Screenlight: What Does Remembering Look Like?
SAT 01 APR - SAT 24 JUN
'What Does Remembering Look Like?' is a documentary-style film from Amelia Land, showing how memory manifests itself physically on the ...
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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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Best of Buzz Comedy
SAT 3 JUNE
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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Mike Peters: The Alarm Acoustic
SAT 3 JUN
After a year of serious life challenges, Mike Peters will bring the acoustic music of The Alarm back to the ...
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Kenton Cool: Everest - The Untold Story
THU 8 JUN
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first successful summit, Kenton Cool - the 16x summit non-Sherpa world record-holder – ...
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Sale Festival: Showtime
FRI 9 JUNE
A spectacular evening with Spotlight Drama, Cadmans Dancers and The Nikki Turner Jazz Quintet
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Sale Festival: Festival Wine Tasting with Marc Hough of Cork of the North
FRI 9 JUN
Sale’s award-winning independent wine merchants Cork of the North will host a special wine tasting evening at Waterside Arts, tasting ...
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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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Sale Festival: An evening of Benny Goodman with Hootin’ Annies Big Band and Guest, Peter Long
SAT 10 JUN
An all-acoustic gig set up in the style of Benny Goodman’s band.
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Sale Festival: Trafford Music Service String Players
SUN 11 JUN
Young string players from Trafford Music Service will perform as soloists and in an ensemble. The ensemble is made up ...
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Sale Festival: Swing & Swing Again Big Band with Trafford Music Service Jazz Collective
MON 12 JUN
Swing & Swing Again, led by Josh Savage, will sing and play a variety of musical genres including traditional swing, ...
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Sale Festival: Celebrating Yoga
TUE 13 JUN
The 5-session programme provides opportunities for everyone.
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SALE FESTIVAL: Wind & Brass Evening with Trafford Music Service
TUE 13 JUN
Young wind and brass players from Trafford Music Service will perform as soloists and in ensembles.
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SALE FESTIVAL: Mike Hall’s BOPLICITY
TUE 13 JUN
Following a series of successful UK appearances, BOPLICITY brings to Sale Festival its own blend of popular jazz offerings; from ...
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SALE FESTIVAL: Primary School Choir Celebration
WED 14 JUN
An hour and half of uplifting songs!
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SALE FESTIVAL: Bring Joy & Inspiration by Susan Madocks
THU 15 JUN
Flowers are Sue's world and she enjoys sharing her love of flowers with everyone.
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Sale Festival: Mercury Strings
THU 15 JUN
Sallow Tree Concerts are delighted to present this lovely programme of String Quartet classics by Mercury Strings.
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SALE FESTIVAL: SALE CHOIR FESTIVAL
FRI 16 JUN
The Waterside’s resident choir The Artful Voices have invited all their friends to the Waterside for an evening of choral ...
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SALE FESTIVAL: Mike Andrew as Robbie Williams & The Blues Duo
SAT 17 JUN
In just a short space of time Mike Andrew has become one of, if not ‘the’ No 1 Robbie Williams ...
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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
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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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
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
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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Walkden Gardens: Sense & Sensibility
SUN 25 JUN
The social season is upon us! Heartbreak Productions cordially invites well-connected ladies and gentlemen of distinction to this year’s ‘Sense ...
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The Swing Commanders With special guests The Artful Voices
WED 28 JUNE
The Swing Commanders are a stunningly vibrant and versatile group that perform an exciting mix of 1940s Classics, Boogie-Woogie, Western ...
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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
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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Creative Writing Workshop with Amy Vreeke
MON 10 JUL
Theatre maker, writer and facilitator Amy Vreeke leads this creative writing workshop based on themes of maternal mental health.
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Onyx Academy of Dance: Let’s Dance Show 2023
SAT 15 JULY
Onyx Academy of Dance is presenting a full performing art show which covers dance, drama and singing called “Let’s Dance ...
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BabyBallet: Twinkle and Teddy’s Grand Adventure
SUN 16 JUL
The dancing stars of Babyballet® Didsbury, The Heatons, Sale and Cheadle will be wowing their audience on stage with the ...
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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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Artful Playground: Summer School
MON 21-FRI 25 AUG
Come and take part in our show in a week Theatre Summer School!
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Hazel Findlay: The Walls Within
SAT 2 SEP
In ‘rockstar’ climber Hazel Findlay's new show, she'll walk you through the biggest internal battles she's faced in her career ...
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Best of Buzz Comedy
SAT 02 SEP
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing new and established talent
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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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Nearly Dan: The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan
SAT 9 SEP
A real treat for all music lovers and an unmissable concert for any aspiring musician young or old.
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The Clone Roses and DJ Clint Boon
FRI 15 SEP
See the 25th Anniversary of the UK's leading tribute to The Stone Roses!
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The Simon & Garfunkel Story
SAT 16 SEPTEMBER
The Simon and Garfunkel Story (The International Hit Show)
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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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Francis Rossi: Tunes & Chat
WED 20 SEP '23
Status Quo legend Francis Rossi is taking up his acoustic guitar to bring you a selection of well-known hits and ...
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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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By The Waters of Liverpool by Helen Forrester
FRI 22- SAT 23 SEP
Adapted from Helen Forrester’s million-selling book, By The Waters Of Liverpool is a stunning period drama set in the 1930s.
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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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Alfie Moore: A Face For Radio
SUN 24 SEP
After several years as a stage school brat Alfie’s angelic face was launched on stage and screen and the rest ...
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Alice In Wonderland
SUN 1 OCT
Box Tale Soup invite you down the rabbit hole into a timeless world of wondrous fantasy.
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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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Gary Delaney: Gary In Punderland
WED 4 OCT
Get ready to dive into a rabbit hole of the best jokes in the world - star of Live at ...
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Henry Normal: Collected Poems and Other Landfill
THU 5 OCT
The very latest and greatest poetry of Henry Normal. 90 minutes that’s been a lifetime in the making.
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Enid Blyton: Noddy, Big Ears & Lashings of Controversy
FRI 06 OCT
Virtually everybody of a certain age has read an Enid Blyton book.
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Irvine Welsh's P*rno
SAT 07 OCT
Fifteen years after TRAINSPOTTING, what has become of Renton, Sickboy, Begbie & Spud?
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Martyn Ashton: Bike Party
TUE 10 OCT
In Bike Party, Martyn will take audiences through an entertaining look at his life on bikes.
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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
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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The Bubble Show
MON 23 OCT
Join Mr. Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes!
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Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
TUE 24 OCT
'The Darkening’ is the Northumbrian name for twilight, but this band’s music blazes fiercely. Kathryn Tickell brings her stellar band ...
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Guitar Legends: Gary Murphy's Original Guitar Show
THU 26 OCT
Guitar Legends highlights many different guitar styles including rock, pop, jazz and country and has something for all ages. Over ...
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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
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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The Word Is Terry Christian: The Naughty Nineties And More
SAT 28 OCT
Join Award-Winning Broadcaster, Comedian and WORD host Terry Christian as we celebrate – with the aid of some amazing clips ...
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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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Discovering Antarctica: Heroic Tales of Shackleton, Crean & Scott
THU 2 NOV
Tom Crean, the intrepid Antarctic explorer and one of Ireland’s unsung heroes, is brought to life in this dramatic and ...
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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
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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Dan Nightingale's Special
SAT 18 NOV
Dan has spent the last two years changing the comedy industry from the inside out, paving new career paths for ...
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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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Oh, Whistle: Two ghost stories by M R James
FRI 26 JAN
Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad – a tale of nocturnal horror on the Suffolk coast – ...
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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
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
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
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
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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The Coral: The Making of The Debut Album
SUN 24 MAR
An Intimate Evening of music and conversation with singer James Skelly and keyboardist Nick Power. The Coral are celebrating the ...
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Geoff Norcott: Basic Bloke
FRI 12 APR '24
New national tour for star of Have I Got News For You, A League Of Their Own, The Last Leg, ...
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