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Mercury Theatre
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Balkerne Gate
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1PT

What's On By Year...

What's On (now & future)

29 Apr 25 to 30 Apr 25: A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception - Play
28 May 25 to 31 May 25: Boys from the Blackstuff - Play
6 Jun 25 to 7 Jun 25: ...Earnest? - Play
12 Jun 25: Rory Bremner - Making an Impression - Comedy
14 Jun 25 to 15 Jun 25: Pirates Love Underpants - Kids show
10 Sep 25: Suzi Ruffell - The Juggle - Comedy
1 Oct 25 to 11 Oct 25: Private Lives - Play
4 Nov 25 to 8 Nov 25: Lost Atoms - Play
21 Apr 26 to 25 Apr 26: Sherlock Holmes - The Hunt for Moriarty - Play

Mercury Theatre archive listings (2025)

Stage and part of back stage hit by fire 9th Sep 96, refurbishment was planned anyway! Venue closed May97 to Oct97. Winner of 2000 Barclays Theatre Award for Special Achievement in Regional Theatre. 2018 - Mercury to operate from a temporary theatre during refurb.

Archive for 2025
16 Apr 25	Mark Steel - The Leopard in My House Comedy :: Tour/Production (T0840944210) => this performance (L01180118253)
13 Mar 25 to 14 Mar 25	Toxic Play :: Tour/Production (T02038109011) => this performance (L01623298320)
11 Mar 25 to 29 Mar 25	The 39 Steps Play :: Performance (L01167592647)
4 Mar 25 to 5 Mar 25	Bing Live! - Bing's Birthday Kids show :: Tour/Production (T1476967805) => this performance (L1436290418)
26 Feb 25	Harry Hill - New Bits and Greatest Hits Comedy :: Tour/Production (T01856183843) => this performance (L1470444834)
22 Feb 25	Lou Sanders - No Kissing in the Bingo Hall Comedy :: Tour/Production (T1439714435) => this performance (L1705567588)

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CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.