What's On /
Wed 04 Mar
Join us at Waterside Arts for a feel-good, open-level dance class, designed for all abilities.
Sat 07 Mar
A fun fusion of yoga moves and stretches, free-style movement and dancing to a live DJ.
Wed 11 Mar
Daliso Chaponda has been writing jokes about the news for over a decade
Thu 12 Mar
Award winning Box Tale Soup present a stunning new adaptation of Orwell’s dystopian classic
Sat 14 Mar
Should middle age really stop you from being a raving reprobate?
One of Britain's most beloved and most scatterbrained stand-ups
Thu 19 Mar
The extraordinary story of Derek Jarman's life.
Wed 25 Mar
Accessible films for all
Fri 27 Mar
When Shakespeare died, he famously left his wife Anne only one thing – the second best bed.
Thu 09 Apr
An evening of ground breaking new work by some of the region's most talented performers.
Fri 10 Apr
A frank, fast-paced comedy drama dealing with how older women are perceived in society.
Tue 14 Apr - Wed 15 Apr
Fatima and Salima are hijabi-wearing step-sisters with one goal: win the Tiny is Mighty skateboarding competition.
Sat 18 Apr
Every night is opening night as these top improvisers compose brand-new comedy musicals from your title suggestions.
Wed 29 Apr
Thu 30 Apr
Damian Hall is an ultrarunner, coach, author, climate activist and tea addict.
Fri 01 May
A fresh perspective of Charles Dickens’ Miss Havisham from Great Expectations.
Emergence is the touring postgraduate dance company of Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford.
Sat 02 May
Heather Alexander brings Virginia Woolf’s iconic text to the stage.
Thu 07 May
A one-man theatre show based on the life of Titanic survivor Edward Dorking.
Tue 19 May
A scintillating new version of one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays.
Wed 20 May
Sat 23 May
Parapsychologist Doctor Roy Earle is invited to attend a séance in the most haunted building in England.
Sun 24 May
The spectacular, hilarious, highly explosive science stunt show.
Wed 03 Jun - Sat 06 Jun
Waterside presents its first in-house production — a powerful new play by emerging writer Liam Mansfield, inspired by his work as an LGBTQ+ youth worker.
Wed 17 Jun
Fri 19 Jun
Adriana Brownlee is a leading British mountaineer, certified paragliding pilot and adventure athlete.
Various dates
Two teams battle it out for laughs with quick-witted gags, games, sketches and songs inspired by your suggestions
Wed 15 Jul
Fri 04 Sep
A brand new stage adaptation of the classic Edwardian spy thriller.
Fri 25 Sep
Celebrating the life and music of Peter Green, founder of the original Fleetwood Mac
Sat 26 Sep
The story of one of the most influential and well-known British women to have ever lived.
Wed 30 Sep
Charlotte Brontë’s gothic romance, swept against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors.
Sat 03 Oct
Come and see our incendiary 6 piece band play all your favourite Pele, Amsterdam & Prowsey songs along with new classics from ‘No Names’.
Fri 09 Oct
How on earth have we all survived the past decade of modern living without Victoria Wood's observational wit and wisdom?
Sat 10 Oct
Set against the harsh backdrop of the Great Depression, two friends with a simple dream: to own a farm and live off the land.
Thu 29 Oct
From the Olivier nominated duo behind the hugely celebrated critically acclaimed West End hit ERIC & LITTLE ERN.
