Storyhouse at night, the converted 1936 Odeon cinema on Hunter Street lit up with its illuminated STORYHOUSE signage.
Theatre 5 hireable spaces

Storyhouse

Up to 800
capacity
5 spaces
hireable
Contact the venue for dates and times
available for hire

About this venue

Storyhouse is Chester's theatre, cinema and library, opened in 2017 in and around the converted 1936 Odeon on Hunter Street. It presents touring drama, musicals, music, comedy and its own repertory seasons, and also runs Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre each summer. The building holds a main theatre that converts between proscenium and thrust layouts, the Garret Theatre studio in the roof space, a cinema, the Garret Bar and a meeting room, all available for hire.

The Spaces

Theatre

Main theatre

Capacity

Seated
up to 800

Storyhouse's space-hire page: "Seats up to 800". The auditorium has two layouts, proscenium and thrust.

Garret Theatre

Studio theatre

Capacity

Standing
up to 200
Seated
up to 140

Storyhouse's space-hire page: "Seats up to 140 on raked seating or up to 200 standing". In the roof space above the main auditorium.

Garret Bar

Bar

Capacity

Standing
up to 50
Seated
up to 40

Storyhouse's space-hire page: "Seats up to 40 or 50 standing".

Cinema

Cinema

Capacity

Seated
up to 92

Storyhouse's space-hire page: "Seats up to 92".

The Meeting Room

Meeting room

Capacity

Seated
up to 14

Storyhouse's space-hire page: "Seats up to 14".

Technical and venue information is available directly from the venue.

Gallery

Location

Storyhouse, Hunter Street, Chester CH1 2AR, UK

Contact Information

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