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We are thrilled to announce our Playwrights, Producers and Directors cohort for our 2022/23 programme. This follows a hugely successful year offering support and development to their talented 2021/22 alumni. Creative Director of Mercury Theatre, Ryan McBryde, said: “The success…

Arts Council England award Mercury Theatre £791,682 per year of funding for 2023-2026. The Mercury’s joint CEOs Tracey Childs and Steve Mannix, along with Creative Director Ryan McBryde, are pleased that the hard work of the Mercury has been recognised…

There’s not long to go until the launch of Christmas in Colchester with The Big Festive Switch On, which will see a great range of events and activities coming to Colchester on Wednesday 16th of November. Festivities will start from…

Theatres are playing a vital role in rebuilding communities after the pandemic but face complex challenges in reconnecting with ‘lost audiences’ according to research by East 15 Acting School. Interviews and survey responses from over 2,000 theatregoers at regional theatres…

Christmas is back bigger and better than ever! Following two years of absence for the Town Centre light switch-on in Colchester, to mark the first year of Colchester being a city this years’ celebration will bring Colchester alive with lights…

Mercury Theatre today announces the full cast for their pantomime this Christmas, Beauty and the Beast, written by Andrew Pollard and directed by Olivier Award-winning Donnacadh O’Briain. Joining the previously announced pantomime royalty Antony Stuart-Hicks (Betty Bon Bon) and Dale…