Mercury Adult Company – Feb 23 Term
Mercury Adult Company (MAC) is a weekly practical and innovative drama group for anyone aged 18+ with a shared passion for creating exciting theatre – both on-stage and behind the scenes. The company creates bold, exciting work, championing unheard stories, new voices and undiscovered talent, reflecting the culturally diverse neighbourhoods of our great region.
Within the sessions you’ll get the chance to devise original work, write scripts, improvisation, unlock texts, explore different techniques and digital technologies and develop performance skills
Whether you are a beginner or seasoned performer – if you want to express yourself, perform, write, laugh, meet new people or develop creative skills, MAC is for you!
This is your Mercury Theatre, the perfect place to take part.
The group will co-create and perform sharings at the end of each term. They will also be drawn upon for readings and monologues during Mercury Community events such as our Christmas Concert, World AIDS Day, Lates and more.
This is a follow on from our 101 (Acting, Shakespeare, Improvisation) groups, and we are excited to build this new company where the possibilities are endless.
Session dates:
Thu 2 Feb
Thu 9 Feb
Thu 16 Feb
Thu 23 Feb
Thu 9 Mar
Thu 16 Mar
Thu 23 Mar
Thu 30 Mar
Thu 6 Apr
Thu 13 Apr
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Ryan Penny
Practitioner
Ryan trained at Mountview Academy Of Theatre Arts 2010-2013
Since graduating he has appeared in various professional productions around the U.K. Theatre includes: Vicar in ‘Private Lives’, Jim Hawkins in ‘Treasure Island’, Orlando in ‘As You Like It’.
Ryan is Founder & Artistic Director of Falling Pennies Theatre Company – The company champions new writing and has produced shows in London and around the country.
As a practitioner, he was Head of Drama at Barbara Speake Stage School(London) 2018-2020, a regular workshop leader for Headgate Theatre, Fight director for Red Rose Chain Theatre Company and proudly teaches Drama at Stagecoach Chelmsford.
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