Liverpool John Moores University’s Libraries: Archives and Special Collections has partnered with the Liverpool Everyman to celebrate the sixty-year history of the theatre.
The Ever Forward – Everyone Starts Somewhere exhibition is on display in the LJMU Aldham Robarts Library showcasing the theatre’s history, Liverpool connections and the rich archive held at LJMU.
LJMU students a part of 60-year celebrations
LJMU students have also been involved in the partnership with the Everyman and the wider 60th celebrations. Connections between LJMU graduates and the theatre have always been strong with many students working as producers, stage managers and technicians. This year, Graphic Design and Illustration graduate Lauren Stonley has designed the promotional materials for the exhibition held at LJMU, while LJMU drama graduates Joe Ward Munrow, Gitika Buttoo, Jason Kelly and Cameron Mckendrick are writing, directing and starring in the theatre’s 60th birthday year programme.
About the Exhibition
In 1964, as the Beatles embarked on their first world tour and the Metropolitan Cathedral was still under construction, Martin Jenkins, Peter James and Terry Hands opened the Everyman. They had no mission statement, no business plan, no carefully prepared marketing material. What they had was enthusiasm, energy and the conviction that Liverpool needed a new, innovative theatre.
60 years on, the exhibition explores the development of the theatre and looks at its ongoing commitment to nurturing new talent and producing plays of contemporary relevance and with strong links to Liverpool. Materials on display include items relating to renowned playwrights like Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale and to actors Alison Steadman, Pete Postlethwaite and LJMU honorary fellow David Morrissey.
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