What's on at Waterside

What's on?
SURROUNDINGS

SURROUNDINGS

SAT 01 APR - SAT 24 JUN

Ceramic artists Isobelle Hayes and Carlie Smith exhibit work alongside cast concrete artist Sophie Attridge and multidisciplinary artist Gráinne Williams.

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Vessels

Vessels

SAT 1 APR - SAT 24 JUN

Vessels are an everyday feature of most of our lives, in both practical and decorative forms.

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KIDS YOGA CLUB

KIDS YOGA CLUB

SAT 10 JUNE

Children are naturally quick, curious and eager to learn and that's why kids yoga classes are dynamic, varied and full ...

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Walkden Gardens: Bad Dad

Walkden Gardens: Bad Dad

SUN 18 JUN

This warm-hearted tale follows the highs and lows of a father and son relationship as they navigate their way through ...

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CIT Advice Surgeries

CIT Advice Surgeries

TUE 20 JUN

If you’re looking for advice with how to move your project forward, then this free session is a space for ...

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Moby Dick

Moby Dick

THU 22 JUN

Herman Melville's classic tale of the hunt for the great white whale

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Kendal Mountain Tour

Kendal Mountain Tour

FRI 23 JUN

Join us for an evening celebrating adventure from some of the most spectacular places on earth, brought to you by ...

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Comedysportz 4 Tots

Comedysportz 4 Tots

SAT 24 JUN

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

ComedySportz

SAT 24 JUN

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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Manchester Made

Manchester Made

SAT 1 JUL - SAT 9 SEP

This summer Waterside Arts presents Manchester Made – exhibitions and events celebrating the amazing work that is being made by ...

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Alfie's First Fight

Alfie's First Fight

SAT 1 JUL

Award-winning Children’s Author, Oliver Sykes, brings his smash-hit family show to Waterside Arts following a 2022 sell-out national tour.

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CIT Advice Surgeries

CIT Advice Surgeries

WED 19 JUL

If you’re looking for advice with how to move your project forward, then this free session is a space for ...

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The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier

FRI 8 SEP

Jack stayed on when the guns fell silent, to search the battlefields for those that could not go home. A ...

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Grooving With Pirates

Grooving With Pirates

SUN 17 SEP

Join a bunch of merry buccaneers on a funk and jazz adventure across the seas! A swashbuckling tale of friendship ...

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Mark Watson: Search

Mark Watson: Search

THU 21 SEPT

Mark Watson's 12-year-old son has just got a phone. His 70-year-old dad has been through the most frightening experience of ...

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ComedySportz

ComedySportz

SAT 23 SEP '23

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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Casting The Runes

Casting The Runes

SUN 1 OCT

Expert on the so-called supernatural, Edward Dunning is a scholar and a sceptic. But when he crosses paths with the ...

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Brian Bilston

Brian Bilston

THU 12 - FRI 13 OCT

Brian Bilston has been described as the Banksy of poetry and Twitter’s unofficial Poet Laureate; with over 200,000 followers on ...

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The Wizard Of Oz

The Wizard Of Oz

SAT 14 OCT

Join Ballet Theatre UK as we follow the yellow brick road and discover all the wonders of Oz.

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Pete Firman: TrikTok

Pete Firman: TrikTok

FRI 27 OCT

With over 175 million online views and countless TV appearances under his belt, Pete is firmly established as the UK's ...

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ComedySportz

ComedySportz

SAT 28 OCT

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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Nick Cope's Family Show

Nick Cope's Family Show

SUN 29 OCT

Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over ...

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Empty Orchestra

Empty Orchestra

SAT 4 NOV

Empty Orchestra creates a safe space to embrace the diva-like highs and uncomfortable feelings of cringe inherent to karaoke

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Oh What A Lovely War

Oh What A Lovely War

TUE 14 - WED 15 NOV

More than a century on from the Armistice, Oh What A Lovely War remains a classic of the modern theatre ...

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FOCUS

FOCUS

SUN 19 NOV

Warm up those tonsils it's time for a spot of yodelling!

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On Me

On Me

THU 23 NOV

On Me follows Shona and Christian, two actors working on a “gritty” true crime docudrama.

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A Christmas Carol In Concert

A Christmas Carol In Concert

TUE 12 DEC

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

ComedySportz

SAT 27 JAN '24

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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Shakespeare's Fool

Shakespeare's Fool

FRI 2 FEB

Join Cavaliero Kempe as he gives his final performance to an audience of a mouse and a marrote, and tells ...

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The New Blur Album

The New Blur Album

SAT 10 FEB

To celebrate Blur reforming for sell out shows at Wembley Stadium, John Osborne has brought back his Radio 4 storytelling ...

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ComedySportz

ComedySportz

SAT 24 FEB '24

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 Bon Jovi Experience

The Bon Jovi Experience

FRI 1 MAR '24

Looking for the ultimate Bon Jovi tribute? Look no further than The Bon Jovi Experience, official tribute band to Bon ...

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