Most bookings can be made through the Mercury Theatre Box Office, or via our Events Listings – However, some events have different box offices and booking lines, so please check the individual events page.
Mercury Theatre Box Office
Tickets can be booked online or where shown, tickets can be booked via Mercury Theatre Box Office (10am to 8pm Tuesday to Saturday) in person or by telephone.
Box office opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10.00am-8.00pm
Book by phone: 01206 573948 – Tuesday-Saturday 10.00am-8.00pm
Book online: by following the booking link on each event page on this website
Book via email: tickets@mercurytheatre.co.uk
Book in person: Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester CO1 1PT – Tuesday-Saturday 10.00am-8.00pm
There will be no booking charges made by the Mercury Theatre although there will be a charge of £1.50 for postage unless tickets are collected from the theatre.
If you book online you can print off your own ticket or you can show your ticket on your phone at the door of the event.
Bookings will be taken until 3 hours before the start of the event. Remaining tickets will be on sale on the door.
Essex Book Festival Tickets
Some of our events are ticketed via Eventbrite or Ticket Tailor. This is through Essex Book Festival but ticketing information will arrive to your inbox via Eventbrite or Ticket Tailor.
E-Tickets
When booking tickets online you should receive an email containing your e-ticket. Depending on which box office is used for the event, your tickets could come from one of the following email addresses:
experiencetickets=mercurytheatre.co.uk@eu.boxoffice-email.com
experiencetickets@mercurytheatre.co.uk
noreply@order.eventbrite.com