Archive: Tag: News

Mercury Theatre receive £125,000 from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

Mercury Theatre is among 925 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the Culture Recovery Fund  This award will support us through the challenges of the next few months as audiences gradually return to theatre  More than…

Read more

Cast and Creatives announced for Aladdin!

ANNOUNCING OUR FULL CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR ALADDIN – THE FIRST PANTOMIME IN OUR NEWLY REFURBISHED BUILDING We are pleased to announce our full cast and creative team for Aladdin, written by Andrew Pollard with direction from our Creative…

Read more
MercuryView2 sml

Mercury Theatre awarded £5k grant from Theatres Trust to improve accessibility

We have been selected as one of six recipients of the Theatres Trust Accessible Theatre Scheme to help make our new building more inclusive. Theatres Trust, the national advisory public body for theatres, works to ensure theatres meet the needs…

Read more
Ryan Tracey Steve June Statement scaled 1

We’ll see you after the interval! – An open letter from Steve Mannix & Tracey Childs

On behalf of everyone here at the Mercury we do hope that you, your family and your friends are managing to stay safe and well in these very strange and challenging times. In the last few weeks and months all…

Read more
Message from Mercury website image

Mercury Theatre statement in response to COVID-19

The health and wellbeing of our audiences, teams and community is always our priority, and we continue to follow the advice of the government and Public Health England in these unprecedented times. Following yesterday’s government announcement regarding COVID-19, we are…

Read more
Cast Announcement Pic smaller again

Cast and creatives announced for pop-up production of Borders by Henry Naylor

Taking place at The Old Library, Colchester (formerly Memoirs Restaurant and Cocktail Bar) the Mercury are thrilled to present Borders by Henry Naylor from Thursday 19 to Saturday 28 March 2020. Starring as Nameless is Lyna Dubarry, an award-winning actress…

Read more
MercuryView2 HR 1 scaled

Mercury Theatre Announced as one of four Stage One Regional Hosts for 2020. 

We are thrilled to announce that we have been chosen to be a host venue for the Stage One Regional Development Producer Placement in 2020. Stage One’s Trainee Producer Placement scheme offers unique hands-on training and development opportunities for outstanding…

Read more