1 Invasion Colchester 

Town Centre, 10am to 4pm, Civil War Invasion, Castle Park, 10.30am to 5.30pm, Castle Park, Star Wars Uncut: A New Hope, Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, 4.30pm. Free. Donations to charity.

What started off as a simple fundraising event with people dressing up as super heroes and sci-fi characters is getting bigger and better each year.

This year as well as a Civil War re-enactment in the park with its Oyster procession at 11.30am and skirmish with canon and musket fire, there’s a chance to see a re-enactment of one of the greatest movies of all time, Star Wars at Firstsite.

2 A Woman of No Importance

Headgate Theatre, Chapel Street North, Colchester tonight, 7.30pm. £12. 01206 366000.

From Essex-based theatre company, DOT Productions, comic melodrama bubbles away in this classic Oscar Wilde satire when Gerald Arbuthnot is announced as secretary to the Lord Illingworth and his mother makes an appearance with a truth she has hidden for years.

3 The Downsetters + Smart Alex

Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, tonight, doors 7.30pm. £10, £8 concessions. 01206 500900.

Back by public demand playing their own unique brand of high energy Ska, The Downsetters have gained an enviable reputation on the live festival circuit having played Glastonbury three years running, London International Ska Festival and headlined Riverside Stomp in Germany.

4 Colchester Morris Men 

The Pointer, Wivenhoe Road, Alresford, 8pm. Free.

It’s the last performance of the summer season so bid the enthusiastic dancers a fond farewell until next year.

5 Marisa Anderson + Sealionwoman

Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Tuesday, doors 7.30pm. £8, £7 concessions. 01206 500900.

Incredible solo guitar instrumentalism from the US performer who is promoting her new album Cloud Corner.