Mercury Theatre Awarded £187,000 Grant From Paul Hamlyn Foundation To Support The Theatre’s Future Foundations Project
The project aims to empower Essex’s primary school students through theatre.
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Access Takes Centre Stage with New Mercury Sponsor John Fowlers Solicitors
The Mercury Theatre in Colchester is proud to announce a landmark partnership with John Fowlers Solicitors, who join as our first-ever Mercury Access Sponsor.
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Entries open for RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award 2025
L-R: Hannah Stone (2024 runner up), Mark Hawes (Director RTST), Tanuja Amarasuriya (2024 winner), Sir Geoffrey Cass (RTST Chairman), Jasmine Teo (2024 runner up) & Sir Ian McKellen (RTST Trustee). The Royal Theatrical Support Trust and the Mercury Theatre, Colchester…
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Mercury Theatre to participate in The Big Give’s Arts for Impact Campaign
Mercury Theatre Colchester has announced that it will be taking part in the ‘Big Give’ campaign, Arts For Impact. The campaign will help the theatre in reaching its goal to get as many people involved in the creative arts and…
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Mercury Youth Theatre – End of Term Round Up
In March, the Coronavirus pandemic meant that our regular Youth Theatre sessions had to stop to ensure our young people’s safety. At the time, our young people had been working on different plays in preparation for their end of term…
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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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A Connected Community
As the country looks to extend lockdown we’re all still having to adjust to this new normal and around the globe many of us are utilising this unprecedented moment in history by spending precious time with our families, housemates and…
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