THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Murder Trial Tonight IV Death Of A Landlord
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Sun 8 - Fri 27 Mar 2026
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
St Philip's Church Salford
Sat 21 Feb - Fri 20 Mar 2026
The Memory of Water
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Monday 2 - Saturday 21 February 2026
Starring Helen Flanagan, Vicky Binns, Polly Lister and Victoria Brazier THREE SISTERS AND A FUNERAL... Winter, 1996. The Spice Girls are riding high in the charts, football has failed to come home, and Dolly the Sheep's been cloned. Mean...Mergaliyev Classical Ballet - The Nutcracker
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Monday 2 February 2026
The festive charms of The Nutcracker will captivate audiences of all ages. When Clara is gifted a Nutcracker doll who magically comes to life, an enchanting adventure unfolds; a dramatic battle with the Mouse King ensues, and dancing snowfl...Ezra Furman
New Century Hall, Manchester
Monday 2 February 2026
Described by Consequence Of Sound as, "a ball of energy, bouncing around genre borders with glee. There's the rebellion of '90s indie rock, a string of sunshine-y '80s pop, and the snarl of '70s punk," incendiary and inspiring Chicago tran...Noel Coward’s Private Lives
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Monday 2 - Sunday 8 February 2026
From the creative team behind 'Blithe Spirit' and 'The Taming of the Shrew' comes HER Productions next classical takeover: Noel Coward's PRIVATE LIVES! Embracing Coward's trademark banter and elegance, HER's production peels back the fro...Palace Theatre Tour
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Monday 2 February - Monday 16 March 2026
Opened in 1891, The Palace Theatre is one of Manchester's oldest and most beautiful theatres. With a glorious history hosting stars of stage and screen including Judy Garland, Gracie Fields, Les Dawson and Charlie Chaplin, today, the Palace...H is for Hawk (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 2 - Thursday 5 February 2026
When Helen's beloved father passes away, she is knocked sideways by grief and loses herself in memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together. She becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk, and so s...Hamnet (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 2 - Thursday 5 February 2026
Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare, struggles to come to terms with the loss of their only son, Hamnet ? the grief driving a wedge between the couple. Shakespeare, meanwhile, channels the tragedy and his sorrow into his work, creating H...No Other Choice (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 2 - Thursday 5 February 2026
When paper company employee Yoo Man-su is abruptly laid off, he loses the perfect life he?s worked hard for. When a new job comes along, he realises a perfect plan - getting rid of his competition via any available means. Director Park?s de...Nouvelle Vague (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 2 - Thursday 5 February 2026
Nouvelle Vague is Richard Linklater?s love letter to the spellbinding magic of French cinema, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard?s revolutionary Breathless, which ultimately cemented Godard as a pioneer of the French New Wave. ?As cr...Rental Family (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 2 - Thursday 5 February 2026
Phillip Vanderpleog lives in the Japanese capital. Looking for any work opportunities, he is employed by a ?rental family? company, which provides clients with actors who play stand-in roles of absent loved ones. The work offers Phillip pos...Saipan (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 2 - Thursday 5 February 2026
The thrilling story of the infamous confrontation between iconic Republic of Ireland football captain Roy Keane and his national team manager Mick McCarthy during the Irish team?s preparations for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The intense rivalr...The History of Sound (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 2 - Thursday 5 February 2026
In 1917, Lionel - a young, talented music student - meets David at the Boston Conservatory, where they bond over a deep love of folk music. Years later, Lionel receives a letter from David, leading to an impromptu journey through the backwo...The Voice of Hind Rajab (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 2 - Thursday 5 February 2026
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 5-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her...THIS Year Try Something Fun Free Salsa Dance Class
On Bar, Manchester
Monday 2 February - Monday 30 March 2026
Why not do something fun and exciting this year?...
Dance Consortium - MÁM
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 3 - Wednesday 4 February 2026
Dance Consortium presents Teac Daṁsa and Michael Keegan-Dolan's MAM, international dance-theatre at its finest. Described as '90 minutes of ritualised ecstasy' by The Irish Times, this visionary piece playfully and provocatively takes y...Mergaliyev Classical Ballet - Swan Lake
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 3 February 2026
Swan Lake is arguably the world's most popular ballet, and a timeless tale. Prince Siegfried falls in love with Odette, Queen of the Swans, only to be tricked into betraying her by the wicked von Rothbart and his daughter Odile. The thrilli...Luminiscence
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Tuesday 3 February - Thursday 26 March 2026
Arriving in the UK for the first time, after dazzling over 1 Million people in Europe, the incredible immersive projection concert LUMINISCENCE transforms Manchester Cathedral into a fully immersive world of sound, story, and light. Featuri...Hamza Yassin
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Tuesday 3 February 2026
With his new show My Life Behind The Lens, star of Countryfile, Animal Park, Cbeebies, The One Show and, of course, the winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2022, Hamza Yassin takes to the stage to talk about his passion for wildlife, his fas...VINCENT SIMONE - TANGO PASSIONS
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Tuesday 3 February 2026
Argentine Tango King and Strictly Come Dancing legend, Vincent Simone, returns to thestage with his brand new show... 'Tango Passions'. Accompanied by world-class Argentine Tango specialists, let the original Italian stalliontake you on a j...Adventures in Wonderland
Z-arts, Manchester
Tuesday 3 February - 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...Mothers Who Make
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 3 February - Friday 4 December 2026
A peer support group and creative exchange session for mothers who are artists - professional and/or passionate - writers, painters, actors, dancers, filmmakers, photographers... every kind of maker welcome, and every kind of mother. The se...Sentimental Value (15)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 3 February 2026 - Wednesday 6 January 2027
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...XS Malarkey with HEADLINER TBA
53two, Manchester
Tuesday 3 February - Tuesday 24 March 2026
HIya! Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester comedy institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. A minimum of just ?3 for members and ?6 for normal people- we keep tickets as low as ...NEW Year NEW Moves Free Latin Bachata Dance Class
On Bar, Manchester
Tuesday 3 February - Tuesday 31 March 2026
Why not do something fun and exciting this year?...Wilmslow Bachata Dance Classes - Try for Free
Aura Bar Wilmslow, Stockport
Tuesday 3 February - Tuesday 28 July 2026
Start a active, fun and inexpensive hobby today...A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 4 - Saturday 7 February 2026
Step into candlelit winter woods and discover the shadowy underbelly of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream To escape a society ruled by tyrannical law, four young lovers flee to the forest beyond the city walls. Unbeknownst to them, th...Khartoum (18)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Five lives, one city, a nation at war.A civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance committee volunteer and two street boys. Five stories from Sudan weave together in search of freedom through animated dreams, street revolutions and a war from ...Marty Supreme (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 4 February 2026 - Wednesday 6 January 2027
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...Manchester Improv Wednesdays
33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Wednesday 4 - Wednesday 25 February 2026
An evening of fully improvised comedy - every Wednesday at 33 Oldham StreetThe Line Up.... Wet Skeleton is one performer, zero script, and infinite possibilities. Watch as her 206 soggy (and slightly wonky) bones become all manner of charac...
Ockham's Razor - Collaborator
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 5 - Saturday 7 February 2026
Ockham's Razor return with an intimate duet crafted and performed by the two Artistic Directors. For 20 years Alex and Charlotte have been making circus together. Lifting, catching and carrying; stepping on and around each other. They have ...Dara Ó Briain
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 5 February 2026
Dara O Briain is one of the UK & Ireland's favourite stand-up comedians and television presenters. He is best known for hosting Mock The Week, Robot Wars, Three Men in a Boat, Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure, Stargazing Live, Dara O Briai...Uncanny - Fear of the Dark
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 5 February 2026
The first Uncanny live stage show "I Know What I Saw" was one of the best-selling paranormal shows in theatre history. Now, Danny Robins and his team of experts are back with a brand-new show for 2025, with thrillingly new and terrifying re...PwC presents Cinderella
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 5 - Saturday 7 February 2026
Cinderella is creative, compassionate and fiercely loyal to her friends-but trapped under the thumb of her cruel stepmother and vain stepsisters. Her happily-ever-after feels far out of reach. Meanwhile, the Prince is shy, artistic, and lon...First Thursday Comedy
The Met, Bury
Thursday 5 February - Thursday 2 April 2026
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. ...Lowry Youth Dance Project
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 5 February - Thursday 9 July 2026
Calling young people aged 9-16 who love to move! Take part in this inspiring dance project to develop your dance ability and unleash your artistic creativity. Experience how dancers train at Lowry. All genders and abilities welcome! In ...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Thursday 5 - Saturday 28 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...My Night with Maud (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 5 February 2026
The film that propelled Eric Rohmer to international acclaim remains one of the finest achievements of his career. My Night with Maud tells the story of a chaste and conservative thirty-something who sees a woman that he believes will be hi...NEW Year New Hobby Try Salsa Dancing For FREE
Maracas 100 Chapel Street M3 5dw Manchester, Manchester
Thursday 5 February - Thursday 26 March 2026
Why not do something fun and exciting this year?...Peppa Pig's Big Family Show
Lowry, Salford
Friday 6 - Sunday 8 February 2026
Peppa Pig and friends are back in their brand new live stage show!With a new arrival on the way the whole family are busy getting ready. With building and decorating work to be done, it's an oinktastic makeover and Peppa Pig, Mummy Pig, Dad...Horrible Histories - The Concert
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Friday 6 - Sunday 8 February 2026
For the very first time, your favourite songs and actors from the BAFTA Award-winning CBBC TV series will be appearing live (and dead!) on stage in a very special production! When William Shakespeare is asked to create the greatest show on ...Twilight In Concert - The Film With Live Band
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 6 February 2026
Experience the legendary Twilight film in an unforgettable way with Twilight in Concert, a breathtaking live-to-film event. A 12-piece ensemble of outstanding rock and orchestral musicians will take the stage, performing the beloved film sc...The United Kingdolls
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 6 February 2026
Starring Bimini, Tayce. A'Whora & Lawrence Chaney. It will be 5 years since the smash hit heard around the world - Bing Bang Bong - launched the United Kingdolls into Drag Race herstory. Now, the original foursome are back together on tour ...Manford's Comedy Club
Northwich Memorial Court, Northwich
Friday 6 February - Friday 4 December 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.. ...The Library of Enchantment
Z-arts, Manchester
Friday 6 - Saturday 28 February 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 ...
Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Friday 6 February - Friday 4 December 2026
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 ...Playreading Sessions
HOME, Manchester
Friday 6 February - Saturday 7 November 2026
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...Obscura
HOME, Manchester
Friday 6 - Saturday 7 February 2026
A bold and original double-bill from Manchester?s Company Chameleon, Obscura dancesbetween light and darkness, exploring the hidden corners of self and society.A powerful and nuanced trio, delicate and explosive in equal measure, Umbra, spo...OUTSIDE THE BOX COMEDY CLUB - 6TH FEBRUARY - STOCKPORT GARRICK
Stockport Garrick Theatre, Stockport
Friday 6 February 2026
MICHAEL AKIDIRI - Michael?s natural charm and cheeky, observational style has already seen him make an impact on the UK comedy scene. He?s the inaugural winner of the Komedia New Comedy Award and starred in the London finals of the BBC New ...Sue Perkins
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 7 February 2026
You may know her as Bake-Off Sue, Taskmaster Sue, Just A Minute Sue, or the Sue that gives you travel envy - but stand-up Sue is full of surprises. In this brand-new show, she shares the unlikely happenings from a career in the spotlight. W...Tales from Acorn Wood
