Mercury Theatre to mark World AIDS Day
Mercury Theatre to mark World AIDS Day on Wednesday 1 December with an evening event including a human library. The Mercury Theatre Colchester in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust, Metro, The Outhouse, Colchester Pride and Tackle HIV present an evening of…
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Mercury Theatre receive £125,000 from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
Mercury Theatre is among 925 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the Culture Recovery Fund This award will support us through the challenges of the next few months as audiences gradually return to theatre More than…
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Colchester Operatic Society to Return with The Hunchback of Notre Dame
After a long period out of the spotlight, Colchester Operatic Society are thrilled to announce that we will be performing again for audiences at the revamped Colchester Mercury Theatre from 27th January – 6th February 2022. Their next show, The…
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Cast and Creatives announced for Aladdin!
ANNOUNCING OUR FULL CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR ALADDIN – THE FIRST PANTOMIME IN OUR NEWLY REFURBISHED BUILDING We are pleased to announce our full cast and creative team for Aladdin, written by Andrew Pollard with direction from our Creative…
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Cast and Creatives announced for Antigone
Steve Mannix, Executive Director and Tracey Childs, Executive Producer of the Mercury Theatre, today announce full cast for the upcoming UK premiere of Antigone, written by Merlynn Tong (after Sophocles). Dawn Walton OBE directs Francesca Amewudah-Rivers (Ismene), Liz Crowther (Tiresias), Wendy Kweh…
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Cancellation – My Night with Reg
We’re sorry to let you know that the UK tour of My Night with Reg (due to visit the Mercury in September) has been cancelled. The producers of the tour have issued the following statement: It is with regret that…
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Work starts on exciting new public space – Mercury Piazza
Work has begun on an exciting new town centre public space, which is set to transform the piazza around the Mercury Theatre.
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