Archive: Year: 2016

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Susan Calman: The Calman Before the Storm

Susan Calman: The Calman Before the Storm will be staged as part of our Summer 2017 season. Tickets will go on sale in early 2017. In the meantime, click here to add yourself to the waiting list and be the first to receive updates!…

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Robert Lindsay voices his support for Mercury Rising

National treasure and multi-award-winning actor Robert Lindsay is the most recent high-profile public figure to announce his support for Mercury Rising – our £1.7m fundraising campaign to modernise and transform the Mercury Theatre. Robert said: As someone who started their…

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Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert

This event will be staged as part of our Autumn/Winter 2017 season. Tickets will go on sale in mid 2017. In the meantime, click here to add yourself to the waiting list and be the first to receive updates! Brand new stand…

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Give a truly unique gift this Christmas

Do you have a friend or loved one who loves theatre every bit as much as you do? This Christmas you can give them a truly unique gift – their very own piece of the newly refurbished Mercury Theatre! Will…

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A Catch Up with our Marketing and Engagement Intern

Emily has been working with us for a just over a month, so we thought we would find out how she’s been getting on… What were you doing before the internship? I graduated from the University of Essex in 2015 with a…

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Mercury Theatre launches its 2017 Spring/Summer season

John Cleese collaborates with the Mercury Theatre in brand new adaption of Feydeau’s hysterical farce BANG BANG • Dale Superville to star in award-winning musical Spamalot • Cheek by Jowl return with Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale • Dan Sherer returns…

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“Not only do we get to sing, we get to munch on pies!” Attending the tale of Sweeney Todd as a Community Chorus member

Our Made in Colchester production of Sweeney Todd has given some gifted local actors the chance to shine on the Mercury stage alongside some of the best West End talent. We chat with Jenna Saiz, one of our Community Chorus, about her…

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