Family Club Membership
Families are invited to join our fantastic Family Club for just £7.50 per family per year for a range of ...
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One Year On
Featuring four of the winning artists from the 2018 Waterside Open, this group exhibition showcases recent works by Sandra Bouguerch, ...
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Private Peaceful
Private Peaceful relives the life of Private Tommo Peaceful, a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at ...
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Northern Lights Writers' Conference
CIT’s popular writers’ conference returns for its sixth incarnation featuring a mix of talks, masterclasses, panel discussions, practical sessions and ...
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Christopher's Caterpillars
Christopher and Posie swap their trowels for magnifying glasses and turn detective in Christopher’s Caterpillars – a bright and beautiful ...
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek "The Hidden World", a secret Dragon Utopia before ...
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Alice: Wonderland Through the Looking Glass
Alice is an aspiring writer working in a tea-shop. Overworked and underpaid, life seemed much more exciting when she was ...
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Sinatra: Raw
Richard Shelton’s masterful show revealing the man behind the music tours following a sold-out West End season.
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Sale Flower Club: Winter's Tale
Beryl Cotton master florist will entertain with flower arrangements and a tale.
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Gym & Tonic
From the writer of Scary Bikers, Teechers, Up N Under and Bouncers, Gym & Tonic is a laugh out loud ...
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John Hegley: New and Selected Potatoes
Poet, comic, singer, songwriter and glasses-wearer, John Hegley returns to Waterside on National Poetry Day with an exuberance of material ...
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Best of Buzz Comedy
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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The Dragon Who Hates Poetry
Armed with only a pen and paper, Dommy B (Glastonbury Festival Poet in Residence, winner of Saboteur UK's Best Spoken ...
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Eduardo Niebla in Concert
Hailed by the Guardian for his “exquisite guitar playing”, the formidable virtuoso Eduardo Niebla presents his amazing repertoire of “stunning ...
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Greg Minnaar: Size Matters
In this brand new show, Greg takes audiences on the journey of his incredible enduring racing career and the story ...
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Wilderland Film Festival
Wilderland is a brand new film festival bringing important, breathtaking stories from the natural world to the big screen, made ...
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Dawn of the Light
A 50-minute film produced by the Bahá’í International Community to mark the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb “the ...
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Dumbo (2019)
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans ...
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Mission... Save The World
Captain Clever is good at code breaking and problem solving, whilst Captain Conker is super-fast and not scared of anything ...
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Kris Drever
Kris Drever is a Scottish folk singer songwriter, who has won multiple awards including an incredible 7 BBC Radio 2 ...
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Short Film Call-Out: Animation Short Film Event
Creative Industries Trafford invites animators and artists using animation to submit their short films for an evening that celebrates form ...
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Stan & Ollie (2019)
Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what ...
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Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri
Join Kiki and Carmelo for an acoustic journey of stories and song which include unique covers of songs by artists ...
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Alice in Wonderland
Join Alice down the rabbit hole in her magical adventures through Wonderland in this brand-new staging of Lewis Carroll’s family ...
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Kaleidoscope
Your reflection is staring back at you. Wide eyed and full of hope. Mirrors, lights, colours and sounds. The world ...
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Writers' Group
These two hour creative writing workshops are open to all, and aim to facilitate new writing through a combination of ...
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The Snake Davis Band: Classic Sax Solos
Snake Davis is one of the world’s most respected and in demand saxophone players, working with some of music’s biggest ...
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Doug Allan: Wild Images, Wild Life
Join multi-award winning wildlife cameraman Doug Allan for an evening of behind the scenes stories for all the family, with ...
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ComedySportz 4 Tots
A show aimed at kids aged six and under from the team behind ComedySportz. Each show promises plenty of BIG ...
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ComedySportz
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss ...
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RUSH: A Joyous Jamaican Journey
Get ready to dance to the music of Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff, Toots & The Maytals, Prince Buster, Bob Marley ...
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Directing Animation Masterclass with Nina Gantz
In this session, Nina Gantz (BAFTA winner for Best Animated Short and Sundance Festival Short Animation Jury Award for Edmond) ...
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Script School
Ric Michael (ex Head of Development, Baby Cow TV Manchester) leads this in-depth six week course for TV script writers.
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The Turn of the Screw
Award-winning Box Tale Soup present Henry James’ disturbing story of horror and corruption. Edinburgh Fringe 2018 sell-out.
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The Mystery of Raddlesham Mumps
A gothic tale which will make you and your family shudder and laugh out loud!
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The Pitmen Poets
After their sell out UK tour of 2017, the four Pitmen Poets return for their final tour in 2019, individually ...
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Murder Ballads
Meet the regulars of O’Malley’s bar, Millhaven, West Texas 1882. The town has not been the same since a stranger ...
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Materials in Motion Symposium 2019
Materials in Motion: A Future for the Past, Preserving our Animation Heritage welcomes experts, enthusiasts, conservators and creators to explore ...
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Puppet Masters Animation Conference 2019
CIT’s animation conference returns with another fascinating line-up of renowned speakers from the worlds of puppetry, animation and character design. ...
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Best of Buzz Comedy
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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The Stitch Brothers
Get ready to be transported into the wonky, magical, dreamlike world of the Stitch Brothers as they take you on ...
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JS80: Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
JS80 is bringing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat to Waterside, marking the 50th anniversary of arguably one of the ...
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Outside The Box
Outside The Box asks its audience to embrace mortality and look on the bright side of life, with a weave ...
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The Incident Pit
There have been so many deaths at this massive, old, flooded quarry over the years they’ve nick-named it ‘The Incident ...
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Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us
In his new show 50 Things About Us Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of storytelling, standup, mischief and really, ...
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Casablanca (1942)
A cynical American expatriate struggles to decide whether or not he should help his former lover and her fugitive husband ...
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Fisherman's Friends (2019)
Ten fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of ...
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Cosgrove Hall: Frame by Frame
Cosgrove Hall Films Archive takes you right back to the basics of animation detailing some of the processes behind some ...
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Alan Johnson: In My Life
Inspired by his latest book, In My Life, in this highly entertaining show Alan tells his personal story with the ...
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ComedySportz 4 Tots
A show aimed at kids aged six and under from the team behind ComedySportz. Each show promises plenty of BIG ...
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Polonez Manchester 70th Anniversary Concert
To celebrate their 70th anniversary Polonez Manchester will be performing songs and dances from their vast repetoire, from the colourful ...
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ComedySportz
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss ...
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Emily Rising
Emily wakes up one bright autumn morning to find that her feet can’t touch the ground, and no one can ...
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Writers' Group
These two hour creative writing workshops are open to all, and aim to facilitate new writing through a combination of ...
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Staying In
“Young, gay, fabulous — it’s all about being out and going out… isn’t it?”. Fuelled by internalised homophobia and beset ...
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Portfolio Surgeries for Contemporary Visual Artists
Join us for these in-depth portfolio sessions in partnership with Castlefield Gallery. Discuss your work with specialist curators, arts professionals ...
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Thea Gilmore
A gifted and exceptional artist at the peak of her powers, Thea Gilmore has delivered a vibrant and deeply resonant ...
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MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS
Join Mr & Mrs Popper and their amazing performing puppet penguins in this 60 minute action-packed musical adaptation of Richard ...
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How To Be Amazingly Happy!
No kids - now what? Victoria is on a mid-life quest for joy, identity and belonging in this big hearted, ...
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Best of Buzz Comedy
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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Christmas Shopping with Chris Difford
Chris Difford is a Grammy nominated and double Ivor Novello Award winning lyricist who has brought us characters and sketches ...
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ComedySportz Improvised Panto
Heroes, villains, songs and silliness are guaranteed as the gang improvise a brand new pantomime every show using only your ...
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ComedySportz Improvised Panto (Tots)
Heroes, villains, songs and silliness are guaranteed as the gang improvise a brand new pantomime every show using only your ...
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Barbara Nice: Festive Special
Fresh from Britain’s Got Talent, Barbara Nice is back by popular demand with her annual festive shindig complete with raffle, ...
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A Christmas Carol in Concert
This unique retelling of Dickens’ heart-warming tale uses an array of traditional and modern instruments and authentic musical arrangements.
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ComedySportz 4 Totz
A show aimed at kids aged six and under from the team behind ComedySportz. Each show promises plenty of BIG ...
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ComedySportz
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss ...
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Writers' Group
These two hour creative writing workshops are open to all, and aim to facilitate new writing through a combination of ...
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Strangers on a Train Set
Challenging a youth to turn down his music, Irene Sparrow, inventor of the left-handed crochet hook finds herself under suspicion ...
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ComedySportz 4 Totz
A show aimed at kids aged six and under from the team behind ComedySportz. Each show promises plenty of BIG ...
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ComedySportz
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss ...
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The Fureys
Legends of Irish music & song The FUREYS, renowned for their hit songs ‘I will love you’, ‘When you were ...
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Meet The Producers
Working on a script for TV, film or radio? Join our panel of producers, commissioners for insights into what production ...
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Tom Binns, The Psychic Comedium
Tom claims to have discovered a genuine psychic ability and during his performances he makes jaw-dropping revelations about his audience ...
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Kendal Mountain Festival UK Tour 2020
Join us to watch the world’s best adventure films on the big screen – cinematography, enthralling scenery and exhilarating journeys ...
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Steve Harley Acoustic Band
For Steve Harley, life on the road is more than just a job: it is almost his life’s blood and ...
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ComedySportz 4 Totz
A show aimed at kids aged six and under from the team behind ComedySportz. Each show promises plenty of BIG ...
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ComedySportz
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss ...
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ComedySportz 4 Totz
A show aimed at kids aged six and under from the team behind ComedySportz. Each show promises plenty of BIG ...
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ComedySportz
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss ...
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ComedySportz 4 Totz
A show aimed at kids aged six and under from the team behind ComedySportz. Each show promises plenty of BIG ...
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ComedySportz
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss ...
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Ultimate 70s Show
The Ultimate 70’s Show is a totally live 7 piece tribute to the seventies. Featuring Martin Metcalf ex Geordie, alongside ...
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