MMD & MTN unveil the 28 new musicals and 12 Artist Spotlights at BEAM2025!
Musical Theatre Network, Mercury Musical Developments, in association with Birmingham Hippodrome, are thrilled to reveal the 28 musicals and 12...
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What’s the best that can happen? – A blog by Emma Vieceli
I had joined MMD just two weeks before the Stiles + Drewe 2024 Best New Song prize deadline. As...
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Recipients of 2025 Cameron Mackintosh Resident Musical Theatre Writing Team Announced
Musical Theatre Network (MTN) and Mercury Musical Developments (MMD) are thrilled to announce that Clare Packham and Fintan Kealy have...
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Applications open for the MTI Stiles + Drewe Mentorship Award
Generously supported by Musical Theatre International (Europe), the Mentorship Award provides bespoke mentorship support and showcasing opportunities to one writer...
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February Applications
MMD are delighted to be opening 3 applications this month! The Mercury Writers Barn The Mercury Writers Barn has taken...
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Mercury Writers Barn 2025 Applications Open
Following the success of the first Mercury Writers Barn in 2024, we are delighted to offer the opportunity again in...
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MMD appoints Matthew Eames as new Chair
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MMD in Tokyo! – A blog by Rachel Bellman
I’m writing this from an altitude of 38999 feet, eight hours into a fifteen-hour flight from Tokyo to London. It’s...
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Cameron Mackintosh Musical Theatre Writing Placement 2025
Mercury Musical Developments (MMD) and Musical Theatre Network (MTN) are delighted to announce the next Cameron Mackintosh Resident Writer placement...
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Stiles + Drewe and Mercury Musical Developments announce winner for the 2024 Best New Song Prize
The winner is Emma Vieceli with song ‘It Starts Small’ from the musical Unfolding. Stiles + Drewe and Mercury Musical...
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CAST ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 2024 BEST NEW SONG PRIZE CONCERT
“A glorious celebration of original musical theatre writing… performed by a glittering cast… that reveals just how strong the art...
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Workshop presentation announced for the 2023-24 MTI Stiles + Drewe Mentorship Award Winner
The Wife of Michael Cleary is a new musical written and composed by acclaimed folk artist Maz O’Connor. The first...
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