Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Thu 26 Mar - Tue 28 Apr 2026
Wed 20 Aug - Sat 4 Oct 2025
Wed 9 Apr - Sat 17 May 2025
Wed 30 Apr 2025 - Fri 13 Feb 2026
André Rieu and His Johann Strauss Orchestra
Thursday 3 April 2025
Andre Rieu is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. He and his orchestra have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act, as successful as some of the ...
Of Mice and Men
Thursday 3 - 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...
Tambo & Bones
Thursday 3 - Saturday 5 April 2025
Winner of 2019 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and UK Theatre Awards. Tambo and Bones are stuck in a minstrel show. It's hard to know what's real when you're stuck in a minstrel show. Their escape plan: get out, get rich, get even. In thi...
Do I Love You?
Thursday 3 - Saturday 5 April 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...
National Theatre Live - Dr Strangelove (15)
Thursday 3 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...
Owen Wingrave
Thursday 3 - Saturday 5 April 2025
Can one act of defiance shatter generations of tradition, or will history always find a way to repeat itself? Benjamin Britten's Owen Wingrave grapples with this question in a tale that feels strikingly relevant today. Commissioned by the...
The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Thursday 3 April - Wednesday 31 December 2025
 If you are looking for a film to watch, ManchesterTheatres. com have rounded-up the best movies currently showing at Manchester's cinemas, and we are offering discounted tickets at Odeon, Vue, Cineworld and HOME too. We've also compiled...
The Unbuilt Room
Thursday 3 - Friday 4 April 2025
This new edition of Kriebel's acclaimed 'Exploration Game' has been written specially for the Portico Library as part of its Lottery Funded Reunited Project. Come in. Sit down. Explore. The Unbuilt Room is part-performance, part-game... an ...
Third Class - A Titanic Story
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...
MUMS & UMMTS - Jesus Christ Superstar
Thursday 3 - Friday 4 April 2025
This concert production is an entirely student run collaboration between two of the most exciting creative societies on campus: the University of Manchester Musical Theatre Society and the Manchester University Music Society. What's the buz...
Love and Information
Thursday 3 - Saturday 5 April 2025
By Caryl ChurchillDirected by Nickie Miles-Wildin "There was someone called Hippasus in Greek times who found out about the diagonal of a square and they drowned him because no one wanted to know about things like that." With 52 scenes and ...
First Thursday Comedy
Thursday 3 April - Thursday 3 July 2025
Comedy in a Van present an hilarious evening of top quality comedy on the first Thursday of every month. Click for acts on specific dates. ...
Vinny Peculiar
Thursday 3 April 2025
Described as 'The Tony Hancock of pop' by UNCUT magazine, Salford-based singer-songwriter and poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes) grew up in Worcestershire and trained as a nurse before signing to Manchester cult label Ugly Man records. V...
Night of Mediumship With Stephen Black
Thursday 3 - Tuesday 29 April 2025
Join Stephen for an incredible evidential night of mediumship. Stephen's unique combination of mediumship and art provides a powerful, validating experience unlike any other. You'll be moved, inspired and comforted as Stephen bridges the ga...
The Lowry Dance & Drama Workshops
Thursday 3 April - 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...
The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour with BSL
Thursday 3 April 2025
Take a look behind the scenes at The Bridgewater Hall, and learn more about Manchester's iconic international concert venue. The entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides will lead you through the building's history, its acoustics and arch...
Shakespeare North Playhouse - A Guided Tour
Thursday 3 April - Thursday 31 July 2025
Want to know more about why Shakespeare North Playhouse was built? Why in Prescot? Why it won 'Theatre Building of the Year 2023' at The Stage Awards? Look no further! On this Guided Tour through Shakespeare North Playhouse, you will be led...
Music Drop
Thursday 3 April 2025
Music Drop is Contact's open access music service designed to empower the next generation of musicians. Contact's state of the art Media Lounge is equipped with iMacs with Logic Pro and Ableton Live, synthesizers, guitars, basses, pianos, e...
Discounted Cineworld Cinema Tickets
Thursday 3 April 2025 - Friday 2 January 2026
 Buy your Cineworld cinema tickets in Manchester at a reduced price:  "Group 1 Tickets" from only £5.49 (saving up to £1.50 per ticket): Cineworld Bolton - [click here]--- "Group 2 Tickets" from only £8.99 (saving up to £4 per ticke...
Discounted Odeon Cinema Tickets
Thursday 3 April - Thursday 31 July 2025
 A must for film buffs, treat yourself to any movie, on any day, at any time at Odeon Cinemas in Manchester for a fantastically cheap price:  From £6.99 Monday to Thursday (saving up to £6 per ticket), or £8.99 any day of the week ...
Discounted Vue Cinema Tickets
Thursday 3 April - Wednesday 9 July 2025
 A must for film buffs, treat yourself to any movie, on any day, at any time at Vue Cinemas in Manchester for a fantastically cheap price:  "Yellow Tickets" from only £6.50: Vue Manchester Printworks - [click here]Vue Manchester Red Q...
moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Thursday 3 - Wednesday 30 April 2025
 Inspired by the hit SAW movie franchise, SAWtopsy at moviESCAPE, Stockport's leading Escape Room offering, is a gory and ominous room with dim, atmospheric lighting, however it does not feature any jump scares - well none that are delibe...
Strength Body And Mind
Thursday 3 April - Saturday 25 October 2025
The Strength Body and Mind Class is ideal for anyone looking to build physical strength while also calming the mind....
Celeste Barber
Friday 4 April 2025
 Actress, writer, comedian and internet sensation Celeste Barber has been hailed as the "Australian Queen of Comedy", with her original celebrity parody Instagram account which has attracted over 9.6 million followers including Reese W...
Abigail's Party
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...
The Best Prosecco Party in Town
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...
The Worst Witch
Friday 4 - Thursday 17 April 2025
Adapted from Jill Murphy's original books by Emma Reeves, with Music by Luke Potter. Before Harry Potter exploded onto the scene there was another seemingly ordinary child, Mildred Hubble, who wound up in the most extraordinary of places......
Lou Sanders
Friday 4 April 2025
The queen of surreal stand-up returns to UK stages with her 'No Kissing In The Bingo Hall' 2025 UK Tour. It's a show about being human - can you relate??? Just like Tom Cruise does all his own stunts, I'm going to do all my own jokes! A de...
Olly Alexander (Years & Years)
Friday 4 April 2025
Critically acclaimed singer and actor Olly Alexander rose to fame as the frontman of Years & Years - the wildly successful, chart-topping pop band who formed in 2010. In 2021, he received a string of nominations for his stunning perform...
The Totally Improvised Musical
Friday 4 April 2025
Every night is opening night as the team of top improvisers, create a completely unscripted comedy musical from your suggestions. A brand-new show from the award-winning team behind ComedySportz (Best Alternative Act - North West Comedy Awa...
Murder Mystery Evening
Friday 4 April - Friday 19 December 2025
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 -...
Turn
Friday 4 April 2025
Word of Warning and Contact's annual whirlwind of new North West dance returns, taking over the building with eight short dance-works. Fluidly lyrical, effervescently acrobatic, or eccentrically innovative, let Turn transport you into a fre...
Bi-Topia
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...
Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club
Friday 4 April - 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 ...
Gandeys Carnival Spectacular
Saturday 5 - Monday 21 April 2025
Get Ready for Gandeys Carnival Spectacular! Step right up and join the heart of the carnival spirit as Gandeys Circus, the unrivalled leaders of thrilling circus entertainment, proudly presents the 2025 Carnival Spectacular! Prepare for an ...
The George Michael Singers
Saturday 5 April 2025
The ultimate celebration of George Michael's music, brought to you by the singers who performed and recorded with him for over 30 years. Join Shirley Lewis, Jo Garland, and Jay Henry-alongside some of George's original band members with ...
The Hallé - The Music of Star Wars
Saturday 5 April 2025
Feel the force of the Halle as we bring you John Williams' music from Star Wars to the stage of The Bridgewater Hall. Join conductor Stephen Bell, presenter Tom Redmond, the Halle and the Halle Choir as they bring to life John Williams' ico...
Cinderella - Easter Pantomime
Saturday 5 - Monday 21 April 2025
With one wave of a magic wand, the audience will be whisked off to a glamorous ball this Easter as Regal Entertainments presents their spellbinding tale of Cinderella. Cinderella tells the story of a beautiful girl who is reduced to a life ...
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Saturday 5 April - Saturday 21 June 2025
Few things are more magical than hearing the world's most breath-taking classical music being performed live by a brilliant orchestra in beautiful surroundings, by the flicker of candlelight.  This experience comes to life when the city's...
Warren Mailley-Smith - Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Saturday 5 April - Saturday 21 June 2025
The perfect option for first-time classical concert goers, spectacular British concert panist Warren Mailley-Smith performs a selection of sensational works for solo piano, including Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27, No. ...
Manford's Comedy Club
Saturday 5 April - Saturday 29 November 2025
Bringing the best comedians to a theatre near you. Every show has a different line-up of four top comedians, all chosen by Jason Manford! Many comedians from TV plus the best of the UK and International comedy circuit. Live at the Apollo.. ...
U Dance Festival - North West
Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 April 2025
Mark your calendars for an epic weekend of dance! Prepare to be swept away by two nights of exhilarating and diverse dance performances, showcasing the absolute best in youth dance from across the North West Region. 25 incredible youth gr...
Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe
Saturday 5 April 2025
Here he is! Yorkshire's biggest bastard. For 1 night only! Join owner and MC of The Misty Moon (working men's club in Rotherham/portal to hell) for a slap-up feast of laughs, tricks and mucky bitter. Can Frankie save showbiz? Can he protect...
Adventures in Wonderland
Saturday 5 April - Saturday 19 July 2025
Fall down the rabbit hole and have your very own magical adventure with Adventures in Wonderland at Z-arts! Created by Z-arts in partnership with Macmillan Children's Books, step into Alice's shoes and have your very own magical Adventure i...
Family Art Stars
Saturday 5 April - Saturday 19 July 2025
Families that learn together, grow together. We are very excited to continue our Family Art Stars sessions every Saturday! Come down, muck in and make some art as a family, spending quality time and learning new techniques. No skill is requ...
MISS CHIEF CABARET: Who Dunnit
Saturday 5 April 2025
Miss Chief is BACK with an amazing season of shows for the Manchester rodents, this 2025. Located at Feel Good Club, Hilton Street....
Wigan @ The Edge - Saturday 5th April
Saturday 5 April - Saturday 28 June 2025
Teach Rex uses life-like dinosaurs to perform their 1 hour show, teaching children about the anatomy and life of one the most mesmerising creatures...
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
Sunday 6 April 2025
Based on HG Wells' dark Victorian tale, the production remains a favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages. In 2006, TWOTW was already considered a cutting-edge production with six trucks filled to the brim. By ...
The Very Best of Tommy Cooper
Sunday 6 April 2025
With the blessing of the Tommy Cooper Estate, this hilarious one-man show written and performed by Danny Taylor focuses on the much missed West Country comedian and magician's legendary act, recapturing his trademark mayhem and misfiring ma...
