Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Wed 13 May 2026 - Thu 25 Feb 2027
Sun 18 Oct 2026 - Sat 1 May 2027
Fri 1 May - Fri 7 Aug 2026
Top Hat - The Musical
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 April 2026
Based on the classic 1935 RKO movie starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Top Hat is a sparkling romantic cocktail laced with witty comedy, stunning choreography and tap-dancing brilliance, brought to life on stage with lavish sets and g...
Gandeys K-Pop Dragon Circus
Friday 3 - Sunday 19 April 2026
Step into the spectacular world of Gandey's K-Pop Dragon Circus - a dazzling fusion of East meets West, where magic, music, and myth unite beneath the big top. Leading the adventure is the charismatic Ringmaster Joel, joined by his mischiev...
Matilda The Musical
Friday 3 - Saturday 25 April 2026
Matilda The Musical, the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by Roald Dahl, is the winner of over 100 global awards, including 24 for Best Musical, the 'unique and unforgettable' (R...
Russell Howard
Friday 3 - Sunday 5 April 2026
Russell Howard is back with a brand-new stand-up tour in 2026. After breaking records with sold-out shows across the globe, 'one of the world's top comedians' (The Sunday Times) is inviting you back into the room: no phones, no distractions...
Gandeys Circus By Night
Friday 3 - Friday 17 April 2026
Circus By Night - The Ultimate Adult Thrill Ride Returns for Its All-New 2026 Tour Get ready-Circus By Night is back and bolder than ever for its brand-new 2026 tour. This electrifying after-dark spectacular from Gandeys Circus is crafted e...
Private Lives
Friday 3 April - Saturday 2 May 2026
Jill Halfpenny returns to the Royal Exchange Theatre to play Amanda Prynne. 'I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives.' In Noel Coward's savage comedy, there's nothing a cocktail can't cu...
Murder, She Didn't Write
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 April 2026
Don your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass and get your 'finger of suspicion' at the ready because Edinburgh Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error, are bringing back their multiple sell-out show for your sleuthing pleasure. They'll crea...
Club 90s - Heated Rivalry Night
Friday 3 April 2026
The viral Heated Rivalry party by Los Angeles-based Club 90s heads to Europe. Following the storming success of Canadian sports gay romance television series Heated Rivalry, Club 90s created their own concept, which is a real celebration of...
Sherlock Holmes and the Hunt for Moriarty
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 April 2026
"When you have one of the first brains of Europe up against you, and all the powers of darkness at his back, there are infinite possibilities" London, 1901. As the British Empire wages war in the name of a Queen whose health is failing, a s...
Tales from Acorn Wood
Friday 3 - Sunday 5 April 2026
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's beloved Tales from Acorn Wood stories are brought to life on stage for the first time in an enchanting lift-the-flap experience. Poor old Fox has lost his socks! Are they in the kitchen or inside the clo...
There's A Monster In Your Show
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 April 2026
Tom Fletcher's interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved 'Who's in Your Book?' series makes its debut as a brand-new musical show. A group of performers are preparing to start their show, but...
Teach Rex
Friday 3 April 2026
The award winning, Teach Rex team are delighted to be bringing this unique, interactive show to town after performing 45 shows at the Natural History Museum! Teach Rex uses life-like dinosaurs to perform their 1 hour show, teaching childr...
Horizon of Khufu - Journey to Ancient Egypt
Friday 3 April - Sunday 28 June 2026
The Pyramids of Egypt have arrived in the UK for the first time! This immersive and groundbreaking expedition takes you back to the golden age of ancient Egypt, allowing you to explore the depths of the iconic pyramids, meet the goddess Bas...
Machu Picchu - Journey to the Lost City
Friday 3 - Thursday 30 April 2026
Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City transports you back 450 years ago to the heart of the ancient Inca Empire in stunning virtual reality. You'll climb the breathtaking peaks of the Andes, wander through the Temple of the Sun, walk the f...
Murder Mystery Evening
Friday 3 April - Friday 18 December 2026
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 -...
Under Milk Wood
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 April 2026
To begin at the beginning... The villagers of Llareggub dream of lost love, drowned shipmates and failed marriages. Time passes. Enter an eccentric world filled with romance, fantasy, scandal, and song. A funny, moving and accessible produc...
Wren's World
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 April 2026
Wren and her sister Robin experience the world very differently; Robin seems to have it all figured out, but to Wren, the world is loud and busy and confusing. To make sense of it, she creates her own magical world full of adventure, where ...
The City for Incurable Women
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 April 2026
Ladies and Gentlethem - feeling a little upset? Have you tried hypnosis, psychoanalysis, smelling salts and it just doesn't work? Try The City for Incurable Women! Paris, 1880s. In a psychiatric hospital, female patients performed 'hy...
The Angry Brigade
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 April 2026
Set in 1970s Britain during a period of Tory cuts, high unemployment, and increasing inequality, focusing on the hunt for the anarchist group "The Angry Brigade" by a special police squad. The play contrasts the contrasting perspectives of ...
Amy Mason
Friday 3 April 2026
When Bristol comedian Amy Mason got hacked, she lost her number, bank account and social media access. And then the hackers started sending her gifts... A surprising, somewhat filthy dive into connection, intimacy, and the perils of using y...
The Library of Enchantment
Friday 3 April - Friday 31 July 2026
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 ...
Race Across the World - The Experience
Friday 3 - Sunday 5 April 2026
Experience the official live adventure of the award-winning BBC TV show. No maps. No public transport. Just your wits, your team, and Manchester's streets. You've watched it on TV, now live it for real! Race Across the World: The Experience...
Taste Film presents Matilda (PG)
Friday 3 - Monday 6 April 2026
Ever felt a little bit different? Step straight back into the 90s into the wonderfully mischievous world of Matilda, where good triumphs over evil, magic feels possible, and chocolate cake is sweeter than revenge. This limited-edition imme...
moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Friday 3 - Thursday 30 April 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...
You're the best collegue ever - Special Edition Gift Card
Friday 3 April 2026 - Monday 31 December 2029
This heartfelt gift card unlocks endless exciting Fever experiences in the United Kingdom, - the perfect way to express show your gratitude to the colleague who always goes above and beyond for the team. ...
Amélie - 25th Anniversary (15)
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 April 2026
23-year-old Am?lie is lonely. After an isolating childhood, she moves to Paris and becomes a waitress at the Caf? des Deux Moulins, a bar restaurant filled with a colourful cast of diners and employees. One night, Am?lie happens across a bo...
Dead Man's Wire (15)
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 April 2026
The morning of February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard O. Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun wired with a ?dead man?s wire? from the trigger to Hall...
La Grazia (12A)
Friday 3 - Wednesday 8 April 2026
As his tenure as President of Italy nears its end, Mariano De Santis faces wrenching decisions - both political and deeply personal. Amid these moral quandaries, he must confront his own conscience and seek guidance from those closest to hi...
Orwell: 2+2=5 (15)
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 April 2026
George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th Century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a chilling, all-too-believable authoritarian future. ?Acclaimed director Raoul Peck (Academy Award-nominated I Am Not Your N...
Scarlet (15) Subtitled
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 April 2026
From visionary Academy Award?-nominated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda comes a powerful, time-bending animated adventure. ?Scarlet, a sword-wielding princess from a war-torn medieval kingdom, sets to avenge her father?s death - but fails, awakenin...
The Drama (15)
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 April 2026
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.?This film contains flickering or flashing lights that may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy....
The Magic Faraway Tree (U)
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 April 2026
Based on Enid Blyton?s beloved The Faraway Tree series of novels for children, The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran ? a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English...
The Secret Agent (15)
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 April 2026
A university professor travels from S?o Paulo to the seaside city of Recife during Carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son. He soon finds out he?s been tailed and spied on by neighbours in his new refuge, leaving him no possible escap...
The Straight Story - 4K Restoration (PG)
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 April 2026
Alvin's eyesight is poor, he has little money and he can't stand the thought of being driven anywhere. So when he discovers his estranged brother has suffered a stroke he decides to make the journey by the only means of transport available ...
Two Prosecutors (12A)
Friday 3 - Thursday 9 April 2026
Soviet Union, 1937. Thousands of letters from detainees falsely accused by the regime are burned in a prison cell. Against all odds, one of them reaches its destination, upon the desk of the newly appointed local prosecutor, Alexander Korny...
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS - EASTER PANTOMIME 2026
Friday 3 - Sunday 12 April 2026
When the Magic Mirror (Tim Lucas) reveals that Snow White (Chantelle Morgan) is the fairest of them all, the Wicked Witch (Shania Pain) orders a dramatic end to the young Princess' life, but luck is on Snow White's side as she escapes into ...
Bop & Bingo - MCR TAKEOVER
Friday 3 April 2026
GET READY TO DRINK, SING, DANCE & DAB THE NIGHT AWAY! Bingo Reimagined! Balls, Boys, Booze & Drag, - The Ultimate Bingo Party Experience, This is a world away from your Nan's Bingo, it's basically bingo but with a spicy retro twist! Bop & ...
Good Friday Night Bite
Friday 3 April 2026
Food stalls downstairs, DJ & entertainment upstairs, full bar, kids' options, and extended hours for a great night...
Badly Drawn Boy - Live & In Conversation
Saturday 4 April 2026
Experience an extraordinary and intimate evening with the iconic Manchester musician, Damon Gough, aka Badly Drawn Boy. Renowned for his soulful and introspective songwriting, Badly Drawn Boy has captured the hearts of music lovers around t...
For the Love of Anime
Saturday 4 - Sunday 5 April 2026
A brand-new celebration of Anime, Japan, and Cosplay in the UK. This convention is a love letter to the world of anime, Japanese culture, and the art of cosplay - and we can't wait to build something special with you. Whether you're a lifel...
Manford's Comedy Club
Saturday 4 April - Saturday 28 November 2026
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.. ...
Buff Bingo Drag Brunch
Saturday 4 April - Saturday 19 December 2026
If your idea of brunch involves dancing on your chair, shouting at bingo cards, and being served by buff butlers, you're in the right place. Buff Bingo Drag Brunch is pure, unfiltered fun-a daytime party that doesn't hold back. Go big with ...
Family Art Stars
Saturday 4 April 2026
Families that learn together, grow together. We are very excited to continue our Family Art Stars sessions every Saturday! Come down, muck in and make some art as a family, spending quality time and learning new techniques. No skill is requ...
Broken English (15)
Saturday 4 April 2026
A survivor and true original, Marianne Faithfull spent over six decades defying expectations. Made with her full involvement, Broken English is an intimate portrait of a fractured yet unbreakable life shaped by fame, creativity, and scrutin...
Family Film/ Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up (PG)
Saturday 4 - Tuesday 14 April 2026
That?s not all, folks! Porky Pig and Daffy Duck make a hilarious return to the big screen in the first-ever fully animated Looney Tunes feature film created for cinemas. The dynamic duo become Earth's only hope when their antics at the loca...
Movement Makes Story: Devising from a physical practice
Saturday 4 April 2026
Sometimes you only need simple gestures or patterns to tell a story. In this workshop, Christina Deinsberger will lead physical exercises to explore a devising practice, connecting the individual body to the collective to create an image, e...
Resurrection (15)
Saturday 4 - Thursday 9 April 2026
With his senses-ravishing third feature, visionary director Bi Gan takes his deepest plunge yet into the realm of pure cinematic dreamscape. In a world where humans have forsaken dreams in exchange for immortality, a dreaming monster embark...
Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Science
Sunday 5 - Monday 6 April 2026
So much science, so little time. DOKTOR KABOOM! creatively blends theatre with the wonders of scientific exploration in this highly entertaining and fully interactive show, packed with engaging science experiments performed live on stage. F...
Gabby's Dollhouse Live
Sunday 5 April 2026
Gabby's Dollhouse Live! is a brand-new stage show inspired by the magical world of the global preschool sensation from DreamWorks Animation. In this a-MEOW-zing musical show, Gabby unboxes a special acorn that needs the magical touch of a...
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