[5][7] The theatre is housed in a protected[3] Victorian building with a large stage and auditorium, a proscenium arch, four elaborately decorated boxes, a studio space and a bar.

Since its foundation, the theatre has undergone a number of changes in name and use, through its days as "Dan Lowrey's Palace of Varieties" (hosting Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin),[4] life as a cinema, periods of disrepair, and redevelopment as a modern theatre in the 1990s.

[2][5] The Everyman's programme is a mix of plays, operas, musicals and concerts, but it specialises in drama and usually stages three in-house productions per year.

Other recurring events include the Guinness Jazz Festival in October (for which the theatre is a primary venue),[8] and the Christmas pantomime.

A unique feature of the theatre is that its front of house ushering staff is composed entirely of volunteers.