THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Mon 22 Dec 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
Singin' In The Rain
Royal Exchange Theatre
Sun 21 Dec 2025 - Sun 25 Jan 2026
The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 11 January 2026
Step through the wardrobe into the magic kingdom of Narnia where a world of wonder awaits. Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they meet new friends, face dangerous foes and learn the lessons of courage, sacrifice, and the power of love. ...Robin Hood
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
Get ready for an adventure like no other as Jason Manford and Ben Nickless take over Sherwood Forest in this year's must-see show, Robin Hood!Join the most heroic outlaw of them all as the arrow-shooting hero Robin Hood and his trusty band ...Snowstorm - Wish
Trafford Centre, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
"Wish": A Spellbinding Spectacle of Ice and Wonder This Winter Trafford Centre | Dec 5 - Jan 4 Back by overwhelming popular demand, the North West's most beloved winter production returns for its fifth triumphant year - and it's more spellb...The Enormous Crocodile - The Musical
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
"For my lunch today I would like... a nice juicy little child!" He's greedy, he's grumptious, he's horrid! The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle to Lowry in search of delicious little fingers and squidgy podgy knees.....The Hallé - The Snowman & Shaun the Sheep
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025
The Snowman will be walking in the air, followed by a 'ewe'-nique performance from Shaun the Sheep, as the Halle brings the captivating music of these beloved characters to life in this enthralling concert for all ages. Sit back and enjoy t...Singin' In The Rain
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 25 January 2026
A timeless masterpiece, and perhaps one of the greatest musicals ever made - a must-see show for Christmas 2025. A charismatic, tap-dancing extravaganza SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is the much-loved story of the highs and lows of Hollywood as a rad...Believe! The Polar Express Experience
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Believe! The Polar Express Experience is a brand new, truly magical, multi-room immersive walkthrough experience that brings the enchanting world of the beloved movie to life in a whole new way. Step into the Hero Boy's house where you be t...A Christmas Carol
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Saturday 10 January 2026
A joyful stage adaptation of the festive classic Whilst Christmas cheer and goodwill thrive across Victorian England, tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge goes to bed on Christmas Eve with no compassion or love in his heart. However, that night he...The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Met, Bury
Sunday 21 - Sunday 28 December 2025
A very Bury Christmas adventure for all the family! The Met presents a spectacular local twist on the classic tale! When the dastardly Pied Piper arrives in Bury with plans to strip away everything that makes our town special, only Fairy Bu...Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 11 January 2026
The critically acclaimed parody musical, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch returns to the Lowry for a five-week Christmas season. This splash-hit show has sold out twice previously, so get your tentacles round tickets fa...The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 11 January 2026
Tom Hanks narrates an epic experience that offers a new perspective on humankind's past and future voyages to the moon. This winter at Aviva Studios, step into The Moonwalkers - an awe-inspiring immersive experience for all ages. Created by...Shaun the Sheep's Circus Show
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
A high-flying family adventure with un-BAA-lievable acrobats comes to Aviva Studios this winter Two worlds gleefully collide in Shaun the Sheep's Circus Show - brought to the stage by the internationally-acclaimed Australian circus ensemble...Aladdin
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
Take a magical carpet ride to the North West's home of sensational Pantomime entertainment for Stockport Plaza's glittering production of Aladdin starring Brian Capron, star of Coronation Street and many TV and stage presentations, who make...Santa Live! The Ultimate Santa Show Party
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
After a sell-out run in 2024, get ready as Santa LIVE! returns to Bolton this Christmas with a brand-new adventure! Disaster strikes in Christmas town when Santa's cheeky elf Muddles has gotten all the presents in a muddle! Join our m...The New Adventures of Peter Pan
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
The Pirates are coming.... Oh yes they ARRRGH! Take flight alongside Peter, Wendy and Tinks as we venture into Never Island and meet the dastardly Captain Hook and his sidekick Smee. This perfect festive treat features spectacular scenery...
Candlelight - Christmas Classics
Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025
Discover the music of Christmas classics, festive films, and carols in this awe-inspiring location performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...The Man From Delmonte
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025
After a 34 year hiatus, 1980s Manchester indie art pop favourites The Man from Delmonte return. Between 1988 and 1991 they shone brightly creating some of the most memorable pop songs of the "Madchester" era. Water in My Eyes, My Love is Li...Rumpelstiltskin
Contact, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
From the producers of Dick Whittington and Aladdin, The Big Tiny bring their new story of magic, mayhem and, above all, true love as Cupid comes to town this Christmas. Can she overcome the wicked tricks of Rumpelstiltskin and help Princ...Goldilocks & The Three Bears
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
Roll up! Roll up! The Circus is in town! Dame Gertie Dollop runs a Circus show with her son - Silly Billy, but they have fallen on hard times particularly with the dastardly Ringmaster Heinkel, owner of the rival 'Circus of Horrors' up to h...The Amazing Adventures of Dick Whittington and His Magical Cat
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 11 January 2026
St Helens Theatre Royal is set to dazzle audiences this Christmas with its first-ever production of Dick Whittington, marking a major milestone in Regal Entertainments' 25-year history. Get ready for an unforgettable festive experience, ...Jack Off The Beanstalk
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Tuesday 30 December 2025
Get ready for the udderly cheeky, naughtiest version of Jack and the Beanstalk you've ever dared to see! Warning: this is not your childhood fairy tale-unless your bedtime stories came with a parental advisory! In this fabulously filthy twi...James B Partridge - The Big Christmas Assembly
Chorley Theatre, Chorley
Sunday 21 December 2025
Get ready for a night packed with festive spirit, singalong tunes, and the nostalgia of Christmases gone by. Known for his vibrant energy and exceptional vocal talent, James brings seasonal favourites and unexpected mashups that will have t...Santa Special
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Treat the family to an enchanting voyage through the magical Irwell Valley, kick start your Christmas on one of our famous Santa Specials! There's more family friendly fun, colourful characters a...The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
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...Mrs Claus Saves Christmas
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
Step into Mrs Claus' kitchen for a festive bake-off like no other! As she prepares holiday treats, things spiral into a recipe-tangling disaster. With everything going wrong, she'll need help from the children in the audience! A fun-filled,...Adventures in Wonderland
Z-arts, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Wednesday 22 July 2026
Fall down the rabbit hole and have your very own magical adventure with Adventures in Wonderland at Z-arts! Created by Z-arts in partnership with Macmillan Children's Books, step into Alice's shoes and have your very own magical Adventure i...A Paw Patrol Christmas (U)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Sunday 28 December 2025
Join everyone's favourite pups on a big screen mission to save Christmas! Search and rescue pup Rubble is looking forward to Santa bringing him a new laser drill, but things take a turn when Santa comes down with a cold and can't deliver an...All That Heaven Allows (U)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Tuesday 23 December 2025
★★★★ After the successful but preposterous weepie Magnificent Obsession, director Douglas Sirk reteamed with stars Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson for this exquisite melodrama. He deftly critiques the moral values (and hypocrisy) of 1950...It's a Wonderful Life (U)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
★★★★★ "It's a Wonderful Life is the closest thing to a postwar American Dickens. This is considered by many to be one of the finest films ever made." ~ Little White Lies. --- Frank Capra's heart-warming 1946 masterpiece has been...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 15 February 2026
Inspired by the hit SAW movie franchise, SAWtopsy at moviESCAPE, Stockport's leading Escape Room offering, is a gory and ominous room with dim, atmospheric lighting, however it does not feature any jump scares - well none that are delibe...
Animalia (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Tuesday 23 December 2025
Itto, a young woman from a modest rural background, is slowly adapting to the Moroccan privileged codes of her husband?s family. But when supernatural events put the country in a state of emergency, Itto finds herself separated from her hus...Avatar: Fire and Ash (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
James Cameron takes audiences back to Pandora in an immersive new sci-fi adventure. As the Sully family comes to terms with tragedy, deadly new threats emerge which put the future of Pandora?s inhabitants in grave danger.?This work contains...In the Mood for Love - 25th Anniversary (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Tuesday 23 December 2025
Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan and Su Li-zhen move into neighbouring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite - until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them. At once delicately mannered...It Was Just an Accident (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
A minor traffic accident reunites two men with a shared past. One is set on revenge, but then doubts set in. It Was Just an Accident opens as a languid and at times gently humorous road trip, with the actions of each participant keenly obse...Lurker (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
When rising pop star Oliver encounters retail worker Matthew, it?s the start of a perfect bromance. But as Matthew ingratiates himself into Oliver?s inner circle, the lines between friendship and obsession begin to blur, with dire consequen...Pillion (18)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
Colin is a quiet, unassuming man with supportive parents whose world is rocked when he enters a dom-sub relationship with towering, attractive biker Ray. Navigating his new role, he learns about its pleasures and pains, including those that...Sunset Boulevard - 75th Anniversary (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Tuesday 23 December 2025
Sunset Boulevard stars Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, an aging silent film queen, and William Holden as the struggling writer who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of cinema?s most memorable characters. Winner of three Academy...The Tale of Silyan (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
From the Oscar-nominated director of Honeyland, The Tale of Silyan is a poignant and visually arresting story set in the heart of rural Macedonia. Nikola, a farmer grappling with the harsh realities of new government policies, finds himself...Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
He solved the murder of the patriarch of a bitter, feuding family. He entered the labyrinthine world of a tech bro to peel away the layers of deceit and treachery to reveal their murderer. Now Benoit Blanc faces his toughest challenge yet ?...Snow White - Christmas Pantomime 2025
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
The Fairest Pantomime of Them All Mirror Mirror On The Wall... What's The Fairest Pantomime of Them all? It's SNOW WHITE, of course, and it's heading to The Blackburn Empire at Christmas 2025... Oh yes it is! Tom Rolfe Productions are thril...Bimblism Xmas LIVE Boars Head Leigh
The Boars Head, Wigan
Sunday 21 December 2025
Kieran celebrates Christmas with his faithful Bimblers...Breakfast With Santa
The Black Bull Pub, St Helens
Sunday 21 December 2025
Bring the magic of Christmas with our Breakfast with Santa Festive kids breakfast, a photo with Santa and a selection box to take home...Disney Christmas Party
Ravine Club Wigan, Wigan
Sunday 21 December 2025
The girls club Disney Christmas party Including special guests Elsa and stitch Games with prizes, small buffet and goody bags Let's celebrate...Jingle All The Way Kids Christmas Party
The Black Bull Pub, St Helens
Sunday 21 December 2025
Jingle All The Way Party Christmas Party Festive family afternoon packed with Christmas magic Enjoy a meet and greet Santa, mascot, disco and more...John Street Social Family Christmas Party
John Street Social, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025
Our Annual Family Christmas Party takes place on Sunday 21st December. Children's Entertainer, Glitter Tattoos, Visit from Santa and a Gift...
Lunch with Santa
The Rhyddings Suite At The Royal Toby Hotel, Oldham
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
A magical festive afternoon with a three-course meal, live Christmas songs from Santa and a special gift for every child....West African Dance Class with Jokeh Sillah
The West Indian Community Centre, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025
Traditional West African dance class. Vibrant, energetic, joyful Live djembes and dunduns. Choreography led and taught by the wonderful Jokeh Sillah...Freaky Friday
HOME, Manchester
Monday 22 December 2025 - Sunday 11 January 2026
The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, which has captured the hearts of generations, comes to HOME with its UK stage premiere next year. When an overworked mother and her t...TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Monday 22 December 2025 - Saturday 3 January 2026
West End mega-hit TINA - The Tina Turner Musical announces its first ever UK & Ireland tour. From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into a multi award-winning global superstar, Tina Turner didn't just...Cinderella (SNP)
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Monday 22 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
This Christmas, Shakespeare North Playhouse bring you the most popular fairytale of them all, a spellbinding new production of Cinderella. Tia Larsen takes the title role in the fairytale favourite with a very special Prescot twist in a cap...A Christmas Fair
