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1984

Thu 12 Mar

Award winning Box Tale Soup present a stunning new adaptation of Orwell’s dystopian classic

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Jarman

Thu 19 Mar

The extraordinary story of Derek Jarman's life.

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Second Best Bed

Fri 27 Mar

When Shakespeare died, he famously left his wife Anne only one thing – the second best bed.

Breaking Ground

Breaking Ground

Thu 09 Apr

An evening of ground breaking new work by some of the region's most talented performers.

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Invisible

Fri 10 Apr

A frank, fast-paced comedy drama dealing with how older women are perceived in society.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Tue 28 Apr

A tale of love, mischief, and magic in a world where love is unpredictable, fairies rule the night, and chaos reigns.

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Havisham

Fri 01 May

A fresh perspective of Charles Dickens’ Miss Havisham from Great Expectations.

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Emergence Dance 2026

Fri 01 May

Emergence is the touring postgraduate dance company of Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford.

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Room: Inside The Creative Mind of Virginia Woolf

Sat 02 May

Heather Alexander brings Virginia Woolf’s iconic text to the stage.

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Third Class: A Titanic Story

Thu 07 May

A one-man theatre show based on the life of Titanic survivor Edward Dorking.

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HomoGrown

Tue 12 May

A bold celebration of homegrown queer talent

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Hasbian

Wed 13 May

A queer coming-of-age comedy

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A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny

Thu 14 May

Award winning, queer parody epic

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Jonny Woo: Suburbia

Thu 14 May

Spoken word, story-telling, performance art and rave

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Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte

Fri 15 May

A powerful one man show exploring racism, love and family

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Copla: A Spanish Cabaret

Fri 15 May

Cracks open Spain’s most dramatic song tradition

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Macbeth Alone!

Tue 19 May

A scintillating new version of one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays.

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The Haunting of Blaine Manor

Sat 23 May

Parapsychologist Doctor Roy Earle is invited to attend a séance in the most haunted building in England.

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Clothes Swap

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.

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Walkden Gardens: The Jungle Book

Sun 21 Jun

A brand-new musical adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling family favourite.

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(you are witnessing) My Villain Era

Thu 02 Jul - Fri 03 Jul

Presented by Dark Horse, one of the UK's most exciting learning disabled led theatre companies.

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The 39 Steps

Fri 04 Sep

A brand new stage adaptation of the classic Edwardian spy thriller.

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Emmeline Pankhurst: Angel or Anarchist?

Sat 26 Sep

The story of one of the most influential and well-known British women to have ever lived.

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Jane Eyre

Wed 30 Sep

Charlotte Brontë’s gothic romance, swept against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors.

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Of Mice and Men

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.

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Animal Farm

Thu 15 Oct

A must-see epic, more relevant than ever!