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Queenz - Drag Me To The Disco

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 2 March 2025
Queenz are back with a brand new show!Ā Join the gals for an electrifying, live vocal, drag-stravaganza, where Dancing Queenz and Disco Dreams collide for the party of a lifetime.Ā After two trailblazing years of touring the country, a run ...

Zoe Lyons

Lowry, Salford
Sunday 2 March 2025
Ā  If life is a journey, Zoe's has had more than its share of potholes and diversions: from diving with sharks, to sitting in a shed in Vietnam with a former health secretary (and discovering that MPs aren't the only parasites she has to wo...

Heroes, Heartbeats, and Shorelines (15) + Q&A with Tom Paul Martin

HOME, Manchester
Sunday 2 March 2025
A dynamic collection of short films exploring identity, transformation, and unexpected connections that shape us, from superheroes to shorelines,Ā followed by a Q&A with Tom Paul Martin, director of Where Are All the Gay Superheroes. Films ...

Femmes & Thems

The Frog and Bucket, Manchester
Tuesday 4 March 2025
A showcase of the best female and non-binary comedy talent from across the UK in a night of upbeat, shocking, silly, and (most importantly) hilarious stand-up comedy. From TV and touring comics to brand new acts, Femmes and Thems is the bes...

Chloe Petts

Lowry, Salford
Friday 7 March 2025
Ā  After two consecutive critically acclaimed shows, rising star and "very funny" (Guardian) "very gay" Kent comedian Chloe Petts returns with her latest tour,Ā How You See Me, How You Don't, and this time she's getting personal. Between he...

An Evening of Burlesque

The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 8 March 2025
A night of laughter, cabaret, mystery, and glamour! Roll up, roll up. . . a scintillating night out of sparkling entertainment - the UK's longest running burlesque show - is back touring the nation. And, it's bigger than ever. Join us for t...

Nieve Ella

New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 8 March 2025
Albrighton indie pop singer Nieve Ella Pickering has supported Dylan, Inhaler, and the Courteeners. ...

The Gavin & Stacey Bottomless Brunch

Freight Island, Manchester
Saturday 8 March 2025
Brunch Baby present The Gavin & Stacey Bottomless Brunch - Christmas Special and it's gonna be well lush! Expect drag hosts that'll have you laughing like Nessa, audience participation that'll make you feel like you're right back in Barry I...

Go Gaga Bottomless Brunch

Area, Manchester
Saturday 8 March - Saturday 25 October 2025
Drag queens, brunch, bottomless bubbles & all the Gaga hits you you handle?... Look no further for a pop-tastic brunch party you'll never forget. A full show from Lady Gaga Impersonator Donna Marie & her backing dancers ...

Lady Bushra - Drag Comedy Cabaret

Pot Kettle Black Angel Gardens, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
Join the BBC New Comedy Award shortlisted drag comedian Lady Bushra - the brainchild of British Asian Bradford comedian Amir -Ā known for herĀ viral digital content and one liners. Get ready to hear about life from a British South Asian per...

The Groove Chorus

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
Get ready to dance all night with The Groove Chorus! Featuring a choir of 40 singers and a 9-piece live band, they serve up dance anthems with a disco twist. Naturally, they are joined by a resident pole dancer, special drag queens, and lot...

Jimbo's Drag Circus

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 19 March 2025
Get ready to experience the most extraordinary show on earth - "Jimbo's Drag Circus World Tour"! Brace yourself for an unforgettable evening filled with outrageous characters and adult humour, starring none other than Canada's very own Jimb...

The Greatest Star - Barbra Streisand Tribute Show

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Thursday 20 March 2025
Starring Kearra Bethany, as seen on ITV's Starstruck, The Greatest Star takes you on a magical musical journey through time as you sit back and relax enjoy the sounds of this fabulous concert style production. Barbra Streisand is, by far, o...

Larry Dean

Chorley Theatre, Chorley
Saturday 22 March 2025
Thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee andĀ two-time star of Live At The Apollo,Ā  returns with a hilarious brand new show, Dodger, about identity, heroes and the benefits of being a dafty. Larry has been spending a lot of time with his gran...

Catherine Bohart

The Frog and Bucket, Manchester
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Catherine Bohart's back and older than ever with her new show "Again, With Feelings." And adulthood frankly isn't living up to her expectations. Join this "effortless" (Chortle) "star in the making" (Skinny) for a hilariously twisted second...

RuPaul's Drag Race - Werq The World

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 27 March 2025
We welcome you to a night of stars, where the red carpet meets the spotlight at RuPaul's Drag Race WERQ THE WORLD 2025 World Tour. Presented by Voss Events in collaboration with World of Wonder and MTV, the 2025 show will be an all-new stag...

Nemo

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 27 March 2025
The winner of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, Swiss singer/songwriter Nemo MettlerĀ heads out across the continent to say hi to their hoards of new fans.Ā  The Biel/Bienne singer-rapper, who also plays the violin, piano and drums,...

Zoe Lyons

Chorley Theatre, Chorley
Friday 28 March 2025
Ā  If life is a journey, Zoe's has had more than its share of potholes and diversions: from diving with sharks, to sitting in a shed in Vietnam with a former health secretary (and discovering that MPs aren't the only parasites she has to wo...

Third Class - A Titanic Story

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 3 April 2025
A one-man theatre show based on the life of Titanic survivor, Edward Dorking. "The White Star Line merged itself out of existence. Those clever little educated boys." Edward was gay. Openly gay, and on Wednesday, April 10th, 1912, he set sa...

The Best Prosecco Party in Town

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
Pop, fizz, clink-it's time to sparkle! A bubbly Prosecco Party, where the glasses are always full, the vibes are effervescent, and the fun never stops. Sip your way through endless pours, dance with "unapologetically Black and queer" London...

Olly Alexander (Years & Years)

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
Critically acclaimed singer and actorĀ Olly AlexanderĀ rose to fame as the frontman ofĀ Years & YearsĀ - the wildly successful, chart-topping pop band who formed in 2010. In 2021, he received a string of nominations for his stunning perform...

Bi-Topia

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 4 April 2025
A "hilarious, honest and raw" exploration of an authentic Bisexual experience, taking inspiration from personal experiences and expanding to the wider LGBTQ+ narrative, BI-TOPIA sheds a very timely spotlight on the Bisexual experience and r...

Lawrence Chaney

The Frog and Bucket, Manchester
Wednesday 9 April 2025
These pipes have a lot of stories to tell! Lawrence Chaney's triumphant return to the stage for another stand up comedy tour, "Memoirs from My Shagpipes!" The Scottish BAFTA winner talks Living in America during an election year, life 4 yea...

Queer Lady M

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 10 - Friday 11 April 2025
It's time for Queer Lady M's cabaret! Performed by gender-fluid artistĀ Shane Gabriel, Lady Macbeth comes to life like you've never experienced before! There's outrageous lip-syncing, cheeky dancing and sassy conversation as Queer Lady M in...

The Man From Delmonte

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 12 April 2025
After a 34 year hiatus, 1980s Manchester indie art pop favourites The Man from Delmonte return. Between 1988 and 1991 they shone brightly creating some of the most memorable pop songs of the "Madchester" era. Water in My Eyes, My Love is Li...

The Friends Bottomless Brunch

Freight Island, Manchester
Saturday 12 April 2025
Oh. My. God. A Friends Bottomless Brunch. Friends fans, it's time to get your turkey-eating pants on, we're hosting a F.R.I.E.N.D.S BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH. Could you BE any more excited?!!Bringing together the best of 90's nostalgia, cocktails, ...

Angels of the North - Ginger Johnson, Michael Marouli & Tomara Thomas

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Monday 14 April 2025
Join drag superstars Ginger Johnson, Michael Marouli and Tomara Thomas for a heavenly brand new live show. ...

Toxic

Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 16 - Saturday 19 April 2025
Ā  The hotly anticipated explosive new show written and performed byĀ award-winning theatremaker Nathaniel J Hall,Ā and presented by Dibby Theatre. Manchester 2017. A chance meeting on a hook-up app sets two damaged thirty-something hearts ...

WAKE

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Thursday 17 - Monday 21 April 2025
THISISPOPBABY's electrifying new show comes to Manchester with glitter, beats and banging tunes - this Irish WAKE is the ultimate celebration of life. ExperienceĀ WAKE - the electrifying Irish variety phenomenon from acclaimed Irish theatre...

Larry Dean

Lowry, Salford
Saturday 19 April 2025
Thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee andĀ two-time star of Live At The Apollo,Ā  returns with a hilarious brand new show, Dodger, about identity, heroes and the benefits of being a dafty. Larry has been spending a lot of time with his gran...

Erasured - The Ultimate Erasure Tribute

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 19 April 2025
In 1995 Mark Rodway appeared on ITV's "Stars In Their Eyes" (and again for the 1995 Christmas Special) as Erasure's Andy Bell, to universal acclaim.Ā  He met Pete Faint in 1996 and the pair began writing original material together and at th...

Absolutely Britney Bottomless Brunch

Area, Manchester
Saturday 19 April - Saturday 20 December 2025
Drag queens, brunch, bottomless cocktails, and all the Britney hits you can handle? Look no further for a pop-tastic brunch party that was born to make you happy! This Britney special features the UK's number 1 Britney impersonator, sound-a...

The Meat Rack

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 23 April 2025
Gritty 1950's London... Alfie Connor, is a ruthless criminal gang boss who hides his true self behind a veneer of violence and power. George, a young male prostitute with dreams of escaping the streets, navigates the dangers of his world, w...

The Trial of Agatha Christie

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 25 - Saturday 26 April 2025
"My name is Aphrodite the First, and tonight you are going to help me solve a mystery." DameĀ AgathaĀ ChristieĀ is the best-selling novelist of all time. Famed for her murder-mystery novels, she was a pioneer in the world of crime fiction. ...

Julian Clary

Lowry, Salford
Thursday 1 May 2025
Julian Clary, renowned homosexual and national trinket, is fixing to saddle up and head on out for his 2024 UK tour. "Yes, it has a Western theme," the old buckaroo confirms, sipping Bourbon from a pint tankard. "It was only a matter of tim...

Remythed

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 2 - Saturday 3 May 2025
The debut show of Bet'n Lev Theatre, RemythedĀ takes myths and legends, reshapes and retells them. Stories in ways you've never seen them before; full of insight, dreams and wisdom that'll leave you joyfully questioning every story you've e...

Andy Bell (Erasure)

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 3 May 2025
Erasure's Andy Bell has announced a tour to support his new solo album, Ten Crowns. The shows will feature songs from the new album and favourites from Andy's solo catalogue alongside plenty of Erasure hits, and will see Andy performing wit...

Nikita Kuzmin - Midnight Dancer

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Thursday 8 May 2025
Ukrainian-Italian dance star Nikita Kuzmin brings his brand-new show to the stage. Rising star of Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother Nikita Kuzmin brings his brand-new show, Midnight Dancer to the stage on his first ever solo U...

This is Not my Beautiful House

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 8 - Friday 9 May 2025
A story of myth, legend and identity,Ā This Is Not My Beautiful House is a one-person play in the Irish language, with English surtitles. Suitable for anyone interested in queer identity, Irish history, or theatre generally, the show revolv...

Zoe Lyons

Contact, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
Ā  If life is a journey, Zoe's has had more than its share of potholes and diversions: from diving with sharks, to sitting in a shed in Vietnam with a former health secretary (and discovering that MPs aren't the only parasites she has to wo...

The Whitney Bottomless Brunch

Freight Island, Manchester
Saturday 10 May - Saturday 8 November 2025
Get the gang together and get those group chats ready, because Brunch Baby are hosting a massive 'Whitney'Ā themed Bottomless Brunch and you're all invited! Prepare yourselves for the ultimate brunch experience, jam packed with unforgettabl...

A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny

Waterside, Manchester
Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17 May 2025
An uplifting queer parody musical and the story of Hunter's transition, set in the Wild Wild (North) West. Join Hunter King in his gender journey of self discovery and explore themes of dysphoria, joy and discovering your authentic self. Th...

Gary Clarke Company - Detention

Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 14 - Thursday 15 May 2025
Barnsley's pioneering, award-winning dance theatre company Gary Clarke Company proudly presents its highly anticipated new dance theatre show, Detention, sequel to the multi award-winning Coal and critically acclaimed Wasteland. Detention e...

The Wheel Of Nouns

Waterside, Manchester
Wednesday 14 May 2025
What is Gender anyway? Discover why it may be easier than you think in Stevie Hook's new cabaret comedy! Rejoice... or beware! The Gender Fairy is loose and has found their way to Manchester. Enjoy an evening of spinning game show wheels, j...

Buff

Waterside, Manchester
Thursday 15 May 2025
Funny yet poignant, this solo-performed play tackles body image pressures, social media jealousy, and one gay man's journey to self-acceptance head on, whilst navigating the toxic universal world of online dating. After a bad break-up from ...

Holly Redford Jones - I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar

Waterside, Manchester
Friday 16 - Saturday 17 May 2025
Manchester-based Chesterfield musician turned stand-up comedian Holly Redford Jones is dancing in a Lesbian Bar and you're invited... Set in an imaginary Lesbian Bar, this bold new show is a sonic love letter to sapphic institutions of a by...

Send in the Clowns - Cock of Ages

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Friday 16 - Saturday 17 May 2025
Send In The Clowns is a raucous, wild, and tantalising drag revue show celebrating the magic and madness of musical theatre. This time the Clowns are taking on the Rock (and sometimes Roll) musical, with a celebration-cum-assassination of t...

The Rocky Horror Show

Palace Theatre, Manchester
Monday 19 - Saturday 31 May 2025
Australian superstar Jason Donovan* returns to the UK in Richard O'Brien's legendary rock 'n' roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show, as part of a new world tour. The legendary performer reprises his iconic role as the captivating Frank-n-Furt...

Jock Night

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 20 - Saturday 31 May 2025
Following a critically acclaimed run at London's Seven Dials Playhouse, Hive North bringĀ Adam Zane's uncut and extended version of his outrageous Offie-nominated comedy-drama back to Manchester. Welcome to Jock Night - Manchester's wildest...

Scissor Sisters

Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 21 May 2025
Touring again for the first time in over 10 years, US indie pop superstars Jake Shears, Babydaddy and Del Marquis revisit their entire eponymous debut album on stage in honour of its 20th anniversary. The best-selling album of 2004 in the U...

Lunatraktors

Waterside, Manchester
Friday 23 May 2025
Broken folk' duo Carli Jefferson and Clair Le Couteur rework Anglo-Celtic traditional music with influences from post-punk, trip-hop and queer cabaret. Lunatraktors strip folk down to the bare bones, mixing tonal percussion, tapdance and ha...
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