Ultimate Guide to Chester and Cheshire
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New Releases<br />
Early Man<br />
From 16 February<br />
From the much loved Aardman<br />
Studio <strong>and</strong> Nick Park (Wallace<br />
& Gromit, Chicken Run) comes<br />
another brilliant family feature.<br />
Set at the dawn of time, when<br />
prehis<strong>to</strong>ric creatures <strong>and</strong><br />
woolly mammoths roamed<br />
the earth, Early Man tells the<br />
s<strong>to</strong>ry of Dug <strong>and</strong> his side kick<br />
Hognob.<br />
The Shape Of Water<br />
From 23 February<br />
Guillermo Del Torro (Pan’s<br />
Labyrinth) delivers an otherworldly<br />
fairy tale, set against<br />
the backdrop of Cold War era<br />
America. In the hidden highsecurity<br />
government labora<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
where she works, lonely Elisa<br />
(Sally Hawkins) discovers a<br />
secret classified experiment<br />
that transforms her life.<br />
Specials<br />
S<strong>to</strong>ryhouse Young<br />
Film Programmers<br />
Cinema Take Over<br />
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Feb 1 – 4<br />
Love In All Its Forms<br />
February: the month of love.<br />
S<strong>to</strong>ryhouse Young Film<br />
Programmers are taking over<br />
the cinema <strong>to</strong> present a season<br />
of films all about Love. Check<br />
s<strong>to</strong>ryhouse.com for film titles,<br />
times <strong>and</strong> special events.<br />
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LIVE On Screen<br />
As well as mainstream blockbusters, independent, classic<br />
<strong>and</strong> world cinema, S<strong>to</strong>ryhouse screens productions from<br />
the National Theatre (NT) <strong>and</strong> the Royal Opera House (ROH),<br />
bringing the finest drama, opera <strong>and</strong> ballet <strong>to</strong> the heart of<br />
<strong>Chester</strong>.<br />
ROH Live: Rigolet<strong>to</strong><br />
16 January<br />
£19.50<br />
Aged Under 26: £14.50<br />
David McVicar’s acclaimed<br />
production of Verdi’s<br />
potent <strong>and</strong> tragic opera is<br />
conducted by Alex<strong>and</strong>er<br />
Joel, with an excellent cast<br />
led by Dimitri Platanias,<br />
Lucy Crowe <strong>and</strong> Michael<br />
Fabiano.<br />
The Royal Opera |<br />
Composer: Verdi<br />
Dimitri Platanias / Lucy<br />
Crowe / Michael Fabiano<br />
Conduc<strong>to</strong>r: Alex<strong>and</strong>er Joel |<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>r: David McVicar<br />
ROH Live: Tosca<br />
7 February £19.50<br />
Aged Under 26: £14.50<br />
Drama, passion <strong>and</strong><br />
fabulous music in Puccini’s<br />
operatic thriller. Drama,<br />
passion <strong>and</strong> fabulous music<br />
– Puccini’s operatic thriller<br />
is one of the great opera<br />
experiences.<br />
NT Live: Cat on a Hot<br />
Tin Roof (15)<br />
22 February<br />
£19.50<br />
Aged Under 26: £14.50<br />
Tennessee Williams’<br />
twentieth century<br />
masterpiece Cat on a Hot<br />
Tin Roof played a strictly<br />
limited season in London’s<br />
West End in 2017.<br />
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02<br />
32nd <strong>Chester</strong><br />
International Film<br />
Festival<br />
25 Feb - 7 March<br />
Presented by <strong>Chester</strong> Film<br />
Society<br />
S<strong>to</strong>ryhouse is delighted <strong>to</strong><br />
host the annual <strong>Chester</strong><br />
Film Society International<br />
Film Festival. A remarkable<br />
global selection of recent<br />
films that share s<strong>to</strong>ries <strong>and</strong><br />
experiences from an array<br />
of countries. Titles include:<br />
Loving Vincent, The In<br />
Between <strong>and</strong> Mensashe.<br />
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