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Video: Everyman topping out ceremony
Uncle Joe smashes bottle of beer on side of building (in a good way)
IT was hard-hats all round earlier this week when the construction of the new Everyman Theatre reached a milestone.
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson joined theatre chiefs, funders, builders Gilbert Ash and architects Haworth Tompkins to celebrate the topping Out of the Hope Street building.
Topping out is when the main structure is complete and Joe Anderson marked the occasion by breaking a bottle of Everyman beer on the highest part of the new fly tower.
Ventilation
Artistic Director Gemma Bodinetz said: "The building will be fully accessible and with natural ventilation throughout most public spaces, aspires to be one of the most sustainable theatres in the country. In short we have tried to take the extraordinary and particular ethos of this beloved theatre and make sure it’s housed in a building that will welcome and dazzle audiences of all ages for generations to come.”
The short video has just been released which shows the event better than the available pictures.
Confidential stumbled over one of the playwrights commissioned for the first season, in the pub, the other night. They said the new building is "fantastic".
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Some old fart will be along soon to bemoan the loss of another rickety old worn out building because its bricks ooze with emotion or some such And I bet he will have fought tooth and nail to buy a victorian 2 up 2 down with a binhole in the back jigger and an outside khazi, because he's so committed to preserving old things......as long as someone else has to work around their failings and shortcomings!!
It was an ugly 1970s eyesore, not the much more attractive (and longer-lasting) Hope Hall that it replaced. Something that can't last 34 years isn't worth saving.
Jerry it was hope hall with a new front. If you went round the back it was obvious.
Lot of ugly anger around in the internet in Liverpool at the moment. What for? Yes, it will probably be great and it has many supporters and judging by the plans and enthusiasm will probably be very successful. But many people think it's a shame the old one was demolished and not refurbed and if anyone dares to voice that they get a kicking. Get over it and stop making personal attacks about people. EVERYONE is entitles to a view about the EVERYMAN.
Oh the drama !
I remember it as a cinema, the sibling of the Continental in Wallasey.