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STORYHOUSE This house is your house –what will you do with it?
Big Idea:
Council vision and commitment
Clear vision and clarity of purpose
Arts Organisation and Library Service
Revenue and Capital
Collaboration
Location
Odeon Site
Town Hall
Chester 2007-2012: A Changing City
Ambition and Leadership
Festivals and Outdoor Theatre
Brief: Spaces
Theatre: 500-800 Seats
Cinema Screen: 100 seats
Studio Theatre: 150 Seats
All-day Café and Bar: 150 covers
City Library: 30,000 Books
Brief: Service
No barriers to entry
One staff team
Dynamic ticket pricing
One artistic lead
One brand
Site Plan
500/800 Seat
Auditorium
Studio and Bar
Odeon
Feel the fear and do it anyway:
Being the client Culture change
Innovation Collaboration
Service delivery Bravery
RESPECT
EMPOWERMENT
Our first 12 months in Storyhouse:
Over 1 million visitors
5,343 new library members > +54%
290,728 books issued > +58% in Children’s books
More than 110 regular monthly groups
Across our Libraries:
Over 2 million visitors
16,500 new library members
8377 events and activities
Graham Lister - Project Director
Rachel Foster - Senior Manager Libraries
