Everyman announces line up of ‘finest’ talent for 2024

Imelda May, Frankie Boyle, Ricky Tomlinson, Dan Butler, Karen Underwood, Chris Kent, and Tadhg Hickey are just some of the stars that will grace The Everyman stage in the coming months.

“It’s a new year and we can’t wait to welcome our audiences to The Everyman in 2024,” The Everyman director and CEO Sean Kelly said.

“We have a jam-packed programme of fabulous events to share featuring some of the finest local, national and international performers. No matter what your tastes, there’s a seat waiting for you.”

The theatre’s own production this spring will be GATMAN!, a new play written by and starring Tadhg Hickey and directed by Sophie Motley.

February brings Druid Theatre’s five-star production of Seán O’Casey’s classic, The Shadow of a Gunman, and dance-theatre innovators Junk Ensemble’s Dances Like a Bomb, a duet exploring ageing and care.

Imelda May stars in Mother of All the Behans this summer, which debuted in Dublin with sold-out performances last year.

Other performances include Tuesdays with Morrie, based on the book of the same name by Mitch Albom and starring Dan Butler, famous for playing Bulldog in Frasier, and Irish Annie’s, a musical play featuring Ricky Tomlinson of The Royle Family fame and The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey, which stage veteran Mikel Murfi directs and performs in.

Internationally renowned theatre company Brokentalkers will present two shows: Bellow and the award-winning Masterclass.

For music fans, a new genre-defying concert series curated by John O’Brien and led by the recently formed Ora Quartet Music Of… will put on three shows.

Stand-up comedy is on offer from David O’Doherty, Jarlath Regan, Frankie Boyle, Emma Doran, Shane Daniel Byrne, Rachel Parris, Deirdre O’Kane, Chris Kent and Reggie, Blackrock Road.

For information and tickets see everymancork.com.