Events 2010:

Tickets for all events are available from Waterside Arts Centre, 1 Waterside Plaza, Sale, Cheshire M33 7ZF. Box Office Tel: 0161 912 5616
www.watersideartscentre.co.uk

CHRISTMAS CAROLS AROUND THE DOVECOTE

Saturday 5th December 09
2.30-4.30pm

featuring choirs round the dovecote the Salvation Army Brass Band, mulled wine, mince pies, German sausages and German beers.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Sat 16th May 2009 2pm
See press for further details

MUSIC IN THE PARK
7pm Sat 13th June 2009

Featuring the Highly Acclaimed Big Band and Jazz Bands of Sale Grammar School, followed by the Pantonic Allstars featured on BBC Young Entertainer of the Year and one of the countries top youth steel orchestras. An alfresco performance on the theatre lawn. (Chairs not provided) Why not bring a picnic? Early booking strongly advised (through Sale Waterside) This event is supported by the Sale Festival

WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Fri 19th June 2009 5.30pm

Heartbreak Productions Present Wind in the Willows on the Theatre Lawn. Live music, song, dance and inventive props create an enchanting experience for all the family. Join Toad, Ratty, Mole and Badger in this outlandish adventure. This is another al fresco event Following the success of last years sellout performance advanced booking through Sale Waterside is recommended. (Chairs not provided) why not bring a picnic? This event is part of the Sale Festival

HERITAGE OPEN DAY
Sat 12 September 09

Croquet on the lawn, dovecote open, garden tours, teas, brass band and traditional games

Previous Events:

CAROLS AROUND THE DOVECOTE
Saturday 6th December 2008 from 2.30pm

A festive mix of brass band, mince pies, mulled wine with local school choirs.

HERITAGE OPEN DAY
Saturday 13th September 2008

A chance to look inside the dovecote and display, plus tours of the gardens, stalls, traditional games, cream teas and croquet played on the Theatre Lawn.

PETER PAN
Friday 20th June 2008  5.30pm

An early evening performance of the classic by Heartbreak Productions “Open air theatre at its best”

THE ROARING 40s
Saturday 14th June 2008 7.30pm

The Big Band Sound of the Ashton-0n-Mersey ShowBand on the Theatre Lawn.

A Night at the Oscars
Saturday June 16th 2007
7pm-9.30pm
An evening of music from the Movies with Ashton on Mersey Show Band starting the Sale Festival celebrations.

Much A Do About Nothing
“Much Ado About Nothing” was performed as part of Sale Festival by Illyria Theatre Company in the Walkden Gardens on Saturday June 23rd. The threat of bad weather reduced attendees and income for the promoter, The Waterside Arts Centre, but for those wonderful people who came to see it the threat of rain was Much Ado about Nothing! They put up their umbrellas, gave the group a standing ovation for continuing and behaved as if they thoroughly enjoyed the experience! The performers fast and inventive comedy raised the spirits and the Friends of Walkden Gardens and the young members of the Air training Corps who cleared away at the end seemed to ignore the rain. Illyria had succeeded in bringing together four traditional national institutions –  Shakespeare, a lovely garden setting, the rain and the resilience of the British public !

CAROLS AROUND THE DOVECOTE
Traditional carols with a brass band, solo saxophonist Ashley Wood, a children’s choir, mulled wine, mince pies, and hot turkey rolls. Hot chestnut seller and Father Christmas!

HERITAGE OPEN DAY

Over 700 people came to see the dovecote open in October 2006 and enjoyed traditional fun and games in the gardens. We are very grateful to Pat Coulburn from Sale Civic Society for putting up a display about the dovecote and its history.

The day included tours of the gardens, the worlds first ‘Fire Eating Undertaker’ – with  fire engine close by! and croquet was played again on the Theatre Lawn.

ALICE IN WALKDEN

Led by artist Sarah Males, a week of art and drama workshops culminated in a performance of The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland - which included the famous ‘Mad Hatters Tea Party’ on the Theatre Lawn and saw many young families visiting Walkden Gardens for the first time in August.

‘Magical flowers’ made out of coloured paper by children could be found throughout the gardens and the Cheshire Cat suspended high up in a tree looked down on the proceedings.Cream teas were served from the dovecote.

MACBETH

June 2006 saw murder on the Theatre Lawn, when the Illyria Theatre Company performed the Scottish play ‘Macbeth’.  Shakespeare’s thrilling tale was enacted with true Jacobean authenticity and performed upon the unique Globe Theatre Style stage. Scottish food and drink was served during the interval, the event was a first for the Sale Festival and Sale Waterside who organized the event.

ASHTON ON MERSEY SHOW BAND

Increasingly popular are the band concerts held annually during the Sale Festival.

Jointly staged by the Friends of Walkden gardens and Sale Festival, recent sell-outs have included; Music in the Park, Groove in the Gardens and Last Night of the Proms.

The bandmaster referred to this event as the ‘Glastonbury of Sale!’

A great venue for a picnic, although home cooked food and a licensed bar are available, all reasonably priced and all profits going back into the gardens.

GODSPELL

The 70s rock musical – again performed by Trafford Youth Theatre and directed by Garth Jones to great acclaim.

CIDER WITH ROSIE

As far as we know, this was the first ever public event staged on the Theatre Lawn.

Performed by members of Trafford Youth Theatre and drawn from all over the borough.