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
Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Science
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...
Gandeys K-Pop Dragon Circus
Monday 6 - 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...
Luminiscence
Monday 6 April - Friday 5 June 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...
Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show
Monday 6 April 2026
Get ready for a brilliant live experience as Tom Gates and his world of doodles, music, and laughs hit the stage in 2025! Based on the bestselling books by Liz Pichon and the hit TV show, the Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show brings alive the ill...
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs - St Helens Easter Pantomime
Monday 6 - 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 ...
Ruby Wax
Monday 6 April 2026
It's almost easier to say whom Ruby Wax DIDN'T meet, interview and coax fascinating insights from in her huge TV shows 'Ruby Wax Meets' and 'Full Wax'. Donald Trump, OJ Simpson, Pamala Anderson, Madonna and many more. Her provocative, abras...
Taste Film presents Matilda (PG)
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
Monday 6 - 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
Monday 6 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. ...
Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts
Tuesday 7 - Saturday 11 April 2026
Starring Tom Chambers (Father Brown, Strictly Come Dancing) as Inspector Morse, in the first-ever stage adaptation of the iconic detective. ITV's long-running Inspector Morse, hailed by Radio Times as 'The greatest British crime series of a...
Matilda The Musical
Tuesday 7 - 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...
Private Lives
Tuesday 7 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...
There's a Monster in Your Show
Tuesday 7 - Wednesday 8 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...
XS Malarkey
Tuesday 7 April - Tuesday 26 May 2026
XS Malarkey is a not-for-profit comedy club, hosted every week by Toby Hadoke, and eagerly maintained by a group of minions who do his bidding on a regular basis. Despite our low door price, we put on shows with professional comedians and ...
The Library of Enchantment
Tuesday 7 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 ...
The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour
Tuesday 7 - Wednesday 29 April 2026
Take a look behind the scenes at The Bridgewater Hall, and learn more about Manchester's iconic international concert venue. The entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides will lead you through the building's history, its acoustics and arch...
Mothers Who Make
Tuesday 7 April - Thursday 2 July 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...
Amélie - 25th Anniversary (15)
Tuesday 7 - 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)
Tuesday 7 - 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)
Tuesday 7 - 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)
Tuesday 7 - 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
Tuesday 7 - 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)
Tuesday 7 - 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)
Tuesday 7 - 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 Straight Story - 4K Restoration (PG)
Tuesday 7 - 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)
Tuesday 7 - 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...
Underland (12A) + recorded Q&A
Tuesday 7 April 2026
We know so little of the world beneath our feet. To most it is a place only of fear and darkness, though to a brave few it is one of knowledge and wonder to be found nowhere else. Based on the bestselling book by Robert Macfarlane, Underlan...
The Railway Children
Wednesday 8 - Sunday 19 April 2026
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse present their Easter holiday production of a beloved children's classic. Capturing all of the angsts and exhilarations of childhood, it promises to be a heart-warming treat for all ages! Mike Kenny's version of...
Holmes & Watson - The Curious Case of the Masked Magician
Wednesday 8 April 2026
A Holmes & Watson Magic Show for ages 6 - 106. It's 1906 - the Golden Age of Magic. The Masked Magician bestrides London's world of Magic like a colossus, UNTIL... one night, in mid-performance, the Magician vanishes. Dead? Kidnapped?...
Horizon of Khufu - Journey to Ancient Egypt
Wednesday 8 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
Wednesday 8 - 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...
Burlesque Off The Wall
Wednesday 8 April 2026
A spellbinding night of burlesque and live music that honours divine feminine energy and celebrates transformation through tease, glamour, and unapologetic power. This is a night to shed old skins, bloom boldly, and revel in pleasure, expre...
The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour with BSL
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Take a look behind the scenes at The Bridgewater Hall, and learn more about Manchester's iconic international concert venue. The entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides will lead you through the building's history, its acoustics and arch...
Ashes and Diamonds (18)
Wednesday 8 April 2026
In the last days of the Second World War, Maciek, a Polish resistance fighter, is tasked with the assassination of a Communist official. But when he meets Krystyna, he is offered a glimpse of a world beyond war and destruction, and question...
Bluey at the Cinema: Playdates with Friends (U)
Wednesday 8 - Friday 24 April 2026
Bluey at the Cinema: Playdates with Friends Collection is an hour of fun that features eight episodes from across the three beloved series of Bluey, each celebrating play and imagination with friends and family!The compilation showcases som...
Resurrection (15)
Wednesday 8 - 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...
The Secret Agent (15)
Wednesday 8 - 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...
St Helens Blackbrook WMC
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Join Stephen for an Incredible Night of Mediumship Experience a unique and powerful evening of evidential mediumship combined with spiritual art....
Out With The Buckleys
Thursday 9 April 2026
Inbetweeners actor James Buckley and his Scottish actress wife, former model Clair Buckley (nee Meek), are taking their vlog offline and around the UK on an unfiltered, unedited live tour Following the success of their hit YouTube channe...
The Little Mermaid - Easter Family Show
Thursday 9 April 2026
Take a deep dive under the sea as Enchanted Entertainment present a fin-tastic Easter holiday family production of The Little Mermaid. Boo the wicked Sea Witch as she rocks the boat with Queen Neptune, Ariel the mermaid and all their fishy...
Candlelight - The Best of Joe Hisaishi
Thursday 9 April 2026
Relive your favourite anime scenes in this unique homage to Joe Hisaishi! The genius composer is responsible for creating Studio Ghibli's iconic soundtracks, in much-loved films such as Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. An incredible ...
The Wizarding Adventure
Thursday 9 April - Friday 30 October 2026
It's a kind of magic! Are you ready to attend your first day at the Grand Old School of Wizardry. Join the madcap mages and wacky witches of the faculty on a spellbinding adventure to work on your wand waving, brush up on your broomstick sk...
Pete Firman
Thursday 9 April 2026
Pete Firman is one of the UK's most popular magicians and he's back on the road! You've seen him on television, now experience his trademark blend of laugh-out-loud comedy and jaw-dropping magic live on stage. As seen on ITV1's Tonight at ...
Jon Udry is Having a Ball
Thursday 9 April 2026
There are jugglers. There are comedians. And there is Jon Udry. Jon combines the two to such a brilliant effect that his unique performance has his audience roaring with laughter from entrance to the final curtain. Formerly the British Youn...
Bloody Women
Thursday 9 April 2026
What do prisons and hormones have in common? Both hold sentences for many women! To mark 12 years in prison as a writer and facilitator, Jenny Berry offers a unique night on the imprisonments of women's hormones. Including, a script rea...
Bubble Show 2 - More Bubbles
Thursday 9 April 2026
The Bubble Show 2 - More Bubbles!A magical journey through the Legends of Bubbleland From the creator of The Bubble Show® comes a dazzling new adventure full of bubble artistry and visual magic!Journey through the awe-inspiring legends of ...
Voices & Lyrics - a night for Jennifer
Thursday 9 April 2026
Join us for Voices & Lyrics, a night of vibes, tunes, and love all for Jennifer! Join us for an unforgettable in-person evening celebrating the power of voices and lyrics. It's all about sharing stories, songs, and good vibes in honor of Je...
Hope Mill Amateur Dramatic Company - Sister Act
Thursday 9 - Sunday 19 April 2026
Hope Mill Amateur Dramatic Company's 5th annual production, Sister Act is a fabulous musical comedy based on the 1992 cult classic. Disco diva Deloris Van Cartier's life takes a turn when she witnesses a murder and is placed in protective...