Chester Literature Festival
Welcome to Chester Literature Festival 2019- Storyhouse Theatre
This year Chester Literature Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Storyhouse has programmed the festival since 2012, its artists in residence have included Ted Hughes Prize winner Hollie McNish and Poet Laureate for Canterbury Lemn Sissay, whose poems can currently be seen adorning the walls, floors, nooks and crannies of Storyhouse.
Enjoy authors, poets, performances and discussion across the festival.
- Activities: Adult Arts & Crafts The Kitchen Book now
- On Stage: Litfest Elevenses The Kitchen
- On Stage: An Evening with Michael Morpurgo Storyhouse Theatre Book now
- On Stage: An Evening with Armistead Maupin Storyhouse Theatre Book now
- On Stage: Nadiya Hussain: Finding My Voice Storyhouse Theatre Book now
- On Stage: Neil Oliver: The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places Storyhouse Theatre Book now
- On Stage: Roger McGough: joinedupwriting Storyhouse Theatre Book now
- On Stage: Austentatious Storyhouse Theatre Book now
- On Stage: Lucy Worsley: Queen Victoria – Daughter, Wife, Mother & Widow Storyhouse Theatre Book now
- On Stage: My Name Is Why – In Conversation with Lemn Sissay Storyhouse Theatre Book now
Activities
Adult Arts & Crafts
The Kitchen
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Join the Storyhouse engagement team as they introduce you to some craft activities suitable for beginners – come along to meet some like-minded people.
On Stage
Litfest Elevenses
The Kitchen
Listen to a short reading from a local author, poet or storyteller to start the Literature Festival day.
On Stage
An Evening with Michael Morpurgo
Storyhouse Theatre
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Join one of the UK’s best-loved authors as he shares his gift for magical storytelling and reveals the secrets nearly 50 years of writing has taught him.
On Stage
An Evening with Armistead Maupin
Storyhouse Theatre
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The bestselling, much-loved author of the iconic and ground-breaking series Tales of the City and LGBT activist comes to Storyhouse as part of his first ever UK tour.
On Stage
Nadiya Hussain: Finding My Voice
Storyhouse Theatre
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Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain celebrates the publication of her brand-new memoir, in her own warm, honest and humorous way.
On Stage
Neil Oliver: The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places
Storyhouse Theatre
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Neil Oliver was born to love Great Britain. During his 20 years travelling to every corner, and whilst filming BBC2’s Coast, he’s fallen in love all over again.
Season
On Stage
From musicals, dance and comedy, to opera, drama and family – there’s something for everyone on stage at Storyhouse.