Tours

Group tours are available by appointment throughout the year.  Each tour last approximately one hour.  The minimum group number is 8 people and the maximum is 25. Tour tickets cost €5 per person. To arrange a tour please contact Naomi Daly, Naomi@everymanpalace.com, 021 4557827.

Please note that the Everyman is a very old building and several parts of the tour are only accessible by stairs. The tour is not suitable for children under the age of ten.

The Everyman Palace Theatre was designed by Mr. H. Brunton and built in c 1840 by Mr. John O'Connell.

Located on the street front of MacCurtain Street this terraced two-bay three-storey was originally built as a house, which was part of a group with the adjoining houses to the east and west.

In 1897 Dan Lowrey opened the building as a luxurious new theatre called The Cork Palace of Varieties. Its origins as a beautiful Victorian theatre is reflected in the interior of the building with its impressive ornate proscenium arch and boxes and a balcony and ceiling composed of decorative plasterwork, which has been restored to its former glory.

During the heyday of music hall theatre 1897 – 1912 no expense was spared in securing the best talent available at the time. Artists such as Charlie Chaplin, George Formby and Laurel and Hardy to name a few have performed during this time.

With the arrival of the “talkies” the Palace became a cinema in 1930 and remained so until 1988.

The venue reopened as a theatre in 1990 when it was purchased by the Everyman Theatre Company. The names of the venue and the theatre company were combined to form the Everyman Palace Theatre. The Everyman Palace Theatre recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary as one of the busiest presenting and producing theatres in Ireland with an eclectic programme of world class theatre, dance, comedy, music, family entertainment and variety shows.

The Everyman Palace Theatre specialises in drama and receives regular visits from companies such as Druid, Blue Raincoat, Guna Nua, Second Age and London Classic Theatre.