Lily Dyble announced as Winner of the RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award 2025
Lily Dyble – winner of the 2025 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award. The Royal Theatrical Support Trust (RTST) and Mercury Theatre, Colchester in partnership with the Rose Theatre, Storyhouse and Northern Stage have today announced Lily Dyble as the…
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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 audiences raise fantastic total as part of Arts For Impact campaign
For one week in March, Mercury Theatre Colchester took part in the ‘Big Give’ campaign and audience donations smashed the target goal.
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Mercury Theatre to have donations doubled by Arts for Impact as part of Big Give campaign
Mercury Theatre Colchester will be taking part in the ‘Big Give’ campaign. From Tue 18 – Tue 25 Mar, all donations through Big Give will be doubled by Arts For Impact.
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Mercury Theatre and Wiltshire Creative announce full cast for Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel’s adaptation of The Da Vinci Code
Full cast announced for the stage adaptation of Dan Brown’s best-selling thriller novel, The Da Vinci Code, running at the Mercury Theatre from Wed 7 – Sat 24 May.
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Mercury Theatre Announces Initial Mentees Cohort for Mercury Creatives
The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has announced the initial cohort of mentees for the return of their acclaimed mentoring programme Mercury Creatives, funded by Arts Council England, Essex County Council and Tendring District Council for the next three years. The…
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Kenny Emson announced as Mercury Theatre’s first Literary Associate
The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has today announced that Kenny Emson will be the theatre’s first Literary Associate, continuing Emson’s 16-year association with the theatre. Since 2019, Emson has run the Mercury Theatre Writers programme which looks to nurture young…
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