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What's On at the Stockport Plaza, Stockport

Stockport Plaza opened its grand doors in 1932 as a super cinema and variety theatre - roots it is still proud to boast today.  Hosting touring plays, music events, comedians, gigs, musical theatre, dance, murder mysteries, family shows, their own festive pantomime, and cinema screenings, this Grade II listed art deco building has a seating capacity of 1317.

The Plaza currently has two Patrons; Baroness Joan Bakewell DBE, and Dara O’ Briain.  Past Patrons include Leslie Phillips CBE, Sabrina, and Sir Ken Dodd.  Alongside their main theatre space, The Stockport Plaza also has The Green Room, an intimate cabaret space for 80 guest, with a diverse programme of events.

Productions, shows and events coming up include John Bishop, A Christmas Carol, Scouting For Girls, Beyond The Barricade, Sleeping Beauty, Katherine Ryan, Ben Elton, and Chris McCausland.  See what’s on at The Stockport Plaza below and book tickets online.

 

 

Stockport Plaza opened its grand doors in 1932 as a super cinema and variety theatre - roots it is still proud to boast today.  Hosting touring plays, music events, comedians, gigs, musical theatre, dance, murder mysteries, family shows, their own festive pantomime, and cinema screenings, this Grade II listed art deco building has a seating capacity of 1317.

The Plaza currently has two Patrons; Baroness Joan Bakewell DBE, and Dara O’ Briain.  Past Patrons include Leslie Phillips CBE, Sabrina, and Sir Ken Dodd.  Alongside their main theatre space, The Stockport Plaza also has The Green Room, an intimate cabaret space for 80 guest, with a diverse programme of events.

Productions, shows and events coming up include John Bishop, A Christmas Carol, Scouting For Girls, Beyond The Barricade, Sleeping Beauty, Katherine Ryan, Ben Elton, and Chris McCausland.  See what’s on at The Stockport Plaza below and book tickets online.

 

 

What's On at the Stockport Plaza, Stockport

Singin' I'm No A Billy, He's A Tim

Main Auditorium
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...

The Drifters

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 26 April 2025
Continuing the legacy of George and Faye Treadwell, the latest line-up of The Drifters are back on tour in the UK with a brand-new show, performing all the classic hits of the soul legends from the last six decades, such as 'Saturday Night...

An Audience With Mick Miller

Main Auditorium
Thursday 1 May 2025
Mick Miller is a comedy legend who first came to fame on ITV's "New Faces". Having won his heat, the Liverpudlian started getting more theatre work and that led to the TV producer, Johnnie Hamp selecting him to become a regular on the hit ...

The Big Pants Party

Main Auditorium
Friday 2 May 2025
The Big Pants party is the ultimate ladies night out, celebrating the iconic soundtrack of a lifetime of fun, love and friendship. This evening of fabulous live music and amazing vocalists is an extraordinary celebration of sisterhood with ...

Taylormania - Taylor Swift Tribute Show

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 3 May 2025
An award winning extravaganza that plays tribute to one of the leading contemporary recording artists of our time. Katy Ellis is a self-confessed 'Swiftie' with an incredible live band and dancers, and promises to deliver the most authentic...

The Prat Pack - Bradley Walsh, Brian Conley, Shane Richie & Joe Pasquale

Main Auditorium
Sunday 4 May 2025
Four of the country's greatest comedy entertainers will tour the UK in 2025 with their own special take on the Rat Pack - Bradley Walsh (The Chase, Gladiators), Brian Conley (The Brian Conley Show, EastEnders), Shane Richie (EastEnders, I'...

An Evening With Jimmy Tarbuck

Main Auditorium
Thursday 8 May 2025
After more than 60 years at the very top of his profession Jimmy Tarbuck OBE relives many of the most iconic moments of a life on stage and screen. Featuring a huge collection of anecdotes and video clips highlighting a fabulously glitterin...

The Dolly Show - Tribute to Dolly Parton

Main Auditorium
Friday 9 May 2025
As seen on BBC ONE and voted the U.K's No 1. Dolly Parton tribute by the Agents Association of Great Britain! Undeniably one of the BEST Dolly impersonators you will ever see, West End star Kelly O'Brien performs the beloved hits of country...

Massaoke - Sing The Musicals: The Live Band Sing-along Party

Main Auditorium
Saturday 10 May 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...

Plaza Murder Mystery Fundraiser

Main Auditorium
Wednesday 14 - Thursday 15 May 2025
The Plaza's very own 'Plaza Players' are back with another fundraising Murder Mystery event that will be.... deadly! Lights..... Cameras..... Murder! Mr Cyril G De Thrill is filming his latest and greatest Silver Screen spectacular at The P...

Wickedly Ariana - A Tribute to Ariana Grande & Wicked

Main Auditorium
Friday 16 May 2025
The first theatre production to celebrate the contemporary icon Ariana Grande, one of the most influential and loved artists of the generation. The sensational Hannah Thomas with her amazing band and dancers will take you on a magical journ...

Roy Chubby Brown

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 17 May 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 Mersey Beatles

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 23 May 2025
Fans of The Beatles prepare to be wowed by the world's favourite Liverpool-born tribute to the Fab Four.  The Mersey Beatles have been rocking sold-out shows around the globe since 1999 with their truly authentic and widely acclaimed celeb...

Jimmy Carr

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 24 May - Thursday 20 November 2025
Star of the UK's most streamed Netflix comedy special of 2021, Jimmy is back on the road with a brand new show, Laughs Funny. Jimmy's show contains jokes about all kinds of terrible things. Terrible things that might have affected you or pe...

That'll Be The Day

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 24 May 2025
Celebrate the golden age of Rock 'n' Roll and Pop from the '50s right the way through to the '80s from Trevor Payne and an exceptional cast of who combine hilarious comedy sketches and impersonations with brilliant vocals and superb musicia...

Woman Like Me - The Little Mix Show

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 25 May 2025
A highly energetic tribute show that follows in the footsteps of the award-winning girl band, Little Mix. With live vocals, it is full of commercial pop video choreography, suitable for kids, tweens, teens and adults alike. Bringing the ful...

G4

Main Auditorium
Wednesday 28 May 2025
  The ultimate celebration of Musical Theatre. Following on from their critically-acclaimed 20th Anniversary album and tour, The UK's No1 vocal harmony quartet and original X Factor stars, G4, now unleash their unique trademark sound on t...

Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson

Main Auditorium
Thursday 29 May 2025
Take a journey back in time to remember Michael Jackson - the man, the music and the magic. MichaelⓇ Starring Ben is a hit theatre production starring the UK's ultimate Michael Jackson tribute star, Ben Bowman. Not only does he look and...

Don't Stop Believin’

Main Auditorium
Friday 30 May 2025
Jump aboard this midnight train for a crazy, crazy night as the boys and girls are back in town! So, walk this way and join us as we take you back to the edge of seventeen for the ultimate rock party show! It's the night out you have been ...

Irish Annie's

Main Auditorium
Saturday 31 May 2025
Starring Ricky Tomlinson as Scouse Jim alongside his Royle Family co-star, extra special guest Sue Johnston, and Catherine Rice as Irish Annie, Asa Murphy's new musical play celebrates the best of Irish culture, from the music to the comed...

The Roller Boys

Main Auditorium
Sunday 1 June 2025
Experience the electrifying fusion of music, skating, and extreme stunts with The Roller Boys. Feel inspired by the infectious energy as sparks fly off their wheels with the all singing, all dancing, roller skating phenomenon guaranteed to ...

The Magic Of Motown

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 5 June 2025
Get ready for all the hits, glittering costumes, dazzling dance routines and outstanding musicianship in this breath-taking live concert spectacular. You will be going Loco down in Acapulco as we take you back down memory lane with all the ...

Rob Beckett

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 6 June 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...

PINK by Vicky Jackson

Main Auditorium
Saturday 7 June 2025
Vicky Jackson's tribute to Pink has been a run-away success and has consistently been her most booked act since 2008. Whilst the Pink tribute show was not her first tribute act, Vicky found herself being compared both physically and vocally...

UK Pink Floyd Experience

Main Auditorium
Friday 13 June 2025
Celebrating over 50 years of one of rock's most influential bands, this highly authentic show recreates the atmosphere of Floyd. Featuring the iconic album "The Dark Side Of The Moon" and classics including "Wish You Were Here", "Shine On Y...

Q The Music - James Bond Concert Spectacular

Main Auditorium
Saturday 14 June 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 ...

Barbara Nice

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 27 June 2025
Join Stockport housewife, cleaner to the stars, Take a Break reader and Britain's Got Talent star Barbara Nice for all the best bits of her 25 years of delighting live comedy audiences, as well as new stuff she wrote on the bus. A playful, ...

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 29 June 2025
Direct from a week long run in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a sold out Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!Using huge projection photos and original film footage, th...

The Lancashire Hotpots

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 5 July 2025
There's only one thing more satisfying than a visit to the chippy and that's an evening with The Lancashire Hotpots. St. Helens' finest are the undisputed kings of the Northern "knees up" with banging comedy folk anthems such as "Chippy Te...

Rhythm of the Dance

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 18 July 2025
Rhythm of the Dance has brought audiences around the world to their feet for over two decades and is returning with a brand new production. Rooted in Ireland's rich culture and heritage, Rhythm of the Dance takes a different perspective on ...

Neil Sands - Land of Hope And Glory

Main Auditorium
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Neil Sands and his wonderful cast are back with a new production of their most popular patriotic show Land of Hope & Glory, celebrating The Best of British Entertainment and especially produced to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the e...

Fireman Sam

Main Auditorium
Saturday 26 July 2025
rand New for 2024. Norman wants to go on an adventure to impress his friends, so when two famous animal explorers arrive in Pontypandy, he decides to follow them into the mountains. But when Norman discovers a rare red squirrel, one of the...

Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show

Main Auditorium
Sunday 27 July 2025
Get ready for a brilliant live experience as Tom Gates and his world of doodles, music, and laughs hit the stage in 2025! Based on the bestselling books by Liz Pichon and the hit TV show, the Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show brings alive the ill...

Milkshake Live - Milkshake on Holiday

Main Auditorium
Sunday 10 August 2025
Milkshake! Live is back with a brand-new show! Join your favourite Milkshake! friends on Holiday with Dora, Pip and Posey, Blue from Blues Clues and You!, Milo, Milkshake! Monkey plus two of your Milkshake! presenters for an all-new adventu...

The Ultimate Irish Hooley

Main Auditorium
Saturday 16 August 2025
Join Ireland's No.1 Folk 'n' Roll band Keltic Storm and an all-star cast of award winning musicians and singers for "The Ultimate Irish Hooley" direct from the Emerald Isle performing iconic Irish songs and party anthems from legendary acts...

Sweet & Sour - Tribute to Sabrina Carpenter & Olivia Rodrigo

Main Auditorium
Saturday 23 August 2025
Get ready for an electrifying night of pop anthems, heartbreak hits, and fierce rival vibes at Sweet and Sour - the ultimate Olivia Rodrigo vs. Sabrina Carpenter tribute show! Featuring a powerhouse live band and dynamic dancers, this show...

Cirque - The Greatest Show

Main Auditorium
Sunday 24 August 2025
Where Musical Theatre Meets Circus It's time to step into the light. Escape with us for a night like no other, where we take you into a world where the very best of musical theatre showstoppers meets jaw-dropping circus spectacular.A world ...

Luther - Luther Vandross Celebration

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 29 August 2025
The world's premier show in celebration of 'The Velvet Voice'. Experience all the hits from his amazing career, culminating over 40 million album sales and eight Grammy awards including many of the greatest dance anthems and love songs ever...

Psychic Sally

Main Auditorium
Thursday 4 September 2025
Sally Morgan, the nation's favourite Psychic and forerunner in the Psychic world is back on tour with her all new show. Wowing audiences young and old across the country for over a decade, Sally's show will have you on the edge of your seat...

Luke Combs UK - Tribute to Luke Combs

Main Auditorium
Friday 5 September 2025
The World's leading tribute to the Grammy-nominated country megastar Luke Combs! Experience the heart and soul of country music as we pay homage to one of the genre's biggest stars. A night of incredible songs, authentic Southern vibes, an...

Emilio Santoro As Elvis

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 6 September 2025
Internationally acclaimed, 20-year-old Emilio Santoro brings his award-winning Elvis Presley theatre show to the UK. Emilio has won both European and World Championships as Elvis in the past year, and wowed America's Got Talent viewers with...

Fastlove - A Tribute to George Michael

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 13 September 2025
Few shows have reached the dizzy heights of Fastlove, touring worldwide, selling over 500,000 tickets. Join us for one very special night as we celebrate the late great George Michael. Make new memories whilst reliving old classics - this o...

Hits Out Of Hell - The Meat Loaf Songbook

Main Auditorium
Friday 26 September 2025
The World's premier show in tribute to Meatloaf, featuring the Ultimate 'Dead Ringer' to Meatloaf Craig Halford as seen on ITV's 'Stars in their eyes' and Channel 4's 'The Last Leg'. Experience all the hits from what is one of the best-sell...

Mercury - The Ultimate Queen Tribute

Main Auditorium
Saturday 27 September 2025
Mercury, having celebrated their 23rd anniversary, has established itself as one of the world's most authentic tribute bands to Freddie Mercury and Queen. Including performances of the most popular Queen hits, such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Rad...

Some Guys Have All the Luck - The Rod Stewart Story

Main Auditorium
Sunday 28 September 2025
Endorsed by Rod's own family, Some Guys Have All The Luck - The Rod Stewart Story is back in theatres in 2023 with its hotly anticipated new production. Direct from the West End, the show brings to the stage an incredible live concert celeb...

Genesis Connected - Genesis Tribute Band

Main Auditorium
Friday 3 October 2025
Celebrating the music of Genesis and the biggest selling acts connected: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Mike & the Mechanics, this show has an incredible mix of material, from atmospheric anthems to chart toppers. Hits spanning from the la...

Talon - The Best of Eagles Tribute Band

Main Auditorium
Saturday 4 October 2025
Eagles tribute act Talon have risen from humble beginnings to become one of the most successful theatre touring shows in the UK and the..."25th ANNIVERSARY TOUR" will once again feature the Eagles timeless back catalogue including Hotel Cal...

Too Much Too Young - The Music of 2 Tone And Beyond

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 5 October 2025
Pack your bags and get ready to board the Night boat to Cairo as we celebrate the iconic story of 2-Tone and beyond! 'Too Much Too Young' is the non stop Ska party that tells the story of one of the most influential musical movements in Br...

Jack Dee

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Culture wars, the environment, British foreign policy and social justice: these are just a few of the topics that comedian Jack Dee spectacularly fails to address (or even mention for that matter) in his brand-new show Small World.  Instea...

How to get to the Stockport Plaza, Stockport

Stockport Plaza Frequently Asked Questions

The Plaza, Mersey Square, Stockport, SK1 1SP

Car parks near to Stockport Plaza are:

NCP Merseyway Car Park 

Heaton Lane Car Park

You can also park in Red Rock Car Park.

The nearest train station to Stockport Plaza is Stockport Station.  It is approximately an 8 minute walk to the Plaza. 

Trains run directly from Piccadilly Station in Manchester to Stockport station.

 

Stockport Plaza has a capcity of 1317 seats.

Their Green Room cabaret venue holds 80 guests.

Please contact Stockport Plaza directly and their team will be able to help you.

If you would like to buy a ticket in person from Stockport Plaza Box Office, they open:

Wednesday - Saturday:   11am – 3.00pm

The Plaza Box Office will also be open for one hour prior to shows and events.

Alternatively, you can see what's on and book online here.

You can contact the Plaza directly and they will be able to advise you.

When we know of a duration of a show, we add it to the description of the show on our event pages. For example, on our Wicked event page, after the description of the show we have added the duration of the show in large capital letters. If the time isn't listed, we do not have the information yet. We update our pages daily so it maybe a case of knowing closer to the performance itself, so keep checking.  

 

For more information on accessibility at Stockport Plaza, you can visit their accessibility page. 

Alternatively, please click here for more contact information and Stockport Plaza's access team will be able to answer your questions.

Whether you have positive or negative feedback you would like to feedback to Stockport Plaza, please click here for more contact information.

If you have lost an item during a visit to Stockport Plaza, click here to contact the venue.

Stockport Plaza have the Plaza Cafe attached to the venue which is open Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 3pm.

For evening food, there are plenty of great places to eat in Manchester and decent pre-theatre menus, you should check out our Manchester Restaurant site here!

Stockport Plaza have the Plaza Cafe attached to the venue.  

Manchester is full of great bars and pubs and some decent ones close to the venue. check out our Manchester Bar site here!

Either use the map at the side of the FAQ section as it has all types of accomodation or click here for hotels in Stockport

If you need further information about your visit to Stockport Plaza, click here to visit their website or contact The Plaza's team directly.

Please note that ManchesterTheatres.com isn't the venue itself. We promote what's on at the Stockport Plaza and all other venues in Manchester and the local region. Feel free to contact us if you need more help though and we'll do our best to support you.

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