The Everyman Theatre
Regent Street
Cheltenham
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Box Office: 01242 5725

The Opera House in Cheltenham’s Regent Street opened on 1st October 1891 with a performance of Lady Clancarty starring Lillie Langtry. The theatre was designed by one of the greatest theatre architects of all times, Frank Matcham, who designed nearly 200 theatres in Great Britain including the London Palladium. Over the next seventy years The Opera House was to play host to some of the greatest names in British theatre and variety.

The theatre survived imminent closure in 1959 to rise from the ashes as the re-named Everyman Theatre in 1960. For the next 35 years it was the home of repertory, nurturing such talents as Steven Berkoff, Josephine Tewson, William Gaunt and Penelope Keith.

When the rep ended in 1995 the theatre reverted to being a venue for touring shows and has presented some of the best pre and post West End plays and musicals ever since.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Review: THE CROFT at the Everyman, Cheltenham

23 January, 2020
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By Fenton Coulthurst
★★★☆☆ Laura arrives at her father’s croft with her older lover Suzanne, determined to have a romantic break. Isolated from the modern world, the couple’s squabbling soon gives way to dredging up the hidden...
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Review: UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE at the Everyman Irving Studio, Cheltenham

11 December, 2019
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By Fenton Coulthurst
★★★★★ With strong performances both in acting and on-stage musical accompaniment, which one has come to expect, Under the Greenwood Tree is a reflective and nuanced Christmas play...
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Review: CINDERELLA at the Everyman, Cheltenham

7 December, 2019
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By Fenton Coulthurst
★★★★☆ With a change in style, the Everyman is putting on something with the bombast and production values more akin to a West-End show than previous years, though with familiar factors like Tweedy the Clown a...
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Review: THE ENTERTAINER at the Everyman, Cheltenham

12 November, 2019
The Entertainer – Pip Donaghy (Billy Rice), Shane Richie (Archie Rice)
By Fenton Coulthurst
★★★★☆ The structure of the play breaks up the fractious tensions of the Rice family with the tired act that Archie (Shane Richie) rolls out on stage each night. Having failed to pull in the punters yet again, ...
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Review: PETER PAN GOES WRONG at the Everyman, Cheltenham

23 October, 2019
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By Fenton Coulthurst
Peter Pan Goes Wrong does just what it says on the tin. The classic adventure story is brought once more to the stage but due care was not taken to keep the production up to health and safety standards . . .or many stand...
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Review: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER at the Everyman in Cheltenham

25 September, 2019
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By Fenton Coulthurst
★★★★☆ The music is of course the main draw for most of the audience. That and seeing the main stars gyrate around in tight flattering outfits. The classic disco hits are performed live by the band and three fi...
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Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACK at the Everyman, Cheltenham

17 September, 2019
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By Fenton Coulthurst
★★★★★  I think the long-term success of the play, and the quality still shining through in this performance, is that The Woman in Black does a lot more than being scary. It’s tremendously funny, especially ...
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Review: A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at the Everyman, Cheltenham

7 September, 2019
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By Fenton Coulthurst
★★★☆☆ In Wilde’s play a young man’s career ambitions are jeopardised when his mother meets his prestigious and titled new employer at an affluent dinner party, and the concealed implications of their past a...
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Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT at the Cheltenham Everyman

28 August, 2019
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By Fenton Coulthurst
★★★★☆ The tone and calibre are everything you have come to expect from Joseph at this point: family-friendly, bubbly, bright, cheesy and still able to get a song stuck in your head for days. ...
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Review: AMERICAN IDIOT at the Everyman, Cheltenham

3 July, 2019
American Idiot
By Fenton Coulthurst
★★★☆☆ American Idiot is the stage musical of Green Day’s famous 2004 album about adolescent malaise and disillusionment. The ‘punk rock opera’ follows the Jesus of Suburbia through post-9/11 America. ...
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Review: DEAD DOG IN A SUITCASE at the Everyman, Cheltenham

25 June, 2019
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By Fenton Coulthurst
★★★★★ Dead Dog is a story of hypocrisy, as the swaggering and corrupt upper echelons of society persecute the crimes of the commoners whilst going unpunished themselves. . . .The themes are highly relevant no...
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Review: THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL at the Everyman, Cheltenham

12 June, 2019
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By Fenton Coulthurst
★★☆☆☆ Adapted from Peter James’ novel of the same name, the leads provide a sympathetic and an engaging anchor for the supernatural drama, but they sadly can’t compensate for some misconceptions on how h...
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