With over 4000 shows listed on Manchester Theatres, it can be hard to decide which show to go and see - as you will probably know if you are one of the 200,000 members who receive our Sunday night "What's on in Manchester over the next seven days" e-mails [subscribe here].

If it's any help, we have handpicked our recommended shows, music gigs, classical concerts and stand-up comedy acts from what's on in Manchester this week...

Our Top 10 What's On in Manchester Theatre This Week

1) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

• Palace Theatre, Manchester
• Tue 11 - Sun 16 Mar 2025.

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2) Opera North - The Magic Flute

• Lowry, Salford Quays
• Thu 13 & Fri 14 Mar 2025
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3) Opera North - The Flying Dutchman

• Lowry, Salford Quays
• Sat 15 Mar 2025
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4) Glorious

• Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
• Until 30 Mar 2025.
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5) Do I Love You?

• Octagon Theatre, Bolton
• Tue 11 - Sat 15 Mar 2025.
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6) Karen Hauer & Gorka Marquez - Speakeasy

• Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
• Sun 16 Mar 2025.

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7) Attention All Shipping - A Celebration of the Shipping Forecast

• Lowry, Salford Quays
• Sun 16 Mar 2025
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8) Klamauk Kabaret

• Lowry, Salford Quays
• Sat 15 Mar 2025
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9) The Nordic Council - Häppy Hour

• Lowry, Salford Quays
• Wed 12 Mar 2025
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10) The Littlest Yak

• Lowry, Salford Quays
• Sun 16 Mar 2025.

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11) Clementine

• Fairfield Social Club, Manchester
• Sat 15 Mar 2025.

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12) Ben Fogle - Wild

• Lowry, Salford Quays
• Mon 10 Mar 2025.

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13) Kate Mosse - Labyrinth Live: Unlocking the Secrets of the Labyrinth

• Lowry, Salford Quays
• Tue 11 Mar 2025.

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16) Shaun Ryder - Happy Mondays, and Fridays, and Saturdays, and Sundays

• Waterside, Sale
• Sun 16 Mar 2025.

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15) Prolisok Dance Ensemble - Step Into Ukraine Benefit Concert

• Stockport Plaza
• Sun 16 Mar 2025.

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16) Cristina Aguilera - Emuná

• The Empty Space, Salford
• Fri 14 March 2025.

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17) Twiggy + Q&A with Sadie Frost

• HOME, Manchester
• Mon 10 March 2025.

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18) The Art History of Studio Ghibli

• Friends Meeting House, Manchester
• Thu 13 Mar 2025.

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19) WiFi Wars

• Octagon Theatre, Bolton
• Sat 15 Mar 2025.

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20) Kellie Colbert - Dedicated To The One I Love

• Contact, Manchester
• Thu 13 March 2025.

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Our Top 5 What's On in Manchester Classical & Opera This Week

1) Candlelight - Best of Bridgerton on Strings

• Manchester Cathedral
• Weds 12 Mar 2025.

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2) Martin Kohlstedt

• Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
• Thu 13 Mar 2025.

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3) Manchester Collective - Serenity 2.0

• RNCM, Manchester
• Fri 14 Mar 2025.

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4) Opera e Lirica - The Three Tenors

• The Stoller Hall, Manchester
• Fri 14 Mar 2025.

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5) RNCM Chopin Prize

• RNCM, Manchester
• Thu 13 Mar 2025.

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Our Top 5 What's on in Manchester Comedy This Week

1) Katherine Ryan - Battleaxe

• O2 Apollo, Manchester
• Sat 15 Mar 2025 + more dates.

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2) Clinton Baptiste - Spectral Intercourse

• Waterside, Manchester
• Fri 14 Mar 2025.
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3) Scummy Mummies - Hot Mess

• Stockport Plaza
• Weds 12 Mar 2025.

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4) Rob Auton - The Eyes Open and Shut Show

• Lowry, Salford Quays
• Sun 16 Mar 2025.

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5) Gabby Bryan & Stef Dag - Live in Show

• Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
• Fri 14 Mar 2025 (2 shows)
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Our Top 10 What's on in Manchester Gigs This Week

1) Teddy Swims

• Co-op Live, Manchester
• Mon 10 & Sun 16 Mar 2025

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2) Sabrina Carpenter

• Co-op Live, Manchester
• Thu 13 & Fri 14 Mar 2025

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3) Limp Bizkit

• AO Arena, Manchester
• Sat 15 Mar 2025.

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4) Michael Kiwanuka

• O2 Apollo, Manchester
• Thu 13 Mar 2025.

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5) Bear's Den

• The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
• Tue 11 Mar 2025.

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6) Elkie Brooks

• Lowry, Salford Quays
• Sun 16 Mar 2025.

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7) The Mary Wallopers

• O2 Apollo, Manchester
• Fri 14 Mar 2025

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8) Kim Wilde

• Manchester Academy 1
• Sat 15 Mar 2025.

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9) Graham Gouldman

• RNCM, Manchester
• Sat 15 Mar 2025

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10) Toss The Feathers

• Club Academy, Manchester
• Sat 15 Mar 2025.

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11) The Breath

• The Met, Bury
• Sat 15 Mar 2025.

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12) Animals as Leaders

• Albert Hall, Manchester
• Fri 14 Mar 2025.

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13) Flo

• Manchester Academy 1
• Weds 12 Mar 2025.

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14) Stiff Little Fingers

• Manchester Academy 1
• Fri 14 Mar 2025.

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15) This Will Destroy You

• Band on The Wall, Manchester
• Fri 14 Mar 2025.

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16) David Kushner

• Manchester Academy 1
• Mon 10 Mar 2025.

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17) Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

• Albert Hall, Manchester
• Tue 11 Mar 2025.

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18) Chris Difford (Squeeze)

• The Met, Bury
• Thu 13 Mar 2025.

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19) Steel Pulse

• Albert Hall, Manchester
• Sat 15 Mar 2025.

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20) Mercury Rev

• New Century Hall, Manchester
• Fri 14 Mar 2025.

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21) Alec Benjamin

• Manchester Academy 1
• Tue 11 Mar 2025.

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22) The Weather Station

• Band on The Wall, Manchester
• Tue 11 Mar 2025.

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23) RØRY

• O2 Ritz, Manchester
• Mon 10 Mar 2025.

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24) Sounds of the 60's Live with Tony Blackburn

• Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
• Sun 16 Mar 2025.

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25) Just My Imagination - The Music of The Temptations

• Stockport Plaza
• Fri 14 Mar 2025.

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~ All Music Gigs in Manchester This Week ~

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~ All Shows in Manchester This Week ~

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