Porridge

A couple of weeks ago we spent an evening in the old tram depot, watching the Colchester Mercury Theatre’s ‘Depot’. That was a ‘promenade’ show, in which the audience move around the location – which we enjoyed and reported on.

 

Last night it was more traditional fayre at the Mercury Theatre itself, watching ‘Porridge’.  It was produced [...]

Depot – theatre in the old tram depot

On Saturday we had a great night out courtesy of the Mercury Theatre Company, celebrating their 10th Anniversary.

Our relationship with the Mercury is somewhat longer, as we first went to the Mercury in about 1983. It wasn’t an auspicious start. Having spent three years in Leeds making the most of student nightlife, we were relatively [...]