Screenlight
TUE 1 AUG 2017 - SAT 1 SEPT 2018
Throughout the following year, the 55 inch monitor will be home to an eclectic range of video art works that ...
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Family Club Membership
FRI 1 SEP 2017 - FRI 31 AUG 2018
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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Happy Hour
MON 23 JUL
The workers on Level 3 are racing against the clock to reach their quota of Smiley Faces, but are they ...
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small worlds
WED 25 JUL
Five interweaving stories, five small worlds, five very different journeys. Stories about journeys, big and small, stories about taking that ...
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SLIME TIME!
THURS 26 JUL
The latest gloopy craze has come to Refract! This slippery slime-making session is perfect for you to indulge your big ...
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Overdrawn at Waterside
THURS 26 JUL
An interactive art event with established artists, illustrators and designers from Manchester. Expect pound portraits, calligraphy, local artists drawing live, ...
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Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
THURS 26 JUL
A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning show as audience suggestions are ...
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Make, Do and Bop
FRI 27 JUL
Join us for a knees up with your nippers where you can throw your hands up, let your hair down, ...
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Jeramiah Ferrari
FRI 27 JUL
Expect a great calypso-ska style dancing party fusing styles of reggae, rock, ska and pop to make a truly memorable ...
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Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead
FRI 27 JUL
Rev up the Delta and come on a trip to a cabin in the Tennessee backwoods via Graceland, to witness: ...
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Refract:18 Closing Party feat. The Magic Numbers & Ren Harvieu
SAT 28 JUL
Known for their unique harmonies, melodic hooks, song-writing craftsmanship and timeless sound, The Magic Numbers have become one of the ...
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MYT Productions: Parade
WED 1 - SAT 4 AUG
Amid religious intolerance, political injustice and racial tension, the stirring Tony Award winning Parade explores the endurance of love and ...
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ComedySportz 4 Tots
SAT 25 AUG
ComedySportz are bringing a show packed with silly games and songs for even younger audiences. Highly interactive, this friendly, non-competitive ...
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ComedySportz
SAT 25 AUG
ComedySportz is an all ages, all action, all improvised competitive comedy show where two teams battle it out for laughs ...
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Best of Buzz Comedy
SAT 1 SEP
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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Northern Lights Writers Conference 2018
SAT 8 SEP
Masterclasses, talks and workshops for writers.
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The Shape of Water (2017)
THURS 13 SEPT
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature ...
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Phantom Thread (2017)
THURS 20 SEPT
Set in 1950s London a renowned dressmaker’s fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman who becomes his muse ...
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The Enormous Turnip
SAT 22 SEP
Living in their tiny shed squeezed in amongst the garden tools, Mr and Mrs Chickweed’s amazing prize-winning vegetables have taken ...
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Luca Rutherford's Political Party
SAT 22 SEP
Have you ever felt confused or overwhelmed by politics? Have you ever thought that the only way to make a ...
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Henry Blofeld: 78 Retired
TUES 25 SEPT
The cherished golden voice of cricket has decided to celebrate by touring the country with his brand-new show, jam-packed full ...
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Kast Off Kinks
THU 27 SEP
The Kast off Kinks are actual former members of the legendary band ‘The Kinks’, back together playing great music and ...
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Gulliver Returns
THURS 27 SEPT
Gulliver Returns is a haunting new play that rips up Swift’s savage masterpiece to explore the strange places we go ...
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ComedySportz 4 Tots
SAT 29 SEP
ComedySportz are bringing a show packed with silly games and songs for even younger audiences. Highly interactive, this friendly, non-competitive ...
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ComedySportz
SAT 29 SEP
ComedySportz is an all ages, all improvised show where two teams battle it out for laughs as players create quick-witted ...
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The Drama MOB
SUN 30 SEP
The Drama MOB present 'The Drama MOB: A Showcase of Talent', 'The Nuttings' & 'Alice'
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Neil Oliver: The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places
TUES 2 OCT
Neil was born to love Great Britain. During his 20 years travelling to every corner, and whilst filming BBC2’s Coast, ...
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Dracula - Welcome to D's
THURS 4 OCT
Chantry Dance Company brings you a mesmerizing new ballet for 2018. A re-imagining of the classic vampire fantasy, and inspired ...
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Colin Stafford Johnson: Living A Wild Life
FRI 5 OCT
Irish wildlife cameraman and television presenter Colin Stafford-Johnson is one of the world’s most acclaimed and internationally awarded filmmakers. Throughout ...
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He Ain't Heavy
SAT 6 OCT
Performer Grania Pickard tells the story of growing up with her disabled autistic brother Sean using physical theatre, aerial circus, ...
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Best of Buzz Comedy
SAT 6 OCT
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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The Pixies' Scarf
SUN 7 OCT
Inspired by the powerfully evocative tale of The Pixies’ Scarf by Alison Uttely, Soap Soup Theatre present a brand new ...
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Macbeth - Director's Cut
TUE 9 - WED 10 OCT
For the second time in its history, Volcano re-invents Shakespeare’s pacy, eloquent tragedy; this time with a new generation of ...
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Finding Your Feet (2017)
THURS 11 OCT
Romantic comedy starring Imelda Staunton and Timothy Spall.
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The Christians
FRI 12 OCT
Renowned for an endless string of soulful yet socially aware hits ...Forgotten Town, Ideal World, Born Again, Harvest for the ...
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The Walrus & The Carpenter
SAT 13 OCT
The time has come to join the Walrus and Carpenter, with some eager Oysters, on their hunt for a gourmet ...
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Turin Brakes
SAT 13 OCT
After an impressive 19 years together, seven studio albums and over a million records sold worldwide, Turin Brakes are a ...
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Christina Bianco: Life of the Party
SUN 14 OCT
The girl of a thousand voices is bringing her diva filled party to Sale! Covering a myriad of styles and ...
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Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four
TUES 16 - THURS 18 OCT
Crammed full of adventure, romance, comedy and of course one or two rather brilliant deductions, The Sign of Four is ...
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Both Sides Now: The Joni Mitchell Songbook
SAT 20 OCT
Of all the leading lights of the West Coast singer-songwriter movement, Joni Mitchell remains its most influential figure. Both Sides ...
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Coco (2017)
MON 22 OCT
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his ...
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Wonder (2017)
MON 22 OCT
The inspiring and heart-warming story of a boy with facial differences attending a mainstream school for the first time.
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Guess How Much I Love You
TUE 23- WED 24 OCT
Selladoor Family presents Guess How Much I Love You. Join Little & Big Nutbrown Hare, from the bestselling 'Guess How ...
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I Used to Hear Footsteps
THURS 25 OCT
Haunted by curiosity, a young man attempts to piece together the ghost story of his childhood home.
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Dinosaurs
FRI 26 OCT
A young troll girl finds herself defending the town from a gang of destructive, deadly dinosaurs! Recruiting allies – a ...
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Robin Ince: Chaos of Delight
FRI 26 OCT
Robin Ince mashes up the two cultures of art and science in this celebration of the human mind from Bohemians ...
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ComedySportz 4 Tots
SAT 27 OCT
ComedySportz are bringing a show packed with silly games and songs for even younger audiences. Highly interactive, this friendly, non-competitive ...
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ComedySportz
SAT 27 OCT
ComedySportz is an all ages, all improvised show where two teams battle it out for laughs as players create quick-witted ...
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Private Parts Live
SAT 27 OCT
For the very first time TV stars Jamie Laing and Francis Boulle are coming to a theatre near you!
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One Man Shoe
SUN 28 OCT
Jango Starr presents One Man Shoe a delightful, dynamic and uplifting show for children and families. Ideal for everyone age ...
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Anthem for A Doomed Youth
THU 1 NOV
From the man that brought us "Under Milk Wood" - Solo, a powerful compendium of the finest stories and poems ...
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The Black Cat
THU 1 NOV
A renegade retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's twisted tale. Two performers dismember the process of adaptation by reimagining a macabre ...
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Meet the Puppet Masters
SAT 3 NOV
A day of masterclass talks from leading lights from the worlds of animation and puppetry. Featuring Georgina Hayns (The Box ...
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Best of Buzz Comedy
SAT 3 NOV
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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Shackleton’s Carpenter
SUN 4 NOV
Shackleton's Carpenter, Harry McNish, was the only man who challenged The Boss on the ice floes of Antarctica. Shackleton's Endurance ...
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
TUES 6 NOV
Dorian Gray, young and exceptionally beautiful, sinks deep into a frivolous lifestyle of glamorous luxury and selfish abandon, seemingly unchanged ...
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Paul Foot: Image Conscious
THURS 8 NOV
Greetings. I am one of the world’s comedians and I’m here to tell ye about my show. Have you ever ...
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Not: Lady Chatterley's Lover
FRI 9 NOV
A darkly comic, Mel Brooks style parody following the story-line of the D.H. Lawrence novel…with a few twists.
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Richard Carpenter is Close To You
FRI 9 NOV
In a world where rainy days and Mondays collide, one man’s solitary journey to find himself has only just begun…
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Off the Grid
TUE 20 NOV
A shocking human story navigating the underbelly of a hidden society.
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Sing-a-Long Grease (1978)
WED 21 NOV
Sing-a-long to your fave musical comedy in this special 40th anniversary screening.
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Red Hot Chilli Pipers
THU 22 NOV
There has never been anything quite like The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, from their formation in 2002 and a cameo ...
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The Adventures of Andy Kershaw
FRI 23 NOV
A one-man two hour audio-visual presentation about the life, career, adventures and experiences of Andy Kershaw, in radio and television, ...
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Andrew Lawrence: Clean
FRI 23 NOV
Andrew Lawrence, star of Live at The Apollo and Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow and UK comedy’s foremost controversialist takes a break ...
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ComedySportz 4 Tots
SAT 24 NOV
ComedySportz are bringing a show packed with silly games and songs for even younger audiences. Highly interactive, this friendly, non-competitive ...
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ComedySportz
SAT 24 NOV
ComedySportz is an all ages, all improvised show where two teams battle it out for laughs as players create quick-witted ...
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Electric Strawbs
SAT 24 NOV
Following their superb acoustic inauguration in Britain’s fertile 1960s world of traditional folk, the innovative music of the Strawbs, as ...
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First Time
THURS 29 NOV - SAT 1 DEC
Can you remember your first time? Nathaniel can't seem to forget his. To be fair, he has had it playing ...
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Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas
TUES 4 - MON 31 DEC
Step inside the bloomin’ brilliant world of Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas this winter at Waterside. Children of all ages will ...
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Best of Buzz Comedy
SAT 8 DEC
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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ComedySportz Improvised Panto
FRI 14- SAT 15 DEC
Fed up of the same old pantomimes every year? Then get ready for the brand new all ages, all improvised ...
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Barbara Nice Festive Special
SAT 22 DEC
Barbara Nice is back by popular demand with her annual festive shindig complete with raffle, tombola and mince pies. Join ...
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Hans Rey: Riding Life
THURS 24 JAN
Hans Rey, the former World Champion, pioneer of Freeride, Mountain Bike Hall of Famer and mountain bike adventurer, will take ...
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Leo Houlding: The Spectre Expedition: To The End of the Earth
FRI 22 MAR
1000 miles, 200+ kgs, 60 days, 1 incredible mountain. The story of Leo Houlding’s daring dream to reach the summit ...
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