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Beauty And The Beast

By Janice Dunn

Tickets: From £10.00 to £20.40

Director: Janice Dunn

Cast includes: Ignatius Anthony, Pete Ashmore, Emily Bull, Jonathon Dearden, Roger Delves-Broughton, Clare Humphrey, Thomas Richardson, Dale Superville, David Tarkenter, Daniel Tawse, Cydney Uffindell-Phillips, Josephine Warren

What better way to share that festive feeling than with a trip to the Mercury’s traditional panto this Christmas?

An enchanting fairy tale for all the family.

Once upon a time the beautiful Belle stumbles across someone big, hairy and a little bit scary lurking in the forest.

Dame Twiggy and the villagers swiftly launch a brave but ever-so-unnecessary rescue attempt!

Can the beast be tamed? Can Belle’s heart be claimed? Can the evil sorceress Botoxia be restrained? All will be revealed in this magical adventure full of slapstick humour, sparkling sets, sumptuous costumes and sing-a-long songs.

Laughter, romance, song and dance… sorcerers, lumberjacks, toxic monkeys and a beast … this story has it all! Brought to you by our Queen of panto, Janice Dunn, and Company favourites including Ignatius Anthony and Roger Delves-Broughton.

Don’t miss the best Christmas Party in town! Tickets sell fast so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Running time: 2 hrs 20 mins (inc 1 interval)

Past Performances

Fri 2 Dec 2:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Sat 3 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Sat 3 Dec 7:30pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Mon 5 Dec 2:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Tue 6 Dec 10:15am 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Tue 6 Dec 2:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Wed 7 Dec 10:15am 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Wed 7 Dec 2:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Thu 8 Dec 10:15am 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Thu 8 Dec 2:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Fri 9 Dec 2:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Fri 9 Dec 7:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Sat 10 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Sat 10 Dec 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Mon 12 Dec 2:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Mon 12 Dec 7:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Tue 13 Dec 2:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Tue 13 Dec 7:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Wed 14 Dec 2:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Wed 14 Dec 7:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Thu 15 Dec 2:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Thu 15 Dec 7:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Fri 16 Dec 2:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Fri 16 Dec 7:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Sat 17 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Sat 17 Dec 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Mon 19 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Mon 19 Dec 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Tue 20 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Tue 20 Dec 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Wed 21 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Wed 21 Dec 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Thu 22 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Thu 22 Dec 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Fri 23 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Fri 23 Dec 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Sat 24 Dec 11:00am PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Sat 24 Dec 3:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Mon 26 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Mon 26 Dec 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Tue 27 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Tue 27 Dec 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Wed 28 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Wed 28 Dec 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Thu 29 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Thu 29 Dec 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Fri 30 Dec 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Fri 30 Dec 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Sat 31 Dec 11:00am PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Sat 31 Dec 3:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Mon 2 Jan 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Tue 3 Jan 4:30pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Wed 4 Jan 2:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Wed 4 Jan 7:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Thu 5 Jan 4:30pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Fri 6 Jan 4:30pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Fri 6 Jan 8:00pm 10.00-17.75 / children 8.25
Sat 7 Jan 2:30pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75
Sat 7 Jan 7:00pm PEAK 10.50 - 19.75

fun for all the family

East Anglian Daily Times
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stacked full of delights that will appeal to all the family

Essex Chronicle
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The Mercury’s lavish Christmas shows are among the brightest of the repertory pantos

The Public Reviews
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It works splendidly *****

What’sOnStage.com
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a great night out for both kids and adults alike

The Colchester Circle
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a triumph

Colchester Gazette

just magical

Halstead Gazette

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