THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Mon 11 - Sat 23 Nov 2024
Here You Come Again - The New Dolly Parton Musical
The Lowry
Tue 29 Oct - Sat 2 Nov 2024
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Manchester Opera House
Fri 10 May 2024 - Sun 1 Jun 2025
An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 2 - Saturday 4 May 2024
Prepare to be swept off your feet with An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical, based on the award-winning 80s movie. This timeless story of love, courage, and redemption will make your heart soar and leave you breathless, longing for more. ...The Wizard of Oz
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 2 - Sunday 5 May 2024
Starring award-winning comedian and musical theatre star Jason Manford as The Cowardly Lion, JLS sensation Aston Merrygold as The Tin Man and RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner and Dancing On Ice star The Vivienne as The Wicked Witch of the West,...Sweat
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 2 - Saturday 25 May 2024
A sweeping state-of-the-nation play that embraces huge political and economic ideas in a magnificent gritty social drama. Nottage's stunning writing pits friend against friend as social and racial tensions, once buried by a sense of solidar...Rhod Gilbert
The Lowry, Salford
Thursday 2 - Saturday 4 May 2024
Rhod is embarking on a full UK & Ireland tour playing more than 90 dates, and running until October 2025. Previously, Rhod was dealing with some pretty pungent life citrus, and an idiot called John. Little did he know that things were about...42 Balloons
The Lowry, Salford
Thursday 2 - Sunday 19 May 2024
2nd of July 1982. Using a lawn chair and approximately 42 helium-filled weather balloons, truck driver Larry Walters defied all the odds (and FAA airspace regulations!) to make his lifelong dream a reality and fly sixteen thousand f...Little Shop of Horrors
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Thursday 2 - Saturday 18 May 2024
The mean green monster musical explodes into Bolton! Downtown on Skid Row, weedy flower shop assistant Seymour is down on his luck until he stumbles across a mysterious new plant with killer potential. Fame and fortune follow but will this ...Silence
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 - Saturday 4 May 2024
"It was a great tragedy. We were friends one day and enemies the next. I will take these things to my grave." The 1947 partition of India into East Pakistan and West Pakistan - now Bangladesh - saw millions uprooted and resulted in unsp...Fletcher
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
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....Paint in the Dark - Painting Workshop & Drinks in the Dark
Aatma, Manchester
Thursday 2 - Friday 31 May 2024
A painting workshop in a unique retro-futuristic atmosphere. Immerse yourself in a fluorescent neon-lit setting to create your own work of art. Brush in one hand, glass in the other (with or without alcohol), unleash your inner artist! Pain...The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
Thursday 2 May - Sunday 20 October 2024
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 £5 off tickets too. We've also compiled the best releases new to the streaming s...National Theatre Connections Festival
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 May 2024
Connections is the National Theatre's annual, nationwide youth theatre festival. The programme is 29 years old and has a history of championing the talent of young people from across the UK. Every year, Connections commissions new plays for...On Me
Waterside, Manchester
Thursday 2 May 2024
Written by Caroline Lamb and presented by Dangerous To Know Theatre Company, On Me follows Shona and Christian, two actors working on a "gritty" true crime docudrama. As the pair develop feelings for each other, they must navigate the chall...Tilly Lee-Kronick - Handful of Nothing
The Lowry, Salford
Thursday 2 May 2024
Handful of Nothing, is a semi-autobiographical exploration of how we react when confronted with challenge and uncertainty, with questions of our worth and weight. Using unusual aerial on bespoke equipment, spoken text, contemporary dance an...Lowry Workshops - Dance & Drama (Morning)
The Lowry, Salford
Thursday 2 May 2024 - Thursday 31 July 2025
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. All workshops and projects are tailor made to support your objectives an...Back to Black (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 May 2024
★★★ Don't write off this Amy Winehouse film. Sam Taylor-Johnson does a decent job of making a tight drama from a tragic yarn. ~ Irish Times. --- The extraordinary story behind one of the greatest albums of all time, the new biopic b...
HOME Film Pass
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 May - Tuesday 31 December 2024
See everything everywhere (almost all at once) with the new HOME Film Pass! Experience new releases at HOME, any time, as many times as you like for one monthly price. For just £18 you'll also get a range of perks to make the most of your ...Operation Ouch! Food, Poo and You
Science & Industry Museum, Manchester
Thursday 2 May - Sunday 9 June 2024
Dive headfirst into the digestive system for an unforgettable journey of super-sized science with Operation Ouch! Food, Poo and You. Get ready for a special mission to find out what happens to food when we eat. Guided by videos and illust...Discounted Odeon Cinema Tickets
Odeon Cinemas, Manchester
Thursday 2 May - Saturday 31 August 2024
A must for film buffs, treat yourself to any movie, on any day, at any time at Odeon Cinemas in Manchester for a fantastically cheap price (£5.99 Mon-Thu, or £7.99 Mon-Sun): Odeon Trafford Centre (save up to £3.50 per ticket). Odeon Manc...Discounted Vue Cinema Tickets
Vue Cinemas Manchester, Manchester
Thursday 2 May - Tuesday 3 December 2024
A must for film buffs, treat yourself to any movie, on any day, at any time at Vue Cinemas in Manchester for a fantastically cheap price: Yellow voucher - only £7.50: Vue Manchester Printworks. Vue Manchester Red Quayside. Vue Bolton. Vue ...First Thursday Comedy
The Met, Bury
Thursday 2 May - Thursday 1 August 2024
Comedy in a Van present an hilarious evening of top quality comedy on the first Thursday of every month. Click for acts on specific dates. ...History Lab Plus - History Open Mic
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 2 May 2024
Historians and heritage enthusiasts, archivists, librarians, and all other willing volunteers are invited to take the stage for a History Open Mic night - a History Lab Plus event. Spotlight an exhibition or an area of research. Tell a shor...Challengers (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 - Thursday 9 May 2024
★★★★★ Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino serves up the sexiest film about tennis you are ever likely to see, with Zendaya's grand slam performance showing she's come along way from the Disney Channel, in more way than o...Civil War (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 - Thursday 9 May 2024
★★★✭ Not a film one enjoys as much as experiences, Alex Garland's vision of a future America ravaged by conflict is impressively mounted but lacks political bite. ~ Little White Lies. --- From writer/director Alex Garland and starri...Elaha (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 May 2024
★★★ A sexually candid, seriously intentioned drama about a young Kurdish woman who feels she has to surgically 'restore' her virginity before her wedding. ~ The Guardian. --- Milena Aboyan's feature debut is a compelling character por...If Only I Could Hibernate (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 - Wednesday 8 May 2024
★★★✭ This perceptive and compassionate Mongolian drama of a poverty-stricken young academic abandoned by his mother makes for a intriguing debut. ~ Little White Lies. --- The first Mongolian film to ever play in the official sel...Kidnapped (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 - Thursday 9 May 2024
★★★★✭ Marco Bellocchio's engaging melodramatic adaptation of David Kertzer's The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara lays bare the abuse of power (and children) in the Catholic church. ~ ManchesterTheatres. com. --- Based on incredibl...Monkey Man (18)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 May 2024
★★★✭ Dev Patel emerges as a compelling action star in his fun if messy directorial debut, a scrappy revenge tale, full of infectious enthusiasm for the genre, set in a fictionalised Indian city where corruption is rife. ~ Little W...Sometimes I Think About Dying (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 - Thursday 9 May 2024
★★★✭ Based on Kevin Armento's play "Killers", Daisy Ridley finally gets to show off her full acting talent in this mental health story served up as a romantic comedy. ~ ManchesterTheatres. com --- Daisy Ridley stars in Rachel Lambe...Swede Caroline (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 - Thursday 9 May 2024
★★★✭ This funny British mockumentary about dirty tricks in the competitive veg growing world has plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. ~ ManchesterTheatres. com. --- In this British Mockumentary, the competitive giant vegetable growing...The Fall Guy (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 - Thursday 9 May 2024
★★★★ Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt dazzle in this delightful action comedy, a loving and supremely entertaining ode to stunt work based on the 80s TV series. ~ The Guardian. --- Inspired by the hit 1980s TV series, a new hilarious, ...
The Teachers' Lounge (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 May 2024
In Ilker Catak's "Das Lehrerzimmer", Carla Nowak, a dedicated sports and math teacher, starts her first job at a high school. She stands out among the new staff because of her idealism. When a series of thefts occur at the school and one o...Phil Collins & Oleksiy Radynski - Intervention
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 May - Tuesday 31 December 2024
A collaborative project by Berlin and Wuppertal-based moving-image artist and filmmaker Phil Collins and Kyiv-based filmmaker and writer Oleksiy Radynski, co-commissioned by HOME and Manchester International Festival, re-contextualising th...Poor Things (18)
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 2 May 2024
★★★★✭ Expect Oscars all around again as the team behind The Favourite deliver another period drama which is one of the best - and maddest - comedies in many a year. ~ ManchesterTheatres. com --- From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and...CPHT Manchester Hypnotherapy Diploma Course 2024
Virtual Event Manchester, Manchester
Thursday 2 May - Wednesday 27 November 2024
Book a call on Zoom to chat about the next Solution Focused Hypnotherapy course, starts February 2024 in Manchester. One weekend per month x 10 months...Murder Mystery Evening
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Friday 3 May - Friday 13 December 2024
Nothing works up an appetite like exercising those brain cells. So bring your best detective skills and join us for a night of mystery and murder on one of our stunning heritage steam trains. If you love Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes -...Polly: The Heart-Break Opera
The Lowry, Salford
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 May 2024
A riotous, radical adaptation of John Gay's banned sequel to The Beggar's Opera, with techno, tracksuits and palm trees. In a tacky beach resort on a storm hit island we meet jilted brides, drag king politicians, a pregnant murderess, and a...Manford's Comedy Club
Northwich Memorial Court, Northwich
Friday 3 May - Friday 6 December 2024
Bringing the best comedians to a theatre near you. Every show has a different line-up of four top comedians, all chosen by Jason Manford! Many comedians from TV plus the best of the UK and International comedy circuit. Live at the Apollo.. ...Howerd's End
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
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...Octagon Comedy Club
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Friday 3 May - Friday 19 July 2024
After sell-out shows, the Octagon Comedy Club is back for even more laughs! Join us one Friday a month and enjoy a hilarious night of live stand-up from some of the best names in comedy. To see who is performing, more details can be found h...Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Friday 3 May - Friday 5 July 2024
If you like theatre... no, if you love theatre, drama, comedy, musical theatre, play reading, poetry and much more and would relish the opportunity to meet new people, then the new 'Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club' is for you. Here is ...Ratcatcher (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 May 2024
★★★★ An unsentimental portrait of growing up in Glasgow in the 1970s. Achieving a lyrical realism that often recalls Jean Vigo's 1934 classic L'Atalante, this is amiable, assured and affecting. ~ Radio Times. --- Lynne Ramsay's s...That They May Face the Rising Sun (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 May 2024
Capturing a year in the life of a rural, lakeside community in Ireland in the 1970's, That They May Face The Rising Sun is an adaptation of the final novel from John McGahern, one of Ireland's greatest novelists. Joe and Kate Ruttledge have...Tiger Stripes (CBTA)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 3 - Friday 17 May 2024
★★★✭ "Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu's debut about a young girl discovering the truth behind her rebellious nature bristles with supernatural energy thanks to a tremendous young cast." ~ The Guardian. Described as Malaysian 'Mean...Playreading Sessions
HOME, Manchester
Friday 3 May 2024
HOME's popular Playreading group meets on the first Friday of most months. The sessions, which are open to all, offer an opportunity to read and discuss plays that are linked to our theatre productions, or discover new plays from local tal...Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
HOME, Manchester
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 May 2024
Etero, a 48-year-old woman living in a small village in Georgia, ever wanted a husband. She cherishes her freedom as much as her cakes. But her choice to live alone is the cause of much gossip among her fellow villagers....
Love Lies Bleeding
HOME, Manchester
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 May 2024
From Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. ...Nezouh
HOME, Manchester
Friday 3 - Friday 17 May 2024
14-year-old Zeina and her family are the last to have stayed in their besieged hometown of Damascus in Syria. A missile rips a giant hole in their home, exposing them to the outside world....Kate Smurthwaite : Fire Snake
Fierce Bar, Manchester
Friday 3 May 2024
Kate Smurthwaite invites us to contemplate whether being foot soldiers in the death march of disaster capitalism is really as much fun as we hoped. Join the comedian and activist for a brilliant (achievable) alternative future. With punchli...The Accountants
