October 2025
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Flowers & Friendship Bracelets at Princes Theatre 4th October 2025
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Into The Spotlight celebrating 55 Years at Thameside Theatre 4th October 2025
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Annie Jr – The Musical at Brentwood Theatre 4th & 5th October 2025
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Ode to Joyce at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 5th October 2025
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Fusion Chart Show: The Dance Craze Edition at Towngate Theatre 5th October 2025
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Trevor Horn: Adventures in Modern Recording at Chelmsford Theatre 5th October 2025
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Film: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (U) – Early Years Screening at Palace Theatre 5th October 2025
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Film: April in Paris (PG) – Relaxed Classic Cinema at Palace Theatre 5th October 2025
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WiFi Wars at Palace Theatre 5th October 2025
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Film: Mr. Burton (12A) at Palace Theatre 5th October 2025
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An Evening with Tottenham Legends at Princes Theatre 5th October 2025
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A Symphony of Stories – Fire and Ice at Saffron Hall 5th October 2025
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The Paper Moon featuring Tabitha Webb at Queens Theatre 6th October 2025
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An Evening With Katie Price and Kerry Katona at Towngate Theatre 7th October 2025
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Teechers at Queens Theatre 7th & 8th October 2025
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Little Women at Chelmsford Theatre 7th – 11th October 2025
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Here & Now – The Steps Musical at Cliffs Pavilion 7th – 11th October 2025
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The Band at Palace Theatre 8th – 11th October 2025
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The Jazz Mix Presents: Louise Clare Marshall at Cliffs Pavilion 8th October 2025
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Emma Kenny’s Killer Couples at Harlow Playhouse 8th October 2025
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Even More…GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT at Harlow Playhouse 8th October 2025
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One Man, Two Guvnors at Headgate Theatre 8th – 11th October 2025
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Dirty Dusting at Towngate Theatre 9th October 2025
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Come From Away at Thameside Theatre 9th – 11th October 2025
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at Palace Theatre 9th – 11th October 2025
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Balls Out Comedy at Cliffs Pavilion 9th October 2025
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Talon: Busy Being Fabulous at Harlow Playhouse 9th October 2025
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Locomotive for Murder:The Improvised Whodunnit at Queens Theatre 9th October 2025
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The Sound & Vision Show – A Tribute to David Bowie at Harlow Playhouse 10th October 2025
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Psychic Sally at Princes Theatre 10th October 2025
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The Illegal Eagles at Towngate Theatre 10th October 2025
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Backstage Tour: Little Women at Chelmsford Theatre 11th October 2025
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Jazz 825: Catherine Lima and Zak Barrett play Stan Getz at The Jazz Centre UK 11th October 2025
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D Day Darlings – VE Day Anniversary Tour at Princes Theatre 11th October 2025
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Eddi Reader at Saffron Hall 11th October 2025
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Towngate LIVE! at Towngate Theatre 11th October 2025
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Cinderella – Stages Performers Academy at Queens Theatre 11th & 12th October 2025
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We Will Rock You at Billericay Theatre 8th -12th October 2025
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Cocktail Masterclass & Music Evening at Brentwood Theatre 10th October 2025
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Fleetwood Mac by Candlelight at Charter Hall 11th October 2025
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Share The Luv – LD Big Show 2025 at Brentwood Theatre 12th October 2025
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Hansel and Gretel at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 12th October 2025
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The Van Morrison Alumni Band at Chelmsford Theatre 12th October 2025
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Björn Again at Cliffs Pavilion 12th October 2025
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Harriet Dyer: Easily Distra… at Palace Theatre 12th October 2025
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Round The Horne at Palace Theatre 12th October 2025
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Southend Jazz Festival Presents Ronnie Scott’s Blues Explosion at Cliffs Pavilion 12th October 2025
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A Beautiful Thread – Thomas Hardy in Words & Music at Saffron Hall 12th October 2025
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Mr Burton (Monday Matinee Movie) at Brentwood Theatre 13th October 2025
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Maddox Jones at Palace Theatre 13th October 2025
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The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight at Cliffs Pavilion 13th October 2025
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Murder At Midnight at Palace Theatre 13th – 18th October 2025
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The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight at Charter Hall 14th October 2025
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Film: Holy Cow (15) at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 14th October 2025
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Level 42 – World Machine 40th Anniversary Tour at Cliffs Pavilion 14th October 2025
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Birth of the Cool at Queens Theatre 14th October 2025
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S4K’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Mercury Theatre 14th – 16th October 2025
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Breathe… at Headgate Theatre 14th – 18th October 2025
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ABBAMANIA at Harlow Playhouse 15th October 2025
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Down Memory Lane October 2025 at Queens Theatre 15th October 2025
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Comedy Club October 25 at Queens Theatre 15th October 2025
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Allo Allo at Victoria Hall Theatre 15th – 18th October 2025
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A Murder Is Announced at Thameside Theatre 15th – 17th October 2025
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An Evening with Professor Alice Roberts DOMINATION – THE RISE AND FALL OF AN EMPIRE at Charter Hall 16th October 2025
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Towngate LIVE! – Jazz Café at Towngate Theatre 16th October 2025
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Disney’s High School Musical at Towngate Theatre 16th – 18th October 2025
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Sh!tfaced Shakespeare® : Hamlet at Chelmsford Theatre 16th October 2025
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Night Terrors The Ghost Stories of E F Benson at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 16th October 2025
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The Australian Pink Floyd at Cliffs Pavilion 16th October 2025
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Glenn Moore: Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore? at Palace Theatre 16th October 2025
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Motown’s Greatest Hits – How Sweet It Is 2025 at Harlow Playhouse 16th October 2025
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Crown Ballet Presents The Nutcracker at Princes Theatre 16th October 2025
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Di and Viv and Rose at Queens Theatre 16th – 25th October 2025
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Rabbit Rabbit at Towngate Theatre 17th October 2025
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Jimeoin: Pandemonium at Charter Hall 17th October 2025
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The Timeless Songs of Barbra Streisand at Witham Public Hall 17th October 2025
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The Sensational 60s Experience at Chelmsford Theatre 17th October 2025
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Carl Hutchinson: Greatest Hits! at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 17th October 2025
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The Real Thing With Special Guests Odyssey at Cliffs Pavilion 17th October 2025
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Dixon Sessions: Monumental And Last Of The Lizardmen at Palace Theatre 17th October 2025
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The Ballad of the Underwater Daughter at Harlow Playhouse 17th October 2025
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The Bon Jovi Experience at Harlow Playhouse 17th October 2025
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Teechers by John Godber at Mercury Theatre 17th October 2025
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Foyer Folk at Saffron Hall 17th October 2025
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Blues Brothers Tribute at Billericay Theatre 18th October 2025
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Chris McCausland – YONKS! at Charter Hall 18th October 2025
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Live Wrestling in Witham at Witham Public Hall 18th October 2025
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Mean Girls presented by Dreams Theatre School Shenfield at Brentwood Theatre 18th October 2025
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Queenz: Drag Me to the Disco! at Chelmsford Theatre 18th October 2025
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Monty Python and the Foley Grail at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 18th October 2025
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Aunt Fanny’s Diner at Cliffs Pavilion 18th October 2025
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Jake Lambert : The Sunshine Kid at Palace Theatre 18th October 2025
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Stories In The Dust at Harlow Playhouse 18th October 2025
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Chuckl. Harlow with headliner Rory Bremner at Harlow Playhouse 18th October 2025
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JCUK presents the Julian Marc Stringle Quartet at The Jazz Centre UK 18th October 2025
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Diana & Lionel – Endless Love The Show at Mercury Theatre 18th October 2025
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Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club presents: ‘A Night at the Movies’ at Saffron Hall 18th October 2025
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Stand Up Comedy – Nedumeritii – Dan Tutu & Cristi Manolescu at Thameside Theatre 18th October 2025
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Nicky Trix: Halloween Howls at Palace Theatre 18th & 19th October 2025
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Dara Ó Briain: Re:Creation at Cliffs Pavilion 18th & 19th October 2025
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Luke Combs UK at Charter Hall 19th October 2025
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Luther at Chelmsford Theatre 19th October 2025
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Sweet Caroline at Towngate Theatre 19th October 2025
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Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf**kers at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 19th October 2025
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Country Hits Live at Palace Theatre 19th October 2025
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Hamilton School of Dancing: The Toymakers and the Village Celebrations at Harlow Playhouse 19th October 2025
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Kyson Point at Headgate Theatre 19th October 2025
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The Carpenters – Voice Of The Heart at Mercury Theatre 19th October 2025
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Tenebrae at Saffron Hall 19th October 2025
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Dr Richard Shepherd: Time of Death – More Unnatural Causes at Palace Theatre 20th October 2025
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Rock of Ages at Brentwood Theatre 21st October 2025
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Fun Kids Science Weekly Live! at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 21st October 2025
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Kevin Bloody Wilson: DiLLiGAF LEGEND, LiVE at Cliffs Pavilion 21st October 2025
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Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare: Hamlet at Palace Theatre 21st October 2025
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Round the Horne at Chelmsford Theatre 22nd October 2025
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Sounds Of The 60’s Live – Hosted By Tony Blackburn OBE at Cliffs Pavilion 22nd October 2025
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Patrick Spicer: Absolutely at Palace Theatre 22nd October 2025
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Psychic Sally at Palace Theatre 22nd October 2025
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Grandad Anansi at Thameside Theatre 22nd October 2025
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Tales Our Mother Told at Headgate Theatre 22nd – 23rd October 2025
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Thalians Still Standing – an amateur performance by Thalians Theatre Group at Billericay Theatre 23rd October 2025
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The Glam Rock Show at Towngate Theatre 23rd October 2025
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How To Train Your Dragon (Monday Matinee Movie) at Brentwood Theatre 23rd October 2025
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Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers’ Story at Chelmsford Theatre 23rd October 2025
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Glenn Moore: Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore? at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 23rd October 2025
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Connor Burns: Gallus at Palace Theatre 23rd October 2025
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Crooners at Palace Theatre 23rd October 2025
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Dreamcoat Stars at Mercury Theatre 23rd October 2025
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Baga Chipz – Chip Off The Old Block’ Tour at Princes Theatre 23rd October 2025
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The History Of Rock at Thameside Theatre 23rd October 2025
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RARE Productions present Peter Pan at Harlow Playhouse 23rd – 25th October 2025
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Lost In Music at Charter Hall 24th October 2025
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Legend: The Music of Bob Marley at Towngate Theatre 24th October 2025
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Revenge: After the Levoyah at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 24th October 2025
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Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny at Cliffs Pavilion 24th October 2025
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Stephen K Amos: Now We’re Talking! at Palace Theatre 24th October 2025
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Tina Live at Thameside Theatre 24th October 2025
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Su Pollard – Still Fully Charged at Mercury Theatre 24th October 2025
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Disco Inferno at Princes Theatre 24th October 2025
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London Philharmonic Orchestra at Saffron Hall 24th October 2025
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show at Chelmsford Theatre 24th – 26th October 2025
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Sara Pascoe: I Am A Strange Gloop at Charter Hall 25th October 2025
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Wifi Wars at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 25th October 2025
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Wet Wet Wet with Special Guest Heather Small at Cliffs Pavilion 25th October 2025
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Suzi Ruffell – The Juggle at Palace Theatre 25th October 2025
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The Rocket Man at Towngate Theatre 25th October 2025
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Horatio Gould – Return Of The Space Cowboy at Palace Theatre 25th October 2025
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Spike’s Place presents: Matt Wates Quartet at The Jazz Centre UK 25th October 2025
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Foyer Comedy at Saffron Hall 25th October 2025
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Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show at Mercury Theatre 25th – 26th October 2025
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Gordon Giltrap and John Etheridge: 2 Parts Guitar at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 26th October 2025
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China Crisis at Chelmsford Theatre 26th October 2025
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Justin Fletcher Live Tour at Cliffs Pavilion 26th October 2025
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Emma Kenny’s Killer Couples at Palace Theatre 26th October 2025
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Science Museum at Towngate Theatre 26th October 2025
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Foyer Jazz at Saffron Hall 26th October 2025
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Rabbits Out of the Hat at Brentwood Theatre 27th October 2025
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The Ripper Files at Chelmsford Theatre 27th October 2025
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Natural History Museum Presents: Dinosaurs Live at Queens Theatre 27th October 2025
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Laugh Out Proud at Queens Theatre 27th October 2025
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White Christmas The Musical at Witham Public Hall 27th October – 1st December 2025
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Baby Bear (Toddler Show) at Brentwood Theatre 10.30am & 12.00pm 28th October 2025
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Kevin Bloody Wilson: THE DiLLiGAF GUY, LiVE! at Chelmsford Theatre 28th October 2025
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We Are the Lions, Mr Manager! at Chelmsford Theatre Studio 28th October 2025
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Russell Watson – The Evolution Tour at Cliffs Pavilion 28th October 2025
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Flowers and Friendship Bracelets at Queens Theatre 28th October 2025
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Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at Saffron Hall 28th October – 1st November 2025
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The Dresser at Palace Theatre 28th October – 1st November 2025
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Nosferatu (film) at Brentwood Theatre 29th October 2025
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Cirque: The Greatest Show Reimagined at Chelmsford Theatre 29th October 2025
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The Jazz Mix Presents: Acantha Lang at Cliffs Pavilion 29th October 2025
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Don’t Dilly Dally – Music Hall at Mercury Theatre 29th October 2025
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Ministry of Science Live! at Queens Theatre 29th October 2025
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WHALE at Queens Theatre 29th October 2025
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General Knowledge Quiz Night at Billericay Theatre 30th October 2025
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Hare and Tortoise at Brentwood Theatre 30th October 2025
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Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show at Chelmsford Theatre 30th October 2025
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Mark Steel: The Leopard In My House at Chelmsford Theatre 30th October 2025
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LDN WRESTLING – OCTOBER at Princes Theatre 30th October 2025
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Dr Richard Shepherd at Mercury Theatre 30th October 2025
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Villains Unleashed ! at Thameside Theatre 30th October 2025
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LGBTQIA+ Event and Social Evening at Thameside Theatre 30th October 2025
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Annie at Towngate Theatre 30th October – 1st November 2025
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The SpongeBob Musical at Palace Theatre 30th October – 1st November 2025
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Jools Holland And His Rhythm And Blues Orchestra at Cliffs Pavilion 30th & 31st October 2025
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Ms Amber Guity’s Halloween Drag Bingo at Billericay Theatre 31st October 2025
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (film) at Brentwood Theatre 31st October 2025
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Voodoo Room at Towngate Theatre 31st October 2025
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Rock For Heroes 2025 at Mercury Theatre 31st October 2025
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Halloween Howls ….Returns! at Thameside Theatre 31st October 2025
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Stick Man at Queens Theatre 31st October – 2nd November 2025
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Which show will you be booking during October?
Check out Theatre Shows in Norfolk in October and Theatre Shows in Suffolk in October