Our Associate Companies
Meet our new Associate Companies
Our cohort of Associate Companies, from Liverpool and beyond have the most extraordinary track record in creating opportunities for performers, creatives and audiences that celebrate the diversity of our world. All of us at the Everyman and Playhouse are looking forward to learning more from these partnerships, listening and evolving our own practice, and ensuring we’re the best we can be, for all of the wonderful, diverse communities that make up our city.
Find out more about our Associate Companies below.
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- 20 Stories High
- Liverpool based 20 Stories High are passionate about making theatre with working class and culturally diverse young people, emerging artists & world-class professionals.
"We are dead chuffed to be joining such a great collective of associate companies joining the Everyman Playhouse. Together we will go on a journey of learning and discovery making political, bold and uplifting theatre that serves the rich diversity of this city."
Keith Saha, Artistic Director, 20 Stories High
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- Cardboard Citizens
- Cardboard Citizens creates theatre, art and training with and for people who experience homelessness, inequity, or poverty, interrogating and challenging the injustices most alive in our world.
“Cardboard Citizens are proud to move forward with Everyman Liverpool and Playhouse as an Associate Company for the period 23-26, during which time we will be seeking to collaborate to celebrate their 60th anniversary, marking a point in history. We will be seeking to use our expertise and to increase diverse representation by supporting people with experience of poverty or homelessness into jobs, as well as increasing community connections.”
Chris Sonnex, Artistic Director & Joint CEO, Cardboard Citizens
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- Graeae
- Graeae is an acclaimed and award-winning theatre company, existing to cultivate and champion the best in Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent talent in the UK and international stages.
“So happy to be part of the creative heart of Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse. I performed there when I was an actor with Graeae, my first show as a director at Graeae toured here, so it feels right that we are back. I am extremely excited to populate the stage with our cohort of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists and see what magic we can make.”
Jenny Sealey OBE, Artistic Director Graeae
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- Homotopia
- Homotopia Festival is the UK’s longest running LGBTQIA arts and culture festival, with the aim to support and platform local, national, and international LGBTQIA socially engaged artists and creatives.
“We are thrilled to be collaborating with Liverpool Everyman Playhouse on a whole host of exciting projects over the next 3 years. Recently, we have loved supporting their main stage shows – enticing queer audiences, and have loved the support they have given us to develop new LGBTQIA theatre makers in the city region. We look forward to working with the theatres to bring queer experiences onto the mainstage and into mainstream.”
Alex Ferguson, Executive Director, Homotopia
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- New Earth
- New Earth are a national touring theatre company that place British East and South East Asian (BESEA) artists and communities at the heart of all their work.
“What an honour it is to be a new associate company of Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and in such good company! This associateship will allow New Earth to meet new communities and continue growing our work in the North West, ensuring British East and South East Asian (BESEA) stories and voices are reflected in our productions, academy programme and audiences. We are so excited to work with Suba and the E&P team see what this new relationship can bring, and what opportunities we can jointly offer to deepen existing relationships and forge new connections in Liverpool and the North West.”
Kumiko Mendl, Artistic Director, New Earth
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- Talawa Theatre Company
- Talawa Theatre Company champion Black Excellence in theatre and nurturing talent in emerging and established artists of African or Caribbean heritage and diasporas.
“We are delighted to be an Associate Company of Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse theatres from 2023 to 2026 and we look forward to sharing our programme, which aims to entertain and inspire. Our collaboration is an exciting opportunity to strengthen connections with artists and audiences and reflect the diverse communities in the North West.”
Michael Buffong, Artistic Director, Talawa Theatre Company