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 moreCast 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 moreMercury 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 moreWe’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 moreMercury 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 moreCast 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 moreMercury 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…
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