

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Grand Babylon Hotel (Colchester)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 09:50 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: The Grand Babylon Hotel by Arnold Bennett�
Adapted for the stage by Deborah McAndrew�
Directed by Conrad Nelson

Nella Racksole wants steak and beer for her birthday treat, but these are not on the menu of the exclusive Grand Babylon Hotel – so her American Railroad Millionaire father obligingly buys the chef… the kitchen… the entire hotel.

However, The Grand Babylon is not all it seems, and Theodore Racksole soon discovers there’s more than a juicy steak on his plate – with kidnapping and murder for starters!

Have Theodore and Nella bitten off more than they can chew?

The Grand Babylon Hotel is a rollicking comedy thriller, with a virtuoso cast of five bringing you many faces, chases, glamour, intrigue, and a couple of German princes thrown in for good measure.

A riotous evening out!

Content to Consider
This show is a 12+ and contains a gun shot sound effect.

Accessible and Q&amp;A Performances
There will be a captioned performance on Sat 28 Mar, 2pm.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/colchester/the-grand-babylon-hotel-colchester/200029464297256
- **Event Categories**: food-drinks, comedy
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/event/the-grand-babylon-hotel/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=colchester-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Colchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Mercury Theatre Colchester
- **lat**: 51.889478740641
- **long**: 0.89461051683048
- **full address**: Mercury Theatre Colchester, Balkerne Gate,Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: claybody theatre (https://allevents.in/org/claybody-theatre/13489413)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+00:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mercury Theatre Colchester, Balkerne Gate,Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** claybody theatre
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** food-drinks, comedy
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Grand Babylon Hotel (Colchester) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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