The Da Vinci Code
A Mercury Theatre Colchester and Wiltshire Creative Production
Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel
Based on the novel by Dan Brown
Dan Brown’s bestselling thriller novel comes alive in a way you’ve never seen before, in this electrifying stage adaptation written by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel.
Professor Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu embark on a pulse-pounding quest across Europe. When a brutal murder in the Louvre Museum uncovers hidden clues within Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpieces, the duo must unravel a web of intrigue that could alter the course of history…
Uncover the twists and turns of ancient secrets, relentless rivals and coded messages in a quest to protect a secret that could change the world forever.
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Accessible and Q&A performances
There will be an Audio Described performance with a pre-show Touch Tour (1pm) on Sat 17 May, 2.30pm, a Captioned Performance on Sat 17 May, 7.30pm and a Relaxed Performance on Thu 22 May, 2.30pm.
There will be a Q&A following the performance on Thu 15 May 2025, 7.30pm.
Booking for a school?
Tickets for schools are £12 (including levy) and for every 10 tickets you buy the 11th is free for a teacher or member of support staff.
You can book today (and even pre-order your ice cream!) by filling in our form or by calling our customer experience team on 01206 573948. Please be aware the form will ask you for your first and second choice performances dates and times, so please do have a look through the performance schedule below before heading over to the form.
Content to consider
This show is a 16+ and under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
This production contains depictions of violence, including gunshots and weapons, simulated sex, cult behaviours, full nudity, self-injurious behaviour, kidnapping, blood and themes of death and murder.
You can download our full content to consider document below, but please note this will contain spoilers. If you have any further questions, please speak to a member of our Box Office or Front of House team.
Mercury Classics in our Café Bar
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Simply select which option you would like to your basket when booking online (see the You might also be interested in… page once you have selected your tickets) or with our friendly Box Office team! Limited spaces per performance so book early to avoid disappointment.
Wagamama offer
We are pleased to have teamed up with Wagamama Colchester to get 20% off your food order when you dine in and show them your The Da Vinci Code tickets!
Terms and conditions apply: The 10% off offer at Wagamama Colchester will be valid with any physical ticket (e-tickets must be printed) The Da Vinci Code ticket (regardless of date on the ticket, so you don’t have to use it on the same day or you can use it if you have already seen the show) from Wed 7 – Sat 24 May 2025. The offer can be used at any date and time when dining at Wagamama, but you can only claim this offer once, and Wagamama will mark your ticket. If you have an e-ticket, it would be preferred if you could either get them exchanged into physical tickets at the theatre or print at home. The 20% off will be applied when you show your The Da Vinci Code ticket, just quote Da Vinci Code Ticket Offer and show your ticket upon arrival or when getting your bill. Standard terms and conditions of ticket purchases apply, and please refer to Wagamama Colchester for their own offer terms and conditions.
Antony Ofoegbu
Bezu Fache
His theatre credits include Conundrum (Young Vic Theatre), Barber Shop Chronicles (National Theatre/UK, US and Canadian tour), Circle Mirror Transformation (HOME Manchester), The Lion and The Jewel (Barbican), The Beatification of Area Boy (Leeds Playhouse/international tour), Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus (RSC/Barbican Theatre) and Death and the King’s Horseman (National Theatre). For television, his credits include Spooks, Moonfleet and Meet the Adebanjos; and for film, his credits include Escape and DarkGame.
Georgia-Mae Myers
Sophie Neveu
She has previously performed at the Mercury Theatre in the UK tour of Frankenstein. Her other theatre credits include All’s Well That Ends Well, Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare’s Globe), Dismissed (Soho Theatre), Wars of The Roses, Henry VI: Rebellion (RSC) and There May be a Castle (Little Angel Theatre).
Joe Bannister
Robert Langdon
His theatre credits include Trouble in Mind, As You Like It, The Confessions (National Theatre), The Lion in Winter (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Much Ado About Nothing (Cambridge Arts Theatre), Chariots of Fire (Gielgud Theatre/Hampstead Theatre), Titus Andronicus, The Witch of Edmonton, The Arden of Faversham, The Roaring Girl (RSC), Wild Honey (Hampstead Theatre), Hobson’s Choice (Vaudeville Theatre), Ramona Tells Jim (Bush Theatre) and The Watsons (Chichester Festival Theatre/Menier Chocolate Factory). His television credits include Lockerbie, Screw, This England, Finding Alice, The Singapore Grip, Curfew and Howards End.
Joe Pitts
Silas
His theatre credits include The Wind and The Rain (Finborough Theatre) and Spring Awakening (Almeida Theatre). His television credits include FBI: International, The New Look and Bodies.
Joshua Griffin
Remy/Philip/The Clerk
His theatre credits include Atlantis (Theatr Clwyd), Henry V (Shakespeare’s Globe/ UK tour), Dear Elizabeth (Gate Theatre), The Mousetrap (St Martin’s Theatre). His television credits include Doctors and Father Brown; and for film, Reach, Boys on Film 23: Dangerous to Know and Magic Mike’s Last Dance.
Louise Mai Newberry
Collet/Vernet/Volunteer
She has previously performed at the Mercury Theatre in Metamorphosis, as part of its UK tour / Lyric Hammersmith production. Her theatre credits include The Whitby Rebels (Stephen Joseph Theatre), The Good Person of Szechwan (Sheffield Theatres/Lyric Hammersmith), The Climbers (Theatre by the Lake), The Smeds and The Smoos (UK tour), Romeo and Juliet (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Pericles (Shakespeare at Tobacco Factory Theatre), Plenty (Chichester Festival Theatre), All’s Well That End’s Well (Shakespeare’s Globe), King Lear (Orange Tree Theatre), Lampedusa (Soho Theatre/Citizens Theatre), The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie (Arcola Theatre), Any Means Necessary (Nottingham Playhouse), The Snow Dragon (UK/US tour), The Gruffalo (UK/Ireland tour), Not The End Of The World (Bristol Old Vic) and Transmission (Birmingham Rep). Her television credits include Doctor Who, Blacklist and Goal!; and for film, her credits include My One and Only, Fluid and Christie.
Philip Bretherton
Teabing
He previously appeared in How The Other Half Loves and Before the Party at Salisbury Playhouse. His other theatre credits include Tony’s Last Tape (Omnibus Theatre), Twilight Song (Park Theatre), The National Joke, Skylight (Stephen Joseph Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing (Stafford Festival Shakespeare), Somewhere in England, The God of Carnage, As You Like It, Blackthorn, Pygmalion, Noises Off, Blithe Spirit (Theatre Clwyd), The League of Youth, Breaking the Silence (Nottingham Playhouse), Life After Scandal (Hampstead Theatre), Who’s Afraid of Virigina Woolf?, Six Degrees of Separation (Royal Exchange Theatre). His television credits include Coronation Street (as series regulars Ian Davenport, Robert Weston and Rod), As Time Goes By (as series regular Alistair Deacon), Footballers’ Wives (as series regular Stefan Hauser), Casualty (as series regular Andrew Bower), Real Women, Wing and a Prayer, Holding On Doctors, Young Dracula, The Londoners; and for film, The Fifth Estate and Dark Floors.
Richard Clews
Jaques Sauniere
He previously appeared in Waiting for Godot and Journey’s End at Salisbury Playhouse. His other theatre credits include The Secret Garden (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), The Taming of The Shrew, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Wendy & Peter Pan (RSC), The Country Wife (Southwark Playhouse), Babette’s Feast (Coronet Theatre), King Lear (Duke of York’s Theatre/Chichester Theatre), The Government Inspector (Birmingham Rep/UK tour) Dr Faustus, God of Soho, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Timon of Athens (Shakespeare’s Globe) and Rebecca (UK tour). His television credits include The Trip, The Last Kingdom, Altantis and A Touch of Frost; and for film, The Trip to Greece.
Sherry Baines
Sister Sandrine/Marie/Docent
She has previously appeared in One Last Push, How The Other Half Loves, and Before The Party at Salisbury Playhouse. Her other theatre credits include The Mousetrap (St Martin’s Theatre), Other People, Countdown (The Other Palace), Much Ado About Nothing (Stafford Festival Shakespeare), I am a Camera (Southwark Playhouse) and A Small Family Business (Theatr Clwyd). Her television credits include Doctors, A Touch of Frost, Ralph & Katie, The A Word and Call the Midwife.
Creatives
Writers Rachel Wagstaff & Duncan Abel
Director Chelsea Walker
Designer Alys Whitehead
Composer and Sound Designer Alexandra Faye Braithwaite
Lighting Designer Ryan Day
Lighting Associate & Programmer Alex Forey
Video Designer Daniel Denton
Fight Director Maisie Carter
Movement Director Michela Meazza
Intimacy Director Lucy Fennell
Vocal and Dialect Coach Gurkiran Kaur
Casting Director Arthur Carrington
Assistant Director Fiona Munro
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