DRAMA PLAYS IN MANCHESTER
DRAMA PLAYS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Drama Plays in Manchester
The Importance of Being Earnest
Royal Exchange Theatre
Sat 29 Jun - Sat 27 Jul 2024
Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Mon 11 - Sat 23 Nov 2024
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
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Coram Boy
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 29 June 2024
Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Jamila Gavin's Whitbread Award-winning novel premiered at the National Theatre in 2005 before transferring to Broadway. Nominated for several Olivier and Tony Awards, it won the Time Out Live Award for Be...Dracula: The Bloody Truth
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Saturday 29 June 2024
A hilarious and madcap comedy retelling of the iconic gothic classic It's 1900. Dracula, the best-selling novel by Bram Stoker was released three years ago and Professor Abraham Van Helsing is not happy. He was there. He knows The Truth. Th...The Importance of Being Earnest
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 29 June - Saturday 27 July 2024
This timeless tale of identity, opulence and sharp-tongued wit follows the lives of the rich and ridiculous, all looking for something to do, someone to love and somewhere to belong. For Jack and Algernon, being young and rich isn't easy. I...The Taming Of The 'Shrew'
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 June 2024
Unseemly Women return in 2024 with their 6th annual Shakespeare, with an all female and non-binary cast. Step into a world of burlesque, clowns and cabaret; exploring one of Shakespeare's most talked-about comedies. A drunken patron (Sly) f...Ruby Wax
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 30 June 2024
After a complete sell-out first run in 2023, Ruby Wax's rawest, darkest, funniest and most compelling stage show yet announces brand new dates for 2024, thanks to enormous demand. 'I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was' is Ruby's first tou...Faith
HOME, Manchester
Monday 1 - Wednesday 3 July 2024
Inviting your mother to your wedding should be a joyous occasion; unless you're gay and your mother is a staunch Catholic. Such is the dilemma for John, as he arrives at Faith's little terrace on a Tuesday evening, only to discover she has ...Life of Pi
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 2 - Saturday 6 July 2024
Winner of every major play award including five Oliviers. The West End 'theatrical phenomenon' (Telegraph) embarks on its biggest journey yet. Jaw-dropping visuals, magic and world-class puppetry, combine in a unique and 'breath-taking' (Th...Lowry Workshops - Dance & Drama (Morning)
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 2 July 2024 - Thursday 31 July 2025
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. All workshops and projects are tailor made to support your objectives an...Little Reads
Z-arts, Manchester
Tuesday 2 July 2024
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...Beautiful Evil Things
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Thursday 4 - Saturday 6 July 2024
Beautiful Evil Things is a high-energy one-woman show from Ad Infinitum, combining physical storytelling with cut-throat wit. Coming hot on the heels of their multi award-winning hit Odyssey, this acerbically comic, thrilling and poignant ...Bad Moult
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 4 - Saturday 6 July 2024
Red Brick Theatre present a darkly comic monologue that brings us into the troubled mind of Roach, a man in crisis who, driven mad by the pressures of modern society, has resorted to living out his days in a commercial waste wheelie bin. Fr...Murder Mystery Evening
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Friday 5 July - Friday 13 December 2024
Nothing works up an appetite like exercising those brain cells. So bring your best detective skills and join us for a night of mystery and murder on one of our stunning heritage steam trains. If you love Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes -...Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Friday 5 July - Friday 6 December 2024
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 ...Playreading Sessions
HOME, Manchester
Friday 5 July 2024
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...& Juliet
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Monday 8 - Saturday 20 July 2024
Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as Juliet ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love-her way. Created by the Emmy-winning writer from "Schitt's Creek," this hilarious new musical flips the sc...
Pillock
Contact, Manchester
Wednesday 17 - Friday 19 July 2024
An Edinburgh Fringe preview presented by Knock & Nash, written and performed by Jordan Tweddle. Pillock has ADHD. His brain works faster than his bowel when he's had a Babybel. And he's lactose intolerant. He's trying to keep his head above...National Theatre Live - Present Laughter (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 18 - Saturday 20 July 2024
The multi award-winning production of Noel Coward's provocative comedy featuring Andew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine's colourful life is in dange...Friend (The One With Gunther)
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 28 July 2024
James Seabright presents Brendan Murphy's Worldwide Comedy Award Winner. One barista, seventy minutes, ten seasons. The entire 236 episodes of the hit 90s TV show, FRIENDS, retold through the eyes of Gunther, Central Perk's very own 'sevent...National Theatre Live - Present Laughter (15)
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 7 August 2024
The multi award-winning production of Noel Coward's provocative comedy featuring Andew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine's colourful life is in dange...
Wonderland In Alice
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Friday 16 - Saturday 17 August 2024
Ready to fall down the rabbit hole? British Youth Musical Theatre, in collaboration with Christopher Tendai Company present Wonderland In Alice, a brand new musical that re-imagines Lewis Caroll's classic tale of self-discovery and escapism...My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 19 - Sunday 25 August 2024
HOME are thrilled to announce the sensational, award-winning production My Son's a Queer, (But what can you do?) will take the stage this summer ahead of Manchester PRIDE, as the acclaimed production makes its glittering debut in Manchester...Threshold
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 22 - Saturday 24 August 2024
This bold new play, created with and for the 2024 Young Company, brings together intersecting stories by three Young Company Writers Graduates: Rosa Gatley, Sharvi Rana and Jake Talbot. Mentored by playwright Becky Prestwich, this striking ...Chapterhouse - Pride & Prejudice
Blackburn Cathedral, Blackburn
Friday 23 August 2024
Step back in time over two hundred years and meet Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters as they navigate the mire of manners of regency society. With stunning period costume, timeless wit, and a romantic original score, Chapterhouse's Pride and ...National Theatre Live - Present Laughter (15)
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Wednesday 4 September 2024
The multi award-winning production of Noel Coward's provocative comedy featuring Andew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine's colourful life is in dange...Brassed Off
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Thursday 5 - Saturday 28 September 2024
Based on the smash-hit film, Brassed Off, this production of the much-loved modern classic by Octagon Theatre Bolton, Theatre by The Lake and Stephen Joseph Theatre is full of grit, heart and northern humour, and will feature live music fr...Murder on the Orient Express
The Lowry, Salford
Friday 6 - Saturday 14 September 2024
Winter 1934 and an avalanche stops The Orient Express dead in its tracks. One murderer. A train full of suspects. An impossible case. Trapped in the snow with a killer still on-board, can the world's most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, c...A Midsummer Night's Dream
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Friday 6 September - Saturday 12 October 2024
This electrifying adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Stef O'Driscoll is a whirlwind of sweaty dance-offs and drum and bass love anthems, celebrating the vibrant tapestry of Manchester's contemporary rave scene. The Palace n...I Bought A Flip Phone
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 11 - Saturday 14 September 2024
Panos Kandunias presents a hilarious and heartfelt exploration of modern digital burnout, raunchy text messages from men, and the perpetual feeling of life being on hold. Join Charlie for an hour of laughter and empathy as he navigates his ...Gwyneth Goes Skiing
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 11 - Saturday 21 September 2024
After sell-out London runs, critical acclaim, a U.S. transfer and a run at Edinburgh Fringe, join harbingers of queer chaos Awkward Productions (Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story), as they transform the theatre into Deer Valley Ski Resort....
Austen's Women: Lady Susan
Waterside, Manchester
Thursday 12 September 2024
From Dyad Productions, the award-winning creators of Austen's Women, A Christmas Carol, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic, Christmas Gothic, and A Room of One's Own. Austen's Women are back - in a brand-new solo show! Devil-may-care Lady S...The History Boys
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Monday 16 - Saturday 21 September 2024
Written by Alan Bennett and Directed by Su Mowat for Altrincham Garrick, set in the 1980's, The History Boys is the story of a group of bright, funny and unruly sixth-formers in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. Their mave...Blackpool, What a Shit Place To Die
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Tuesday 17 - Thursday 19 September 2024
An award-winning, one-man show, which has toured extensively in the UK and has been featured on the BBC, ITV and in the Manchester Evening News. The dark comedy is inspired by real events in the life of Oldham actor Mark Newsome and is writ...War Horse
The Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 18 - Saturday 28 September 2024
The Global Phenomenon Returns. The National Theatre's acclaimed production returns in an all-new UK tour. War Horse is an unforgettable theatrical experience which takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon ...Ruby Wax
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Friday 20 September - Friday 18 October 2024
After a complete sell-out first run in 2023, Ruby Wax's rawest, darkest, funniest and most compelling stage show yet announces brand new dates for 2024, thanks to enormous demand. 'I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was' is Ruby's first tou...Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 21 September 2024
Pit your wits against Jessica B. Fletcher at this interactive screening of an episode of Murder, She Wrote. Can you solve the crime before Cabot Cove's best amateur sleuth? Celebrating all things 80s television mysteries had to offer - con...National Theatre Live - Prima Facie (15)
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Sunday 22 September 2024
Jodie Comer's (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller's gripping one-woman play returns to cinemas. Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the to...King Arthur
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 24 - Saturday 28 September 2024
Award-winning funny men, Le Navet Bete, return to the stage with a a brand-new laugh-out-loud show for theatre. This hilarious retelling of the Arthurian legends, suitable for the whole family, will have audiences crying with laughter and b...Husk
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 25 - Sunday 29 September 2024
Written by Rupert Hill and Directed by Jospeh Houston, Husk is a dark, twisting tale of violence, love, addiction and revenge delivered with a dose of black humour. Ray has just been released from a long stretch behind bars. Homeles...Two of Us
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 26 - Saturday 28 September 2024
A play by Mark Stanfield, Richard Short, & Barry Sloane, based on the screenplay by Mark Stanfield. In 1976, tired of the spotlight, John Lennon chose to be a stay-at-home dad to his baby son, Sean. Paul McCartney was number one all over th...As I Am Naturally
The Lowry, Salford
Thursday 26 - Friday 27 September 2024
The World Premiere of a journey of self-discovery and reclamation, embodying and intertwining themes of identity, landscape, touch and memory. This moving new production from performance artist Tania Camara (Oreo) features compelling spoke...Who the F--k is Shakespeare?
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Friday 27 - Saturday 28 September 2024
Following a sell-out run, Liverpool theatre company 20 Stories High present four of Shakespeare's (in)famous characters, who are back for a national tour, ready to tell their side of the story. Join them as they blow the dust off the classi...THE HIDDEN GARDEN
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 September 2024
Theatre Company Blah Blah Blah presents a magical tale of a blooming unlikely friendship. Hidden amongst the concrete high-rises and the redbrick buildings is something pretty unexpected. A place bursting with colour where flowers, fruits ...Rita, Sue and Bob Too
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Thursday 3 - Friday 4 October 2024
Rita, Sue and Bob Too is a twisted, dark and hilarious comedy drama that tells the story of Rita and Sue, two working class girls from a rundown Bradford council estate who are about to finish their final year at school. In their spare time...Who the F--k is Shakespeare?
Contact, Manchester
Thursday 3 - Friday 4 October 2024
Following a sell-out run, Liverpool theatre company 20 Stories High present four of Shakespeare's (in)famous characters, who are back for a national tour, ready to tell their side of the story. Join them as they blow the dust off the classi...
WRESTLELADSWRESTLE
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 3 - Saturday 12 October 2024
WRESTLELADSWRESTLE, a new live performance by acclaimed artist and choreographer Jenni Jackson, explosively combines theatre, dance, judo and pro-wrestling to transform the theatre into a battleground of joy and reclamation. Inspired by h...The Hound of the Baskervilles
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 5 October 2024
Renowned stars of stage & screen Colin Baker (Doctor Who), Terry Molloy (The Archers) and Dee Sadler (All Creatures Great & Small) lead the cast in a brand new adaptation of Sherlock Holmes' The Hound of the Baskervilles by Crime And Comed...Jane Eyre
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Monday 7 - Saturday 12 October 2024
Altrincham Garrick's bold and theatrically inventive adaptation of the literary classic that puts the interior life of the novel on stage. Charlotte Bronte's story of the trailblazing Jane Eyre is as inspiring as ever. As a child, the orpha...Theatre Re - Moments
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 8 - Wednesday 9 October 2024
Part TED Talk, part Theatrical Performance with Theatre Re's trademark style combining striking imagery and action with original live music, Moments sits at the intersection of their training and theatre making activities. It creates a sp...Slave: A Question of Freedom
