What's On at Waterside Arts Centre

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Tue 04 Mar 2025 - Sat 26 Jul 2025

A new season of performances and exhibitions is sailing into view at the Waterside Arts Centre, in Trafford. The new Spring Summer listings have been announced, stretching from March to July. The line-up includes comedy, drama, family events, classic cinema, exhibitions, workshops and more.



These are a few of the highlights:

Far From The Madding Crowd
Tuesday 4 March 7:30pm
£21 / £19

Conn Artists Theatre Company presents a new dramatisation of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel (published in 1874) in the Robert Bolt Theatre. Farm manager Bathsheba Everdene is courted by three suitors: an honest, loyal and capable shepherd; a dazzling Sergeant; and a lonely, wealthy farmer. Why does she send a valentine to one of them with the message Marry Me? Who will win her hand or will Bathsheba and her would-be lovers all be left barren and blighted? Love and unrequited love play out in the harsh beauty of Victorian rural life.



Edy Hurst
Friday 21 March 8pm
£13 / 10% off for members

The Chambers room at Waterside sounds like a suitable setting for a giant cauldron and Edy Hurst’s Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself. It promises to combine comedy, clowning and live music that offers a humorous, heartfelt and unique insight into the world of late-stage ADHD diagnosis.



Martin Simpson
Friday 28 Mar Doors 7:30pm
£19
Robert Bolt Theatre

Martin Simpson was born in Scunthorpe in 1953. He released his first album in 1976. Since then he has become one of the most celebrated folk musicians on the musical scene and has been nominated at least 23 times in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. He has a new album - Skydancers - to share, as well as a treasure trove of finely plucked originals and cover versions to bring to the Waterside stage.

Hari Budha Magar: No Legs, No Limits
Tuesday 22 April 7:30pm
£20

In this Audience With event, Hari Budha Magar will share his dizzying life-story - from being born in a cowshed, in the foothills of the Himalayas, to the Nepalese Civil War, to the Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR), to losing his legs in Afghanistan, to reaching the top of Mount Everest in May 2023.



Manchester Made
Sat 3 May – Sat 26 July

A biennial exhibition of mixed media, selected from an open call out to artists and judged by a jury of industry specialists highlighting the diverse range of creativity alive in Greater Manchester. and showcasing an exciting mix of two and three-dimensional art and craft, shining a light on the abundance of talented artists in the area.



Waterside Arts , directly opposite Sale Metrolink Station, was opened in April 2004 by Sarah Miles, the Oscar-nominated wife of writer Robert Bolt. The first artistic programme was launched in November 2004.

It occupies the site of the old Sale Civic Theatre as well as part of the former Trafford Council Town Hall. The 350-seat theatre at the venue is named after Sale-born Robert Bolt (1924–1995). His first play, The Flowering Cherry, was performed in London in 1958. His screenwriting credits included Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and his Oscar-winning scripts for Doctor Zhivago (1965) and A Man for All Seasons (1966), which he adapted from his own play.

The Lauriston Gallery also commemorates the Trafford based Lauriston Trust. , whose aim is to promote the arts in all its forms primarily to young people in Trafford and Greater Manchester.

The Chambers studio is the former meeting chamber of the old Trafford Council Town Hall. The room remains the same as when constructed in the 1930s. It boasts wood-panelled walls, parquet flooring and Art Deco flourishes.

For the full listings and how to book click on

Waterside
Waterside Arts
1 Waterside Plaza
Sale,
Trafford,
M33 7ZF

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