Everyman Palace Theatre

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The Everyman
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The Everyman
Location within Cork Central
Former namesCork Palace of Varieties, Palace Cinema, Everyman Palace Theatre, Everyman Theatre [1] [2]
AddressMacCurtain Street
Cork
Ireland
Coordinates 51°54′05″N8°28′06″W / 51.9014°N 8.4682°W / 51.9014; -8.4682
Designation Protected structure [3]
Capacity 650 seats
Construction
Opened1897 [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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