Looking for something cultural to do this weekend? Here's Neil D'Arcy Jones' pick of events:

When: Today, doors 6.30pm and 9pm

How much: £12, £8 concessions

Contact: 01206 500900

Gazette:

THE funnyman with a satirical political bite as well as a social heart returns with another of his more personal shows. This time it’s about strikes, fights, dinner ladies and beer, all based around The Red Shed in Wakefield, home to Mark’s first public performances as well as the beginnings of his political awakening.

  • THEATRE As You Like It, St Martin's Church, West Stockwell Street, Colchester

When: Until tomorrow, 7.30pm

How much: £10 

Contact: www.ticketsource.co.uk/twas-theatre

TWAS Theatre company's first Shakespeare production appears to be a bit of a smash hit already with rave reviews from earlier shows on their mini tour.

Now they're proving all the world is indeed a stage pitching up at the atmospheric St Martin's church.

  • THEATRE Much Ado About Nothing, Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester

When: Until October 15

How much: £27 to £12

Contact: 01206 573948

Gazette:

ANOTHER highly anticipated Shakespeare production, this time at the Mercury and under the direction of Pia Furtado who is looking to bring a bit of Essex to the bard.

  • PERFORMANCE Alice D'lumiere's Turnabout Tea, Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester

When: Sunday, 11am to 2pm

How much: Free

Contact: 01206 500900

Gazette:

DARREN Gooding returns with his latest incarnation, part-time retro girl Miss Alice d’Lumiere in the first of a series of performance events exploring themes of transgender, cross-dressing and personal identity.

  • MUSIC Reg and the Readers, Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester

When: Sunday, doors 7pm

How much: £12, £10 concessions

Contact: 01206 500900

A PROPER local music legend, Reg Webb is back, this time with his latest project, a six-piece outfit playing compositions by, among others, Herbie Hancock, John Cleary, Marvin Gaye and Steely Dan.