Why the Early Career Training Programme is the best thing I’ve done in years
I found out about the Early Career Training Programme from a friend who had already applied to enrol on the scheme. At the time I was working in an inflexible and intensely tiring job, which left me short of time for…
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ASC Work Experience Case Study: James Bacon
Whilst in his final year at the Colchester Institute on their Learning for Living & Work course, James Bacon spent 9 months doing work experience with our box office and hospitality teams. Over the duration of his placement, James learnt…
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Make-up Workshop and Exhibition Shows How Creativity Transcends Age
See the final portraits in our Digby Gallery exhibition, until Monday 3 October. Free entry from 10am Mon-Sat. “We all know the major characters in Shakespeare’s plays, but what of the supporting roles?” This was the question make-up artist Mel…
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Rising to the devising challenge
We want students to have the chance to tell a story that is important to them. To feel that theatre gives them the opportunity to say something they care about. In October we’ll be seeing how students have risen to…
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hACkT, the summer school with a difference!
hACkT 2.0 was a blast! Check back in 2018 for news of upcoming dates. Over the first five days of August the Creative Learning and Talent team ran hACkT, a summer school with a difference for 25 young people aged…
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Cast announced for demon co-production this autumn at the Mercury Theatre
Mercury Theatre Colchester and Derby Theatre are thrilled to announce the casting line-up for their big co-production for the autumn, Stephen Sondheim’s multi-award-winning musical thriller, Sweeney Todd playing at the Mercury Theatre from Wednesday 26 October until Saturday 12 November…
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