Colchester’s Mercury Theatre and Cirencester’s the Barn Theatre are partnering for the first time to produce the English premiere production of David Greig and Gordon McIntyre’s play with songs Midsummer.
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Musical Theatre Review critics offer their Top 5 theatre picks from 2020
As each year draws to a close, Musical Theatre Review usually pulls together a round-up of all the productions covered that have received four and five star reviews. After such an extraordinary year, during which any production staged has been a triumph over adversity, such an approach seemed inappropriate. Instead, I asked a small group […]
Pieces of String – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Pieces of String at Mercury Theatre, Colchester – streamed online for the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One musical that was gone as quickly as it arrived on our screens and may have been missed among the galaxy of free treats laid on by theatre companies […]
Tyrone Huntley and Oti Mabuse to bring new production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ to the Southwark Playhouse
Award-winning actor Tyrone Huntley will make his directorial debut with the first London revival of Ain’t Misbehavin’ in almost 25 years at the Southwark Playhouse in April 2019. Presented by Paul Taylor-Mills and the Mercury Theatre Colchester in association with the Tamasha Theatre Company, the production will arrive in London following its premiere run in […]
Moll Flanders – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Moll Flanders continues at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester until 13 October 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Based on the 1722 novel The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe, I fittingly watched this production of Moll Flanders (adapted by Nick Perry) in Colchester where parts of […]
Interview: Gus Gowland on sharing his new musical Pieces of String with audiences at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Pieces of String is a new musical set simultaneously in the 1940s and the present day: following her father’s death, Jane is clearing out his house, but while she is going through his possessions she unearths a secret that she is unprepared for. GUS GOWLAND has written the book, music and lyrics for the show […]
Pieces of String – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Pieces of String continues at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester until 5 May 2018. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ Pieces of String tells a Second World War story like no other, highlighting new themes that have rarely been explored in this way before. The piece also sees the talented Gus Gowland debuting his first full-length musical […]
Cast for Colchester’s premiere production of Pieces of String
Colchester’s Mercury Theatre and TBO Productions have announced casting for the world premiere of new musical Pieces of String. Developed by non-profit theatre company Perfect Pitch, supported by the Arts Council England, the musical drama focuses on three generations of one family and a secret held since the Second World War. With a book, music […]
Mercury Theatre premiere for new musical Pieces of String
Colchester’s Mercury Theatre and TBO Productions have unveiled details of the world premiere of new musical Pieces of String. Developed by non-profit theatre company Perfect Pitch and supported by Arts Council England, the musical drama focuses on three generations of one family and a secret held since the Second World War. With a book, music […]
Spamalot to begin UK tour in Blackpool
The Knights of the Round Table will be galloping into towns across the UK this autumn when a major new production of Spamalot hits the road following its critically acclaimed run at Colchester’s Mercury Theatre. Presented by Selladoor Productions and the Mercury Theatre, the latest version of the award-winning musical will open at Blackpool Opera […]
Sweeney Todd – Derby Theatre and Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Sweeney Todd continues at Derby Theatre until 22 October before transferring to Colchester’s Mercury Theatre where it will run from 26 October until 12 November. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s not so many seasons since the former Derby Playhouse staged Sweeney Todd – and easily merited a five star rating. […]
Derby and Colchester’s Sweeney Todd to open in late September
Derby Theatre and Mercury Theatre, Colchester’s new production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd is currently in rehearsal ahead of its opening later this month. The musical will play Derby Theatre from 30 September until 22 October before transferring to Colchester’s Mercury Theatre where it will run from 26 October until 12 November. Starring Hugh Maynard (Miss […]
Rebecca Applin is Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer
Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network have announced that Rebecca Applin will be the Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester and the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, starting in October 2015. Rebecca Applin said: “I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity to be resident composer at the Mercury Theatre and the New Wolsey Theatre. […]
New touring musical The Smallest Show On Earth showcases the music of Irving Berlin
A new musical comedy based on the Peter Sellers/Margaret Rutherford film The Smallest Show On Earth, with a book by Thom Southerland and Paul Alexander, will contain some of Irving Berlin’s greatest songs, including ‘Blue Skies’, ‘Shakin’ the Blues Away’, ‘Let Yourself Go’, ‘Steppin’ Out With My Baby’ and ‘How Deep is the Ocean’, as well as […]
Little Shop of Horrors – Salisbury Playhouse
Little Shop of Horrors continues at the Salisbury Playhouse until 16 May, then transfers to the Mercury Theatre, Colchester from 27 May to 13 June. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Any show that rhymes ‘greatest’ with ‘semi-sadist’ and ‘Audrey’ with ‘tawdry’ gets my vote. In fact, Little Shop of Horrors has been in my […]
Little Shop of Horrors at Salisbury Playhouse – casting news
Full casting has been announced for a major new production of Little Shop of Horrors opening at Salisbury Playhouse on Thursday 23 April (press night is Tuesday 28 April). Ben Stott (Wicked, West End and Sweeney Todd, West Yorkshire Playhouse) will play Seymour, the down and out shop worker who becomes an overnight sensation when he grows […]
You Can Always Hand Them Back – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
You Can Always Hand The Back continues at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester until 28 June. If you’re of a certain age and want a joyous nostalgia show, this may be just the one for you. Working from a deliciously funny script by Roger Hall – author of the legendary hit comedy Middle-Age Spread, to which […]
