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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…
At the Mercury Theatre, we are keen to support local fundraising events, and to have great relationships with local schools. Every month we receive an overwhelming number of requests for support and prizes and, as a registered charity ourselves, we have to limit the number of donations we make. To help us to make the difficult decision of to whom we provide prize vouchers, we have created the application form below. Please read the instructions carefully.
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…
At the Mercury Theatre, we are keen to support local fundraising events. Every month we receive an overwhelming number of requests for support and prizes and, as a registered charity ourselves, we have to limit the number of donations we make. To help us to make the difficult decision of to whom we provide prize vouchers, we have created the form below. Please read the instructions carefully.
With the 2017 winner of the Mercury Playwriting Prize, Europe After The Rain, beginning rehearsals today, the Mercury Theatre Colchester announces its latest major initiative in support of…
Work continues on the Mercury Voices archiving project, all with the essential help of our team of volunteers. Kelvin and Sue have been with us since the beginning…
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…
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