On Saturday 22 February we’ll be opening our ‘backstage doors’ from 12pm until 4pm as we invite you to join us for backstage tours, a peep into the rehearsal room for Our Lady of Blundellsands, see some exciting work in progress from our New Works team, hear all about the World of Wardrobe and the magic of Stage Management. There will be plenty of music and family activities throughout the day too. All activities are free.
Programme of events
Backstage Tours
Join a member of the staff team as they take you behind the scenes on a tour of our Stirling Prize winning building and share an insight into how we work.
Every 15 minutes from 12.15 - 3.30pm | Duration 45 minutes | Book now
Collect your ticket, wait in the Street Café and your tour guide will collect you
Some tickets are available in advance and some will be available on the day (on a first come first served basis)
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A Peek in the Rehearsal Room
Join writer Jonathan Harvey, Director Nick Bagnall and cast members Gemma Brodrick and Nathan McMullen as they share how Our Lady of Blundellsands is coming to life in the rehearsal room.
Sessions at 12.30pm & 1.30pm (includes a Q&A) | Duration 30 minutes | Book now
Meet by Shakespeare in the foyer at the start time
Some tickets are available in advance and some will be available on the day (on a first come first served basis)
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The World of Wardrobe
Discover more about the sparkling world of bringing costume designs to life for our stages with our Head of Wardrobe Jacquie Davies.
Sessions at 1pm, 2pm & 3pm | Duration 45 minutes | Book now
Meet by Shakespeare in the foyer at the start time
Some tickets are available in advance and some will be available on the day (on a first come first served basis)
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Why I Keep Coming Back…
Come and tell Frank why you keep coming back to the football and hear more about Roar! Our community show about football fandom and the magic of the terraces.
12pm - 1pm | Writers Room | Drop in
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The Magic of Stage Management
Find out how our stage management team run a show and get a sneaky look at the ‘book’ which holds everything needed to realise a production on stage.
2.30pm - 3pm | Writers Room | Drop in
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From Playwrights Programme to Performance
Join Francesca Peschier (our New Works Associate) and writer Majid Mehdizadeh as they share the journey of his new one man show Y’MAM (Young Man’s Angry Movements). From Majid joining the Playwriting course at the Everyman to receiving a seed commission for its development, this is a great insight into our talent development programme. There will be a short extract of the piece and a Q&A and you can see the full performance in the evening in EV1.
3pm - 3.30pm | EV1 | Book now
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Face Painting
Children can get their faces painted by Fairy Sparkles and her magic bag of paint and glitter.
All day | Street Café | Drop in
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Family Fun
There will be plenty of family fun for under 10s, including drama games, dressing up, crafts and The Little Laboratory throughout the day in the bar.
All day | Theatre Bar |Drop in
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Chill out room & Storytelling
Storytelling for littler ones from 12noon in EV2.
All day | EV2 | Drop in
The street café will have live music throughout the day too and you may even get to meet Filla Crack, our resident queen who can give you a glimpse into our regular Drag Cabaret nights.