THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Here You Come Again - The New Dolly Parton Musical
Manchester Opera House
Tue 4 - Sat 8 Feb 2025
Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Fri 22 - Sat 23 Nov 2024
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
The Bridgewater Hall
Thu 20 Mar - Sun 1 Jun 2025
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The Music of Hans Zimmer vs John Williams
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 27 December 2024
An epic concert celebrating the very best epic scores from two of the greatest film composers of all time. Includes music from: GladiatorSupermanMan of SteelHarry PotterInceptionJurassic ParkThe Dark Knight RisesPirates of the CaribbeanHook...Warren Mailley-Smith - Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Friday 27 December 2024 - 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. ...It&8217;s Raining Men
HOME, Manchester
Friday 27 December 2024
On a whim, happily married Iris decides to sign up for a dating app, and her life is turned upside down....London Concertante - Christmas at the Movies by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 28 December 2024
Join London Concertante as they celebrate the festive season through the magical world of Christmas movies. Immerse yourself in snowy adventures, comical catastrophes, true love and the joy of family - relive all of your favourite cinematic...Little Penguin's First Christmas
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 28 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
From the company that brought you the sell-out productions of Snowbabies! and Aleena's Garden, Little Penguin's First Christmas is an immersive, festive experience for babies aged 0-36 months and their grown-ups! Filled with puppetry, origi...London Concertante: Christmas Baroque by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 28 December 2024
Celebrate Christmas with London Concertante as we perform a programme of stunning Christmas-themed Baroque works. Programme Corelli - Christmas Concerto Handel - Messiah Overture Torelli - Christmas Concerto Bach - Violin Concerto in A...Family Film/ Spirited Away (dubbed)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 28 December 2024
Overflowing with imaginative creatures and thrilling storytelling, Hayao Miyazaki?s Spirited Away is one of the most critically-acclaimed animated films of all time....Comedy Lab sketch writing 2 day intensive with Josie Throup
Fierce Bar, Manchester
Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 December 2024
An intensive workshop, led by Josie Throup & Tom Short will provide you with the tools & techniques to create hilarious & engaging sketches....Wythenshaw @ The Forum- Saturday 28th December -TREX SHOW
Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester
Saturday 28 December 2024
Teach Rex uses life-like dinosaurs to perform their 1 hour show, teaching children about the anatomy and life of one the most mesmerising dinosaurs...London Concertante - Viennese Christmas Spectacular
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Sunday 29 December 2024
Tchaikovsky's elegant Nutcracker Suite leads on from Brahms' serious Hungarian Dance No.5, before Strauss II introduces us to the boundless exuberance of the Polish March in his Trisch-Trasch Polka. In the concert's penultimate work Tchaiko...The Receipts Podcast
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 29 December 2024
From relationships, situationships to everyday life experiences, you can expect unadulterated girl talk with no filter, a group chat come to life. Alongside the weekly topical full episodes there's also Your Receipts where Tolani Shoneye an...Defected
Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Tuesday 31 December 2024
Defected and Glitterbox come to the Warehouse Project. Glitterbox is a nightlife phenomenon, conceptualised in 2015 by Defected boss Simon Dunmore. Ever since, Glitterbox has generated an inclusive, uplifting party atmosphere designed to un...Children's New Years Eve Party
The Grand, Warrington
Tuesday 31 December 2024
Join us for a children's New Years Eve Party There will be food, entertainment and a count down...Varna International Ballet - The Nutcracker
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 2 January 2025
This most famous of fantasy ballets for all the family begins as night falls on Christmas Eve. As snowflakes fall outside, the warm glow of the open fire sends flickering shadows across the boughs of the Christmas tree and all the present...Varna International Ballet - Swan Lake
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 3 January 2025
The greatest romantic ballet of all time is brought to life by Tchaikovsky's haunting and unforgettable score. From the impressive splendour of the Palace ballroom to the moon-lit lake where swans glide in perfect formation, this compelli...
Outside The Box Comedy Club - 3rd January - Stockport Garrick
Stockport Garrick Theatre, Stockport
Friday 3 January 2025
HARRIET DYER - has worked on BBC3, BBC Live at The Fringe, BBC Radio 4, BBC Knock Knock, BBC Ouch, Absolute Radio and The Russell Howard Hour. She is an award winning comedian, writer and mental health advocate. Harriet has been a full time...Sheikh Mishary Alafasy
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 5 January 2025
From Kuwait to the UK, and with sold-out shows across the globe, experience an Evening of Inspiration with the renowned Sheikh Mishary Alafasy. An evening of Quranic recitation, soul-stirring nasheeds, and heartfelt duas. Shaykh Mishary of...Beastmode Media: Savage Sunday ~ Live
Mcr Content Studio, Oldham
Sunday 5 January 2025
Want to spice up your content game?Come and get the tea on camera phone settings, content hacks & strategy basics to level up your socials....An Inspector Calls
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 7 - Saturday 18 January 2025
J B Priestley's Classic Thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS Stephen Daldry's multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley's classic thriller returns. Hailed as the theatrical event of its generation, winning more awards than any ...Forbidden Nights
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 9 January 2025
Having made their debut on Britain's Got Talent in 2015 and played to packed houses since then, the Forbidden Nights boys are still in high demand at theatres all over the country with an even bigger and hotter tour for 2023. Yes ladies, "C...The Chicago Blues Brothers
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Friday 10 January 2025
The world's biggest and best loved Blues Brothers party show is on a mission once again. As seen at the Adelphi Theatre and the Savoy Theatre in London's West End, The Chicago Blues Brothers have put the band back together to bring you t...A Real Pain
HOME, Manchester
Friday 10 January 2025
Family tensions resurface as mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother...BTW bolton town rascals
Ellesmere Road Recreation Club, Bolton
Friday 10 January 2025
Btw is teaming with rascals wrestling academy with stars from both promotions putting on the best action packed family entertainment...Candlelight - A Tribute to Coldplay on Strings
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 11 January 2025
A magical night of candlelit violin music paying tribute to one of the most successful and popular bands of all time: Coldplay. Since their formation in 1996, this British rock group reached the top of the rock/pop music world in the early ...Snow White and The Seven Drag Queens
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 11 January 2025
Mirror, mirror on the wall, come see the naughtiest North East Adult Panto of all! After two sell out seasons in Geordieland, the North East Adult Pantomime is back - bigger and better than ever - and this time there's no escape - as the...Twist & Shout
Middleton Arena, Manchester
Saturday 11 January 2025
Twist & Shout - an all-star cast from the West End deliver a musical powerhouse of a show that starts with the explosion of Brit Pop in 1962 through to the era of Flower Power and Free Love of the late Sixties. Music lovers are invited to r...The General + HarmonieBand live score
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 11 January 2025
Buster Keaton's masterpiece is brought to life by HarmonieBand's live accompaniment....New Year New Me - 2-day comedy lab intensive Manchester
Fierce Bar, Manchester
Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 January 2025
Intensive workshops with award-winning comic and qualified teacher Tom Short (Salford University Comedy Lecturer)...RNCM Young Strings
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 12 January 2025
Young Strings is one of RNCM's Junior Programmes. String players aged 6 to 13 years attend weekly classes to develop their string playing, musicianship and creativity. Two of their ensembles are delighted to be showcasing some of their lear...Domonkos Csabay
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 13 January 2025
Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society present Domonkos Csabay, a UK-based Hungarian concert pianist, chamber musician and accompanist. He is currently a collaborative piano fellow at the Royal College of Music, London, studied with Andras Kem...
Pagrav Dance Company - ROOH: Within Her
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Join us for this compelling solo piece from renowned choreographer and performer Urja Desai Thakore. In ROOH: Within Her, Urja Desai Thakore explores narratives in quiet, everyday, heroism across two millennia. She stages the turmoil of a m...Jason Manford
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 15 - Thursday 16 January 2025
Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show, A Manford All Seasons. The Manchester comedian has been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn't...Sealskin
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 15 - Thursday 16 January 2025
Exploring ideas of belonging, otherness and home, Sealskin combines Liverpool physical theatre company Tmesis's trademark playful and highly skilled physicality, puppetry, storytelling, incredible projection design and live original music ...Shen Yun
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 16 - Sunday 19 January 2025
Shen Yun takes you on an extraordinary journey through China's 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture. Exquisite beauty from the heavens, profound wisdom from dynasties past, timeless legends, and ethnic traditions all spring to life thro...Swan Lake
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 16 - Sunday 19 January 2025
Swan Lake is arguably the world's most popular ballet, and a timeless tale. Prince Siegfried falls in love with Odette, Queen of the Swans, only to be tricked into betraying her by the wicked von Rothbart and his daughter Odile. The thrilli...Milton Jones
Middleton Arena, Manchester
Thursday 16 January 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...Joshua Bassett
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 16 January 2025
The Californian actor and pop rock singer-songwriter is best known for his starring role as Ricky Bowen in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. As a solo musician, he has scored the international hit "Lie Lie Lie" and collaborated...The Makings of a Murderer 2 - The Real Manhunter
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Thursday 16 January 2025
Following sell-out shows nationwide, the UK's top true crime theatre tour is back with a brand-new lineup!Featuring Senior Investigating officer Colin Sutton, who caught serial killer Levi Bellfield and 'Night Stalker' Delroy Grant. Join us...Roy Chubby Brown
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 17 January 2025
Roy Chubby Brown's rude, crude and rip-roaring brand of comedy is world renowned. Performing his own unique style of stand-up since the 190s, Chubby's belly-busting banter has never held back from sharing his outlandish views on news, wome...The Makings of a Murderer 2 - The Real Manhunter
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Friday 17 January 2025
Following sell-out shows nationwide, the UK's top true crime theatre tour is back with a brand-new lineup!Featuring Senior Investigating officer Colin Sutton, who caught serial killer Levi Bellfield and 'Night Stalker' Delroy Grant. Join us...The Nutcracker
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
The festive delights of The Nutcracker will charm audiences of all ages this New Year. When Clara is gifted a Nutcracker doll who magically comes to life, an enchanting adventure unfolds; a dramatic battle with the Mouse King ensues, and da...Until We Sleep
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 18 January 2025
Lowry Partner company Far From the Norm Presents Botis Seva's latest Hip Hop theatre production, Until We Sleep, is a journey underlined with a resistance to change. Amidst the oppression of leadership, a lone warrior yearns for faith as th...Justin Moorhouse
Chorley Theatre, Chorley
Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 January 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 ...Pop Princesses
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 18 January 2025
This is the children's pop concert with a big difference. A musical spectacular starring four fabulous Fairy tale Princesses who just love to sing! It's the perfect mix. Featuring a soundtrack of top pop hits from artists such as Little Mix...Outside The Box Comedy Club - 18th January - Stockport Garrick
Stockport Garrick Theatre, Stockport
Saturday 18 January 2025
ANDREW BIRD - Andrew has been tour support for Rhod Gilbert, Rob Brydon and Michael McIntyre at venues including Wembley and the O2. His writing work includes Jon Richardson?s Ultimate Worrier (Dave), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channe...
Ed Gamble
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 19 - Monday 20 January 2025
Hi, Ed here. I have chosen the prestigious Salford Lowry Quays Theatre to film my new special. It will be all my favourite humour from the last 2 tours, and I will probably have some makeup on. I'd love it if you came along or else we wi...
Ricky Gervais
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 20 - Tuesday 21 January 2025
Ricky Gervais has today announced the highly-anticipated first set of official UK dates for his brand-new stand-up show 'Mortality'. Fresh from his most recent stand-up special 'Armageddon' winning a Golden Globe, hitting Number 1 on Netf...Calamity Jane
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 21 - Saturday 25 January 2025
Gosh almighty! Grab a posse because the whip crackin' musical comedy classic Calamity Jane is a rollin' on over the plains to a theatre near you. Based on the much-loved Doris Day movie, this plumb fancy new production stars the multi-award...The Royal Opera - The Tales of Hoffmann (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 21 January 2025
The Royal Ballet and Opera returns to the big screen for its Cinema Season 2024/25 with Offenbach's dream-like opera. Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to matters of the heart, nothing i...Animal Farm
