New Town Gardens, various sites, New Town, Colchester, Sunday, 1pm to 6pm. £3 before the day from News Plus, Barrack Street, Odd One Out Pub, Mersea Road. On the day £3.50 from St Stephen’s Church, Canterbury Road, Colchester.

ONE of the most delightful open gardens right slap bang in the middle of the town. As well as more than 28 gardens, there's live classical guitar performances, a chance to see Winsley Almhouses Chapel, dating back to 1726, and a talk by Colchester historian Andrew Phillips on 'The History of New Town' at 3pm at St Stephen’s Church.

For Services Rendered, Headgate Theatre, Chapel Street North, Colchester, until tomorrow, 7.45pm and extra 2.30pm show on Saturday. £12, £11 over 65s, £10 students. 01206 366000.

ANDREW Hodgson directs an all star 'local' cast in Somerset Maugham's powerful and moving drama about the various fallouts from the First World War, as insightful and relevant today as it was when it was written in 1932.

The Importance of Being Earnest, Tymperleys, Trinity Street, Colchester, until Sunday, 7.30pm. £18, £16 concessions. immer-city.com

A SUMMERY treat as one of Colchester's historical gems opens up it's Tudor doors to a theatrical classic, Oscar Wilde's brilliant comedy of social etiquette and manners.

Sounds of Essex Youth Music Festival, Lower Castle Park, Colchester, tomorrow,10am to 7pm. Free.

ESSEX Music Education Hub celebrates the anniversary of the setting up of the county's Youth Orchestra with a massive showcase of the local talent on offer. From rock, pop to classical and even a little bit of Grime, there's plenty to enjoy and interact with.

Darius Brubeck Quartet, Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Sunday, doors 7pm. £18, £16 concessions. 01206 500900.

WITH a name like Brubeck, you'd expect the very best in jazz standards and innovation and that's exactly what you're going to get with the great man's eldest son and his very fine quartet of acclaimed musicians.