Exploring creativity with families at Colchester’s Women’s Refuge
This August, Mercury Theatre’s Make It team worked with women and young people using the services of Colchester and Tendring Women’s Refuge. The work was funded by Essex Youth Trust and offered families a chance to come together and explore…
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38 Young People Achieve Nationally Recognised Arts Award
Integrated into our young people’s programmes, including our Garrison Youth Theatre, Garrison Summer Schools and Take Flight Summer School, our Arts Award moderation saw a 100% pass rate The Mercury’s Make It team offer the nationally recognised qualification through as…
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Colchester Operatic Society to celebrate 45 year relationship with the Mercury by performing Gala concert to support Mercury Rising
Colchester Operatics Society are to perform a concert with songs depicting the seasons in aid of Mercury Rising, the project to redevelop the Mercury Theatre. The Society started producing musicals and concerts in 1924 with their first performance of Gilbert &…
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Make-up Workshop and Exhibition Shows How Creativity Transcends Age
See the final portraits in our Digby Gallery exhibition, until Monday 3 October. Free entry from 10am Mon-Sat. “We all know the major characters in Shakespeare’s plays, but what of the supporting roles?” This was the question make-up artist Mel…
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