CINEMA
Storyhouse is Chester’s only independent cinema, bringing a hand-picked selection of films to the city centre – from the best new independent and international releases to unmissable blockbusters, cult classics, restorations, family favourites, documentaries, and more!
Ticket prices:
Standard screenings:
Storyhouse Member: £8.90 / Under 16s £6.75
Non-Member: £9.90 / Under 16s £7.50
Silver Screenings | Over 60s discounts every weekday (Mon—Fri, before 5pm)
Storyhouse Member: £5.85
Non-Member: £6.50
Family Saturdays & Sundays (every weekend at 10.30am)
Storyhouse Member: £3.60
Non-Member: £4
Event Cinema
Storyhouse Member: £19.05 / Under 16s £14.55
Non-Member: £21 / Under 16s £16
Become a Storyhouse Member for £6 a month and save 10% on all cinema tickets!
What’s On?
PULP: What Do You Do For An Encore?
Exhibition on Screen: James McNeill Whistler
NT Live: The Misanthrope
Reel Talk Presents: Harold and Maude
Algorithm Party with Q+A
Become a Storyhouse Member
Become a Storyhouse Member from £6 a month and get 10% off Storyhouse Cinema tickets (up to two per show), and more!
Young Storyhouse Membership
Aged 16-25? Sign up for a Young Storyhouse Membership for FREE to get £5 cinema tickets, and more!
Queer East
Highlights from Queer East, a cross-disciplinary festival showcasing boundary-pushing queer cinema, live arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities.
See more for less with multibuy ticket offer.
Storyhouse Film Clubs
Check out our FREE community group meet-ups for film lovers and local filmmakers, and monthly Pay What You Can cinema screenings hosted by the Storyhouse Cinema team.
Reel Talk Presents
Discover new releases, classic restorations and hidden gems, hand-picked by us and suggested by you, from just £4 a ticket!
Love talking about films? So do we! Join Reel Talk on the first Thursday of every month, or suggest a screening here.
Reel Talk Presents: Harold and Maude
Reel Talk Presents: Forbidden Planet
Stage & Exhibition On Screen
Our Stage & Exhibition on Screen programme brings the very best performances and exhibitions to the heart of Chester.
Exhibition on Screen: James McNeill Whistler
NT Live: The Misanthrope
Hadestown: The Musical
Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels
Family Screenings
Moonlight Flicks Open Air Cinema
Moonlight Flicks Open Air Cinema returns this summerat Rooftop Social Club and Grosvenor Park this August. Join us across two stunning city centre locations for feel-good stories, cult favourites, and fresh new hits under the stars.
Access
At Storyhouse, we strive to create a space for everyone. Click here to find out more about how we make our building and performances accessible, or to join our access register.
Find an upcoming screening for you:
Cinema Community Groups
Storyhouse works in partnership with local community groups and charities to host regular screenings that bring people together through film. Click the links below to find out more about each group.
Carers Trust
Monthly relaxed film screenings for carers living in Cheshire West and Chester.
People’s Choice Group
Cinema screenings for anyone aged 16+ with a learning disability, difficulty or autistic spectrum condition.
Vision Support
Dedicated audio described screenings delivered in partnership with Vision Support.
ChAPS
Monthly autism-friendly cinema screenings delivered in partnership with Cheshire Autism Practical Support.
MUBI GO
Storyhouse is a MUBI GO Partner Cinema. MUBI GO subscribers can claim one free ticket each week to see the newest Film of the Week selection playing near them. Sign up or try 7 days free.
Letterboxd
Hey, we’re on Letterboxd! Seen a film with us? Share your review by tagging ‘storyhouse’ when logging a film in your diary.
Storyhouse Cinema is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network.
