![]() Awning of The Everyman on MacCurtain Street | |
Former names | Cork Palace of Varieties, Palace Cinema, Everyman Palace Theatre, Everyman Theatre [1] [2] |
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Address | MacCurtain Street Cork Ireland |
Coordinates | 51°54′05″N8°28′06″W / 51.9014°N 8.4682°W |
Designation | Protected structure [3] |
Capacity | 650 seats |
Construction | |
Opened | 1897 [4] |
Architect | H. Brunton [5] [4] |
Website | |
EverymanCork.com |
The Everyman, also referred to as the Everyman Theatre and historically known as the Everyman Palace, [2] is a 650-seat Victorian theatre on MacCurtain Street in Cork, Ireland. [6] It opened in 1897, and is the oldest purpose-built theatre building in Cork. [4] [7] The theatre is housed in a protected [3] Victorian building with a large stage and auditorium, a proscenium arch, four elaborately decorated boxes, a studio space and a bar.
Since its foundation, the theatre has undergone a number of changes in name and use, through its days as "Dan Lowrey's Palace of Varieties" (hosting Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin), [5] life as a cinema, periods of disrepair, and redevelopment as a modern theatre in the 1990s. [2] [4]
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), [8] and the Christmas pantomime. A unique feature of the theatre is that its front of house ushering staff is composed entirely of volunteers. [6]
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