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Thursday 1 May 2025

A Knight's Tale The Musical

A Knight's Tale The Musical

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
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...

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

Palace Theatre, Manchester
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...

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Lowry, Salford
One of the greatest plays of the twentieth century, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman explodes onto the stage in this fresh new production led by acclaimed actor David Hayman (Sid and Nancy, Dad's Army). This timeless, powerful story tak...

Chase And Status

Chase And Status

Co-op Live, Manchester
Stadium drum 'n' bass duo Saul "Chase" Milton and Will "Status" Kennard have come a long way since forming in Manchester, as students, in 2003. They have continued to score Platinum-selling Top 10 hits throughout the 20 years since, includ...

Hamlet Hail to the Thief

Hamlet Hail to the Thief

Aviva Studios, Manchester
A frenetic adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet haunted by Radiohead's Hail to the Thief. Shakespeare's great tragedy and Radiohead's seminal album collide for a feverish experience that fuses theatre, music, and movement. In this frenetic di...

Abigail's Party

Abigail's Party

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Mike Leigh's tragicomic masterpiece ABIGAIL'S PARTY has garnered cult status across the decades. In the Royal Exchange's distinctive space, award-winning Director Natalie Abrahami draws on the unique in-the-round stage to create an intima...

North By Northwest

North By Northwest

HOME, Manchester
Theatre legend Emma Rice takes on film legend Alfred Hitchcock in this riotously funny reworking that turns the original thriller on its head. It would be strange, would it not, if, in a city of seven million people, one man were never mist...

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Brilliantly bonkers and hilarious adaptation of Hitchcock's iconic thriller. Follow the dashing Richard Hannay as he embarks on a thrilling adventure filled with daring antics, romantic encounters and ghastly murders. Get set for a whirlwin...

Imaginary Friends

Imaginary Friends

HOME, Manchester
Welcome to the warped mirror world of Imaginary Friends, the new solo show by award-winning writer-performer Daniel Bye, exploring everything from grief, morality and the end of the world, to authenticity in the contemporary media landscape...

Julian Clary

Julian Clary

Lowry, Salford
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...

The Hallé & Alena Baeva - From The New World

The Hallé & Alena Baeva - From The New World

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Polish conductor Marta Gardolinska, Music Director of the Opera national de Lorraine, conducts this programme of conflict and resolution. With its beautifully broad ranges of tonal colour, tinged with the trials of the American Civil War, i...

An Audience With Mick Miller

An Audience With Mick Miller

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
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 ...

Viagra Boys

Viagra Boys

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Perhaps the worst named band in the world for SPAM filters, Stockholm post-punk quartet Viagra Boys have made a name for themselves burning up stages around the world. There's a little Iggy Pop spit and seethe, a David Yow drunken stumble, ...

RNCM Chamber Choir - Roxanna Panufnik In Focus

RNCM Chamber Choir - Roxanna Panufnik In Focus

RNCM, Manchester
Polish-British composer Roxanna Panufnik's choral and instrumental music is deeply spiritual, richly textured, and full of emotional resonance. In this programme, the RNCM Chamber Choir performs a selection of her works, including the intri...

Paul Young

Paul Young

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
  Paul Young broke into the big time 40 years ago when No Parlez went to number one and spawned iconic hits like Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home). More success followed with the number one album The Secret Of Association and the worl...

The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming

The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming

Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
  If you are looking for a film to watch, ManchesterTheatres. com have rounded-up the best movies currently showing at Manchester's cinemas, and we are offering discounted tickets at Odeon, Vue, Cineworld and HOME too. We've also compiled...

Vignettes - Letters to the NHS

Vignettes - Letters to the NHS

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
  Presented by HER Productions, Vignettes is an evening of six short plays by established and emerging female-identifying Manchester-based playwrights, inspired by whatever they choose. Vignettes returns in 2025 with a very special 'Lette...

O'Hooley & Tidow

O'Hooley & Tidow

The Met, Bury
Nominated four times for BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 'Best Duo', much loved Yorkshire lasses Belinda O'Hooley and Heidi Tidow have been propelled into newfound fame for penning the theme tune to Sally Wainwright's hit BBC1/HBO drama 'Gentleman ...

Thursday Lunchtimes - Roxanna Panufnik In Focus

Thursday Lunchtimes - Roxanna Panufnik In Focus

RNCM, Manchester
Roxanna Panufnik is one of Britain's most distinctive and versatile composers, known for her ability to blend musical cultures and build bridges between faiths. A long-standing advocate for interfaith musical dialogue, she weaves together s...

One to One: John and Yoko (15)

One to One: John and Yoko (15)

HOME, Manchester
★★★★ Kevin Macdonald's immersive collage is a pop culture fever dream; a collection of staggering TV clips and amazing audio of Lennon and Ono's life in 1970s NYC, this film is a mosaic of countercultural moments. ~ The Guardian. -...

Friday 2 May 2025

A Knight's Tale The Musical

A Knight's Tale The Musical

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
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...

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

Palace Theatre, Manchester
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...

Torvill & Dean

Torvill & Dean

AO Arena, Manchester
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 ...

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Lowry, Salford
One of the greatest plays of the twentieth century, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman explodes onto the stage in this fresh new production led by acclaimed actor David Hayman (Sid and Nancy, Dad's Army). This timeless, powerful story tak...

Chase Atlantic

Chase Atlantic

Co-op Live, Manchester
Representing the missing link between anesthetized woozy trap, nocturnal R&B, and psychedelically spun alternative, Chase Atlantic blur boundaries between genres through fearless experimentation and innate melodic inclinations.  The Austra...

Hamlet Hail to the Thief

Hamlet Hail to the Thief

Aviva Studios, Manchester
A frenetic adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet haunted by Radiohead's Hail to the Thief. Shakespeare's great tragedy and Radiohead's seminal album collide for a feverish experience that fuses theatre, music, and movement. In this frenetic di...

Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers

O2 Apollo, Manchester
If ever a band seemed unlikely to become respected elder statesmen of alt rock, it's the Manics. When the Welsh quartet surfaced in the late '80s, they seemed more likely to quickly implode, especially with their promise to split up after o...

Abigail's Party

Abigail's Party

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Mike Leigh's tragicomic masterpiece ABIGAIL'S PARTY has garnered cult status across the decades. In the Royal Exchange's distinctive space, award-winning Director Natalie Abrahami draws on the unique in-the-round stage to create an intima...

North By Northwest

North By Northwest

HOME, Manchester
Theatre legend Emma Rice takes on film legend Alfred Hitchcock in this riotously funny reworking that turns the original thriller on its head. It would be strange, would it not, if, in a city of seven million people, one man were never mist...

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Brilliantly bonkers and hilarious adaptation of Hitchcock's iconic thriller. Follow the dashing Richard Hannay as he embarks on a thrilling adventure filled with daring antics, romantic encounters and ghastly murders. Get set for a whirlwin...

Imaginary Friends

Imaginary Friends

HOME, Manchester
Welcome to the warped mirror world of Imaginary Friends, the new solo show by award-winning writer-performer Daniel Bye, exploring everything from grief, morality and the end of the world, to authenticity in the contemporary media landscape...

Go West & The Southbank Sinfonia

Go West & The Southbank Sinfonia

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Celebrating the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with a special orchestral performance, Go West, alongside the Southbank Sinfonia, will be joined by fellow 80s luminaries Johnny Hates Jazz. Peter Cox met Richard Drummie...

The Baddies

The Baddies

Lowry, Salford
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...

Wave To Earth

Wave To Earth

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Korean indie rock trio Wave to Earth (웨이브투어스) come to Europe. ...

Kruder & Dorfmeister

Kruder & Dorfmeister

Albert Hall, Manchester
Austrian electronic duo, Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, are known for their trip hop/downtempo remixes of rock, pop, hip hop and drum and bass songs. In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of their renowned compilation album, they wi...

Trey Songz + Jeremih

Trey Songz + Jeremih

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
The "Prince of Virginia", R'n'B artist Trey Songz scored UK hits with "Na Na", "Simply Amazing", and "Slow Motion", as well as the Nicki Minaj collabs "Bottoms Up" and "Touchin, Lovin". Chicago R&B star Jeremih has scored Platinum-sel...

The Big Pants Party

The Big Pants Party

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
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 ...

Scottish Ensemble - Impulse: Music in Motion

Scottish Ensemble - Impulse: Music in Motion

RNCM, Manchester
A memorised, kinetic production of Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings, performed by Scottish Ensemble and developed in partnership with choreographer Orjan Andersson. Bringing performers and audience into...

Shack

Shack

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Liverpool Britpop act Shack, formed in 1987 by brothers Mick and John Head, emerging from the cult 1980s band The Pale Fountains. Their biggest hit, "Comedy", just missed out on the Uk Top 40 in 1999. Mick Head went on to enjoy success with...

Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story

Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story

The Albert Halls, Bolton
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...

Saturday 3 May 2025

A Knight's Tale The Musical

A Knight's Tale The Musical

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
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...

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

Palace Theatre, Manchester
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...

Torvill & Dean

Torvill & Dean

AO Arena, Manchester
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 ...

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Lowry, Salford
One of the greatest plays of the twentieth century, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman explodes onto the stage in this fresh new production led by acclaimed actor David Hayman (Sid and Nancy, Dad's Army). This timeless, powerful story tak...

Hamlet Hail to the Thief

Hamlet Hail to the Thief

Aviva Studios, Manchester
A frenetic adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet haunted by Radiohead's Hail to the Thief. Shakespeare's great tragedy and Radiohead's seminal album collide for a feverish experience that fuses theatre, music, and movement. In this frenetic di...

Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers

O2 Apollo, Manchester
If ever a band seemed unlikely to become respected elder statesmen of alt rock, it's the Manics. When the Welsh quartet surfaced in the late '80s, they seemed more likely to quickly implode, especially with their promise to split up after o...

Abigail's Party

Abigail's Party

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Mike Leigh's tragicomic masterpiece ABIGAIL'S PARTY has garnered cult status across the decades. In the Royal Exchange's distinctive space, award-winning Director Natalie Abrahami draws on the unique in-the-round stage to create an intima...

North By Northwest

North By Northwest

HOME, Manchester
Theatre legend Emma Rice takes on film legend Alfred Hitchcock in this riotously funny reworking that turns the original thriller on its head. It would be strange, would it not, if, in a city of seven million people, one man were never mist...

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Brilliantly bonkers and hilarious adaptation of Hitchcock's iconic thriller. Follow the dashing Richard Hannay as he embarks on a thrilling adventure filled with daring antics, romantic encounters and ghastly murders. Get set for a whirlwin...
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