Thespians

Mercury Theatre Colchester, HOME Manchester & JPT Productions present the worldwide premiere of the Mischief Production

THESPIANS

ANCIENT GREECE THE MUSICAL

Greece is the word. Ancient Greece to be specific. It’s the year 534 BC and the entire country has been ravaged by a dreadful drought.

Thespis and his sister Poly live on the tiny island of Ikaria where nothing ever really happens, until the entire population (all five of them) are forced to go to Athens to compete in a deadly prayer competition. All hope is lost until Thespis stumbles upon something that will change the world forever.

If you thought something funny happened on the way to the forum, wait until you hear what happened en route to the amphitheatre!

Written by Jonathan Sayer (co-writer of The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About A Bank Robbery) and Ed Zanders (musical director Mischief Movie Night), and packed with comedy, chaos and choreography, do not miss MISCHIEF’s first musical about the power of walking a greek mile in someone else’s sandals.

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Content to Consider and Accessibility

If you’d prefer to attend a Relaxed Performance (where lighting and sound effects will be reduced), we will be holding this on Thu 14 May, 2.30pm.

Audiences attending the Thu 21 May, 7.30pm show are welcome to join us for the Q&A after the performance.

Our Audio Described performance (with pre-show touch tour available) will be on Sat 23 May, 2.30pm with a pre-show Touch Tour at 1.30pm.

If you or a member of your party has a visual impairment and would benefit from the pre-show Touch Tour, please get in touch with our Box Office to book either over the phone or by email.

Our Captioned performance will be on Sat 23 May, 7.30pm.

If you are attending a relaxed performance, or would like to know more about specific elements of the show, our social story will be available nearer the show (please be aware that this will contain spoilers). If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Our accessible performances are made possible with the support of John Fowlers:

Travelling to Colchester to see the show?

Stay the night in a local hotel just a few minutes walk away from the theatre! Enjoy 30% off the Best Flexible Rate when you book at The George or St Nicholas Hotel. Simply quote MERCURY in the promo code box to access this offer.

Small Bowls in our Café Bar

Make the most of your visit and discover our tempting tapas trios, with a selection of small bowls perfect for sharing!

Select any three for £13.50. Options include: Cajun Chicken Skewers (gf), Buffalo Tempura Cauliflower (v), Onion Bhajis (v, vg), Wholetail Scampi, Halloumi Fries (v, gf), Crispy Veg Dumplings (v, vg), Vegetable samosas (v, vg), Southern Fried Chicken Goujons, Grilled Pita Bread (v, vg), Duck Spring Rolls, Prawn Cocktail or Cod Goujons. All our small bowls are freshly prepared and may change, so please ask for tonight’s selection on arrival.

Simply add the Small Bowls option 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, and you’ll be reserved a table 90 or 75 minutes ahead of the show and ready to order which three options you would like on arrival (subject to availability). Limited spaces per performance so book early to avoid disappointment.