Dementia Friendly Screenings at Waterside
WED 22 JAN, WED 12 FEB, TUE 24 MAR, WED 01 APR, WED 06 MAY
Dementia Friendly screenings aim to make cinema more accessible to local dementia communities by providing a fun and inclusive experience ...
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Family Club Membership
SUN 1 SEPT 2019 - MON 31 AUG 2020
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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Script School
MON 25 NOV 2019 - MON 24 FEB 2020
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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Luke Saxon: Bags for Life
FRI 10 JAN – SAT 29 FEB
Manchester based photographer Luke Saxon has been documenting the proliferation of plastic closer to home in the canal ways of ...
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Mandy Barker: Our Plastic Ocean
FRI 10 JAN – SAT 07 MAR
Our Plastic Ocean, by international award-winning photographer Mandy Barker, addresses the current global crisis of marine plastic pollution.
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Writers' Group
MON 20 JAN
These two hour creative writing workshops are open to all, and aim to facilitate new writing through a combination of ...
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High Society (1956)
WED 22 JAN
A spoiled heiress must choose among three suitors: her jazz musician ex-husband, a stuffy businessman, and an undercover tabloid reporter.
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Green Book (2018)
WED 22 JAN
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s ...
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Strangers on a Train Set
THURS 30 JAN - SAT 1 FEB 2020
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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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
SUN 2 FEB
What if you uncovered the secret that your grouchy neighbour is actually a sorcerer whose house is powered entirely by ...
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Sale Gang Show 2020
TUE 4 FEB- SAT 8 FEB
Sale Gang Show is a theatrical performance by members of Sale District Scouts and Guides.
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Best of Buzz Comedy
SAT 8 FEB
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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Stella & The Starshiners
SUN 9 FEB
Open Attic Company, creators of the beautiful Much Ado About Puffin, present a magical new adventure for children 5+ and ...
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Sasha DiGiulian: Beyond the Comfort Zone
SUN 9 FEB
Adidas athlete, Sasha DiGiulian, is one of the world’s best climbers, with multiple first ascents and 28 First Female Ascents ...
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Writers' Group
MON 10 FEB
These two hour creative writing workshops, led by writer & poet Jazmine Linklater, are open to all and aim to ...
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AniMates Animation Network
Mon 10 FEB
AniMates is CIT's new network for animators, puppeteers, animation students and fans. Each meeting is an informal space to see ...
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A Little Princess (1995)
WED 12 FEB
A young girl is relegated to servitude at a boarding school when her father goes missing and is presumed dead.
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Boy Erased (2018)
Wed 12 FEB
The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion programme after being forcibly outed ...
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Alan Johnson: In My Life
THU 13 FEB
Inspired by his latest book, In My Life, in this highly entertaining show Alan tells his personal story with the ...
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Aladdin (2019)
FRI 14 FEB
A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make ...
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ComedySportz 4 Tots
SAT 15 FEB
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 15 FEB
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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GUY: A New Musical
SAT 15 FEB
Queer As Folk meets Bridget Jones with a cat-fishing musical twist, leo&hyde’s award-winning GUY gives you 12 heart-pounding electronic pop ...
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The Vultures' Song
SUN 16 FEB
The Vultures’ Song is a play that follows a young girl’s journey to safety as she experiences the consequences of ...
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Artist Talk: Mandy Barker
THU 20 FEB
This exhibition by international award-winning photographer, Mandy Barker, looks at global marine plastic pollution and its far-reaching effects.
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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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Mari Wilson
FRI 21 FEB
Mari’s back on tour in 2020 with her stellar musicians to bring you a collection from her body of work ...
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Queer Lady M
SAT 29 FEB
It’s time for Queer Lady M’s cabaret! Performed by gender-fluid artist Shane Gabriel, Lady Macbeth comes to life like you’ve ...
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Meet The Producers
MON 2 MAR 2020
Working on a script for TV, film or radio? Join our panel of producers, commissioners for insights into what production ...
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Transitions Dance Company: 2020 Triple Bill
TUE 3 MAR
Transitions Dance Company returns with a brand new triple bill of short, innovative dance performed by a company of outstanding, ...
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Tom Binns, The Psychic Comedium
WED 4 MAR 2020
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
THU 5 MAR
Join us to watch the world’s best adventure films on the big screen – cinematography, enthralling scenery and exhilarating journeys ...
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SciArt Conference 2020: Where Science & Art Meet
FRI 6 MAR
This inaugural one day event for artists, scientists, educators and producers focuses on how art and science can spark new ...
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Animating the Maternal Transition
SAT 07 MAR - SAT 04 APR
This exhibition explores maternal mental health through the art of animation.
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Best of Buzz Comedy
SAT 7 MAR
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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The Marisha Wallace Tour
SUN 8 MAR
Marisha Wallace is bringing her sensational UK Tour to Waterside. One of the West End and Broadway’s most instantly recognisable ...
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Writers' Group
MON 09 MAR
These two hour creative writing workshops, led by writer & poet Jazmine Linklater, are open to all and aim to ...
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Rise and Fall
SUN 15 MAR
Come and explore an ecosystem of balloons: universes in miniature. Hold your breath and go sailing away. Rise and Fall ...
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Short Story Course
MON 16 MAR
A six-part course with renowned author David Gaffney, looking at the craft of short fiction writing. Also includes a one-to-one ...
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LOCAL LIVES: SMALL CHANGE, BIG DIFFERENCE
FRI 20 MAR– SAT 06 JUN
Discover a photography exhibition featuring local people who are doing their bit for nature every day.
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Emergence 2020 Tour
SAT 21 MAR
Following a hugely successful inaugural tour, Emergence, the postgraduate dance company of Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford, ...
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Moving Bodies
SAT 21 MAR
Moving Bodies follows the story of one brave man, turning from soldier to grave digger in the hope of giving ...
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The Sound of Music (1965)
TUE 24 MAR
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.
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The National Trust Fan Club
THU 26 MAR
Join Helen Wood’s one-woman quest to visit every National Trust property and become the NT’s biggest super-fan. Packed to the ...
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Gary Stewart's Graceland
FRI 27 MAR
Led by the legendary Gary Stewart and backed his incredible 7-piece band, this spectacular group of musicians come together to ...
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Pete Whittaker: Solo & Free
TUE 31 MAR
Join Pete from the sub culture of underground crack climbing and onto the side of the world’s highest big walls. ...
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The Wizard of Oz (1939)
WED 1 APR
Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and ...
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Rocketman (2019)
WED 1 APRIL
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
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Ian Ashpitel & Jonty Stephens as Eric & Ern
THU 2 APR
This is a show for all the family from 8 to 108! A brilliant homage crammed full of Morecambe & ...
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The Clone Roses & DJ Clint Boon
FRI 3 APR
Widely regarded as the Number 1 Tribute to Madchester legends “The Stone Roses” The Clones are going from strength to ...
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Better Together
SAT 4 APR
Join the three delightful Clowns who make waiting at a bus stop a tragically complicated affair. They don’t know it ...
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Best of Buzz Comedy
SAT 4 APR
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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Toy Story 4 (2019)
Wed 8 Apr 13:00
When a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals ...
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The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
WED 8 APR
A band of kids embark on an epic quest to thwart a medieval menace.
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MARK HOBBS: BIG STICK PROJECT
SAT 11 APR – SAT 06 JUN
These portraits in the Big Stick project, captured by photographer Mark Hobbs, are inspired by the way young children will ...
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The Elves & The Shoemaker
WED 15 APR - FRI 17 APR
Sam Lacey makes shoes that are out of this world. His imagination is huge but his business a disaster! One ...
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Steve Harley Acoustic Band
SAT 18 APR
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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AniMates Animation Network
MON 20 APR
AniMates is CIT's new network for animators, puppeteers, animation students and fans. Each meeting is an informal space to see ...
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ComedySportz 4 Tots
SAT 25 APR
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 25 APR
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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Dean Friedman
SUN 26 APR
Hailed by critics and fans alike as a one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Dean Friedman has achieved ...
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Writers' Group
MON 27 APR
These two hour creative writing workshops, led by writer & poet Jazmine Linklater, are open to all and aim to ...
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The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe
WED 29 APR
Monroe as we’ve never seen her before: alone in her bedroom, in dressing gown and slippers; no glitz, no glamour, ...
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An Evening with Easy Kill
FRI 01 MAY
Easy Kill are an alternative outfit from Manchester (UK) that formed in 2013. They make music to celebrate our often-stigmatised ...
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Best of Buzz Comedy
SAT 02 MAY
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing brand new and established talent.
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A Royal Night Out (2015)
WED 6 MAY
On V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the ...
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On The Basis Of Sex (2018)
Wed 6 May
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career ...
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George Egg: Movable Feast
THU 7 MAY
More invention, more instruction, more ingredients. Brand new comedy from the stand-up who cooks. In this show he’s on the ...
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Outrageous Fortune by Debs Newbold
THU 7 MAY
Gertrude: Wife. Mother. Queen of Denmark. An intelligent, fearless woman whose power was consistently undermined by the men around her. ...
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ComedySportz 4 Tots
SAT 16 MAY
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 MAY
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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Belshazzar's Feast
SAT 23 MAY
One of the best-loved duos in folk music, previous BBC Folk Awards Best Duo nominees Belshazzar’s Feast start with traditional ...
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An Evening with Trevor Eve
MON 15 JUN
Trevor Eve is one of Britain’s greatest actors. The two-time Olivier Award Winner became a household name as BBC TV ...
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ComedySportz 4 Tots
SAT 20 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 20 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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Paper Aeroplane
SAT 27 JUN
Lift-off on a musical journey full of puppetry, physicality and fluttering paper aeroplanes
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Ensonglopedia of Animals
SUN 28 JUNE
Twenty-six animal songs, one for each letter of the alphabet. Get to grips with fascinating facts about extraordinary echinoderms, distressed ...
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The House That Jackson Built
SUN 30 AUG
A magical new show about the power of imagination, family, memory - and recycling!
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An Evening with Nick Butter: Tales of an Extraordinary First Expedition
FRI 11 SEPT
In November 2019, Nick was crowned the first person to run a marathon in every country in the world. Along ...
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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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The Simon & Garfunkel Story
SUN 27 SEP
Direct from a weeklong run in London’s West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a SOLD OUT Worldwide tour and standing ...
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Paul Foot: Swan Power
THU 15 OCT
Tired of the goose? Swan Power is here. Paul opens his beak and explores topics including Nanna on the rack, ...
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So You Think You Know About Dinosaurs
SUN 18 OCT
So You Think You Know About Dinosaurs is the hit stage show starring dinosaur aficionado Dr Ben Garrod. Get ready ...
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Unnatural Causes: An Evening with Dr Richard Shepherd
FRI 23 OCT
Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd. A detective in his own right, who has solved the mystery of sudden ...
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Vonda Shepard: The Greatest Hits Tour
FRI 30 OCT
Following the success of Vonda’s recent UK tours including the barnstorming joint tour with Sharon Corr which Sold Out venues ...
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