Everyman Palace Theatre
![]() Awning of Everyman on MacCurtain Street | |
Address |
MacCurtain Street Cork Ireland |
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Coordinates | 51°54′05″N 8°28′06″W / 51.9014°N 8.4682°WCoordinates: 51°54′05″N 8°28′06″W / 51.9014°N 8.4682°W |
Capacity | 650 seats |
Construction | |
Opened | 1897[1] |
Architect | H. Brunton[2][1] |
Website | |
EverymanCork.com |
The Everyman Theatre is a 650-seat Victorian theatre on MacCurtain Street in Cork, Ireland.[3] Originally opened in 1897,[1] it is the oldest purpose-built theatre building in Cork.[4] The Everyman has undergone many changes, through its days as "Dan Lowrey’s Palace of Varieties" (hosting Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin),[2] life as a cinema, periods of disrepair, and redevelopment as a modern theatre in the 1990s.[1]
The theatre is housed in a listed (protected) Victorian building with a large stage and auditorium, with proscenium arch, four elaborately decorated boxes, a studio space and a bar.
The Everyman's programme is a mix of plays, operas, musicals and concerts, but it specialises in drama and usually stages three in-house productions per year. In the summer months, it hosts productions by Irish playwrights. Other recurring events include the Guinness Jazz Festival in October (for which the theatre is a primary venue),[5] and the Christmas pantomime. A unique feature of the Everyman Palace is that its front of house ushering staff is composed entirely of volunteers.[3]
Up until 2007, the Everyman hosted the Irish regional festival of the National Theatre's New Connections program every May.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Palace of theatrical delights - The Everyman celebrates 120 years". Irish Examiner. 31 March 2017. Missing or empty
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(help) - 1 2 "Cultural Buildings - The Everyman". Cork Heritage Openday. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- 1 2 "About Us - The Everyman". EverymanCork.com. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ↑ "News - Artistic director Talbot to step down from Cork's Everyman Palace". The Stage. 15 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
- ↑ "Guinness Jazz Festival Concerts Programme". GuinnessJazzFestival.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010.
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