Archive: Tag: Cinderella

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Mercury 2020 Pantomime Postponed

A letter to our audiences, from Mercury Executive Director, Steve Mannix.   To our wonderful audiences and community, Tracey, Ryan and I are devastated to announce that after much thought and consideration, we have no choice other than to postpone…

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In Praise of Freelancers

We love freelancers at the Mercury. We couldn’t survive without them. Nor would we want to. They are a special breed. Used to working in many different and varied organisations, they are adaptable, open to change, immediately friendly and at…

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The Panto Diaries: Michelle Payne looks back on Cinderella

We were delighted to welcome Michelle Payne to the Mercury as Assistant Director for last year’s sparkling pantomime Cinderella; a three month placement with us through the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme. Below she takes us through her experience…  …

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Bibbidy Bloggidy Boo!

Cinderella is fast approaching promising magic, fun and laughter for all of the family. To celebrate we sat down for a chat with our very own Fairy Godmother who told us all about Christmas, her credentials and of course spilling…

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