The seating was bad, and the theatre was basically a disaster. Three phases of development have changed that, but so have the plays and actors: “While the return of the Everyman Rep might have made headlines last year, there has been an unofficial rep company at the Royal Court for the last decade, performing homegrown work to a homegrown audience, many of whom are experiencing theatre for the first time. Along with acting ability, comic timing and an authentic Liverpool voice, its members also need confidence to work with the audience.”