Archive: Tag: Community

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Mercury Theatre receives Theatre of Sanctuary Award

The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has today announced that they have received the Theatre of Sanctuary Award in recognition of their allyship and work supporting migrant groups in and around the Colchester area, becoming the first theatre in Essex to…

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Announcing PROJEKT ELEVATE

PROJEKT EUROPA ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAMME COLLABORATING WITH THE MERCURY THEATRE TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE WORK OF 3 LOCAL MIGRANT ARTISTS PROJEKT ELEVATE will identify and support 3 migrant artists to develop ideas for co-created work for their own communities,…

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Mercury Theatre to mark World AIDS Day

Mercury Theatre to mark World AIDS Day on Wednesday 1 December with an evening event including a human library. The Mercury Theatre Colchester in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust, Metro, The Outhouse, Colchester Pride and Tackle HIV present an evening of…

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Line Up Announced for the Mercury Online Festival!

In association with the University of Essex, Signals and the Lakeside Theatre we are thrilled announce the line up of our exciting new Mercury Online Festival. Taking place over the weekend of 21-23 August 2020 the festival celebrates the creativity…

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Supporting Your Community

Our Engagement Producer, Matthew Jewson, has been taking a look at some of the wonderful charitable activities taking place in and around Colchester during these difficult times. “As life continues in lockdown, many charities, voluntary groups and generally lovely people…

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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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Good Friday Service 2019

Fri 19 Apr 2019, 7.30PM Led by Seeking God’s Blessing for Colchester with music led by Cantus Firmus. As is traditional at the Mercury Theatre, a Good Friday Service will be held at the theatre led by Seeking God’s Blessing…

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