

Marlon Soloman presents
Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard's Tale
Marlon's a Jew. This didn't bother him much until he discovered that some people he knew didn't believe the Holocaust ...
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First Light Spotlight: Connecting new photography with new writing
A series of online talks with recent northern photography graduates discussing the inspiration behind their images for the First Light ...
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CANCELLED - Chaplin: Birth of a Tramp
A 5-star new play about the relationship between experience and creativity. Discover how Chaplin spun personal tragedy into universal comedy, ...
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CANCELLED - Far Gone
This event has been cancelled. We will be contacting ticket holders over the next few weeks to process refunds. Thank ...
→ MoreWaterside will open on Monday 17 May '21.
Waterside is a thriving and vibrant arts venue in the heart of Sale in Trafford, Greater Manchester. Comprising a theatre, art galleries, studios and workspaces, Waterside is an important regional hub for both performance and visual art.
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Speakers From The Edge presents
Kenton Cool: Everest the Cool Way
Kenton Cool holds the British record for Everest ascents, at 14 times. He is the only person in the world ...
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Weddings & Venue Hire
Find out more about Venue Hire, Weddings and Civil Partnerships at Waterside.
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Waterside will reopen its doors on Monday 17 May
Waterside is delighted to announce it is re-opening its doors from Monday 17 May ‘21 with an exciting summer and autumn programme of live theatre, music, visual arts, comedy, dance and spoken word. Highlights include its annual ten day Summer arts festival, Refract:21 (22 – 31 July ‘21), outdoor productions of The Great Gatsby and Mr Stink, comedy nights with ...
→ MoreMore Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Artists to Perform After Lockdown
LGBT Foundation and the Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Arts and Culture Network is delighted to announce more local artists will be supported through the Pride Stages Bursary to create new work for Pride events and beyond in Greater Manchester this year. Competition for the award was fierce – with 47 artists submitting expressions of interest to the selection panel, and 10 ...
→ MoreVenues North launches its first COVID-19 status report
Today Venues North launches its first COVID-19 status report, designed to help artists and companies better understand where venues are with their current activity and reopening plans. Annabel Turpin, Chair of Venues North said: “This report is an attempt to pull together some of the key pieces of information that artists and companies want to know, to try and help ...
→ MoreUpdate to Waterside's extended closure
In light of the government’s recent announcement we will not be holding any live performances at Waterside before 17 May 2021. We will be contacting ticket holders over the next few weeks to process any reschedules and refunds for any shows affected in April and May. Please bear with us as we are a small team and all working remotely. ...
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