From drama, dance and music to comedy, film and exhibitions, Waterside Arts Centre is a thriving and vibrant arts venue in the heart of Sale, Manchester. Read the latest theatre news and reviews from Waterside Arts Centre at Frankly My Dear UK.
Theatre Review: YOU’RE BARD - Sale Waterside Arts, Manchester
An unforgettable evening of Shakespeare unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, YOU'RE BARD is an expert masterclass in the art of improvisation. As effervescent as a glass of Alka Seltzer, the cast of You’re Bard, gave Sale an expert masterclass in the use of improvisation throughout 90 minutes of hilarious comedy. Take four actors and […]
Theatre Review: Totally Improvised Musical – Sale Waterside Arts, Manchester
Featuring stellar performances and clever callbacks, Comedy Sportz's TOTALLY IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a masterclass of improvised entertainment. Improv comedy group Comedy Sportz is bringing their monthly comedy show, TOTALLY IMPROVISED MUSICAL, to Waterside Arts. The show is exactly what it sounds like—an improvised musical. The audience and cast turn up, the audience suggests musical titles that […]
Theatre Review: DISCOVERING ANTARCTICA: HEROIC TALES OF SHACKLETON, CREAN & SCOTT - Sale Waterside Arts, Manchester
Aidan Dooley's one-man play DISCOVERING ANTARCTICA masterfully brings to life the underappreciated heroism and adventures of explorer Tom Crean. Ask anyone to name a great explorer of the early 20th century, and they will probably name either Scott (of the Antarctic) or Shackleton; they will not mention Tom Crean, the Irishman who was the only […]
Theatre Review: THE SNOW QUEEN – Waterside Arts, Sale
Charming, heartwarming and magical, THE SNOW QUEEN is a blusteringly delightful watch for all the family. Charming, heartwarming, and undoubtedly magical, family theatre company Wrongsemble’s THE SNOW QUEEN is a delight to watch. Festive fun for all the family, THE SNOW QUEEN tells the story of the young and disheartened Lumi. Distraught that the world […]
Theatre Review: PRISM - Waterside Arts, Sale
PRISM mixes music, lights and thematic projections to deliver not just a performance, but an experience. This year, Sale Waterside Arts is offering a family-friendly winter festival to kick off its festive period. PRISM is a community-led three-day event comprising a light projection trail complimented by Sentinel - a work conceived and performed by Richard […]
Theatre Review: SHYLOCK - Waterside Arts, Sale
Part history lecture and part dramatic performance, Gareth Armstrong’s one-man's performance of SHYLOCK is powerful and mesmerising. Who is Shylock? A caricature? A grotesque? A construction of two thousand years of persecution? All these questions are posed and answered in Gareth Armstrong’s one man tour de force, Shylock, where using the device of Tubal, an […]
Theatre Review: CASTING THE RUNES - Waterside Arts, Sale
Designed to frighten and delight in equal measure, CASTING THE RUNES is an excellent retelling of the M.R. James' supernatural thriller. Adapting a classic story is always a tightrope; adhere too closely, and the play runs the risk of being slow-paced; adapt too much, and you lose the essence. Pleasingly, Box Tale Soup’s retelling of […]
Theatre Review: BY THE WATERS OF LIVERPOOL - Waterside Arts, Sale
Blending comedy and pathos in equal measure, BY THE WATERS OF LIVERPOOL brings Helen Forrester’s autobiographical tale to life on stage. Adapting a much-loved book, or series of books, is always a difficult proposition, but in BY THE WATERS OF LIVERPOOL, Rob Fennah has pulled off an excellent job of taking Helen Forrester’s autobiographical tale […]
Theatre Review: THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY - Waterside Arts, Sale
THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY is not a tribute or a pastiche, but a loving homage to the music we all know and love. Say the names Simon and Garfunkel to anyone and they will instantly have a place, a time and at least half a dozen song titles immediately in their head. Along with […]
Theatre Review: Yippee Ki Yay - Sale Waterside Arts, Manchester
Funny, uplifting and inventive, YIPPEE KI YAY is a nostalgic and affectionate tribute to the classic movie DIE HARD. It is often hard to tread the thin line in a parody between homage and evisceration, but YIPPEE KI YAY does so successfully in this excellent, poetry-driven take on the events of Yakatomi Plaza on Christmas Eve. […]