What's on in Manchester and surrounding area
What's on in Manchester and surrounding area
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...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...Julian Clary
Julian Clary
The 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...Haunted Manchester City Exploration Game
Haunted Manchester City Exploration Game
22 Opposite The Old Granada Studios And Bauhaus, Manchester
Choose your date and time after you purchase. Explore the most frightful places in Manchester, with their stories of restless spirits, cruel murders and menacing ghouls. Solve 13 creepy clues to find out the true story of Loky. Loky was a M...Little Gem
Little Gem
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
An Altrincham Garrick production of Elaine Murphy's multi-award winning play. Love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes. Three generations of Irish women. One extraordinary year. Happy-go-lucky Amber, fresh out of school, is high on life, d...The Lowry Dance & Drama Workshops
The Lowry Dance & Drama Workshops
The Lowry, Salford
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in scho...The Lowry Visual Arts Workshops
The Lowry Visual Arts Workshops
The Lowry, Salford
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in the sch...The Hallé - From The New World
The Hallé - From The New World
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The ?New World ?Symphony was one of the triumphs of Dvor?k?s musical career, and has been adored by audiences ever since. Aptly it accompanied Neil Armstrong on his first trip to the moon, and in a rather more down-to-earth context, the sym...Creative Careers in the Spotlight
Creative Careers in the Spotlight
HOME, Manchester
Join Emily, HOME?s Access & Work Based Training Coordinator, for an educational tour of one of Manchester most significant Cultural Venues, HOME....An Intimate Evening With Paul Young - From No Parlez To The Secret Of Association
An Intimate Evening With Paul Young - From No Parlez To The Secret Of Association
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
From No Parlez to The Secret Of Association - An IntimateEvening With Paul Young Paul Young broke into the big time 40 years ago when NoParlez went to number one and spawned iconic hits like Wherever I Lay My Hat(That's My Home). More succe...Chalk
Chalk
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Belfast electronic/noise rock trio Chalk at Band on the Wall February 2025...Z-arts Immersive Experience 2025 - Schools Visits
Z-arts Immersive Experience 2025 - Schools Visits
Z-arts, Manchester
Introducing Z-arts? immersive experience for Nursery to Year 3 classes!Full details will launch soon! ? `Curiouser and curiouser!? cried Alice. Want to be the first to know about our new experience and what it?s all about? Get in touch with...Alcotraz Prison Cocktail Bar - Manchester
Alcotraz Prison Cocktail Bar - Manchester
Alcotraz Manchester, Manchester
Tickets ? Ticket for 1 to the Alcotraz Prison Cocktail Bar, including a 1hr 45min "sentence" in the prison and four cocktails Highlights ? Enjoy four personalised and expertly crafted cocktails from your smuggled liquor ? Discover an immer...Strong Love Spells Magical Ways to Influence Relationships anw
Strong Love Spells Magical Ways to Influence Relationships anw
Around The World Bar Manchester, Manchester
Strong love spells are an incredible weapon in spell casters +27739970300...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 ...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...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
The 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...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...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...Ian Prowse & Amsterdam
Ian Prowse & Amsterdam
Gorilla, Manchester
Amsterdam are a pop/rock group from Liverpool. Formed in 1999, they had their first UK Top 40 single with "The Journey" in February 2005. The current band members are Ian Prowse (vocals/guitar), Johnny Barlow (lead guitar), Tony Kiley (per...Little Gem
Little Gem
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
An Altrincham Garrick production of Elaine Murphy's multi-award winning play. Love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes. Three generations of Irish women. One extraordinary year. Happy-go-lucky Amber, fresh out of school, is high on life, d...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band regularly sell out top class venues across the UK and were recently the first ever tribute band to sell out Glasgow's ico...The Lowry Dance & Drama Workshops
The Lowry Dance & Drama Workshops
The Lowry, Salford
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in scho...The Lowry Visual Arts Workshops
The Lowry Visual Arts Workshops
The Lowry, Salford
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in the sch...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...Creative Careers in the Spotlight
Creative Careers in the Spotlight
HOME, Manchester
Join Emily, HOME?s Access & Work Based Training Coordinator, for an educational tour of one of Manchester most significant Cultural Venues, HOME....Scottish Ensemble: Impulse - Music in Motion
Scottish Ensemble: Impulse - Music in Motion
RNCM, Manchester
ProgrammePiotr Illyich Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C major Op 48Dmitri Shostakovich arr Rudolph Barshai Chamber Symphony in C minor Op 110a (String Quartet No 8)PerformersScottish EnsembleAboutPart of our new Inspirational Artists s...
Chalk
Chalk
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Belfast electronic/noise rock trio Chalk at Band on the Wall February 2025...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 ...Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
The champions take on Wolves in the Premier League ...Taylormania - Taylor Swift Tribute Show
Taylormania - Taylor Swift Tribute Show
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
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 Baddies
The Baddies
The 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...Richard Herring
Richard Herring
The Lowry, Salford
In 2021 Richard Herring went to his GP to find out why his right ball seemed to be growing bigger. It turned out that he had testicular cancer and one month later he was lying in hospital waiting to have his murderous gonad removed. Would h...The Mersey Beatles
The Mersey Beatles
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
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...Alabaster dePlume
Alabaster dePlume
Gorilla, Manchester
Mancunian jazz poet-performer Alabaster DePlume (a.k.a. Gus Fairbairn), who plays the saxophone out of the side of his mouth, is now known across the globe as the saxophonist who creates wonderful, wordless music, however back home he's mos...The Christians
The Christians
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Renowned for an endless string of soulful yet socially aware hits such as Forgotten Town, Ideal World, Born Again, Harvest for the World, What's in a Word, Hooverville, Words, Father, The Bottle and many more, Liverpool pop soul band The Ch...Beatles Complete - Tribute to The Beatles
Beatles Complete - Tribute to The Beatles
Bask Live Wigan, Wigan
Direct from the world famous Cavern Club, Liverpool, Beatles Complete present a night of Beatlemania packed with massive hits from the most influential band of all time. This Liverpool based 'beat combo' are the youngest ever Beatles band...Beatles Complete - Tribute to The Beatles
Beatles Complete - Tribute to The Beatles
Bask, Wigan
Direct from the world famous Cavern Club, Liverpool, Beatles Complete present a night of Beatlemania packed with massive hits from the most influential band of all time. This Liverpool based 'beat combo' are the youngest ever Beatles band...Beatles Complete - Tribute to The Beatles
Beatles Complete - Tribute to The Beatles
Bask Wigan, Wigan
Direct from the world famous Cavern Club, Liverpool, Beatles Complete present a night of Beatlemania packed with massive hits from the most influential band of all time. This Liverpool based 'beat combo' are the youngest ever Beatles band...Little Gem
Little Gem
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
An Altrincham Garrick production of Elaine Murphy's multi-award winning play. Love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes. Three generations of Irish women. One extraordinary year. Happy-go-lucky Amber, fresh out of school, is high on life, d...Rushed - A Tribute to Rush
