The award-winning Young Everyman Playhouse (YEP) takes over the Everyman’s main stage with a bold new adaptation of R.L. Stevenson’s Jekyll and Hyde by award-winning playwright Evan Placey, reimagined for the digital age. The production runs from Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 July 2026.
Jekyll and Hyde is a story of ambition, addiction, and the monsters we hide—online and off. At its heart is a powerful question: what happens when female voices are silenced? And what’s unleashed when they finally break through. Directed by Jen Tan, whose work includes Fix by Julie Tsang at Pleasance Theatre London for New Earth.
In partnership with LIPA it also provides a platform in set and costume design and stage management, helping to launch the next generation of theatre-makers.
YEP has been ground-breaking since its inception in 2012 as the first regional theatre in the UK to develop a programme that was more than a youth theatre, encompassing all aspects of theatre-making: actors, writers, directors, producers, technicians, marketers. YEP won The Stage School of the Year Award in 2015 (the first time it was won by a theatre, not a drama school), created the first carbon-neutral theatre production with The Environmentalists and is considered to be “the best example of youth engagement nationally” (UNITAS on YEP’s partnership with Liverpool Youth Offending Service).
Hayley Lindell-Thornhill, Head of Young People & Community said:
“Liverpool is full of young people with bold ideas and creative potential, and YEP is about turning that potential into real pathways. We are delighted to bring Jekyll and Hyde to the stage. When YEP makes work, we bring a whole community together. You can really see this power through our YEP actors, producers and technicians working together alongside students from LIPA gaining real‑world experience, building confidence and skills, and believing in futures in the creative industries.”
YEP has made a significant difference to the employability of young people by developing their skills and providing real opportunities and experiences. It is a free training programme for young people aged from 14-25. Former Young Everyman Playhouse members are now graduating from drama schools, appearing in TV shows and Hollywood movies, contributing to work on screens and stages across the UK, creating their own companies, and building careers at the National Theatre, Headlong, RSC, Philharmonic Hall, and Everyman & Playhouse. The recruitment practice is open, inclusive and directly addresses under-representation, transforming young people’s life chances and the industry’s workforce.
Accessible shows: A Captioned and an Enhance performance are available during the run. The captioned performance will take place on Friday 3 July at 7.30pm, and an Enhance performance on Saturday 4 July at 2.00pm. For people with visual impairment, it includes a touch tour and programme notes pre-show. NB. This is not audio description.
Tickets for Jekyll and Hyde, priced from £10 -£12, are available at https://everymanplayhouse.com/event/jekyll-and-hyde/
YEP is supported by Backstage Trust, Brabners, Lady Anne Dodd, Garfield Weston Foundation, The Hemby Trust, The Mackintosh Foundation and The Steel Charitable Trust
Categories: Theatre & Performance
