Chester Performs

Posted by Amy on Jan 23, 2012

We’re off! Tickets on sale now for Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre!

At 6pm on Thursday 19th January, we officially opened the box office for this summer’s Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre. 2012 marks the unique picnic theatre’s third year and over 46 days and balmy nights this coming summer, you have the chance to find out why its making such a splash! Described by the national press as ‘the northern alternative to Shakespeare’s Globe and Regents...

Posted by Amy on Jan 13, 2012

We’re recruiting!

We’re recruiting for this year’s Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre. We’re currently looking for a committed stage management team, To find out more, click here.

Posted by Amy on Dec 15, 2011

Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre 2012 season announced!

This is it! We can now announce the programme for the 2012 Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre season, which will return to Chester this summer from 5th July – 19th August. Our nationally acclaimed picnic theatre debuted in 2010 and in just two years has seen nearly 15,000 customers enjoy high-quality productions which have seen the theatre hailed as a natural alternative to Shakespeare’s Globe and...

Posted by Amy on Nov 4, 2011

Up the Wall gallery

Have a look at our new gallery page featuring stunning photographs of this year’s Up the Wall taken by Mark McNulty GALLERY

Posted by Amy on Nov 3, 2011

Chester Castle

This year we were able to take Up the Wall to one of the city’s most prominent yet secret locations, Chester Castle. The usually closed site spans a history of over 1000 years and has had many uses including a prison, court, mint and tax office. Here at Chester Performs, we enjoy creating and presenting work in non-traditional venues and spaces and taking Up the Wall to the Castle this year offered...

Posted by Amy on Nov 3, 2011

Cinema Deva

This month will see our community cinema project come to life at Blacon High School when we put on four film screening events over three days. From 24th-26th November, the school hall will be turned into a cinema, complete with ushers, ice cream, popcorn and even an interval. The event will be open to all and tickets are on sale now. Tickets are available to buy online here You can also book by telephone...

Posted by Amy on Oct 24, 2011

Up the Wall 2011

Excited crowds descended on the city this weekend to explore Up the Wall, a major showcase of performance and installation art. Now in its fifth year, Up the Wall has established itself as a leading North West live art event and this weekend, it welcomed thousands of visitors through the gates of Chester Castle. We were able to work closely with English Heritage to make Chester Castle open to the public...

Posted by Andrew on Oct 14, 2011

Its the Odeon!

It’s settled – Chester is to have a new theatre – a project we have been championing and involved in for a fair few years – and it’s going to be built in and around the old Odeon cinema in Chester…. We think it’s a fantastic decision – it will place the new theatre at the heart of the city and make a fantastic contribution to the regeneration of the...