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Mercury Theatre announces full Casting and Creative team for this year’s Pantomime

The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has today announced further casting for their upcoming pantomime Sleeping Beauty, which runs over the festive season from Saturday 25th November 2023 – Sunday 14th January 2024. Directed by Mercury’s Artistic Director Ryan McBryde (Aladdin, The Comedy…

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Mercury Theatre Completes Premier Partner Line Up with Award-Winning Property Developers McCarthy Stone

The Mercury Theatre in Colchester are excited to announce and welcome their latest Premier-level Partners for 2023: McCarthy Stone. The partnership is the third for the Mercury this year at this, the highest, level of support.

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Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary Tour visits Colchester

Mercury Theatre Colchester has announced that the 70th anniversary tour of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap will head to Colchester from 16-20 July 2024. Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the world’s longest-running play. This thrilling West End production is the genre-defining…

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Stagetext relocates out of London to widen access to arts and cultural events

The move to Colchester means they are among the first organisations to leave London through the Arts Council’s Transfer Programme.

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Mercury Theatre Announces World Premiere of I Really Do Think This Will Change Your Life

The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has today announced the world premiere of award-winning writer Emma-Louise Howell’s debut play I Really Do Think This Will Change Your Life, which will run in the Mercury Studio from 27 October – 4 November.…

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Full Casting and Creative team announced for Frantic Assembly’s bold new production of Kafka’s Metamorphosis

Frantic Assembly are delighted to announce casting and the full creative team for its new adaptation of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, a collaboration between BAFTA nominated poet, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay OBE (author of bestselling book My Name Is Why…

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It’s a Yes! For Our Colchester BID for a further five years

Our Colchester Business Improvement District (BID) are pleased to announce that City centre businesses have voted for them to continue their services for a further five years. The recent ballot was successful with a 45% turnout and the Business Improvement…

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