Colchester Operatic Society (COS) and Colchester Operatic Second Edition (CO2) perform a selection of shows and concerts each year, at various locations throughout Colchester.
Upcoming Shows
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30th January- 9th February 2025: COS present The Little Mermaid at the Mercury TheatreThe Mercury Theatre is the only website that sells genuine tickets for this show. We do not endorse resale through Facebook or other social media. Please beware of scammers. If you have purchased tickets and cannot make the performance, you can return them to the Mercury box office for resale. |
2024
24th October – 27th October 2024: CO2 presented Legally Blonde at the Mercury Theatre |
21st June 2024: Colchester Operatic Society (COS) headed into it’s 100th year and celebrated with a special one-off summer concert called Some Enchanted Evening at the Mercury Theatre
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25th January – 4th February 2024: COS presented My Fair Lady at the Mercury Theatre
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2023
5th – 8th October 2023: CO2 presented School of Rock at the Mercury Theatre |
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14th-17th June 2023 COS presented ICONIC at the Headgate Theatre |
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| This wonderful concert showcased songs from artists such as Queen, ABBA, Carole King, The Kinks, Elton John, Jim Steinman, and many more. The concert combined the music and lyrics of the most iconic composers, songwriters and performers whose work or life stories have been used to inspire and create some of the most well-known and well-loved pieces of musical theatre and film in recent history. |
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26th January – 4th February 2023 COS presented SHREK: The Musical at the Mercury Theatre |
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2022
8th September – 18th September 2022 CO2 presented FAME at the Mercury Theatre |
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| 8th June – 11th June 2022: COS presented From Page to Stage at The Headgate Theatre | |
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27th Jan – 6th Feb 2022: COS presented The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Mercury Theatre |
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2021
August & October 2021 COS presented an online concert: The Show Must Go On-Line
September 2021 CO2 presented a concert of “Musical Hits Through Time” at the Mercury Theatre
2020
February 2020 COS presented the concert Dare to be Different at the Headgate Theatre.
2019
September 2019 COS, CO2 & The Mercury Theatre presented Oliver!
January/February 2019 COS presented Annie at the Mercury Theatre
2018
September 2018 CO2 presented The Wizard of Oz at the Mercury Theatre
June 2018 COS presented our summer concert “7 deadly sins” at the Headgate Theatre
Jan 2018 COS presented Hairspray at the Mercury Theatre
2017
October 2017 CO2 presented Little Shop of Horrors at the Mercury Theatre
June 2017 COS presented “Seasons with swing” at the Headgate Theatre and a charity gala performance at the Mercury Theatre in support of their Mercury Rising campaign
January 2017 COS presented Jekyll and Hyde at the Mercury Theatre
2016
September 2016 CO2 presented Carousel at the Mercury Theatre
January 2016 COS presented Sister Act at the Mercury Theatre
2015
Autumn 2015 CO2 presented Legally Blonde at the Mercury Theatre
Summer 2015 COS Presented “Come Fly With Me” at the Headgate Theatre
January 2015 COS presented “42nd Street” at the Mercury Theatre
2014
Autumn 2014 CO2 presented Grease at the Mercury Theatre
June 2014 COS Summer Concer “From Stage to Screen and Back Again” at the Headgate Theatre
22 Jan-1 Feb 2014 COS present The Sound Of Music at the Mercury Theatre
2013
September 2013 CO2 presented West Side Story at the Mercury Theatre
2 June 2013 COS presented a charity concert Fantasy & Fairytale at the Mercury Theatre, to support the Colchester based charity MS-UK.
23 Jan-2 Feb 2013 COS presented “Sweet Charity” at the Mercury Theatre
2012
September 2012 CO2 presented Guys and Dolls at the Mercury Theatre
June 2012 COS summer concert
Click here to see the programmes of all the COS shows performed since our inception in 1925.
Click here for the programmes of shows CO2 have performed since they started in 1984.
You can also catch us performing at a few ‘by special arrangement’ engagements, including carol singing, musical revues and special fundraising events. Check this site regularly for updates on these events.
