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Devil's Advocate
Photograph Robert Day
mercury theatre company

New writing, Text-based: dense, medium and light, Humour

SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies

SCALE OF VENUE
Middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Chief Executive & Artistic Director
Dee Evans

Associate Director, Community & Education
Adrian Stokes

Associate Director
Sue Lefton

Production Manager
Andy Franks

General Manager & Director of Finance
Adrian Grady

Administration Services Manager
Tom Lagden

ARTISTIC POLICY
The Mercury Theatre Company exists to inspire, entertain and engage through theatre. It strives to achieve this by producing classic plays and exciting new writing in a range of venues within and outside its building in Colchester.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'A Stellar Ensemble.' The New York Times

'A hive of artistic excellence.' The Daily Telegraph

'Excellent cast, excellent performances.' The Stage (Blue Sky State)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Miss Julie By August Strindberg, directed by Patricia Benecke. Sex and death: the stakes are as high as they come as Miss Julie teases her proud and sexy servant, Jean. An intense, compelling drama boiling with the emotions of a fiery struggle of class and sex. (90 mins, 9–12 on the road)

Our Country’s Good By Timberlake Wertenbaker, directed by Sue Lefton. A haunting drama and winner of the 1998 Laurence Olivier Play of the Year, this telling of unlikely friendship, power and the struggle to survive is a superb vehicle for the Mercury Theatre Company actors. (Dration tbc, 9–12 on the road)

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Schools workshops are run alongside productions. A ‘talk back’ question-and-answer session follows selected performances and a ‘front row’ informal session with the director and creative team takes place in the weeks leading up to opening night.

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request.