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Church Street Tavern, which sits around the corner from the Mercury Theatre is pleased to announce that it will continue its Partnership with the theatre as part of their Corporate Partnerships scheme.  Church Street Tavern is consistently rated one of the best places to eat in Colchester and is the only restaurant in town with a Michelin Plate and two AA Rosettes.

We’re sorry to let you know that the UK tour of And Then There Were None (due to visit the Mercury in October) has been postponed. This decision was taken by the producers behind the large-scale commercial tour of the show…

We are thrilled to announce the final part of the first season back in the refurbished building – with the unveiling of a dedicated Studio season of 12 productions. Following our £11.3 million transformation to reimagine the theatre’s spaces, and reopening in June, the Studio season completes the programme line-up of the theatre’s first full season back in the building since early 2019.

Mercury Theatre, led by Executive Director, Steve Mannix and Executive Producer, Tracey Childs, today held a ceremony to mark the venue’s reopening following the Mercury Rising transformation, a 5-year campaign which raised over £11.3 million to reimagine the theatre’s spaces, both operationally and ecologically, and improve accessibility throughout. The building opens for the first time to the local community for a special weekend of events on 26 and 27 June.

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Mercury Theatre, led by Executive Director, Steve Mannix and Executive Producer, Tracey Childs, today announces its opening season in the company’s extensively refurbished venue, which will reopen next month after two years of closure following the Mercury Rising transformation, a 3-year campaign which raised over £11.3 million to reimagine the theatre and improve accessibility throughout.