What makes the Mercury Theatre tick?
INTRODUCTION My name is Fraser and I am in year 10 at Honywood School. Earlier in the year we were tasked with finding a work placement for the week, and after applying at a few places I was thrilled to…
Read moreMy Work Experience at the Mercury Theatre
Year 10 student Lara Swan recently completed a Work Experience placement at the theatre. In her own words, here’s what her week entailed: MONDAY: I am Lara Swan in year 10 at the Gilberd School. I was delighted to hear…
Read moreBehind the scenes of Moll Flanders
This week, I will be sharing part of the behind the scenes journey of bringing Moll Flanders to life at the Mercury Theatre. Nick Perry’s unfaithful adaption of Moll Flanders premieres on Fri 28 Sep at 7.30pm and runs until Sat 13 Oct. I am Holly Hammond,…
Read moreAn internship with the Marketing team
We spoke to Marketing Project Office Kitti Henzsel about her experience of working at the Mercury Theatre I am a third and final year student at the University of Essex studying Bsc in Business Management. I am currently undertaking an…
Read moreAn Internship at the Mercury Theatre
THEATRE ADMINISTRATION PROJECT OFFICER Melissa Tang (BSC Psychology) After graduation I didn’t have any professional work experience which made it hard to find a job. Like a lot of students I worked part-time throughout my degree, but not in a role that could…
Read moreA week of work experience at The Mercury Theatre
“I’m about to do my fourth and final year at university” I would say. “What are you studying?” “Physics,” and whoever I was talking to would pull the same face that said: “so what are you doing in a theatre?”…
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