On behalf of everyone here at the Mercury we do hope that you, your family and your friends are managing to stay safe and well in these very strange…
In association with the University of Essex, Signals and the Lakeside Theatre we are thrilled announce the line up of our exciting new Mercury Online Festival. Taking place over…
We love freelancers at the Mercury. We couldn’t survive without them. Nor would we want to. They are a special breed. Used to working in many different and varied…
In March, the Coronavirus pandemic meant that our regular Youth Theatre sessions had to stop to ensure our young people’s safety. At the time, our young people had been working…
Yesterday evening, the Government announced a £1.57 billion support package to help the UKs Arts Sector, including theatres, museums and galleries, to weather the effects of the Covid pandemic….
To celebrate the month of Pride we’d like to share an original piece written by one of our very own #MercuryPlaywrights Matt Gurr read by William McGeough.
We are delighted to have joined forces with a number of leading cultural organisations, such as Fuel Theatre, Complicité and The National Theatre, and will be supporting Essex-based freelance…
On behalf of everyone here at the Mercury we do hope that you, your family and your friends are managing to stay safe and well in these very strange…
We are delighted to be able to honour and celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day within our community this Friday, with a range of exciting, safe, socially distanced…
Our Engagement Producer, Matthew Jewson, has been taking a look at some of the wonderful charitable activities taking place in and around Colchester during these difficult times. “As life continues…
In response to the COVID19 lock down, the Arts Council England are making £160 million of emergency funding available for creative industry organisations and individuals who will need…
