What's on at Mercury Theatre

Colchester, East of England · 1330 venue-listed performances across 98 productions · 20 access-tagged performances.

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The Mercury Theatre exterior and glass frontage, photographed in 2023 — Archive photograph: Mercury Theatre. Photograph: Taken on 1 June 2023. Resized for web; appearance may have changed.Photo credits

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Balkerne Gate · CO1 1PT

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Address: Balkerne Gate, CO1 1PT · map ↗
Nearby bus stop: Head Street · 128 metres
Nearby bus stop: High Street · 159 metres
Nearby bus stop: Crouch Street · 189 metres
Nearby station: Colchester City Rail Station · 759 metres
Nearby station: Colchester Town Rail Station · 775 metres
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Transport Straight-line distances from DfT NaPTAN (OGL v3.0, 29 August 2026). Nearby stops are independent public transport locations, not venue facilities or partnerships. Confirm routes and step-free access with the operator.

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6°C · Partly cloudy · forecast at 23:00

Sunrise: 07:05
Sunset: 16:14

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Mercury Theatre. Photograph: Taken on 1 June 2023. Resized for web; appearance may have changed. Mercury theatre Building Exterior - Photo by Mercury Theatre.jpg by MercuryTheatre · CC BY 4.0.

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Venue-published performances at Mercury Theatre

Tomorrow · Tuesday, 10 November 20264 shows

Wednesday, 11 November 20262 shows

Thursday, 12 November 20264 shows

Friday, 13 November 20261 show

Saturday, 14 November 20261 show

Tuesday, 17 November 20264 shows

Wednesday, 18 November 20263 shows

Thursday, 19 November 20263 shows

Friday, 20 November 20261 show

Saturday, 21 November 20265 shows

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Thursday, 26 November 20266 shows

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Monday, 30 November 20261 show

Tuesday, 1 December 20265 shows

Wednesday, 2 December 20263 shows

Thursday, 3 December 20264 shows

Friday, 4 December 20264 shows

Saturday, 5 December 202610 shows

Sunday, 6 December 202610 shows

Tuesday, 8 December 202611 shows

Wednesday, 9 December 202612 shows

Thursday, 10 December 202610 shows