DRAG & LGBT+ IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Drag & LGBT+ in Manchester
Thu 13 Jun - Sat 2 Nov 2024
Thu 30 May - Fri 2 Aug 2024
Sun 20 Oct 2024 - Sat 22 Mar 2025
Sat 18 May - Sat 16 Nov 2024
Tom Allen
Saturday 27 April 2024
Comedian Tom Allen is back on the road with his brand new show Completely. He has finally moved out of his parents' house, which has been great news for him, better news for department stores and even better news for his latest stand...
David Hoyle
Saturday 27 April 2024
Manchester performance artist David Hoyle came to prominence in the 1990s as the Divine David, a kind of anti-drag queen whose lacerating social commentary - targeting both bourgeois Britain and the materialistic-hedonistic gay scene, wh...
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
Saturday 27 April 2024
Eleven Global Glamazons from seven regions of the world unite for the official Drag Race UK vs The World Tour. Experience your favourite Queens in an all-new production and witness the best drag the mother-tucking world has to offer in this...
High Steaks by ELOINA
Saturday 27 April 2024
In association with Word of Warning, High Steaks is a show about labia, labia-shaming, cosmetic surgery & fundamentally, body lovin'. Award-winning, queer performer, ELOINA, hangs two beef steaks from her labia, butchers them up & sizzles ...
Cem Adrian
Sunday 28 April 2024
Turkish singer-songwriter Cem Adrian makes a rare UK appearance. Famed for his incredible vocal range and for mixing a wide variety of genres into his music, he'll be performing songs from his new album Gokyuzumun Yildizlari. ...
Pride Tours
Sunday 28 April - Sunday 25 August 2024
Celebrate identity, sexuality, gender and community with our regular Pride Tours of the museum. Join a member of our Visitor Team who will take you on a journey through the museum, bringing new voices to the collections. Presented through s...
Jess Glynne
Wednesday 1 May 2024
Grammy award-winning, chart-topping London pop singer-songwriter Jess Glynne boasts a repertoire of over ten billion global streams and is the only British female solo artist to score seven number ones on the UK Singles Chart. Her Platinum-...
Morgan Rees
Wednesday 1 May - Wednesday 3 July 2024
Award-nominated online sensatio, softly-spoken Welsh comic Morgan Rees embarks on his first ever UK tour with Turning Thirsty! Hitting the milestone of his 30th birthday has made him develop a thirst... for life. He's about to begin his fir...
Fletcher
Thursday 2 May 2024
Fast-rising queer icon Fletcher gives an up-close look at the moments of heartache, triumph and deeply transformative experiences on her way to self-discovery, including the breakthrough hit "Undrunk," which spent several weeks on the U.S....
Howerd's End
Friday 3 May 2024
Frankie Howerd was one of Britain's most loved comedians for half a century. But he had a secret. And the secret's name was Dennis. This hugely acclaimed play by Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Jarman) takes you to the heart of F...
Love Is Everywhere: Tina Edwards and NikNak
Friday 3 May 2024
Hosted by Tina Edwards Warm up set: NikNak Tina Edwards brings her jazz dance floor party to Manchester! Love Is Everywhere leaves London for the first time to hit The Yard on Friday 3rd May, with support from DJ, turntablist and musician N...
Send in the Clowns - Tw*ts
Saturday 4 - Sunday 5 May 2024
Send In The Clowns is a raucous, wild, and tantalising drag revue show celebrating the magic and madness of musical theatre. This time the Clowns are taking on the Lord himself, with a celebration-cum-assassination of the work of Andrew Llo...
Shelf - Teenage Men
Sunday 5 May 2024
This new show from the "easy to fall in love with" (Scotsman) double-act features anecdotes, songs, jokes about performing for kids, the Instagram algorithm, confronting your toxicity, and more. In their last show, Hair, comedy duo Shelf jo...
Julian Clary
Tuesday 7 May 2024
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...
Johannes Radebe - House of JoJo
Thursday 9 May 2024
A new story begins... Welcome to the House of JoJo. Join TV Dance Sensation Johannes Radebe and a host of eclectic characters in this brand-new theatrical celebration jam-packed with roof-raising music, dazzling costumes and of course, wo...
Josh Jones
Thursday 9 May 2024
Brand-new show from everyone's favourite gobby Manc Princess and Edinburgh Comedy Awards' Best Newcomer nominee. Josh's recent TV appearances include The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Ch4), Alan Davies: As Yet U...
Dante or Die - Kiss Marry Kill
Friday 10 - Sunday 12 May 2024
Dante or Die Theatre Company present an electrifying and intimate story of love and redemption. Jay and Paul are both serving life sentences for homophobic murders. Incredibly, they fall in love and seek permission to marry. Inspired by rea...
Go Gaga Bottomless Brunch
Saturday 11 May - Saturday 14 December 2024
Drag queens, brunch, bottomless bubbles & all the Gaga hits you you handle?... Look no further for a pop-tastic brunch party you'll never forget. A full show from Lady Gaga Impersonator Donna Marie & her backing dancers ...
Dirty Dancing Brunch
Saturday 18 May 2024
Nobody Puts Brunch in the Corner at this massive 'Dirty Dancing' themed brunch! Prepare yourselves for a nostalgic Dirty Dancing brunch party as the resident DJs will be playing all the classic Dirty Dancing tunes, fun-packed with a Live D...
Absolutely Britney Bottomless Brunch
Saturday 18 May - Saturday 21 December 2024
Drag queens, brunch, bottomless cocktails, and all the Britney hits you can handle? Look no further for a pop-tastic brunch party that was born to make you happy! This Britney special features the UK's number 1 Britney impersonator, sound-a...
Barry Manilow
Sunday 19 May 2024
Barry Manilow's unparalleled career encompasses virtually every area of music, including performing, composing, arranging and producing. A Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Manilow has triumphed in every medium of entertainment. With world...
Igor x Moreno - Karrasekare
Wednesday 22 May 2024
Karrasekare is the latest work by Igor x Moreno (choreographers Igor Urzelai and Moreno Solinas) and is inspired by the pagan carnival traditions from Sardinia and the Basque Country. The work draws from pre-Christian rituals: it looks back...
The Vivienne
Thursday 23 May 2024
The Vivienne emerged as the original champion of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK for the BBC, before going on to star in Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars All Winners globally. Her brand-new show of comedy, music and audience participa...
Magic Mike: The Arena Tour
Sunday 26 May 2024
With two hugely successful films starring Channing Tatum and the hit productions of Magic Mike Live in London, Berlin, Australia and Las Vegas, Magic Mike has turned up the heat across the globe. Now the sexiest, most spectacular new dance ...
Judy & Liza - The Amazing Bio-Musical
Tuesday 28 May - Sunday 2 June 2024
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli are back together again thanks to a sensational musical experience which takes audiences on an emotional rollercoaster journey as we discover the uncanny parallels between some of their most iconic songs and t...
Birthmarked
Wednesday 29 - Friday 31 May 2024
A young Jehovah's Witness comes to terms with his sexuality and finds his feet (and high heels...) in a world he once believed would be destroyed at Armageddon. Birthmarked is a a semi-improvised-autobiographical-piece-of-musical-gig-theatr...
Dreamboys
Thursday 30 May 2024
Scream if you are ready to misbehave because Dreamboys are hitting the road again. They'll tease, tantalise and sweep you off your feet with their high-energy West End choreography, taut torsos and seductive boy-next-door charm. Dreamboys ...
An Evening of Burlesque
Sunday 2 June 2024
A night of laughter, cabaret, mystery, and glamour! Roll up, roll up. . . a scintillating night out of sparkling entertainment - the UK's longest running burlesque show - is back touring the nation. And, it's bigger than ever. Join us for t...
Barely Visible
Wednesday 5 June 2024
Lesbians are dirty, aren't they?With incredible strength, a pole and a lot of humour, this powerful solo performance explores identity, objectification and what it is to be a gay, 'barely visible' woman in a raw and physical journey of empo...
Pet Shop Boys
Sunday 9 June 2024
The Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic/pop music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant (vocals, keyboards and guitar) and Chris Lowe (keyboards and occasionally vocals). The longevity of Pet Shop Boys' career is generally attributed to their...
Catherine Bohart
Wednesday 12 June 2024
Catherine Bohart's back and older than ever with her new show "Again, With Feelings." And adulthood frankly isn't living up to her expectations. Join this "effortless" (Chortle) "star in the making" (Skinny) for a hilariously twisted second...
Burlesque The Musical
Thursday 13 June - Saturday 2 November 2024
Welcome to Burlesque the Musical, the glamorous, gritty and outrageously fun new musical based on the much-loved hit movie. Discover a club like no other...a place beneath the city lights where the sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers, and a...
The Whitney Bottomless Brunch
Saturday 15 June - Saturday 19 October 2024
Get the gang together and get those group chats ready, because Brunch Baby are hosting a massive 'Whitney' themed Bottomless Brunch and you're all invited! Prepare yourselves for the ultimate brunch experience, jam packed with unforgettabl...
girli
Wednesday 19 June 2024
London electropop singer-songwriter and rapper, GIRLI sings about feminism, sexuality, queer culture, and mental health. The Guardian has described her sound as veering "between PC Music, bubblegum pop, pop punk and rap, each one treading ...
Troye Sivan
Saturday 22 June 2024
With music celebrating sex, dance, sweat, community, queerness, love, and friendship, Australian singer-songwriter and X-Men Origins actor Troye Sivan has rewired the joy of human connection and dance music. His unapologetic hedonistic pop ...
Salford Pride Presents: The Pink Picnic 2024
Saturday 22 June 2024
The Pink Picnic is Salford's annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Non-binary plus (LGBT+) pride event and is back again in 2024, now in it's thirteenth year. The grassroots pride celebration personifies the true essence of what pride me...
Layton & Nikita
Sunday 30 June 2024
Dancing fans rejoice as Strictly Come Dancing stars Layton and Nikita reunite for a brand-new live dance spectacular! Visiting Layton's home city of Manchester as well as the iconic Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Layton & Nikita Live! will be a...
Miriam Margolyes
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Another unforgettable adventure through the extraordinary life and strong opinions of Miriam Margolyes, live on stage in her biggest tour yet to mark the launch of her new book, OH MIRIAM!, "something that has been said to me a lot over th...
Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes)
Saturday 6 July 2024
Best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the chart-topping, Grammy-winning American blues rock band Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard, has enjoyed solo success topping the Adult Alternative Airplay charts in the States with "Stay High...
David Sedaris
Tuesday 9 July 2024
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humour writers. He is the master of satire and one of today's most observant writers addressing the human condition, and has made us con...
Chloe Petts
Friday 12 July 2024
Fresh from her smash hit Edinburgh Fringe run and Soho Theatre sell-out debut, rising star and "very funny" (Guardian) "very gay" Kent comedian Chloe Petts returns with her latest tour. Everyone complimented her on how polite she was with b...
Tattooed Planet
Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 July 2024
Created by passionate tattoo artists, Tattooed Planet sets a new standard in the world of tattoo shows. Some of the greatest tattoo artists in the industry come to Manchester - all ready to create unforgettable masterpieces throughout the w...
Catherine Bohart
Sunday 14 July 2024
Catherine Bohart's back and older than ever with her new show "Again, With Feelings." And adulthood frankly isn't living up to her expectations. Join this "effortless" (Chortle) "star in the making" (Skinny) for a hilariously twisted second...
Dirty Dancing Brunch
Saturday 20 July - Saturday 16 November 2024
Nobody Puts Brunch in the Corner at this massive 'Dirty Dancing' themed brunch! Prepare yourselves for a nostalgic Dirty Dancing brunch party as the resident DJs will be playing all the classic Dirty Dancing tunes, fun-packed with a Live D...
Gallifrey Cabaret
Friday 26 - Saturday 27 July 2024
Jump aboard the queerest TARDIS in time and space for a night of cosmic drag and cabaret, all inspired by the greatest TV show in the universe - Doctor Who. Following sell-out shows across the UK, the materialising our LGBTQ+ARDIS in town....
All of Us Strangers (15)
Friday 26 July 2024
★★★★★ "Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal are ace in a stunning fantasy romance. Told with economy, and evading any easy genre classification - it's part romance, part fantasy, part thriller, and more besides - it's a very moving piece ...
La Voix
Saturday 27 July 2024
Direct from the West End, come and see the UK's best drag queen and Britain's funniest redhead swing into town with her most ambitious show yet. This brand-new show promises an evening like no other, with huge live vocals, a live band and ...
Eddie Fortune
Saturday 27 July 2024
Single, 40 and living back with his Mum. Eddie has a history of failed relationships. He has done it all, he has dated thatcher loving Tories, evil math teachers from Dudley, ginger spiritualists and even slept with someone dressed as a Cra...
Dreamboys
Friday 2 August 2024
Scream if you are ready to misbehave because Dreamboys are hitting the road again. They'll tease, tantalise and sweep you off your feet with their high-energy West End choreography, taut torsos and seductive boy-next-door charm. Dreamboys ...
