[4][10] The theatre cost £198,000 to build;[8] some funding came from local townspeople who paid to have a seat named after a family member.

[10] The theatre officially opened on 3 October 1984 by the chairman of Congleton Inclosure trust, Jocelyn Solly.

[11] The first production at Daneside Theatre was Curtain Up which featured various amateur theatrical groups in and around Congleton.

[12] The refurbishment added a foyer and disabled toilets to the theatre, with a large amount of money coming from the estate of Jocelyn Solly.

[6][14] The building was expanded at a total cost of £238,000 in 2001, of which £56,775 came as a grant from the Arts Council of England,[12] and some came though support other organisations, such as the Garfield Weston Foundation.