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Hosking Houses Trust Writers’ Residency Recipients announced
December 8th, 2020
Mercury Musical Developments is delighted to announce the first recipients of the Hosking Houses Trust Writers’ Residency....
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Stiles + Drewe MTI Mentorship Award 2021 Applications Open
November 11th, 2020
We are delighted to announce submissions for the 2021 Stiles + Drewe MTI Mentorship Award open on Wednesday 11th November 2020. Entries must be received by 23.59 on Sunday 31st January 2021. Generously supported by Musical Theatre International (Europe), the Mentorship Award...
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Spotlight: Rachel Victor-Sampson
September 6th, 2020
Rachel joined MMD as a Member in 2018 and is currently proactively questioning and addressing the cultural diversity of MMD and its members, partners and audiences. We asked Rachel to tell us her story of coming into the new musical theatre sector and how she wants to see it change. I suppose my jou...
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Spotlight: Sumerah & Ajay Srivastav
September 6th, 2020
Meet MMD members, writing and life partners, Sumerah and Ajay Srivastav! They share how they got into writing together, the way they work, how they overcome challenges and what they hope for the future of diverse musical theatre. How long have you been a member of MMD? AS: About 1 year SS:...
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Spotlight: John Cohen
September 6th, 2020
John Cohen is a partner, and Chair of Clintons, an award-winning boutique law firm, based in Covent Garden. It is a market leader in the entertainment, digital media and creative industries and John is recognised as a leading practitioner in the field. Now technically an ex-board member, we were hon...
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Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize Winners
July 8th, 2020
WINNER We are delighted to announce the winners of the Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize 2020: ‘I’m Your Guy’ by Amir Shoenfeld & Matthew Greene from Benny In Beta RUNNER-UP ‘My First Ex-Boyfriend’ by Richard Marsh, Miranda Cooper & Nick Coler from Son Of Ram...
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COVID-19 Resources
April 8th, 2020
LAST UPDATED: 18th August 2020 We are all working through unprecedented times, which can be overwhelming, and we’re working hard with our partners, supporters and members to ensure we can all weather this storm together. As we work to get our industry back on its feet, we’ve updated t...
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BEAM 2020 Programme
March 26th, 2020
Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network, in partnership with Royal & Derngate Northampton, are delighted to announce the line-up for the BEAM2020 showcase. BEAM is the UK’s leading showcase for new British musical theatre writing. BEAM2020 is the largest marketplace of its kin...
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