This day next week The Everyman Theatre will re-open its doors to live audiences after 547 days of closure.
The theatre will initially not operate at full capacity or even 60% as management take a considered and safe approach to re-opening.
They say they want to give staff a chance to embed new practices around safely getting audiences in and out of the building.
The Everyman re-opens ts doors with a world premiere performance of Heart of a Dog by Cork native, Éadaoin O'Donoghue and the show has already sold out which they say is a sign of audiences' eagerness to get back to live theatre.