Chester City Passion diary: Behind the scenes at rehearsals
By Angela Ferguson Things are hotting up on the Chester City Passion rehearsals front as we edge closer to performance day. I’ve been to chorus rehearsals in Chester this [...]
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Don’t let the curtain fall on Storyhouse
We Are Chester’s editor Angela Ferguson gives her views on the worrying news from Storyhouse in Chester. Photos: Angela Ferguson The final curtain must not be allowed [...]
A vision of post-lockdown Chester – from artist Dai Owen
Are you having good and bad days when it comes to adjusting to the new normal in this somewhat dystopian world we are now living in? Yep, so are we. You’re not alone. [...]
The show must go on: The arts world’s response to coronavirus
Words: Paul Crofts and Photos: Paul Crofts and Angela Ferguson As coronavirus continues to have an impact on our every day lives, We Are Chester writer Paul Crofts takes a [...]
On Chester Streets: reportage sketching looking at life in Chester by Dai Owen
Our artist Dai Owen has been out and about in Chester, talking to some of those people who are without a roof over their heads in the city. It’s a sad and harsh reality [...]
Merry Christmas from the We Are Chester team
Merry Christmas from all of the team at We Are Chester. Thanks so much for your support as we aim to shine a light on the good stuff happening in and around our city. It [...]
Review: Jack and the Beanstalk – Theatr Clwyd
Review: Antonia Merola Jones Photos: Brian Roberts Nothing signals the start of the festive season for me more than a trip to a pantomime – and where better to start than [...]
Chester protest draws a crowd – and our artist Dai Owen draws them
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Chester to protest against Boris Johnson’s plans to shut down Parliament. And our artist Dai Owen was there to cover it, along [...]
Review: Educating Rita at Theatr Clwyd
Words: Josie Penfold. Photos: Robert Day. 5 Stars – an unmissable revival of a masterpiece Willy Russell’s script tells the story of a working-class woman, Susan [...]
Review: Little Shop of Horrors, Storyhouse, Chester
Words: Angela Ferguson. Photos: Mark McNulty and Angela Ferguson If you’re looking for a plant-tastic cult musical extravaganza then Storyhouse is where it’s at this [...]
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