Digitising the past: A day in the Essex Record Office
In the second post from Mercury Voices volunteers about our visit to the Essex Record Office (read the first post here), volunteer Holly lets us know what surprised her most about what she saw: Early in July, our merry band…
Read moreMining for memories: A day in the Essex Record Office
On 6th July, our Mercury Voices received a guided tour of the Essex Record Office, the eventual home of the Mercury Voices project materials. Monica, one of the volunteers, describes the day: Early July. A hot, sticky summer’s day outside.…
Read moreMercury hosts Cultural Feast at local Food & Drink Festival
On 24 & 25 June, the Mercury Theatre hosted a celebration of diverse arts and culture as part of Colchester’s Food & Drink Festival. The event, which took place in lower Castle Park, was funded by Big Lottery’s Celebrate England…
Read moreCatching up with two Mercury alumni on the road with Ramps on the Moon’s tour of TOMMY
The Ramps on the Moon project is currently touring a production of the rock opera Tommy – and when it stopped off at Nottingham Playhouse the team there caught up with a couple of faces who may be familiar to Mercury…
Read moreMercury announces Summer New Talent Festival
Our summer New Work Festival will be running across 3 weeks from Monday 19 June – Sunday 9 July. Watch this space for a full schedule of events and how to book! Week One: To start off the festivities, the 2016-17…
Read moreGroundbreaking Producer scheme
Applications are now closed for Regional Associate Producers Programme The Regional Associate Producers Programme is an exciting new programme providing full-time, paid placements for four regional Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Associate Producers wishing to develop their producing skills…
Read moreMercury Youth Theatre – Rags to Riches – 22 Jan 2017
On Sun 22 Jan, we welcomed all of our Mercury Theatre Youth Theatres to the main stage for a spectacular night of theatre. Rags to Riches was the stimulus and the title all of the groups had been given to…
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