This holiday season, the Mercury Theatre in Colchester is set to dazzle audiences with an enchanting lineup of performances and events that promise to make your festive season truly memorable. From the timeless adventures of Peter Pan and the laughter-filled Scummy Mummies Christmas Show, to the melodic tunes of A Very Merry Christmas Carol Concert, there's something for everyone. Delight in the magic of Christmas with a visit to Santa, or immerse yourself in the captivating world of The Little Mermaid. Join us as we explore the wonders awaiting at Mercury Theatre this festive season.

Experience the Magic of Mercury Theatre's Festive Line-Up

Join us for a jolly holly afternoon of seasonal songs, readings and magical performances from our talented panto cast & Mercury staff in this festive treat for all the family.

A Very Merry Christmas Carol Concert (2024)

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This Christmas, we’re bringing the holiday magic to life with a special opportunity to meet Santa! In partnership with The Ho Ho Ho Christmas Show, we’re excited to offer kids and their families a chance to enjoy a truly magical moment at the Mercury.

Meet Santa

Due to overwhelming demand, we have introduced a ticketing system for our very popular Cocktail Cabaret events.

LATES – Cocktail Cabaret

Ho, Ho, Ho… it’s the Scummy Mummies Christmas Show! Due to popular demand, comedians Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson are bringing their special Christmas themed comedy show back to the Mercury Theatre! Expect scummy carols, yuletide sketches, festive stand-up and very scummy Santa stories! Book your tickets now, before it sells out!

The Scummy Mummies Christmas Show

Get into the festive spirit as you travel to Santa’s workshop to meet Ivy the new Head Elf.

The Ho Ho Ho Christmas Show

Join us for Colchester’s favourite pantomime this Christmas as Neverland bursts to life in a spectacular production that’s fun for the whole family. The New Adventures of Peter Pan promises to be an awe-inspiring spectacle with the perfect blend of breath-taking sets & costumes, mind-blowing flying and effects and of course, side-splitting comedy.

The New Adventures of Peter Pan

Let Colchester Operatic Society take you on an ‘under the sea’ musical adventure following the timeless tale of Ariel, a spirited young mermaid, who longs to be part of the human world. But transforming into a human will come at a price!

Colchester Operatic Society – The Little Mermaid

The Rozzers have been entertaining audiences as the No. 1 tribute to Sting and The Police for over a decade. Fronted by Sting look and sound-a-like Owen James, the band perform at festivals, on cruise ships and now they embark on a new UK theatre tour.

A Tribute to Sting & The Police starring The Rozzers

Join the UK’s hardest swinging band Down for the Count All-Stars for “one hellova celebration of vintage music” (TimeOut London) – it’s time to Swing That Music!

Down For The Count

Two sisters, Snow White and Rose Red, live in a pretty cottage in a garden full of white and red roses.

Snow White and Rose Red

Get ready to Spice Up Your Life with The One and Only 90’s show that’s taking the UK by storm this autumn: That’s So 90s!

That’s So 90s

The Signatures – Northern Soul Live is the only Northern Soul show that features an original Northern Soul artist. For this show, you can see Lorraine Silver, an icon from the legendary Wigan Casino, with her classic track ‘Lost Summer Love’.

The Signatures – Northern Soul Live

Nonsuchdjs are a duo of vinyl enthusiasts with a passion for Northern Soul, Motown and crossover.  The successful We Have Soul night has now been running for over 10 years. The track selection is always a mix of the biggest hits alongside lesser-known gems with a record collection that continues to grow.  Joined by a handful of special guests, Nonsuchdjs guarantee you a great night out.

LATES – Northern Soul

Come and join Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor as they recreate the match that gripped a nation – the 1985 World Snooker Final. A record-breaking 18.5m TV viewers stayed up to watch the legendary match and this is your chance to see the rematch with snooker royalty as we recreate the final frame from that special night.

Black Ball – 40th Anniversary Tour

In London the Roaring Twenties are swinging to a jazzy new beat, but life at Liberty Hall remains as stiflingly traditional as ever. Lady Martha Manly has brought her new fiancé home knowing her Aunt Agatha is bound to disapprove, but other difficulties lie in wait. Her brother and her fiancé served together in the trenches of the First World War, and share a secret that threatens the future of the whole family.

Liberty Hall

Internationally renowned Tubular Bells maestro Phil Toms and his 10-piece band perform the legendary 1973 album which launched Virgin records. Based on note for note transcriptions, additional highlights include Moonlight Shadow, To France and selections from Oldfield’s instrumental albums including Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn, Return to Ommadawn, The Songs of Distant Earth and Tubular Bells 2.

Tubular Bells

Get ready for an amazing celebration with Bing’s Birthday, a brand-new live stage show packed with fun, laughter and surprises!

Bing’s Birthday

At 73 Cooper St, Rosie Baxter wishes her son wasn’t such a troublemaker. Liam Baxter can’t switch off, can’t sit still, he’s disruptive at school and chaotic at home. As for Liam, he just wishes someone understood him. Three doors down, Albert keeps himself to himself, sticks to his routines. At 91, he knows what he likes and likes what he knows. But Albert misses his wife and just wishes that someone, somewhere would have time for him.

Boy on the Roof

The only show of its kind in the UK celebrating the musical genius and unrivalled vocal talent of one of the world’s most iconic and adored artistes of our generation, Barbra Streisand.

Streisand – Woman in Love

Writer-performer team, Trott and Jennings present The Astonishing Adventures of Kitty and Peg, a rollicking farce.

The Astonishing Adventures of Kitty & Peg

Experience the mystery of Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, in Patrick Barlow’s brilliantly hilarious stage adaptation. This Olivier and Tony award-winning comedy is back on a UK tour after a phenomenal 10-year run in London’s West End.

The 39 Steps

This is the story of how we met, fell in love, and f*cked it up. But it’s not just our story. It’s his, and his and theirs. Maybe it’s yours… Maybe.

Toxic

Sophia Duleep Singh was born into royalty and grew up to be a revolutionary. This Spring, Eastern Angles sheds light on her extraordinary story in Sophia.

Sophia

Get ready, because Blackout is back and ready to take over the Mercury Theatre! This unforgettable night is hosted by talented local creative, Gail Egbeson.

LATES – Blackout

The Mercury has seen many famous faces perform on its stages since the theatre opened in 1972. Let us take you behind the scenes to explore the backstage secrets of what makes a spectacular Mercury production.

Theatre Tours

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of her global No 1 bestseller, Kate Mosse is set to thrill audiences anew with her unforgettable one-woman show, Labyrinth Live: Unlocking the Secrets of the Labyrinth.

Kate Mosse, Labyrinth Live: Unlocking the Secrets of the Labyrinth

Join the renowned London Welsh Male Voice Choir, supported by Colchester’s Chorus Iceni, for an uplifting fundraising concert at the Mercury Theatre, in support of ‘Lizzie’s Fund’, linked to The Brain Tumour Charity.

London Welsh Male Voice Choir Charity Concert

Full House Theatre’s new family show is about to explode into a theatre near you bringing this bestselling picture book to life on stage. The whole family will enjoy laugh-out-loud comedy, cool puppets, sing along pop anthems and a dazzling larger-than-life dragon.

The Worst Princess

Emma has been looking for a way to fill the gaping hole her identical twin sister’s death has left behind. So, she thought she would make a show for them. Only it’s proving a little tricky because Emma doesn’t like doing things on her own.

Whole

For the perfect Easter treat, Polka Dot Pantomimes’ sparkling new adaption of The Wizard of Oz lands on stage in Colchester.

The Wizard of Oz

Get ready to flex those brain muscles—it’s time for our epic quiz night!

LATES – Quiz Night

Come with us to the place you belong, for a night of the very best country classics!

Country Roads

Legacy Concert Company proudly presents the UKs ultimate Meat Loaf theatre rock show. Paradise Found delivers a two hour high octane tribute performance featuring an electrifying all star headline band.

Paradise Found

Fresh off the back of their stint as opening act for Adele’s August 2024 Munich Residency, The Spice Girls Experience are super-excited to be touring the UK throughout 2025.

The Spice Girls Experience

They call it ‘the incident’ now. What happened when they first met. He always said it was part of his ‘romantic plan’, but they both know that’s rubbish.

In Other Words – Music and Dementia

Get ready to time-travel back to the raddest decade ever – the 80s, for one totally epic night of non-stop fun!

LATES – 80s Disco

Meet the cast of our 80’s Divas and join us on an unforgettable journey as this amazing production delivers a dazzling fusion of nostalgia, empowerment and a celebration of the extraordinary.

Drag Me to the 80s

Dan Brown’s bestselling thriller novel comes alive in a way you’ve never seen before, in this electrifying stage adaptation written by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel.

The Da Vinci Code

Chrissie, Loggo, George, Dixie and Yosser are used to hard work and providing for their families. But there is no work and there is no money. What are they supposed to do? Work harder, work longer, buy cheaper, spend less? They just need a chance.

Boys from the Blackstuff

Award-winning British garden designer and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter, Adam Frost, is leaving the garden and heading back out on tour!

Mercury Theatre

Nov 23, 2024 - Jan 19, 2025

The New Adventures of Peter Pan

Jan 31 - Feb 9, 2025

Colchester Operatic Society – The Little Mermaid

Feb 14, 2025

A Tribute to Sting & The Police starring The Rozzers

Feb 15, 2025

Down For The Count

Feb 19, 2025

Snow White and Rose Red

Dec 19, 2024

A Very Merry Christmas Carol Concert (2024)

8 - 22 Dec, 2024

Meet Santa

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