The Mercury Theatre will be kick-starting their next season in a new Pop-up Performance Theatre at Abbey Field in Colchester! The Mercury Theatre is excited to announce Mercury at Abbey…

Mercury Theatre Colchester and Paul Taylor-Mills in association with Tamasha Theatre Company are delighted to announce an all-star creative team for the Made in Colchester production of Ain’t Misbehavin’. Ain’t…

We spoke to Executive Producer Tracey Childs about the joys and challenges of programming at the Mercury Theatre Maybe the first thing to explain about programming is there is a…

Misbehavin’ was a week-long summer school, inspired by the musical Ain’t Misbehavin’, for young people aged 11-16. Part of the IGNITE project working…

The Mercury Theatre can today confirms its £9m redevelopment plan, Mercury Rising, will go ahead following an exceptional award of £1.2m from the European Regional Development Fund. Mercury Rising will…

The Mercury Theatre Colchester and Josef Weinberger Ltd today announce the winners of their inaugural Mercury / Weinberger Playwriting Prize. The winner, who picks up a cash prize of £5,000…

WED 19 DEC 2018, 11AM A COLLECTION OF CAROLS AND READINGS COURTESY OF THE JACK AND THE BEANSTALK COMPANY AND THE MERCURY THEATRE Join us to celebrate the festive season with a morning…

SHORTLIST FOR THE INAUGURAL MERCURY / WEINBERGER PLAYWRITING PRIZE ANNOUNCED The Mercury Theatre Colchester and Josef Weinberger Ltd today announce the shortlist of their inaugural Mercury / Weinberger Playwriting Prize. The…

Commemorate 100 years since the Armistice with a variety of drama, music and poetry at the Mercury Theatre. Click to book for Not About Heroes, For The Fallen, Pack…

Church Street Tavern becomes latest Premiere-level member of the Mercury’s Corporate Partnerships scheme The Mercury Theatre is delighted to announce the launch of a new partnership with local bar and…