Archive: Month: June 2020

Pride celebrations – A God Walks Into A Gay Bar by Matt Gurr

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. Matt Gurr – Writer Matt Gurr is a playwright from Essex, now based…

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Michelle for Wesbite

Mercury Theatre Supports Local Artist in National Freelance Task Force

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 artist Michelle Payne as she joins a national task force initiative…

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We’ll see you after the interval! – An open letter from Steve Mannix & Tracey Childs

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 and challenging times. In the last few weeks and months all…

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