The Everyman Palace in Cork is one of Ireland’s leading middle scale presenting and producing theatres. The beautiful 650 seat theatre is a jewel of late Victorian architecture. A listed building, the theatre is steeped in history and is a favorite with audiences and performers alike for its intimacy and atmosphere

Presenting an extraordinary range of live entertainment, the Everyman Palace has hosted performances in recent years by artists and companies as diverse as Ed Harris, Druid, Gate Theatre, Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, Abbey Theatre, David Suchet, The Godot Company, Chinese State Circus, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Frames, Steven Berkoff, Opera Theatre Company, Paul Brady, Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Tommy Tiernan and many more.

As well as presenting a diverse range of touring theatre, the Everyman Palace Theatre has produced or co-produced ten new theatre pieces since 2005, with work touring nationally and internationally. In 2005 the theatre produced the world premiere of Wrecks by Neil LaBute starring Ed Harris, which toured to New York's Public Theatre in 2006. In 2007 the Everyman Palace Theatre produced the acclaimed national tour of Dublin Carol by Conor McPherson, directed by Patrick Talbot, a new stage adaptation of Stone Mad by Seamus Murphy, directed by Pat Kiernan, as well as the first ever staging of Frank O’Connor’s Guests of the Nation performed by Denis Conway and directed by Patrick Talbot.

This year, the Everyman Palace Theatre will produce or co-produce four new theatre pieces including Big Maggie by John B. Keane and the forthcoming tour of Days of Wine and Roses by Owen McCafferty directed by Conall Morrison, in partnership with Civic Theatre and Galloglass Theatre Company. The theatre has hosted two visits from internationally acclaimed theatre company Druid this year, with The New Electric Ballroom by Enda Walsh and The Gigli Concert by Tom Murphy. In September the Everyman will host a visit from Lane Productions with Stones in His Pockets by Marie Jones plus the launch of a new Abbey Theatre tour of Terminus by Mark O'Rowe.

In association with the National Theatre of Great Britain the Everyman Palace presented the only Irish strand of the new-writing programme, NT Connections, annually from 2004 – 2007. Performance schools like the Montfort’s, CADA, Donna’s Dance School and the Cork Arts Studio present their showcase performances annually at the theatre.

The theatre has published two titles in association with The Collins Press, Dan Donovan - An Everyman's Life by Vera Ryan and Make 'Em Laugh! A Golden Age of Theatre by Declan Hassett.

The theatre is the primary listening venue for the Guinness Jazz Festival and presents an annual traditional Christmas pantomime in association with CADA.

A unique feature of the Everyman Palace is that its Front Of House ushering staff is made up entirely of volunteers.

The theatre receives its primary funding from the Arts Council, with additional funding from the Cork City Council and FAS.