Stephen Mosley MP

Chester has had a long line of conservative M.P.s, but with the election of Tony Blair's government in 1997 we gained our first labour member, Christine Russell. She lost her seat in the last general election, and we now have Stephen Mosley, another in the long line of conservatives. He was out and about in the streets doing a surgery for his constituents the other day, although I have to say he didn't get many takers, most of the passers-by being tourists.

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Tesco Back Door

I walked out into the street at the back of Tesco in the city centre, and whoa! was very surprised to find it all wrapped up. I suspect it is to do with the general refurbishment of Tesco, and eagerly await the outcome.

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Masters Are You Mad?

Encouraged by the free lunchtime talk, we went along to a performance of Masters Are You Mad?, and I was pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable it was. Picnickers lounged around, rugs were offered to anyone who looked cold, umbrellas were lent during a brief shower, actor's voices projected really well, and the acting was of an incredibly high standard all round.

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Meet The Producers

The Open Air Theatre has a program of free lunchtime talks, and I went along to the first of these, where the Olivier Award-winning director Robin Norton Hale (left in the photo below) discussed her experience of staging Glyn Maxwell's brand new play 'Masters Are You Mad?', and very interesting and informative it was too. On Thursday of this week Alex Clifton (right in photo below), Artistic Director since 2010, will give a talk on the project and his journey through directing the popular Shakespearean comedy.

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Outdoor Theatre

The Outdoor Theatre is back in Chester for its' summer season, albeit in a slightly different location (but still in the Grosvenor Park), and with some covering, i.e. rain protection for the rear seats. The season runs until the 19th August, and you can find out more about them (and book tickets) here:
http://www.grosvenorparkopenairtheatre.co.uk/

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Roman Elliptical Building

Buried deep underneath the newly-refurbished town hall (of which more later), is a mysterious Roman elliptically-shaped building. This building was unique in the Roman world, and together with the amphitheatre and the very large Principia building, suggest that the fortress was intended to be of high status and importance. It has even been suggested that Chester was at one time destined to be the capital of a Roman province which included Ireland - a dream which did not turn into reality.

You can find out more about it, including a visualisation of how it might have looked, here:
http://www.take27.co.uk/julianbaum/ChesterProject/EB/EB.html

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Chester Civil Justice Centre

Built backing onto Dee House is Chester Civil Justice Centre. A not-very-lovely building, I suppose it will be demolished if and when Dee House falls down, but meanwhile it is where you go if you want a divorce, or to adopt a child, or wish to declare yourself bankrupt.

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