Mercury Theatre

The theatre takes its name from the Roman messenger god, Mercury.

It was Mercury’s task to connect the people with the gods, and so, in keeping with our name, connection is at the heart of everything we do.

We connect through the live event, the shared experience. The award-winning theatre that we present electrifies, transforms and enriches the lives of our community. We reinvent old stories and conjure up bold, new ones. Stories that reach out and touch our audience, stories from fresh voices that demand to be heard, stories that enable us to see through the eyes of other people and identify and empathise with one another.

We connect with the diverse communities that surround us through our participation programmes, which celebrate creative potential by providing people with everyday opportunities to be artistic and innovative.

We connect with the theatre makers of tomorrow by seeking out our region’s boldest, most talented, theatrically-daring artists and providing them with the support and space to research, explore and test their ideas.