Storyhouse Theatre – Chester

    Opened in May 2017, Storyhouse is a library, theatre, cinema, community hub, cultural centre and restaurant. Storyhouse had one million visits in its first year. The building was formally opened by Her Majesty the Queen and The Duchess of Sussex, on 14 June 2018.

    The pioneering new library within Storyhouse, where members of the community work alongside city librarians, has the longest opening hours of any UK public library and is open every day until 11pm. Storyhouse offers over 2,000 activities each year for local marginalised groups, including autism friendly colouring sessions, sewing groups for refugees and regular classes for isolated and older communities.

    The organisation houses a nationally-acclaimed theatre company with home-produced stage shows each year, including the first ever version of Enid Blyton’s The Secret Seven. Storyhouse also founded and runs the country’s most successful regional open-air theatre company, Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre, in the city’s main park, and an open-air cinema, Moonlight Flicks.

    Storyhouse produces and is home to a number of specialist festivals each year, including Chester Literature Festival, WayWord half-term Festival, Storyhouse Women, Blink Festival for new parents, Love Later Life and The Great Get Together for older communities, Kaleidoscope Festival for adults living with a disability, Young Takeover, and Storyhouse Festival of Languages.

    Upcoming events at Storyhouse Theatre - Chester

    Ben Fogle

    Wild Tour 2025

    Storyhouse Theatre – Chester

    11 Mar 2025

    Ben Fogle’s theatre show WILD brings to life on stage, stories and tales of hope, possibility, and positivity.

    Friends the Musical

    New UK Tour

    Storyhouse Theatre – Chester

    18 Nov 2025 - 22 Nov 2025

    Friends the Musical - brand new show on tour

    Six

    Divorced. Beheaded. Live!

    Storyhouse Theatre – Chester

    25 Mar 2025 - 29 Mar 2025

    From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the...

    Sir Ranulph Fiennes

    Living Dangerously

    Storyhouse Theatre – Chester

    30 Apr 2025

    Named by the Guinness Book of Records as ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’, Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent his life in pursuit of extreme adventure

    Dara O Briain: Re:Creation Tour 2025

    Dara O Briain is back with a brand new live show!

    Storyhouse Theatre – Chester

    22 Apr 2025 - 23 Apr 2025

    Dara O Briain is back with a brand new live show!

    The Girl on the Train

    Starring Giovanna Fletcher

    Storyhouse Theatre – Chester

    15 Apr 2025 - 19 Apr 2025

    Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Starring Giovanna Fletcher.

    Dear Evan Hansen

    The Tony Award Winning Best Musical

    Storyhouse Theatre – Chester

    18 Mar 2025 - 22 Mar 2025

    Dear Evan Hansen has a score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Oscar-winning composers for The Greatest Showman)
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