Theatres · West Midlands
Everyman
Everyman is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cheltenham Spa · 1.8 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Everyman is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Records date its origin to 1891. Address: 7-10, Regent Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1HE. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Coordinates: 51.8997°, -2.0749°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Everyman Theatre is a theatre based in Regent Street, Cheltenham. There are two auditoria in the building: the 718-seat main auditorium and the 60-seat Studio Theatre, originally named the Ralph Richardson Studio after Ralph Richardson.
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Background
History
The Grade II listed building was designed by Frank Matcham and was originally called the New Theatre and Opera House. It was opened on 1 October 1891 with a performance by Lillie Langtry in 'Lady Clancarty'. When it was first built, the theatre seated around 1,500 people on bench seating. In 1929, the New Theatre and Opera House gained a licence to screen cinema, so becoming a multi-purpose theatre. The licence stipulated the building must continue to present live performance as well as cinema. In World War II, the theatre became a Garrison Theatre, continuing to present theatre throughout the war years to civilians and the US soldiers based at Pittville. Many actors from London left the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8997, -2.0749
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Cheltenham
- Parish
- Cheltenham, unparished area
- Postcode
- GL50 1HE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cheltenham
- Established
- 1891
- Nearest railway station
- Cheltenham Spa — 1.8 km
- Official site
- www.everymantheatre.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w166071774 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham - geograph.org.uk - 888080.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Everyman?
- Everyman is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL50 1HE), in the parish of Cheltenham, unparished area.
- When was Everyman built?
- Built or established in 1891.
- Is Everyman a protected site?
- Yes — Everyman is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Everyman?
- The nearest railway station is Cheltenham Spa, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL50 1HE.