Everyman Theatre

The Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham is a theatre built in 1891, designed by architect Frank Matcham. The building features red brick in Flemish bond, with ashlar dressings and terracotta, and has a concealed roof.

The exterior is two storeys high and consists of five bays. The facade is enhanced by pilaster strips at the ends and between the bays on both the ground and first floors. It includes a moulded lintel band and a cornice above the first-floor windows, although the right side is missing this feature. The windows in the second and fourth bays have depressed arches with ogee shapes above the voussoirs. There are moulded panels with masks and a further moulded string with a plaque inscribed 'EVERYMAN' at the centre. The second-floor sill band is marked by a moulded cornice, and pediments with ornate scrolls decorate the second and fourth bays.

The ground floor has a wide opening to the left, with 20th-century glazed doors and mainly large windows. The 20th-century casement windows have tooled sills, and those in the second and fourth bays are raised on feet, except for the centre ones, which are topped by oculi. The attic features outer casements and a central tripartite window flanked by half columns. The building is crowned with an ornate frieze and cornice, and the central pediment is set back and decorated with scrolls.

Inside, the theatre boasts a lavish and well-preserved interior, including two galleries and an additional gallery behind the upper one. There are boxes at the circle level and a shallow domed ceiling. The fronts of the galleries are elaborately decorated in a rococo style, and there is wood and plaster decoration in the boxes. The theatre is noted for its interior, representing a significant example of the provincial work of one of Britain's leading theatre architects.