Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Thu 26 Mar - Tue 28 Apr 2026
Wed 20 Aug - Sat 4 Oct 2025
Sun 2 Feb 2025 - Wed 18 Feb 2026
Wed 30 Apr - Sat 8 Nov 2025
Wed 9 Apr - Sat 17 May 2025
The Engagement Party
Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 February 2025
We're hosting The Engagement Party of lifetime - and you're all invited!Meet Zack, a nature-loving foodie, and Sofia, a passionate city-loving girl. Their unexpected love story began in a chicken shop in Oldham, but as their relationship fl...
This Kind of Black (Requiem for Black Boys)
Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 February 2025
A coming-of-age tale set in 1990s Moss Side, a stone's throw from conflict and violence, This Kind of Black (Requiem for Black Boys) is the powerful new stage show from poet and musician Reece Williams. This Kind of Black celebrates a commu...
The Three Little Pigs
Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 February 2025
Suitable for all the family (recommended for ages 3-10), be blown away by the world of Stuff & Nonsense Theatre Company in this joyful retelling of a classic tale. Told in a unique physical style with raucous puppets, this is high-octane fa...
Work In Theatre Course
Tuesday 18 - Friday 21 February 2025
This February Half Term. we're thrilled to offer an exclusive opportunity to discover more about theatre careers at the Palace Theatre... Work in Theatre is the programme for young people aged 14-17 to gain key insight into the different wo...
Su Pollard
Tuesday 18 February 2025
A night of hilarious laughter, fabulous songs and wonderful stories. For 50 years the legendary Su Pollard has delighted audiences, starring in the nation's best-known TV shows and on stages around the globe in some of the world's most-l...
Neighbours - The Celebration Tour
Tuesday 18 February 2025
It's time to celebrate the fantastic news that Neighbours isn't saying farewell afterall, as it is returning to our screens in 2023. Originally titled "Neighbours - The Farewell Tour", it has now been renamed, "Neighbours - The Celebration ...
XS Malarkey with Sara Barron
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. A minimum of just ?3 for members and ?6 for normal people- we keep tickets as low as possible to k...
Killer Couples featuring Emma Kenny
Wednesday 19 February 2025
Killer Couples is not just another true crime show; it's a riveting exploration of romance gone horrifically awry. Emma unravels the complex psychology of couples who commit the unthinkable, transforming their intimate bond into a pact of d...
An Evening with Jimmy White
Wednesday 19 February 2025
An evening With ''The Whirlwind'' Jimmy White! Hosted by none other than the voice of world snooker, Mr John Virgo, plus an exclusive trick shot masterclass from the man himself. Also joined by special guest snooker commentator and 1997 Wor...
The Wizarding Adventure
Wednesday 19 February - Wednesday 29 October 2025
It's a kind of magic! Are you ready to attend your first day at the Grand Old School of Wizardry. Join the madcap mages and wacky witches of the faculty on a spellbinding adventure to work on your wand waving, brush up on your broomstick sk...
In The Wake
Wednesday 19 February 2025
A bizarre serial murder puts a spotlight on devastating injustices and unhealed trauma in Sendai nine years after the 2011 earthquake disaster....
Bing's Birthday
Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 February 2025
Join Bing and his friends Sula, Pando, Coco, Amma and of course Flop as they get ready to celebrate his special day in the brand-new live stage show, Bing's Birthday!It's Bing's birthday and everyone is very excited! Things won't always go ...
Candlelight - Rings & Dragons
Thursday 20 February 2025
Discover the beautiful soundtracks of fantasy films performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight at this multi-sensory musical experience in an awe-inspiring location. Expect to hear music from Rings of Power, The Lo...
Sarah Keyworth
Thursday 20 - Friday 21 February 2025
Nottingham stand-up comedian Sarah Keyworth is back with a brand new, joyous show. My Eyes Are Up Here is about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super big) losses. As seen and heard on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out Of 10 Cats...
National Theatre Live - The Importance of Being Earnest (PG)
Thursday 20 - Saturday 22 February 2025
Showing as though live, on the big screen, three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde's most celebrated comedy. While assuming the role of a...
Spotlight - An Original ShockOut Musical
Thursday 20 - Friday 21 February 2025
Step into a world where ambition ignites, secrets simmer, and the pursuit of greatness pushes the limits of courage and self discovery. Spotlight is a captivating original show that pulls back the curtain on a group of aspiring performers s...
Ellen Kent's La Bohème
Friday 21 February 2025
Senbla presents Opera International's award-winning Ellen Kent Production featuring the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv, with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra. Directed by Ellen Kent, this brand new pro...
Murder Mystery Evening
Friday 21 February - 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 -...
The Little Prince
Friday 21 February 2025
Through mesmerising puppetry and beautiful songs the boy who fell to earth teaches his friend the Aviator about love, life and real happiness. Has a sheep on a star eaten a rose?' If that sounds silly then you might be like the King and the...
Emilyn Claid - Untitled
Friday 21 February 2025
Emilyn Claid has a fifty year career as a performer, stretching back to the 1960s when she was a ballet dancer with the National Ballet of Canada and the 1970s when she was co-founder of experimental collective X6 Dance Space in London, a ...
Minions Family Fun Day
Friday 21 February 2025
Come and meet the Minions at the fantastic Bury Transport Museum. Kevin and Bob will be appearing at intervals throughout the day and there will be even more family fun with three fun fair rides suitable for toddlers, face painters and craf...
September Says
Friday 21 February 2025
Sisters July and September are thick as thieves, though very different. September Says explores familial ties ? and a love so intense it transforms reality....
The Monkey
Friday 21 February 2025
When twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father?s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts occurring all around them. ...
Ellen Kent's Madama Butterfly
Saturday 22 February 2025
Senbla presents Opera International's award-winning Ellen Kent and the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv production, with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra. Back by overwhelming public demand, this award-w...
Felicity Ward
Saturday 22 February 2025
Star of The Office (Australia), Felicity Ward returns for her first national tour in six years, I'm Exhausting! In a two hour laugh out loud extravaganza, Felicity Ward talks about something that no one has ever done before - she had a baby...
Tom Stade
Saturday 22 February 2025
The hilarious Canadian superstar stand-up returns with his latest show, Risky Business.. Tom's funny and today's funny don't always see eye-to-eye, but that's cool; it's not Tom's way to follow the herd. He much prefers to take the path les...
Zoe Lyons
Saturday 22 February 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...
Jack and The Beanstalk
Saturday 22 February 2025
Fee Fi Fo Fum! This classic fairytale now gets the Lyngo Theatre treatment so expect lots of surprises and beautiful images as Patrick Lynch (from Cbeebies) tells the gripping story of Jack who sells his cow for 5 magic beans and finds hims...
Shovel Dance Collective
Saturday 22 February 2025
Nurturing a passion for the folk musics of the British Isles and Ireland with experimental tendencies, London's Shovel Dance Collective explore the ways in which traditional music holds queer histories, proto-feminist narratives and the voi...
ComedySportz
Saturday 22 February - Saturday 13 September 2025
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss this all ages, all action, all improvised competitive comedy show! Two teams battle it out for laughs with quick-witted gags, games, ...
Comedy Night Live with Headliner Kevin Finn
Saturday 22 February 2025
SATURDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2025. Comedy Night Live is back at St Oswalds Social Club in Padgate, Warrington with a quality line up of 3 fantastic professional comedians alongside your brilliant host and compere Bobby Murdock. Headline Act Kevin...
Ellen Kent's La Traviata
Sunday 23 February 2025
Senbla presents Opera internation's award-winning Ellen Kent Production featuring the Ukranian National Opera of Kharkiv in collaboration with the Ukranian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv, with international soloists, highly-praised choru...
John Shuttleworth
Sunday 23 February 2025
Radio 4 favourite, comedy legend, and 'the 42nd best reason to love Britain' (The Telegraph) John Shuttleworth, is back with more hilarious stories and songs performed on his trusty Yamaha organ (with built-in auto accompaniment!) In RAISE ...
Viggo Venn
Sunday 23 February 2025
Norwegian clown Viggo Venn moved to this country with one dream: to be a British comedian. The rest, you already know about. After blowing away the competition in an explosion of hi-vis jackets, balloons, and joyous idiocy, Viggo became the...
Dinosaur Adventure Live
Sunday 23 February 2025
65 million years in the making... Are you ready for the adventure? This awe-inspiring interactive stage show captivates both young and young at heart, immersing audiences in the enthralling & realistic world of Dinosaurs. When a satell...
Sophie Duker
Sunday 23 February 2025
The sexiest comic alive (please do not factcheck!) is back! The Taskmaster champ is back on tour and dealing with her (sugar) daddy issues in a hilarious new stand-up show. But Daddy I Love Her sees Sophie take the stage with her tradema...
Andrew Bird
Sunday 23 February 2025
Crowned "Comic's Comic-Best Act" at The UK Comedy Awards, after his TV appearance on "The Russell Howard Hour" stand-up Andrew Bird supported Russell Howard on his massive national tour including six straight shows at The London Palladiu...
99% Cloudy&8230;Always
Sunday 23 - Tuesday 25 February 2025
Kazuha, a woman with Asperger?s syndrome, begins to drift apart from her husband over conventional expectations of having children in this uncompromising drama....
Bat Out Of Hell
Monday 24 February - Saturday 8 March 2025
Bat Out of Hell makes a triumphant return, with a thrilling spectacle of a show where the timeless music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf reigns supreme! Get ready for an electrifying experience that will ignite your passion for rock 'n' roll....
The News Agents
Monday 24 February 2025
The chart-topping daily news podcast The News Agents, is going on tour for the first time with The News Agents Live On Stage with HSBC UK. Hosted by three of the UK's most respected journalists Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Go...
Wes Peden - Rollercoaster
Monday 24 February 2025
Ultra-modern pop-punk juggling! Surrounded by a huge inflatable blue structure and accompanied by electro beats composed of distorted rollercoaster sounds, Wes Peden shares his cutting-edge tricks inspired by corkscrews, adrenalin, and high...
Oppenheimer (15)
Monday 24 February - Saturday 1 March 2025
★★★★✭ "This combustible and relentlessly-paced biography of the 'father of the the atomic bomb' is a contender for Christopher Nolan's best film." ~ Little White Lies. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is a...
Ghost Stories
Tuesday 25 February - Saturday 1 March 2025
The long-running West End hit returns! When Professor Goodman, arch-sceptic out to debunk the paranormal, embarks on an investigation of three apparent hauntings - as recounted by a night-watchman, a teenage boy, and a businessman awaiting ...
Bing's Birthday
Tuesday 25 - Wednesday 26 February 2025
Join Bing and his friends Sula, Pando, Coco, Amma and of course Flop as they get ready to celebrate his special day in the brand-new live stage show, Bing's Birthday!It's Bing's birthday and everyone is very excited! Things won't always go ...
The Merchant of Venice (1936)
Tuesday 25 February - Saturday 1 March 2025
'THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO DO SHAKESPEARE' (Metro) Ambition, power and political unrest explode onto the stage in The Merchant of Venice 1936, direct from selling out the RSC and London's West End. Starring Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders...
Ash Sarkar - In Conversation
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Join political commentator Ash Sarkar to discuss her explosive debut Minority Rule, which reveals how the collective power of ordinary people is under attack We live under minority rule. But who is the ruling minority? Most of us are gettin...
The Frederic Cox Award for Singing
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Discover the world of classical singing with the Royal Northern College of Music's talented vocal students. This annual competition first began in 1986 as a memorial to one of the leading figures in the founding of the College, Frederic...
