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…
Read moreAspire Club Nights Launched!
Last week the Mercury’s Aspire Club Nights kicked off in style. The club nights are for young people aged 11 -18 years old with learning disabilities and additional needs. They provide a fun, inclusive space to meet new friends and dance…
Read moreYoung People have fun learning backstage skills at Mercury Theatre
This February half term, the Mercury Theatre hosted the Aspire: Theatre Work Experience course. The 2-day workshop was funded by Action for Children and was designed for young people with disabilities and additional needs. The group took part in workshops…
Read moreAhead of Turn of the Screw, we speak to Co-Producer, Dermot McLaughlin!
Turn of the Screw, our first Made in Colchester production of 2018, opens here at the end of February. We spoke to our co-producer, Dermot McLaughlin about the play, our adaptor Tim Luscombe, and what it has been like working…
Read moreMercury Theatre audience digs deep for Colchester Cancer Centre Campaign
Bucket collection following free annual carol concert raises £1500 Almost 500 people attended the Mercury Theatre’s annual free carol concert yesterday (19 December) and as well as joining in with some timeless favourites, they were treated to an assortment of…
Read moreJoin the Mercury Voices team and Colchester Recalled to learn new oral history skills!
Mercury Voices is a two-year project to catalogue fascinating artefacts that tell the story of the history of the Mercury Theatre. We’re moving in to a new phase to gather the memories of audience members, performers and staff through the…
Read moreBut what is a weir? The Weir Fri 8 – Sat 16 Sep
But what is a weir? You may be asking yourself after flicking through our brochure and coming across the name of our next Made in Colchester – The Weir. Simply, a weir is a barrier across the horizontal width of a…
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