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Brainiac Live

Brainiac Live

Wednesday 28 October 2026

Family

Strap on your safety goggles, Brainiac Live is back for 2026!

Due to popular demand and following its 2025 Olivier Award for Best Family Show, Science's greatest and most volatile live show is back with a vengeance and coming to Chelmsford in 2026.

More mischievous than ever before Brainiac Live the UK’s Original and favourite family science show explodes on stage and will take you on a breathless ride through the wild world of the weird and wonderful.

Watch from the safety of your seat as the Brainiacs delve fearlessly into the mysteries of science and do all those things on stage that you can't do at home! With a great range of explosive experiments join the Brainiacs in this all-action live show that’s set to blow your minds!

“Noisy, anarchic fun, and leaves young audiences with ringing ears and wide smiles. bubbles over with kinetic energy” - City AM

“A fantastic show for families. This show is quite literally, explosive, in both its energy and experiments” - Spy in the Stalls

Members get priority booking and save money on bookings.

Time & Tickets

Wed 28 Oct 11:30
Chelmsford Theatre
Tickets Available
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Wed 28 Oct 14:00
Chelmsford Theatre
Tickets Available
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Planning Your Visit

Getting Here

Located in the heart of Chelmsford's West End, we are only a 10-minute walk from Chelmsford train station and a short distance from many of the city's car parks.

By Train

Chelmsford Train Station is a short walk from the Theatre. You can look at Greater Anglia to check which trains stop at Chelmsford Station.

By Bus

Chelmsford Bus Station is just around the corner from the Theatre. You can look at First Essex to check which buses stop at the Chelmsford Bus Station.

By Car

The closest parking to the Theatre can be found at Townfield Street car park (open till 11pm Mon to Sat but closes at 6pm on Sun), Coval Lane car park (entrance via Rainsford Lane, open all hours) and Fairfield Road car park, (entrance via Coval Lane, open all hours but there are restrictions in place Mon to Fri before 5pm, Fairfield Road car park is also used extensively by people visiting the city in general and travelling to London on the train so can be very busy at all times).

Visit www.chelmsford.gov.uk/car-parks for information on all carparks before your visit. Charges apply at all times.

All Chelmsford City Council car parks are now cashless. You can still pay by card, contactless payment or the MiPermit app.

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