Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Wed 20 Aug - Sat 4 Oct 2025
Thu 26 Mar - Tue 28 Apr 2026
Tue 3 Dec 2024 - Sun 12 Jan 2025
Thu 20 Mar - Sun 1 Jun 2025
Sun 2 Feb - Sun 11 May 2025
Sat 14 Dec 2024 - Sun 5 Jan 2025
Thu 19 Dec 2024 - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Joel Dommett
Thursday 6 March 2025
Joel returns to his stand-up roots with a brand-new show. With glamorous tales from behind the camera and less glamorous anecdotes of first-time fatherhood, Joel remains a charming, exhausted, happy idiot. As one of the nation's most famili...
Murder Trial Tonight III
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,...
Chloe Petts
Friday 7 March 2025
After two consecutive critically acclaimed shows, rising star and "very funny" (Guardian) "very gay" Kent comedian Chloe Petts returns with her latest tour, How You See Me, How You Don't, and this time she's getting personal. Between he...
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Friday 7 March 2025
Embark on a thrilling night of adventure with a brand-new collection of short films filled with extreme journeys, untamed characters and captivating cinematography from the world's most prestigious mountain film festival as it heads on a...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 7 March - Friday 11 July 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.. ...
Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe
Friday 7 March 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...
An Evening of Burlesque
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...
An Audience with Si King
Saturday 8 March 2025
Take a trip down memory lane with national treasure Si King and get to know the man behind the bike like never before. Si invites you to an evening of memories, music, and laughs where he will pull back the curtain on the moments that made ...
Nieve Ella
Saturday 8 March 2025
Albrighton indie pop singer Nieve Ella Pickering has supported Dylan, Inhaler, and the Courteeners. ...
Oh What A Night! - Celebration of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Saturday 8 March 2025
Go back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - now immortalised in the multi-award winning show Jersey Boys, which has been packing theatres worldwide since its debut in 2005. Valli'...
Angelica Sprocket's Pockets
Sunday 9 March 2025
Based on the Quentin Blake children's book and filled with Folksy Theatre's touch of live music, puppetry, audience interaction and madness, this fun-filled show is the perfect treat for the whole family! Angelica Sprocket lives next door. ...
Ben Fogle - Wild
Monday 10 March 2025
Ben Fogle's new show WILD takes you on a journey through his extraordinary encounters with the human and natural world, with inspiring and uplifting tales of self-discovery that will leave you enchanted, enlightened, and entertained, in th...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Tuesday 11 - Sunday 16 March 2025
In a brand-new production of this much-loved family favourite, directed by Thom Southerland (Titanic, Parade), choreographed by Karen Bruce (BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, The Bodyguard) and designed by Morgan Large (Newsies, Joseph and the T...
Do I Love You?
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...
Sounds of the 60's Live with Tony Blackburn
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Join Tony as he presents an evening of 60s classics performed live by the Sounds Of The 60s All Star Band & Singers. Featuring the hits of The Everly Brothers, Dusty Springfield, The Kinks, Elvis, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Otis Redding, ...
The Smartest Giant in Town
Wednesday 12 - Thursday 13 March 2025
George wishes he wasn't the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it's time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now he's the smartest giant in town . ....
The Nordic Council - Häppy Hour
Wednesday 12 March 2025
The Nordic Council continues their exploration of life in the north with their second full length show. Bringing audiences their mix of peculiar humour and contemporary circus. This show delves into the moments and situations that arise whe...
The Scummy Mummies Show
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Join Ellie and Helen as they celebrate ten years of scumminess! For a decade now, the Scummy Mummies have been touring their hit comedy show to sold-out audiences around the country. Now they're bringing all their most-loved songs, sketches...
Opera North - The Magic Flute
Thursday 13 - Friday 14 March 2025
Enter an enchanted world and join Prince Tamino on his quest to rescue Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night, held captive by Sarastro, the Priest of the Sun. Tamino is accompanied by Papageno, a bird-catcher, who is also on a quest - ...
Opera North - The Magic Flute Lite
Thursday 13 March 2025
A 90-minute version of The Magic Flute based on James Brining's production. A delight for all ages, this production is perfect for schools, families and anyone who'd like to enjoy a shorter version of the opera. Enter an enchanted world and...
Justin Moorhouse
Friday 14 March 2025
Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Justin returns with "The Greatest Performance of My Life". After a successful and extensively extended tour of his 2022 show Stretch and Think (which you can catch in full on YouTube), he's back ...
Clinton Baptiste
Friday 14 March 2025
Solo again, Britain's most celebrated clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights returns with his brand new hilarious one-man stand up show. As well as venturing into the audience to offer his unique spirit readings, Clinton...
Massaoke - Sing The Musicals: The Live Band Sing-along Party
Friday 14 March 2025
Direct from London's West End, the first national tour of the greatest musicals ofall time performed by Massaoke, a sensational live band and character singers, with a giant screen displaying sing along lyrics. Expect to hear songs from Mam...
Candace Bushnell - True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and The City
Saturday 15 March 2025
In her new one-woman show, New York icon Candace Bushnell, the international best-selling novelist and creator of Sex and the City takes the audience on a whirlwind tour of New York City, from Studio 54 to the Lipstick Jungle and beyond, sh...
Sing-a-long-a Dirty Dancing
Saturday 15 March 2025
The producers of Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music and Sing-a-Long-a GREASE bring you their latest interactive film. The brand new singalonga screening of the classic film starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. It's the Summer of 1963, it's ...
Opera North - The Flying Dutchman
Saturday 15 March 2025
Although not his first opera, Wagner regarded The Flying Dutchman as the true beginning of his artistic voyage, and it is in many ways the ideal introduction to his musical universe. From the bracing horn calls that set the propulsive dra...
Katherine Ryan
Saturday 15 March - Saturday 5 April 2025
Star of UKTV's hugely popular new series Parental Guidance as well as Comedy Central's upcoming Out of Order with Rosie Jones and Judi Love, TV's beloved Katherine Ryan makes a hugely welcome return to the stage with her brand-new live stan...
Sing-a-Long-a Beauty And The Beast (PG)
Saturday 15 March 2025
Singalonga Productions invite you to "Be our Guest" as they celebrate the brand new adaptation of Disney's iconic fairy tale with on-screen lyrics so everyone can join in!. This is your chance to sing your heart out to the Disney songs of y...
The Groove Chorus
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...
Karen Hauer & Gorka Marquez - Speakeasy
Sunday 16 March 2025
Strictly Come Dancing professionals Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez return with their brand-new show Speakeasy. Expect exhilarating live music and breath-taking choreography with Karen and Gorka's newest offering, which follows their debut to...
Attention All Shipping - A Celebration of the Shipping Forecast
Sunday 16 March 2025
As the shipping forecast embarks on its second century, bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Charlie Connelly's hilarious and informative show brings the quirky broadcast vividly to life, celebrating what he regards as the great...
The Littlest Yak
Sunday 16 March 2025
A rollicking, heart-warming tale for everyone. This musical adaptation of the award-winning children's book will delight audiences young and old with beautiful puppets, catchy tunes and an uplifting tale of self-acceptance for all the famil...
Shaun Ryder
Sunday 16 March 2025
He's the wild man of rock who became a national treasure. Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder is hitting the road for a new, spoken word tour. The star of more-TV-shows-than-anyone-has-a-right-to-feature-on - including Celeb...
Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the Dubliners
Monday 17 March 2025
Direct from the West End, the show brings to life the music of Ireland's favourite sons 'The Dubliners'. Telling the story of a career spanning 50 years and evoking the spirit of Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, Jim McCann, Ciaran B...
Handbagged
Monday 17 - 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...
Pride & Prejudice (sort of)
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...
Anton Du Beke - At the Musicals
Tuesday 18 March 2025
Strictly Come Dancing legend and judge, Anton Du Beke, takes to the stage in 2025. With his live band, guest singer and dancers, expect a fab-u-lous evening of song, dance and laughter. Anton will be performing songs and dances from some of...
Stephen Sharer
Tuesday 18 March 2025
With almost 12 million subscribers and over 6 billion streams, American YouTube personality Stephen Sharer brings his family-fun Share The Love music tour to town. Join the Sharer Fam and sing along to Stephen's hit music, dance with the n...
Hold on to your Butts
Tuesday 18 - Wednesday 19 March 2025
65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth... 30 years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the box office... Hold On To Your Butts is a must see "shot-for-shot" parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. After selling out in New ...
Tom Segura
Wednesday 19 March 2025
Best known for his Netflix specials, Ball Hog (2020), Disgraceful (2018), Mostly Stories (2016), and Completely Normal (2014), actor, comedian, writer and podcaster Tom Segura is one of the biggest names in the comedy business with hit podc...
Rob Beckett
Wednesday 19 - Friday 21 March 2025
Yes! Bobby Beckles is back on tour. Smashing the life out of the M25, M1, M5 and any other road that's in his way. From Bromley to Brisbane, Rob Beckett's new show Giraffe is going worldwide. Expectations on Rob: put on 3 stone from takeawa...
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Thursday 20 March 2025
After selling 100,000 tickets last year with its theatre tour, including sold-out shows at the Royal Albert Hall, The London Palladium and other UK venues, Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston is back bigger than ever with th...
The Greatest Star - Barbra Streisand Tribute Show
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...
Driftwood
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...
Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Thursday 20 March 2025
In recent years, recordings of Belgian women's choir Scala have been used repeatedly in various Hollywood productions. Their unique sound always reinforces the emotions shown on the big screen, in an unparalleled way. Conducted by Stijn K...
Peter's Field
Thursday 20 March 2025
A new Rochdale made musical marking one of the most momentous days in working class history enjoyed a remarkable debut at FolkEast on the 205th anniversary of Peterloo. Written by award-winning songwriter and member of The Young'uns, Sean C...
Antony Szmierek
Friday 21 March 2025
Manchester spoken word and indie hip-hop artist Antony Szmierek has a distinctive way of mixing introspective and poetic lyrics with cool nostalgic beats which have seen him compared to Mike Skinner and The Streets. "He is being lauded as o...