Cinema & Theatre in Chester

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Chester is a great home for the stage and screen 

Take your pick from our choice of all the top cinema and theatre in Chester below or discover your absolute favourites by clicking ‘Find My Perfect Film or Show’ to filter by your additional personal preferences. 

When you look for things to do in Chester Storyhouse is the real central hub of everything to do with theatre and the big screen in Chester presenting the best of UK and internationally acclaimed shows and films in it’s complex which also is home to the city library and just across the way in Rufus Court is Alexanders Live which hosts much of the live music you’ll find in the city alongside a number of shows.

Through the warmer months the real highlights of film and theatre are the outdoor cinema screenings ‘Moonlight Flicks’ and the ‘Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre’ which are thoroughly enjoyed by both visitors and locals alike (especially when the sun is shining).

 

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Aug 10
Chester to Enjoy Moonlit Musicals

Moonlight Flicks, Storyhouse’s much-loved summer programme, lets Chester residents and…

Aug 04
Chester Children to Meet Wonderland Characters

As part of its 2025 Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre programme, Chester’s Storyhouse…

Jul 18
Chester Presents Children’s Theatre

Storyhouse in Chester has announced it is hosting a

Jul 08
Chester to Stage Sherlock Holmes Outdoors in Summer

The beating heart of the arts in Chester, Storyhouse, is soon presenting a new…

May 06
Chester Honours Jane Austen with Outdoor Play

This year marks the 250th anniversary of esteemed novelist Jane Austen’s birth. To…

Apr 30
Chester Presents Picture Book Performance

Written by author Anna Kemp with eye-catching illustrations from Sara Ogilvie, “The…