THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Mon 29 Dec 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
Singin' In The Rain
Royal Exchange Theatre
Tue 30 Dec 2025 - Sun 25 Jan 2026
The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe
Lowry, Salford
Monday 29 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
Monday 29 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
Monday 29 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...Freaky Friday
HOME, Manchester
Monday 29 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...The Enormous Crocodile - The Musical
Lowry, Salford
Monday 29 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.....TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Monday 29 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...Believe! The Polar Express Experience
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Monday 29 - 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
Monday 29 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...Cinderella (SNP)
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Monday 29 - 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...Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
Lowry, Salford
Monday 29 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
Monday 29 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
Monday 29 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
Monday 29 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...Christmas Carol
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Monday 29 December 2025 - Thursday 1 January 2026
Festive lights twinkle outside 'The Counting House 'pub but inside Manager Bob Cratchit is struggling to keep the spirit of Christmas alive as Landlord Scrooge does all he can to squash it - no music, no laughter and definitely no bar credi...The New Adventures of Peter Pan
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Monday 29 - 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...
Goldilocks & The Three Bears
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Monday 29 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
Monday 29 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
Monday 29 - 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...The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
Monday 29 - 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...A Christmas Fair
Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Oldham
Monday 29 December 2025 - Friday 2 January 2026
The lights might be dimmed at the Oldham Coliseum for now, but Christmas isn't cancelled - it's bursting out of the theatre walls and spilling right into the heart of the town. This December, Oldham Coliseum are teaming up with the legendar...Little Bear and the Christmas Lights
Lowry, Salford
Monday 29 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
Join Little Bear on her magical adventure as she searches for the perfect Christmas lights. Filled with sensory wonders, puppetry and music this is the perfect theatrical experience for your Snowbabies. From the team that brought you Little...Adventures in Wonderland
Z-arts, Manchester
Monday 29 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...The Library of Enchantment
Z-arts, Manchester
Monday 29 December 2025
Ever wanted to step inside a story? The Library of Enchantment is a fun-filled thrilling family-friendly escape room, full of seafaring adventures, time travelling tricks and a pesky old bookworm who's always up to meddlesome mischief! Can ...Off The Rails Comedy Club Saddleworth
The Royal George, Oldham
Monday 29 December 2025 - Sunday 25 January 2026
Held on the last Sunday of every month at The Royal George, Greenfield, a large country pub set in the stunning Saddleworth countryside, Off The Rails comedy night hosts some of the biggest names in comedy. Attracting eager comedy fans, fro...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Monday 29 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...Avatar: Fire and Ash (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 29 - Wednesday 31 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...Bowie: The Final Act (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 29 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the tragic passing of David Bowie, The Final Act reveals how Bowie?s last chapter became a resurrection, culminating in the haunting and transformative Blackstar, an album that redefined his legacy an...Film: The End
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Monday 29 December 2025
After decades alone, a wealthy family living in a salt mine encounters a stranger. The golden age of Hollywood musicals is given a postapocalyptic twist in this dazzling epic from Oscar nominated filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer. With Tilda Swi...In the Mood for Love - 25th Anniversary (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 29 - Tuesday 30 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
Monday 29 - Wednesday 31 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...
Marty Supreme (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 29 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. Marty Supreme follows his journey from playing for bets in Manhattan to winning 22 major titles and becoming the oldest to win a national...Pillion (18)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 29 - Tuesday 30 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...Sentimental Value (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 29 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has...Souleymane's Story (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 29 December 2025
Every second of Souleymane?s new life in France is precious. Having fled Guinea, his asylum interview looms. He powers through the streets of nighttime Paris as a delivery rider, sleeps in hostels and prepares for his make-or-break appointm...The Devil's Backbone (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 29 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Spain is being torn apart by the Civil War. Abandoned in a grim and isolated orphanage, newcomer Carlos, 12, faces hostility and violence from his fellow inmates - led by tormented Jaime - and the brutal handyman, Jacinto. But the dark cell...The Shining - 45th Anniversary (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 29 - Tuesday 30 December 2025
Aspiring writer Jack Torrance travels to a remote Colorado hotel with his wife and son to take up the position of winter caretaker. In a place haunted by ghosts from the past, which his gifted son becomes all too aware of, Jack gradually lo...Snow White - Christmas Pantomime 2025
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Monday 29 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...Mini Mannion selections
The Bag Factory (next To The White Hotel), Manchester
Monday 29 December 2025
A night full of UKG , speedy G , vibes with a sprinkle of trance/bounce/dnb. Only a sprinkle . Small amount £ behind the bar for the early birds. :)...Singin' In The Rain
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 30 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...The Hallé - Gatsby & The Jazz Age
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Round off 2025 in style and get ready to step back in time for a night of glitz and glamour! Featuring a full orchestra, sensational singers Vanessa Haynes, Joe Stilgoe and Strictly Come Dancing's Tommy Blaize, along with the silky soun...Rumpelstiltskin
Contact, Manchester
Tuesday 30 - 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...Santosh (15)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 30 December 2025
★★★★ This terrifically tense cop movie digs into sexism and caste prejudice in India. ~ The Guardian. --- Written and Directed by Sandhya Suri. Ripped from her life of domesticity, Santosh, a young widow now desperate to support her...Sunset Boulevard - 75th Anniversary (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 30 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...Persian family new year 2026 celebration
Persian Family New Year Celebration, Manchester
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Persian family new year celebration in Manchester 30 December 2025...VOGUE: Inventing the Runway
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Wednesday 31 December 2025 - Saturday 10 January 2026
Lose yourself in the world of fashion runway shows past, present and future, in this immersive experience created in collaboration with Anna Wintour and Vogue editors and narrated by Cate Blanchett. VOGUE: Inventing the Runway is a spectacu...
Christy (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 31 December 2025
17-year-old Christy is at a crossroads. Kicked out of his suburban foster home, he moves in with his estranged older brother Shane and his young family. As far as Shane is concerned this is a temporary arrangement, but Christy begins to fee...Cross Bar Family New year Party
Ashton United Football Club, Oldham
Wednesday 31 December 2025
JJOIN US FOR OUR FAMILY NEW YEAR CELEBRATION 2025 - 2026 Don't miss out on the opportunity to ring the bells in with us this New Years Eve...
New Years Eve Family Party
Ramsbottom Civic Hall, Bolton
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Enjoy our family friendly New Years Eve party with a *Kids games room*DJ * Buffet * Kids Mini Picnic Tea* Midnight Shot for adults* 12.30am...New Years Eve Party
