Everyman Theatre, redevelopment, Liverpool
DEMOLITION of the old Everyman theatre was completed yesterday, with construction of the new building to begin almost immediately.
Liverpool-based demolition experts Sloyan Doyle, who spent 20 weeks painstakingly “deconstructing” the theatre, officially handed over the Hope Street site to builders Gilbert-Ash yesterday.
The new £28m Everyman and Everyman Bistro are due to open their doors in late 2013.
The building will house a 400-seater theatre, an expanded backstage, rehearsal space, a dedicated space for the Everyman Youth Theatre and community groups, production workshops, and front-of-house, catering and bar facilities including a recreation of the Bistro, and a pavement cafe.
Tony Sloyan, of Sloyan Doyle, explained how the old building had been carefully taken down brick by brick, with as many as possible saved for re-use.
He said: “We did a lot of preparation work and we salvaged as much as we could to meet the client’s requirements.”
