WHAT'S ON AT WATERSIDE, MANCHESTER
What's On at Waterside, Manchester
Most Popular Shows and Events at Waterside, Manchester
What's On at Waterside, Manchester
Mercury Strings - A Night at the Ballet
Saturday 29 June 2024
Following on from the success of last year's sell-out String Quartet recital at Sale's Waterside Arts Centre, Sallow Tree Concerts and Sale Festival are delighted to welcome back the superb Mercury Strings for a very special collaboration w...
The Swing Commanders
Wednesday 3 July 2024
The Swing Commanders are a stunningly vibrant and versatile Manchester-based group that perform an exciting mix of 1940s Classics, Boogie-Woogie, Western Swing, '50s Jump Jazz and more! Every member of the Swing Commanders sings and plays ...
FILM: Calamity Jane
Wednesday 3 July 2024
EVENT INFORMATIONThe story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok. ACCESSIBLE FILMS FOR ALLOur Friendly screenings aim to make cinema more accessible to local communities by providing a fun and inclusive experie...
Onyx Academy Of Dance: Rhythm Nation
Saturday 6 July 2024
Onyx Academy of Dance is presenting a full performing art show which covers dance, drama and singing called "Rhythm Nation" 2024. Onyx Academy of Dance has recently celebrated 15 years and the students have been working on this material for...
The Lion Inside
Sunday 7 - Monday 8 July 2024
Nicoll Entertainment present a Rose Theatre, Curve, MAST Mayflower Studios, and Unicorn Theatre production based on the best-selling story by Rachel Bright & Jim Field. A heart-warming tale about confidence, self-esteem, and a shy little mo...
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Saturday 13 July 2024
Fleetwood Bac are the world's first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, the only Mac tribute to authentically replicate the classic 'Rumours' line-up. The show focuses on the 'Rumours' era of the band ...
Ben Hart
Tuesday 23 - Wednesday 24 July 2024
World-renowned, multi award-winning magician, Britain's Got Talent 2019 finalist, and West End star Ben Hart returns to the stage in his most personal show yet, Jadoo. Drawn from his experience of travelling India to discover lost, real mag...
Reem Anbar & Friends
Tuesday 23 July 2024
Reem Anbar is an internationally renowned Palestinian oud player and musician. Growing up in Gaza, she became known as the region's first music therapist and appeared regularly on many stages and media platforms. Now located in Manchester, ...
The Untold Orchestra - Summer Of Soul
Thursday 25 July 2024
Joined by guest vocalists, Nicole Battick and Dija Bhlue, the Untold Orchestra perform all your favourite soul classics. Expect your favourite hits from artists such as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and more. Manchester'...
Kyla Brox
Friday 26 July 2024
Blues and soul become inextricably entwined in award-winning singer-songwriter, Kyla Brox, whose raw talent has seen her described as "the finest female blues singer of her generation" and, by Tony Wilson, as "Manchester's answer to Aretha ...
Hero & Leander
Friday 6 September 2024
Sing, dance and cry with us in this bittersweet gig-theatre show, told through songs encompassing folk, indie, sea shanties and choral music from Jack Dean & company. A story of bad rulers, worse weather, and how we keep going when everythi...
Johnny Hates Jazz
Saturday 7 September 2024
In 1988 London synth-pop act Johnny Hates Jazz released their debut album 'Turn Back The Clock'. The album sold over 4 million copies and went to number one in the UK. The single "Shattered Dreams was also a huge success in the US and reach...
Best of Buzz Comedy
Saturday 7 September - Saturday 7 December 2024
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing new and established talent upstairs in the Old Courtroom Chambers. Buzz Comedy is a long-running, well-respected, and award-winning comedy night fronted since 1989 by the veteran wit...
FILM: Anything Goes
Wednesday 11 September 2024
EVENT INFORMATIONBill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each discovers the perfect leading lady for the plum female role. Each promises the prize role to the girl they selected without infor...
Austen's Women: Lady Susan
Thursday 12 September 2024
From Dyad Productions, the award-winning creators of Austen's Women, A Christmas Carol, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic, Christmas Gothic, and A Room of One's Own. Austen's Women are back - in a brand-new solo show! Devil-may-care Lady S...
Michael McGoldrick & Family
Saturday 14 September 2024
Manchester's McGoldrick Family exemplify the transmission of musical heritage and talent from generation to generation, bridging the gap between past and present. Led by legendary Toss The Feathers and Capercaillie member Michael on uillean...
An Evening With Guy Chambers
Friday 20 September 2024
Guy Chambers' profile has never been higher, featuring heavily in the No. 1 trending Robbie Williams documentary on Netflix. In 'An Evening with Guy Chambers', a member of the audience has a chance to be brought on stage to write a song on ...
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote
Saturday 21 September 2024
Pit your wits against Jessica B. Fletcher at this interactive screening of an episode of Murder, She Wrote. Can you solve the crime before Cabot Cove's best amateur sleuth? Celebrating all things 80s television mysteries had to offer - con...
COMEDYSPORTZ
Saturday 21 September 2024 - Saturday 22 February 2025
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss this all ages, all action, all improvised competitive comedy show! Two teams battle it out for laughs with quick-witted gags, games, ...
LASH
Tuesday 24 September 2024
EVENT INFORMATIONMeet Sonny. It?s the weekend and time for him to hit the town. To go ?out out? and experience everything a Friday night has to offer a young man. Dodgy dealers, even dodgier workmates and the local hard nuts merge into a to...
John Smith
Wednesday 25 September 2024
Known for his intimate songwriting, his honey-on-gravel voice and pioneering guitar playing, he has spent the last fifteen years touring internationally and has amassed over 40 million streams on Spotify. As a session musician he has played...
The Stars Of Irish Country
Thursday 26 September 2024
Join four of the Emerald Isles favourite Country Music Stars all on one super show. Featuring the young global sensation Owen Mac from Derry with his angelic voice, the energetic Laois man Shawn Cuddy, the multi-talented instrumentalist a...
The Northern Soultrain
Saturday 28 September 2024
Now in their sixteenth year as the UK's leading Northern Soul band, The Northern Soul Train arrive in town for what promises to be yet another big soul party courtesy of Lancashire's Number one soul band! This nine piece freight train of a ...
THE HIDDEN GARDEN
Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 September 2024
Theatre Company Blah Blah Blah presents a magical tale of a blooming unlikely friendship. Hidden amongst the concrete high-rises and the redbrick buildings is something pretty unexpected. A place bursting with colour where flowers, fruits ...
Lodestar Trio
Thursday 3 October 2024
Lodestar Trio is a unique collaboration between stars of the Scandinavian folk scene Erik Rydvall and Olav Mjelva, and British violin virtuoso Max Baillie. Together they bring a spirit of groove and improvisation into Baroque music by combi...
The Magic Of Terry Pratchettt
Friday 4 October 2024
Join author and comedian Marc Burrows on a journey through the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett, based on his Locus Award-winning biography and officially endorsed by the author's estate. Explore Pratchett's life, influences, impact, wi...
Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell
Friday 4 October 2024
EVENT INFORMATIONOwen Spafford and Louis Campbell met as teenagers, as part of the first cohort of the National Youth Folk Ensemble. Since forming their duo in 2018, they have: supported Martin Hayes (at EartH and Band on the Wall) and Mamm...
The Magic Of Terry Pratchett
Friday 4 October 2024
EVENT INFORMATIONJoin author and comedian Marc Burrows on a journey through the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett, based on his Locus Award-winning biography and officially endorsed by the author?s estate. Explore Pratchett's life, influ...
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Saturday 5 October 2024
Renowned stars of stage & screen Colin Baker (Doctor Who), Terry Molloy (The Archers) and Dee Sadler (All Creatures Great & Small) lead the cast in a brand new adaptation of Sherlock Holmes' The Hound of the Baskervilles by Crime And Comed...
A Tiger's Tale
Sunday 6 October 2024
M6 Theatre Company presents a fantastical production by the award-winning playwright Mike Kenny. Based on the extraordinary story of Fenella, the Holmfirth Tiger, A Tiger's Tale is a high-spirited balancing act of circus, puppetry, live mus...
Romeo & Juliet
Thursday 10 October 2024
EVENT INFORMATION"Two households, both alike in dignity. In broken Belfast, where we lay our scene...?A brand-new adaption set on the streets of Northern Ireland?s capital in 1998 - the year that the Good Friday agreement was signed."From a...
Barbara Nice
Friday 11 October 2024
Join Stockport housewife, cleaner to the stars, Take a Break reader and Britain's Got Talent star Barbara Nice for all the best bits of her 25 years of delighting live comedy audiences, as well as new stuff she wrote on the bus. A playful, ...
Vonda Shepard
Sunday 13 October 2024
Vonda Shepard first shot to fame through her long running appearances, performances and musical accompaniment on the smash hit US TV show Ally McBeal. The theme song 'Searching My Soul' reached the top 10 in the UK, and Vonda released a ser...
FILM: Breakfast At Tiffany's
Wednesday 16 October 2024
EVENT INFORMATIONA young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way. ACCESSIBLE FILMS FOR ALLOur Friendly screenings aim to make cinema more acces...
FitkinWall
Thursday 17 October 2024
In their new show, Harpland, internationally renowned harp and electronica duo FitkinWall follow threads of migration, loss and longing in their new show, inspired by the stories of the Highland Clearances. Ruth Wall's explorations into Gae...
8 Hours There & Back
Friday 18 October 2024
EVENT INFORMATIONOur lives are timed around phone calls and visits that clash with our footy practice, dance classes, mate?s birthday parties, school lessons? We move house and live with our nans, granddads, aunties and uncles. We go to sch...
Kenton Cool
Saturday 19 October 2024
EVENT INFORMATION?There is no mountain in the world that strikes fear into climbers quite like K2. In this new show, Britain?s most successful Himalayan climber, Kenton Cool, takes audiences on a roller-coaster history of one of the world?s...
The Chronicles of Atom & Luna
Sunday 20 October 2024
An epic fairytale by Murray Lachlan Young, The Chronicles of Atom & Luna is a story about strong and curious siblings who go on a magical adventure through nature, set in a world full of myths and magic. Think Grimm Fairy Tales meets His ...
Nick Heyward
Wednesday 23 October 2024
EVENT INFORMATIONFollowing a huge 2023 with Haircut 100 playing the BBC Radio 2 Piano Room, a sell-out London reunion show at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire and a joyous tour of the UK and Ireland; Nick Heyward sets off on his first solo tour...
Nick Cope's Family Show
Sunday 27 October 2024
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animations to sell-out crowds all over the country. He has an incredible fan ...
Rotten
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Hitchcock meets Lord of the Flies in this exciting new comedy-thriller by emerging writer Josie White. presented by Emmerson & Ward Productions. Three young, regional actresses: Saoirse, Coco and Sonia are struggling to survive in London. ...
In Conversation with Stewart Copeland (The Police)
Thursday 31 October 2024
A-List rock star Stewart Copeland enjoyed remarkable success with The Police, and is one of the greatest drummers of all-time, a multi-Grammy winner, and a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. Having played drums for Curved Air from 1975 to 1976, h...
Patrick Monahan
Thursday 31 October 2024
 It's the year 2024 and there's a lot of talk about AI taking over humans. Only one man can out-talk the chat-bots & robots. One hour of standup comedy written by a human, performed by a human... Edinburgh Fringe favourite Patrick Monahan...
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
Friday 1 November 2024
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. I don't know why she swallowed a fly... But The People's Theatre Company do! And now you can too as they bring the world's best loved nonsense rhyme to life just in time to celebrate the 50th anniv...
JS80: Beauty And The Beast
Tuesday 5 - Saturday 9 November 2024
EVENT INFORMATIONStep into the enchanted world of Disney?s Beauty and The Beast, the Broadway musical, brought to you by the award winning Junior Stage 80. This magical production is one for the whole family to enjoy. BE OUR GUEST!Content w...
ABC - An Intimate Evening with Martin Fry
Sunday 10 November 2024
The hits earned their place in pop history. From Poison Arrow to The Look Of Love, from All Of My Heart, and Be Near Me, to When Smokey Sings, ABC were the band that redefined glamour and cool. Led by the charismatic Mancunian Martin Fry, t...
Hauntings
Sunday 10 November 2024
Hauntings is a spellbinding evening of three tales of the supernatural during which the award-winning actor, Gerard Logan, will take you to world of invisible, but terrifyingly present, spirits. The evening includes MR James' classic, 'Oh, ...
Le Vent du Nord
Tuesday 12 November 2024
The award winning and highly acclaimed Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Quebec's progressive French speaking folk movement. The group's vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while enhancing its ...
Gee Atherton
Wednesday 13 November 2024
Gee Atherton is a mountain biking legend; first British male and two-time UCI DH World Champion, multiple World Cup race and series champion, Red Bull Hardline winner and Red Bull Rampage rider, as well as the star of the Ridgeline series w...
FILM: Meet Me In St Louis
Wednesday 13 November 2024
EVENT INFORMATIONYoung love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family. ACCESSIBLE FILMS FOR ALLOur Friendly screenings aim to make cinema more accessible to local communities by providing a fun and incl...
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