Storyhouse Enters BIFA’s Cinema Of The Year Award
ARH Admin
‘Chester cinemagoers invited to vote for venue in prestigious competition returning for second year’ The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Cinema of the Year award is returning for a second…
August 2026
Macbeth – The HandleBards at The Reader, Calderstones Park, Liverpool
‘fast, frantic, and funny staging delightfully turns Shakespeare’s classic tragedy completely on its head’ Macbeth is a notoriously difficult play to produce, yet Tom Dixon, Paul Moss, and Will Orton’s…
I Hate King Lear (or What Breeds About Her Heart) – Loser Club Productions at The Old Red Lion Pub & Playhouse (as part of the Camden Fringe)
‘Bowen has written something that stands remarkably well on its own and that would also easily lend itself to other staging ideas’ How much loyalty do we owe to those…
The Great Race: New York to Paris – Guilty Applause Ltd at Liverpool’s Royal Court Studio
‘entertaining and a lot of fun served up by an undoubtedly talented cast and creative team’ The 1908 motorcar race from New York to Paris via Vladivostok is perhaps one…
Table Talk – The Little Theatre Studio Bar, Little Theatre Birkenhead
‘highlights the tensions. . . and the love/hate dynamics between people’ Table Talk is a brand-new dark comedy written by Zeynep Irem Gunes performed at the Birkenhead Little Theatre Studio…
HMS Pinafore – The National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company at the 32nd International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival at Buxton Opera House
‘joyful and enjoyable production proves somewhat timely in the current cultural and political landscape’ Three hurrahs for director Sarah Helsby Hughes whose joyful and enjoyable production proves somewhat timely in…
Othello – The Lord Chamberlain’s Men at Arley Hall & Gardens, Cheshire
‘Professional and personable, powerful and impressive: I could have happily watched this right again from start to finish’ There is much to celebrate in director Peter Stickney’s adaptation and production…
Manchester Collective mark 10th anniversary
Started in early 2017 by a small group of artists, Manchester Collective have been disrupting, innovating and breaking new ground in the presentation of classical music for almost a decade,…
Storyhouse Welcomes Uplifting New Indie Musical This Autumn
‘How Soon is Now? comes to Chester as part of a world premiere tour for show about mates, music and magic’ A brilliant new indie musical full of heart, humour…
Storyhouse Explores The Changing Face Of Youth Culture On Screen
‘Exciting Rip It Up season of movies curated by the Chester cultural venue’s Young Film Programmers’ A special season of cinematic treats is coming to Storyhouse this month handpicked by…