Family Club Membership
SAT 1 SEPT 2018 - SAT 31 AUG 2019
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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Catching Comets
SUN 21 JUL - MON 22 JUL
Toby discovers a comet hurtling towards Earth, so begins his mission to save the world. But he’s knocked off course ...
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Double Bill: Catching Comets + Beach Body Ready
MON 22 JUL
Catching Comets: a disaster movie about falling in love by Ransack Theatre double bills with The Roaring Girls for a ...
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Beach Body Ready
MON 22 JUL
Shaving? Tanning? Over-exercising? Cabbage-Souping? Starving? Don't bother. We're not. Grab your pals and your biscuits and watch Beach Body Ready!
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Gypsies of Bohemia + Professor Elemental
TUE 23 JUL
Manchester’s first jazz manouche non-purists, Gypsies of Bohemia are an acoustic group who perform modern pop favourites like you’ve never ...
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Space Rebel Princess
WED 24 JUL
A fearless young princess raised for royalty but not for rocketry, dreams of becoming an astronaut. Outsmarting the confines of ...
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Cosmic Castles Craft Workshop
WED 24 JUL
To coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing and our special Space Rebel Princess performance, join ...
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Double Bill: Pamela DeMenthe + Kill a Witch or Die Trying
WED 24 JUL
Pamela DeMenthe, self published erotic fiction authoress, double bills with To Kill a Witch, a visually captivating, belly laugh inducing ...
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Pamela DeMenthe: Sticky Digits
WED 24 JUL
Hot from her Australian tour, the queen of erotic fiction is back! For one night only Pamela DeMenthe invites fans ...
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Kill a Witch or Die Trying
WED 24 JUL
Kill a Witch or Die Trying is the new visually captivating, belly laugh inducing dance theatre work by Meraki Collective. ...
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Landscapes
THU 25 JUL
Sit inside Mimika’s beautiful hand made tent and experience an intimate, magical and quite unique theatre presentation which will enchant ...
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Double Bill: First Time + Fulfilment
THU 25 JUL
First Time, a funny and frank one-man show about attempting to stay positive in a negative world doubles with Fulfilment, ...
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First Time
THURS 25 JUL
HIV+ queer artist and activist, Nathaniel Hall presents a funny and frank one-man show about attempting to stay positive in ...
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Karima Francis + Annabel Allum
THURS 25 JUL
Loaded with pulsating hooks and enigmatic tenacious vocals, Annabel Allum oozes charisma and showcases an adept ability to marry folk-style ...
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Fulfilment
THU 25 JUL
Robox is your personal fulfilment device. The one-click wonder, the ultimate convenience. You dream it, he delivers it. Ultimate fulfilment. ...
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Silent DisGlo
FRI 26 JUL
Enjoy the legendary OKS Silent DisGlo experience, with a magical neon dance floor wonderland under the UV lights and a ...
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Grace Petrie
FRI 26 JUL
Grace Petrie’s unique takes on life, love and politics, and the warmth and wit with which they are delivered, have ...
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The Hootles
FRI 26 JUL
Matt Wolff (vocals & harmonica) and Jonny Lexus (guitar & vocals) play forgotten classics, lost anthems and wonderful songs by ...
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FaxFiction
SAT 27 JUL
In FaxFiction, seven writers have created six brand-new short stories focusing on these old technologies, and they will perform their ...
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MAMA RACHO
SAT 27 JUL
Formed in early 2018, Mama Racho are an enigmatic quintet. Originating from the city’s squat party scene, their rise has ...
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MYT Productions: Chicago
WED 31 JUL- SAT 3 AUG
Following on from GHOST, The Addams Family, A Chorus Line and 2018’s heart-wrenching and powerful production of PARADE, MYT Productions ...
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Artful Playground Musical Theatre Summer School
MON 19 AUG - FRI 23 AUG
Children will have sessions in acting, singing, dance, text, character building and improvisation and they’ll work together with course leaders ...
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea
TUE 27- WED 28 AUG
Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award nominated smash hit show, The Tiger Who Came to Tea returns on ...
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ComedySportz 4 Totz
SAT 31 AUG
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
SAT 31 AUG
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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An Evening with Alice Roberts: Digging Into Britain's Past
FRI 6 SEP
Anthropologist, author and broadcaster Professor Alice Roberts has been delving into Britain’s past, and making archaeology programmes, for nearly twenty ...
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Made in Motor-City
SAT 7 SEP
It was the beat of a generation & the sound of a nation. It was the sound that changed America.
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Best of Buzz Comedy
SAT 7 SEP
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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Hazel Findlay: The Climb Within
MON 9 SEPT
One of the best young climbers in the world, Hazel Findlay presents a talk about her life and climbs to ...
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
WED 11 SEPT
Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of ...
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Peterloo (2018)
WED 11 SEPT
The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre where British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.
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ComedySportz 4 Tots
SAT 14 SEPT
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
SAT 14 SEPT
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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Private Peaceful
FRI 20 SEPT
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
SAT 21 SEP
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
SUN 22 SEPT
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)
WED 25 SEPT
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
FRI 27 SEP
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
TUES 1 OCT
Richard Shelton’s masterful show revealing the man behind the music tours following a sold-out West End season.
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Gym & Tonic
THURS 3 OCT - SAT 5 OCT
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
THURS 3 OCT
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
SAT 5 OCT
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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The Dragon Who Hates Poetry
SUN 6 OCT
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
SUN 6 OCT 2019
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
MON 7 OCT
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
TUE 8 OCT
Wilderland is a brand new film festival bringing important, breathtaking stories from the natural world to the big screen, made ...
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Dumbo (2019)
FRI 11 OCT
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
SAT 12 OCT 2019
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
SAT 12 OCT
Kris Drever is a Scottish folk singer songwriter, who has won multiple awards including an incredible 7 BBC Radio 2 ...
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Stan & Ollie (2019)
WED 16 OCT
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
FRI 18 OCT 2019
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
SAT 19 OCT
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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The Snake Davis Band: Classic Sax Solos
TUES 22 OCT 2019
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
WED 23 OCT
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
SAT 26 OCT
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
SAT 26 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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RUSH: A Joyous Jamaican Journey
SAT 26 OCT 2019
Get ready to dance to the music of Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff, Toots & The Maytals, Prince Buster, Bob Marley ...
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The Turn of the Screw
TUE 29 OCT
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
WED 30 OCT
A gothic tale which will make you and your family shudder and laugh out loud!
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The Pitmen Poets
THU 31 OCT
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
THURS 31 OCT 2019
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
FRI 1- SAT 2 NOV
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
SAT 2 NOV
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
SAT 2 NOV
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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The Stitch Brothers
SUN 3 NOV
Get ready to be transported into the wonky, magical, dreamlike world of the Stitch Brothers as they take you on ...
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Outside The Box
FRI 8 NOV 2019
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
SAT 9 NOV 2019
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
TUES 12 NOV
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)
WED 13 NOV
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)
WED 13 NOV
Ten fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of ...
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Alan Johnson: In My Life
FRI 15 NOV
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
SAT 16 NOV
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
SAT 16 NOV
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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Thea Gilmore
TUES 19 NOV
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
TUE 26 NOV - TUE 31 DEC
Join Mr & Mrs Popper and their amazing performing puppet penguins in this 60 minute action-packed musical adaptation of Richard ...
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Cosgrove Hall: Frame by Frame
THURS 28 NOV 2019 - SAT 4 JAN 2020
Cosgrove Hall Films Archive takes you right back to the basics of animation detailing some of the processes behind some ...
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How To Be Amazingly Happy!
FRI 29 NOV 2019
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
SAT 7 DEC
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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Christmas Shopping with Chris Difford
WED 11 DEC
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
FRI 13- SAT 14 DEC
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)
SAT 14 DEC
Heroes, villains, songs and silliness are guaranteed as the gang improvise a brand new pantomime every show using only your ...
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A Christmas Carol in Concert
SUN 22 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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The Fureys
THURS 20 FEB 2020
Legends of Irish music & song The FUREYS, renowned for their hit songs ‘I will love you’, ‘When you were ...
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Ultimate 70s Show
SAT 26 SEP 2020
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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