Theatre

Review: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre

July 31, 2025 // 0 Comments

Sherlock Holmes is played with charisma, charm and energy by Ethan Reid. Photo: Mark McNulty Words: Paul Crofts No summer in Chester would be complete without a visit to the [...]

Review: Pride and Prejudice at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre

July 20, 2025 // 0 Comments

Words and photos: Angela Ferguson A trip to Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre always provides a welcome escape for us and this year was no exception. We went along to watch [...]

Review: The Parent Agency, Storyhouse

February 25, 2025 // 0 Comments

The production is at Storyhouse until Sunday 2 March. Photo: The Parent Agency Words: Paul Crofts It’s not every night you get invited to the gala night for the world [...]

Review: The Gangs of New York, Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre

September 3, 2024 // 0 Comments

Photo: Mark McNulty Words – Paul Crofts / Pictures – Mark McNulty & WAC On a glorious summer’s evening, I took my seat at Grosvenor Park Open Air [...]

Review: The Importance of Being Earnest, Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre

August 29, 2024 // 0 Comments

Words: Angela Ferguson / Photos: WAC & Storyhouse This summer we got to soak up the spectacle that is Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre in more ways than one. It was a [...]

Review: Curtains at St Mary’s Creative Space

July 2, 2024 // 0 Comments

Words: Angela Ferguson Photos: Stephen Cain Photography It’s an autumnal kinda summer’s evening when I set foot inside the welcoming warmth of the Chester gem that is St [...]

Storyhouse Women: Live updates from the festival

February 29, 2024 // 0 Comments

Join the We Are Chester team as we live blog the Storyhouse Women weekend. We’ll be here to bring you all the latest on the event, which runs on Saturday, 2 and Sunday, [...]

Christmas what’s on guide for Chester

November 21, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Angela Ferguson Christmas is fast approaching and at this time of year the We Are Chester team love nothing more than to head out to some of the many festive events [...]

Review: Waiting at Storyhouse Chester

November 10, 2023 // 0 Comments

Words: Angela Ferguson and Paul Crofts. Photos: Steve Cain This much anticipated new play from the pen of Chester playwright Gail Young takes a look at the harrowing impact [...]

Review: Agnes of God at Chester Little Theatre

October 22, 2023 // 1 Comment

Words: Angela Ferguson | Photos: Stuart Evans and Paul Crofts I made my way to Chester Little Theatre on a day when Chester was ravaged by Storm Babet, like most of the [...]