Creativity

Power of community theatre: Chester Mystery Plays cast share their stories

August 24, 2018 // 3 Comments

Our editor Angela Ferguson was so moved and inspired by the positive impact that taking part in the Chester Mystery Plays had on her and her fellow cast and crew that she [...]

We Are Chester Show on Flipside Radio – 2 August 2018

August 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

In this week’s We Are Chester Show on Flipside Radio, Angela is joined by fellow We Are Chester writers Tori Erskine and Paul Crofts. Tori, who used to co-host the WAC [...]

A Sketcher’s Blog with Dai Owen: Part 3 Behind the scenes at Chester Mystery Plays

July 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

Chester artist Dai Owen shares his final instalment in his Chester Mystery Plays series of blogs. He looks at what was going on behind the scenes during this epic event, [...]

A Sketcher’s Blog: Sketches from Chester Mystery Plays part 2 with Dai Owen

June 20, 2018 // 1 Comment

Here’s another instalment of Dai Owen’s A Sketcher’s Blog, looking behind the scenes at rehearsals for this year’s Chester Mystery Plays. The plays, which are being [...]

Introducing A Sketcher’s Blog: Sketches from Chester Mystery Plays by artist Dai Owen

June 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

Our very own We Are Chester artist Dai Owen is currently in the process of documenting rehearsals for the forthcoming run of Chester Mystery Plays. The plays, which only [...]

Review: Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, Theatr Clwyd

May 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

From an early age, We Are Chester's James Wright has been infatuated with A Streetcar Named Desire. Imagine his joy, then, when he finally got the chance to go and view it. [...]

Preview: Storyhouse Women weekend, Chester

April 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

It’s fair to say that this will be a busy weekend for the We Are Chester team and our good friends at Storyhouse and Flipside Radio. Editor Angela Ferguson will be at [...]

Review: Of Mice and Men, Theatr Clwyd

February 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Straight from dusty ranches of California to our very own theatrical paradise, John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men brings all of the charm and charisma of an American performance to Theatr Clwyd. Full of political turmoil and questions about what it really means to be human, Of Mice and Men takes the audience on an emotional and thought-provoking journey and, in the process, makes you realise why it's considered the best American novel ever written. [...]

Listen again: We Are Chester show on Flipside Radio

January 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

Here’s our latest show on Chester’s Flipside community radio station. Tori, Angela and James chat to members of Minerva Arts Youth Theatre about their forthcoming [...]

Review; Cockfight at Chester Storyhouse

October 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

"The Office meets a Steel-Cage Fight." What on Earth have you got me into Angela? The Farm's Cockfight was every bit as weird and wonderful as you might suggest from such a description. [...]