THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Here You Come Again - The New Dolly Parton Musical
The Lowry
Tue 29 Oct - Sat 2 Nov 2024
New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester
The Met
Wed 9 - Sat 19 Oct 2024
Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Mon 11 - Sat 23 Nov 2024
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Fri 13 Sep 2024 - Sun 1 Jun 2025
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 22 March 2025
Join one of the most influential medical doctors in the UK, Dr Rangan Chatterjee, host of Europe's biggest health podcast Feel Better, Live More, author of five Sunday Times Bestselling Books and star of BBC One's Doctor In The House, fo...Nick Cope's Family Show
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 22 March 2025
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animations to sell-out crowds all over the country. He has an incredible fan ...Larry Dean
Chorley Theatre, Chorley
Saturday 22 March 2025
Thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee and two-time star of Live At The Apollo, 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...Scott Bennett
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 22 March 2025
As heard on BBC Radio 4!As a society we love stuff, it's a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But apparently, this message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. We're now struggling to balance these worlds, to foc...An Evening with Kevin Sinfield
The Lowry, Salford
Monday 24 March 2025
Kevin Sinfield, is one of the most successful players in rugby league history. Having won many championships and Challenge Cup successes as part of great teams, he also earned individual accolades as winner of the Lance Todd Trophy the Harr...Cruel Intentions
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 25 - Saturday 29 March 2025
Following sell out seasons in London and New York, the brand new smash hit musical Cruel Intentions is coming to Manchester. Based on the iconic film and inspired by Les Liaisons Dangereuses, it's packed with 90s pop classics including the ...Pig Heart Boy
The 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...Paddy McGuinness
The Lowry, Salford
Thursday 27 - Friday 28 March 2025
Making a long-awaited return to stand-up, one of the country's best-loved and most popular comedians, Bolton funny man Paddy McGuinness embarks on his first major UK tour since 2016, with his new show Nearly There... Paddy McGuinness is a m...RNCM Brass Band
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 27 March 2025
Established during the 1990s by brass innovator Howard Snell, the RNCM Brass Band has always been a flagship ensemble of the institution. Geographically the RNCM is ideally placed in Manchester for brass band students and it boasts a teachi...Nemo
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 27 March 2025
The winner of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, Swiss singer/songwriter Nemo Mettler heads out across the continent to say hi to their hoards of new fans. The Biel/Bienne singer-rapper, who also plays the violin, piano and drums,...Amy & Carlos - Reborn
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 28 March 2025
Having made a stunning return to the Strictly dancefloor, Amy Dowden MBE - accompanied by fellow sensational Strictly Come Dancing star Carlos Gu - truly feels Reborn. Join Amy and Carlos as they share an intimate portrait of their lives an...Zoe Lyons
Chorley Theatre, Chorley
Friday 28 March 2025
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...Milton Jones
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 29 March 2025
Most people know Milton Jones as the comedian with the loud shirts and messed up hair, however his stand-up is built on much more than a funny appearance. Radio Times said that the "wild-haired Jones has raised wordplay to the level of fine...Rachel Fairburn
Darwen Library Theatre, Blackburn
Sunday 30 March 2025
Co-host of international smash hit podcast All Killa No Filla, renowned Manchester stand up comedian and "rock'n'roll star of British Comedy" (Rolling Stone), Rachel Fairburn is back with a brand-new tour, Side Eye. She's bringing...
How to Fail with Elizabeth Day
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 30 March 2025
For the first time EVER, your favourite podcast is going on a nationwide tour. Get your tickets now for How to Fail LIVE and join creator and host Elizabeth Day for an uplifting, hilarious, moving and unforgettable evening. Elizabeth and ...The Royal Opera - Turandot (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
The Royal Ballet and Opera returns to the big screen for its Cinema Season 2024/25 with a dazzling production of Puccini's captivating opera of love and revenge, featuring the ever-popular Nessun dorma. The beautiful but icy Princess ...André Rieu and His Johann Strauss Orchestra
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025 - Friday 3 April 2026
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 ...The Worst Witch
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
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
The Lowry, Salford
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...Walk Like A Man - Music From Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Friday 4 April 2025
The only winner of the National Tribute Awards two years running, the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and Jersey Boys tribute take you back to 1962 - to four guys barely scraping a living, singing doowop beneath the streetlamps of the to...Rachel Fairburn
The Met, Bury
Saturday 5 April 2025
Co-host of international smash hit podcast All Killa No Filla, renowned Manchester stand up comedian and "rock'n'roll star of British Comedy" (Rolling Stone), Rachel Fairburn is back with a brand-new tour, Side Eye. She's bringing...Adam Frost
The Lowry, Salford
Monday 7 April 2025
Award-winning British garden designer and BBC Gardeners' World presenter, Adam Frost, is leaving the garden and heading back out on tour!In his most personal show to date, Adam will discuss the plants that have shaped his life and reflect o...Billy Billingham - Always A Little Further
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 8 April 2025
Billy Billingham MBE QCB is as tough as they come. Chief Instructor on Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins, Paratrooper, decorated SAS leader, and a bodyguard to Hollywood superstars, Billy has seen extreme combat and gruelling missions aplen...Mary Poppins
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 9 April - Saturday 17 May 2025
Cameron Mackintosh and Disney's spectacular production of the classic multi award-winning musical MARY POPPINS will embark on a 2024/2025 UK and Ireland tour from November. Acclaimed Australian stars, Stefanie Jones and Jack Chambers repris...The Smartest Giant in Town
Waterside, Manchester
Wednesday 9 - Thursday 10 April 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 . ....Mothers Of The Brides
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 9 April 2025
Mothers of the Brides is a fun-filled, sketch-packed, gag-fuelled, laugh-heavy trip through the marital maze of getting your offspring to the altar from the writers of the hit comedies Hormonal Housewives and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. 3 Mo...A Knight's Tale The Musical
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Friday 11 April - Saturday 10 May 2025
Based on Brian Helgeland's iconic 2001 film (originally starring Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany), A Knight's Tale, the brand-new comedy musical, charges into Manchester Opera House for its World Premiere, prior to the West End. From the Prod...Jon Culshaw
The Lowry, Salford
Friday 11 April 2025
The star of BBC Radio 4's Dead Ringers, BBC One's The Impressions Show and Channel 4's Partygate takes his brand new show on the road following a completely sold out and critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival. Join Jon ...Craig Revel Horwood
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 12 April 2025
The star of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing is taking to the road with his debut solo tour! Join Craig as he talks about his life from Australia to the West End to Strictly, reveals a wealth of backstage gossip with his trademark wit and cando...
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. ...Room on the Broom
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 15 - Sunday 20 April 2025
Iggety ziggety zaggety zoom! Jump on board the broom with the witch and her cat in Tall Stories' fun-filled adaptation of Room on the Broom, the best-selling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The witch and her cat are trav...Peter James' Picture You Dead
The 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...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. He met Pete Faint in 1996 and the pair began writing original material together and at th...Boys from the Blackstuff
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 22 - Monday 28 April 2025
Bill Kenwright Ltd presents the Liverpool's Royal Court and National Theatre production of Alan Bleasdale's BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF by James Graham Gizza job. Go on, gizzit 80s Liverpool. Chrissie, Loggo, George, Dixie and Yosser are used ...Craig Revel Horwood
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Thursday 24 April 2025
The star of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing is taking to the road with his debut solo tour! Join Craig as he talks about his life from Australia to the West End to Strictly, reveals a wealth of backstage gossip with his trademark wit and cando...Singin' I'm No A Billy, He's A Tim
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 25 April 2025
The 20th anniversary tour of the play exploring bigotry and ethnic identity. "Singin' I'm No a Billy, He's a Tim" is a phenomenon in Scotland where it has sold out countless nationwide tours, a sensation at the Edinburgh Festival and now t...Little Gem
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Tuesday 29 April - Sunday 4 May 2025
An Altrincham Garrick production of Elaine Murphy's multi-award winning play. Love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes. Three generations of Irish women. One extraordinary year. Happy-go-lucky Amber, fresh out of school, is high on life, d...Julian Clary
The 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...Torvill & Dean
AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 2 - Sunday 4 May 2025
World-renowned figure skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, best known as simply Torvill & Dean, are world-famous figure skaters and former British, World, European and Olympic champions. In 2024, they announced their retirement ...The Baddies
The Lowry, Salford
Friday 2 - Sunday 4 May 2025
Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler and presented by Freckle Productions & The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh. Meet the very worst Baddies in the world! Don't you dare to come too close to a witch, a troll and an ancient...Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Friday 2 May 2025
After phenomenal sell out tours, Walk Right Back is... BACK! From the Producers of That'll be the Day, the show tells the story of the most successful duo of all time - The Everly Brothers. Featuring hits such as Bye Bye Love, All I Have To...Nick Mohammed is Mr. Swallow
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 4 May 2025
After a sell-out 2023 UK tour and extended run in London's West End, Taskmaster loser Nick Mohammed returns as his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. Swallow with a brand new show. Show Pony has been described by Mr. Swallow as "payback ...Nick Mohammed is Mr. Swallow
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Tuesday 6 - Saturday 31 May 2025
After a sell-out 2023 UK tour and extended run in London's West End, Taskmaster loser Nick Mohammed returns as his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. Swallow with a brand new show. Show Pony has been described by Mr. Swallow as "payback ...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...
Stuart Michael - The Psychic Medium
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Friday 9 May 2025
Stuart Michael brings an energetic and entertaining evening of direct messages to those he feels drawn to. It doesn't matter where you sit - if he has a message for you, he will find you! He has seen with his mind's eye and worked with spir...Zoe Lyons
Contact, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
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...Q The Music - James Bond Concert Spectacular
Buxton Opera House, Stockport
Sunday 11 May 2025
Celebrating 20+ years as the original pioneering Bond concert, known for stirring emotional and adrenaline-fueled performances, mixed with superb musicianship and flair. Indeed, every fan club around the world recognises them as the finest ...Coraline - A Musical
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 15 May - Saturday 7 June 2025
Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman Book by Zinnie Harris, Music & Lyrics by Louis Barabbas Coming in 2025 "What does your shadow do, when the lights go out and you are in the dark all on your own?" There is something not quite right about th...The All or Nothing Experience - The Story Of The Small Faces
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Friday 16 - Saturday 17 May 2025
After three sell out tours and a successful West End run of All or Nothing - the Mod Musical, writer Carol Harrison and the show's multi-talented cast, perform the new, All Or Nothing Experience Concert Show, celebrating the music of the...Hariana - A Tribute to Ariana Grande & Wicked
