Everyman Theatre at dusk from the steps of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King

The Everyman Theatre is a theatre located on Hope Street in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It was established in 1964, to perform works of relevance to the inhabitants of Liverpool. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1788x1134, 288 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Everyman Theatre ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1788x1134, 288 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Everyman Theatre ... Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral steps The south elevation and main entrance to the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, a Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool, has the official name of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Hope Street, Liverpool, England stretches from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral past Liverpool Cathedral to Upper Parliament Street. ... This article is about the city in England. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

The front was rebuilt to disguise Hope Hall, a building that was a cinema and had been a chapel before that. From the back the origins of the building can clearly be seen. More of the original cellars can been seen in the Bistro below. The church was originally built in 1834 and was later closed in 1853, when it was turned into a concert hall. In 1912 the hall was converted into the Hope Hall cinema, which lasted until 1959. It was opened again as a cinema in 1961, but closed shortly after in 1963. It was re-opened in August 1964 as the Everyman Theatre - in some considerable degree through the efforts of Alan Durband who acted as fundraiser. During the 1970s the Theatre enjoyed a celebrated period with Willy Russell writing a number of plays for the Everyman including the Beatles-inspired musical John, Paul, George and...Bert and "Shirley Valentine". Actors who started their careers at the Everyman included Jonathan Pryce, Bill Nighy and Julie Walters. Alan Durband in 1946 Alan Durband (1927-1993) was an important figure in the education and arts community in Liverpool and was co-founder of the Liverpool Everyman Theatre. ... William Martin Russell (born 23 August 1947 in Whiston, Merseyside) is a British playwright, lyricist and composer. ... Pryce as Sam Lowry in Brazil Jonathan Pryce born Jonathan Price (born June 1, 1947) is a Welsh actor who was born in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. ... Bill Nighy Bill Nighy (IPA: ; born December 12, 1949) is a BAFTA-award winning English actor. ... Julie Walters as Molly Weasley in Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Julia Mary Walters (born February 22, 1950) is a British actor of Irish Catholic extraction, mainly associated with comedy and character roles. ...

In September 2003, Gemma Bodinetz (artistic director) and Deborah Aydon (executive director) took over the running of the Everyman and its sister theatre, the Liverpool Playhouse. The Playhouse theatre is on Williamson Square, in Liverpool. ...

External links

• Official website — also for the its sister theatre, The Liverpool Playhouse
• The Everyman Bistro — restaurant and bars situated in the theatre's basement.
• What's On At Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
• Liverpool Theatre History