DRAMA PLAYS IN MANCHESTER
DRAMA PLAYS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Drama Plays in Manchester
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Royal Exchange Theatre
Tue 24 Dec 2024 - Sat 11 Jan 2025
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
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Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 24 December 2024 - Saturday 11 January 2025
Based on the life of Viv Nicholson and directed by Josh Seymour, this carnivalesque musical comedy is the big-hearted experience everyone needs this festive season. From rags-to-riches and back again, we follow working-class Yorkshire lass ...The Lowry Dance & Drama Workshops
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 24 December 2024 - Thursday 31 July 2025
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in scho...Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Friday 3 January - Friday 5 December 2025
If you like theatre... no, if you love theatre, drama, comedy, musical theatre, play reading, poetry and much more and would relish the opportunity to meet new people, then the new 'Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club' is for you. Here is ...An Inspector Calls
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 7 - Saturday 18 January 2025
Stephen Daldry's multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley's classic thriller returns. Hailed as the theatrical event of its generation, winning more awards than any other production in history, An Inspector Calls has ...Playreading Sessions
HOME, Manchester
Friday 10 January 2025
HOME's popular Playreading group meets on the first Friday of most months. The sessions, which are open to all, offer an opportunity to read and discuss plays that are linked to our theatre productions, or discover new plays from local tal...Sealskin
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 15 - Thursday 16 January 2025
Exploring ideas of belonging, otherness and home, Sealskin combines Liverpool physical theatre company Tmesis's trademark playful and highly skilled physicality, puppetry, storytelling, incredible projection design and live original music ...Rotten
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
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. ...Animal Farm
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Wednesday 22 January - Saturday 1 February 2025
A powerful re-telling of George Orwell's chilling and timeless classic. When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master and take over, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality for all. However ove...Buffy Revamped
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 29 January - Saturday 1 February 2025
Fresh from a smash-hit run at Edinburgh Fringe, this fast-paced new production from comedian Brendan Murphy - whose last show, Friend: The One with Gunther, recently won the award for Best Play in the World Wide Comedy Awards - brings y...10 Nights
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 30 January - Saturday 1 February 2025
The Olivier Award nominated moving and funny play, by Shahid Iqbal Khan, is the story of one man's journey of self-discovery, and facing the consequences of your actions. One man's spiritual journey is about to begin... after he's posted o...Who Is Your Mummy and Where Did She Go
Waterside, Manchester
Friday 31 January - Saturday 1 February 2025
Inspired by one of the artist's ancestors, Manchester's Company Four delve into Mary Ann Barker's story, which was kept hidden for generations. An autobiographical exploration of postpartum psychosis using the company's unique brand of mul...The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Garrick Ensemble Production)
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Monday 3 - Sunday 9 February 2025
For their annual production, The Garrick Ensemble, a company of 18-30 year old aspiring actors from Greater Manchester and Cheshire, perform Simon Stephens' adaptation of Mark Haddon's bestselling, award-winning novel, offering a richly the...111 More Time
HOME, Manchester
Monday 3 February 2025
A fictional piece of theatre written by Amy Lever & Harriet Eaton and inspired by verbatim interviews with Nightline volunteers and young people with a range of mental health journeys. Tess is yawning on a first date and Georgie is falling ...The Shark is Broken
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 4 - Saturday 8 February 2025
Step aboard the Orca and into a "profound dive behind the scenes of the making of Jaws" (The Daily Telegraph). This Olivier Award-nominated new play is "hilariously brilliant and pure genius" raves the Sunday Express in its 5 Star review an...Rita, Sue & Bob Too!
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Tuesday 4 - Sunday 9 February 2025
St Helens' Regal Entertainments Ltd proudly presents the return of the record breaking Adults Only hilarious 1987 cult classic Rita, Sue & Bob Too!TV favourite Jake Quickenden heads the stellar cast as Bob in the production. Jake will be ....png)
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Little Reads
Z-arts, Manchester
Tuesday 4 February - Tuesday 1 July 2025
Little Reads with Manchester Literature Festival. Join Ged for an interactive Storytelling session in our new Children's Library. 10am session - Pre-school/Family session 11am- Inclusive session (If you require a BSL interpreter please do l...Floella Benjamin's Coming To England
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 5 - Monday 10 February 2025
An inspirational story of hope, determination and triumph Floella Benjamin's award-winning and iconic book Coming to England comes to life in this joyful stage adaptation with music, storytelling and song. Much loved by children and familie...LIVES
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 6 - Friday 7 February 2025
An epic tale fro ages 12+ celebrating the echoes of love, hope and conflict that connect us. This brand-new work is a multimedia drama that follows six souls linked across time. How can we connect in a world defined by constant change? How ...Escaped Alone and What If If Only
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Friday 7 February - Sunday 9 March 2025
Director Sarah Frankcom returns to the Exchange with two short plays by Caryl Churchill, brought together in one evening of theatre. Escaped Alone "I'm walking down the street and there's a door in the fence open and inside there are three...Shirley Valentine
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Friday 7 February - Saturday 8 March 2025
Be transported to sunny Greece with this beloved northern comedy! Mina Anwar reprises the title role in Willy Russell's heart-warming comedy following her acclaimed performance in our 2020 production. This will once again see Mina resetting...The Girl on the Train
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 February 2025
Adapted from Paula Hawkins' novel - an international phenomenon selling over twenty million copies worldwide - this gripping new play will keep you guessing until the final moment. Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape i...Blithe Spirit
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 12 - Sunday 23 February 2025
Brought to life by Manchester's HER Productions, the creative team behind 'Taming of the Shrew', Noel Coward's classic farce is packed full of fun, fuss and plenty of laughs. Cantankerous novelist, Charles Condomine finds himself haunted by...Theatre Ad Infinitum - Last Rites
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 18 - Wednesday 19 February 2025
Last Rites combines exciting physical, non-verbal storytelling with dynamic projection and an immersive soundtrack that can be felt and heard. Told through a Deaf man's unique perspective, this show tells the passionate and poignant story ...Rita, Sue & Bob Too!
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 February 2025
St Helens' Regal Entertainments Ltd proudly presents the return of the record breaking Adults Only hilarious 1987 cult classic Rita, Sue & Bob Too!TV favourite Jake Quickenden heads the stellar cast as Bob in the production. Jake will be ...This Kind of Black (Requiem for Black Boys)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 February 2025
A coming-of-age tale set in 1990s Moss Side, a stone's throw from conflict and violence, This Kind of Black (Requiem for Black Boys) is the powerful new stage show from poet and musician Reece Williams. This Kind of Black celebrates a commu...National Theatre Live - The Importance of Being Earnest (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 20 - Saturday 22 February 2025
Showing as though live, on the big screen, three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde's most celebrated comedy. While assuming the role of a...Ghost Stories
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 25 February - Saturday 1 March 2025
The long-running West End hit returns! When Professor Goodman, arch-sceptic out to debunk the paranormal, embarks on an investigation of three apparent hauntings - as recounted by a night-watchman, a teenage boy, and a businessman awaiting ...The Merchant of Venice (1936)
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 25 February - Saturday 1 March 2025
'THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO DO SHAKESPEARE' (Metro) Ambition, power and political unrest explode onto the stage in The Merchant of Venice 1936, direct from selling out the RSC and London's West End. Starring Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders...Frozen Light - The Ancient Oak of Baldor
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 25 February - Sunday 2 March 2025
A multi-sensory experience for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their companions, offering the chance to gather and experience the collective power of shared stories. Frozen Light Theatre welcomes you into thei...National Theatre Live - The Importance of Being Earnest (PG)
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Showing as though live, on the big screen, three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde's most celebrated comedy. While assuming the role of a...
Glorious!
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 27 February - Sunday 30 March 2025
Hope Mill Theatre Presents "GLORIOUS!" The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins-The Worst Singer in the World. Written by Peter Quilter and Directed by Kirk Jameson "GLORIOUS!" will star Wendi Peters as Florence Foster Jenkins. Join ...National Theatre Live - The Importance of Being Earnest (PG)
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Sunday 2 March 2025
Showing as though live, on the big screen, three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde's most celebrated comedy. While assuming the role of a...imitating the dog - All Blood Runs Red
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 4 March 2025
The extraordinary true life of Eugene Bullard. This is one of history's overlooked true stories. This is a name that should be known, a story that must be told. This is a story of hope. Runaway, circus entertainer, boxer, night club owner, ...Far From The Madding Crowd
Waterside, Manchester
Tuesday 4 March 2025
Thomas Hardy's masterpiece about love, class and gender roles is set against the rural landscape of Victorian England and is thrillingly brought to life in a new adaptation by the acclaimed Conn Artists Theatre Company, performed by an ense...Murder Trial Tonight III
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 7 March 2025
Tigerslane Studios, renowned for its captivating true-crime productions, is thrilled to announce the launch of the new season of Murder Trial Tonight. This unique theatrical experience brings true-crime stories to life. In the third season,...Do I Love You?
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 March 2025
Why not join twenty somethings Sally, Nat and Kyle in this hilarious comedy written and directed by John Godber, the award-winning writer of "Bouncers", as they develop a love for, and the people involved with, Northern Soul. What started a...Kate Mosse - Labyrinth Live: Unlocking the Secrets of the Labyrinth
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 11 March 2025
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of her global No 1 bestseller, Kate Mosse is set to thrill audiences anew with her unforgettable one-woman show, Labyrinth Live: Unlocking the Secrets of the Labyrinth. With theatre at its most dazzling, im...Pride & Prejudice (sort of)
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 March 2025
Direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen's most iconic love story. Men, money and microphones will be...Handbagged
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 March 2025
11 years of weekly, behind-closed-doors meetings, where the destiny of a nation is shaped. Moira Buffini's clever, funny and charming political comedy unlocks the palace door, imagining the untold conversations of two of history's most powe...Driftwood
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 20 - Friday 21 March 2025
An inspiring story about hope, love and belonging from the company that produced hit shows Peak Stuff and How Not To Drown. Two brothers on a beach need to figure out what to do with their dad - but the sea has other ideas. Mark and Tiny wa...Pig Heart Boy
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 26 - Saturday 29 March 2025
Is it better to have a pig's heart that works ... than a human heart that doesn't? Cameron is thirteen, and all he wants is to be normal - have friends, go to school, and dive to the bottom of his local swimming pool. But he desperately nee...Of Mice and Men
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Wednesday 26 March - Saturday 12 April 2025
A gripping tale of hope and friendship. Lennie and George are unlikely best friends, two drifters bound together by a shared faith and the ambition to live the great American dream. Landing a job on a Californian ranch during the Great Depr...National Theatre Live - Dr. Strangelove
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 27 March - Saturday 12 April 2025
Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in this pre-recorded cinema screening of the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. When a rogue U.S General triggers a nuclear a...Murder, She Didn't Write
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 30 March 2025
Don your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass and get your 'finger of suspicion' at the ready because Edinburgh Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error, are bringing back their multiple sell-out show for your sleuthing pleasure. They'll crea...Abigail's Party
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Friday 4 April - Saturday 17 May 2025
Mike Leigh's tragicomic masterpiece ABIGAIL'S PARTY has garnered cult status across the decades. In the Royal Exchange's distinctive space, award-winning Director Natalie Abrahami draws on the unique in-the-round stage to create an intima...
Little Women
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 8 - Saturday 12 April 2025
Louisa May Alcott's Little Women was an immediate critical and commercial success. The book was inspired by Alcott's experiences growing up and is one of the best loved novels of all time. Experience the enduring journey of the March sister...The Moth
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 10 - Saturday 12 April 2025
Acclaimed Elysium Theatre Company return after their celebrated 50th Anniversary production of 'The Island' in 2024 with a drama by Paul Herzberg that will grip you from the beginning and not let go. 1994: a chance meeting on a train betwee...Peter James' Picture You Dead
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 16 - Saturday 19 April 2025
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is back, for the seventh Peter James stage adaptation, with the bestselling PICTURE YOU DEAD. Back home in Brighton, DCI Grace investigates a cold case that leads him to the rarified air of fine art but be...The 39 Steps
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Wednesday 16 April - Saturday 10 May 2025
Brilliantly bonkers and hilarious adaptation of Hitchcock's iconic thriller Follow the dashing Richard Hannay as he embarks on a thrilling adventure filled with daring antics, romantic encounters and ghastly murders. Get set for a whirlwind...Toxic
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 16 - Saturday 19 April 2025
The hotly anticipated explosive new show written and performed by award-winning theatremaker Nathaniel J Hall, and presented by Dibby Theatre. Manchester 2017. A chance meeting on a hook-up app sets two damaged thirty-something hearts ...Boys from the Blackstuff
