Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Sun 18 Oct 2026 - Sat 1 May 2027
Thu 18 Jun - Fri 7 Aug 2026
Mon 4 May - Fri 5 Jun 2026
Wed 2 Dec 2026 - Sat 9 Jan 2027
Bank of Dave The Musical
Saturday 2 - Saturday 16 May 2026
"If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's this: everybody hates bankers." Bank of Dave: The Musical is a home-grown, brand-new British musical - bursting with northern grit, laugh-out-loud humour and what Dave himself calls "the best ...
Manchester Camerata at Victoria Baths
Saturday 2 May 2026
Beethoven meets Meredith in the heart of Victoria Baths Prepare for a sensory collision where heritage architecture meets the cutting edge of sound. On 2 May 2026, the Manchester Camerata-the UK's most "redefining" orchestra-transforms the ...
Double Indemnity
Saturday 2 May 2026
Hollywood icon Mischa Barton (The O.C.) makes her UK stage debut in Double Indemnity, the gripping adaptation of one of the greatest crime novels of the 20th Century - the story that inspired Billy Wilder's film noir classic. Los Angeles, 1...
Hallé & Anna Meredith - ANNO
Saturday 2 May 2026
The Halle comes to Aviva Studios for the first time with Anna Meredith's atmospheric composition ANNO The Halle presents an immersive work by powerhouse composer Anna Meredith. A recontextualisation of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, ANNO takes the...
Private Lives
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...
Waiting for Godot
Saturday 2 May 2026
Matthew Kelly and George Costigan star in a new staging of Samuel Beckett's classic play - in which absolutely nothing happens. Set in a shifting, timeless landscape, Waiting for Godot follows two men, Vladimir and Estragon, as they wa...
Trompe l'Oeil - The Musical
Saturday 2 May 2026
Trompe l'Oeil is an American drag queen's journey through a surreal Wizard of Oz / 2016 American landscape - with drag kings and queens, jaw-dropping sex fiends and flying bats and trampolines! Not to be overlooked is the show's lyri...
Harry Clayton-Wright: Mr Blackpool
Saturday 2 May 2026
Presented by Lowry + Word of Warning Mr Blackpool is an end of the pier show at the end of the world from multi-award winning theatre maker Harry Clayton-Wright. Set in the not too distant future against the decimated backdrop of climat...
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Saturday 2 May - Saturday 11 July 2026
Few things are more magical than hearing the world's most breath-taking classical music being performed live by a brilliant orchestra in beautiful surroundings, by the flicker of candlelight. This experience comes to life when the city's...
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Saturday 2 May - Saturday 11 July 2026
Few things are more magical than hearing the world's most breath-taking classical music being performed live by a brilliant orchestra in beautiful surroundings, by the flicker of candlelight. This experience comes to life when the city's...
Machu Picchu - Journey to the Lost City
Saturday 2 May - Sunday 28 June 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...
The Angry Brigade
Saturday 2 May 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 ...
They Were All Some Mothers' Sons
Saturday 2 May 2026
They Were All Some Mother's Sons is a moving and heart-warming story of peace and reconciliation. Based on the true story of two German soldiers, Rolf Rheinlander and Eric Kirste, who were detained together as Prisoners of War in 1945 in a ...
Hobson's Choice
Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 May 2026
Altrincham Garrick's production of Harold Brighouse's classic comedy about a father and daughter who go head to head in Salford, 1880. Widower Henry Hobson is struggling to handle his three grown-up daughters, each seeking a husband an...
Liberace & Liza - A Tribute
Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 May 2026
Liberace & Liza Minnelli never performed together, but that didn't stop David Saffert and Jillian Snow from creating this wildly successful mashup of two over-the-top icons. Saffert's dizzying piano skills and Snow's powerhouse belt team up...
Buff Bingo Drag Brunch
Saturday 2 May - 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 ...
Mystery Ensemble - Interstellar: A Tribute to Hans Zimmer
Saturday 2 May 2026
Following their performances of music from the films of Hayao Miyazaki and The Lord of The Rings franchise, Mystery Ensemble returns to Manchester with a new cinematic programme. They'll be bringing to life the soundtrack of the renowned, C...
National Theatre Connections Festival
Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 May 2026
Connections is the National Theatre's annual, nationwide youth theatre festival. The programme is 30 years old and has a history of championing the talent of young people from across the UK. Every year, Connections commissions new plays for...
Them Next Door
Saturday 2 May 2026
Them Next Door, based on a new play by Chris Cooper, is a project committed to bringing people together. A two-hour interactive experience will be part performance and part participation facilitated by Blindspot members with the audience,...
The Library of Enchantment
Saturday 2 May - 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 ...
ABBA Believe In Angels Brunch - ABBA Tribute
Saturday 2 May - Saturday 12 December 2026
Live your best dancing queen life, all afternoon, to your favourite ABBA and pop hits with this ABBA tribute show and delicious brunch. Get ready for the biggest ABBA-TASTIC bottomless brunch show the city has ever seen! Featuring a fu...
Horizon of Khufu - Journey to Ancient Egypt
Saturday 2 May - 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...
Amadeus
Saturday 2 May 2026
Peter Shaffer's Amadeus is a reimagining of the lives of Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The play, brought to life with the music of Mozart, is a tale of jealousy and betrayal... and perhaps even murder. In the court of the Aus...
Family Art Stars
Saturday 2 May - Saturday 18 July 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...
moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Saturday 2 May - Tuesday 14 July 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
Saturday 2 May 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. ...
Akira - 4K Reissue (15)
Saturday 2 - Thursday 7 May 2026
Relive one of the most influential Sci-Fi stories ever told, 35 years after it introduced UK audiences to the cinematic spectacle and powerful stories of anime. Katsuhiro Otomo?s landmark cyberpunk epic Akira is exploding back onto cinema s...
Exit 8 (15)
Saturday 2 - Thursday 7 May 2026
A man trapped in a endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. ?The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don?t, carry on. Then ...
Family Film/ Goat (PG)
Saturday 2 May 2026
Will, a small goat with big dreams,?gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play?roarball???a high-intensity, full-contact sport?dominated by the fastest,?fiercest animals in the world.?Will?s new teammates aren?t thrilled about...
Hokum (15)
Saturday 2 - Thursday 7 May 2026
When reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents? ashes, the staff?s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Soon, disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance...
Miroirs No. 3 (15)
Saturday 2 - Thursday 7 May 2026
On a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a car crash. Physically unhurt but deeply shaken, she is taken in by a local woman who witnessed the accident and now cares for Laura with mothe...
Mother Mary (15)
Saturday 2 - Thursday 7 May 2026
Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance.??This work contains flashing images which may aff...
Primavera (15)
Saturday 2 - Thursday 7 May 2026
In 18th century Venice, 20-year-old violin virtuoso Cecilia lives at the Pi?ta orphanage, where, despite her talent, she remains confined, knowing that marriage is the only way out.?Cecilia's life takes a turn after she meets Antonio Vivald...
Rose of Nevada (15)
Saturday 2 - Thursday 7 May 2026
In a forgotten fishing village, a boat mysteriously appears in the old harbour. The Rose of Nevada, lost at sea with all hands 30 years ago, has returned. For the few who remember, it?s a sign. The boat must go out to sea again, maybe then ...
Surviving Earth (15)
Saturday 2 - Thursday 7 May 2026
Based on a true story, Surviving Earth follows Vlad, a Yugoslav refugee and gifted musician who fled to the UK in the 90s. Now rebuilding his life in Bristol, he longs to be the father his daughter Maria deserves, but the shadows of his pas...
The Drama (15)
Saturday 2 - Thursday 7 May 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 North (15)
Saturday 2 - Thursday 7 May 2026
Bart Schrijver?s acclaimed drama follows former best friends and roommates Chris and Lluis, who meet up after a decade to hike Scotland?s West Highland Way and Cape Wrath Trail. Having taken the same 350-mile walk in their youth, the pair h...
Ultras (15)
Saturday 2 - Thursday 7 May 2026
Ultras is an insider?s depiction of the rich and diverse culture of extreme football fanatics, or ?ultras?. Ultras are the beating heart of football - supporters who see themselves as the team?s 12th man and dedicate themselves entirely to ...
Wild Foxes (15)
Saturday 2 - Thursday 7 May 2026
At a sports boarding school, talented young boxer Camille narrowly survives a fatal accident, saved by his best friend Matteo.?After a swift recovery, an inexplicable pain gradually takes hold of him, threatening his dreams of greatness and...
The Big Family Fun Day
Saturday 2 May 2026
Great Day out with live Entertainment and Fun for all the Family...
The Farmers Arms (Heskin)
Saturday 2 - Monday 4 May 2026
Mayday family fun zone with inflatables & bungees trampolines along with character appearances over the weekend Bluey and k pop demon hunters Derby...
Paul Foot
Sunday 3 May 2026
As seen on Would I Lie To You?, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, multi-award-winning and trail-blazing comedian, Paul Foot, is back on tour with Dissolve, his most personal, surprising and ground-breaking show e...
Luminiscence
Monday 4 May - 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...
That'll Be The Day
Monday 4 May 2026
Celebrate the golden age of Rock 'n' Roll and Pop from the '50s right the way through to the '80s from Trevor Payne and an exceptional cast of who combine hilarious comedy sketches and impersonations with brilliant vocals and superb musicia...
The Choir of Man
Tuesday 5 - Saturday 9 May 2026
Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award-nominated, worldwide smash hit is now on its first ever UK tour. Welcome to THE CHOIR OF MAN, the best pub in the world... Come ready to drink in the excitement!Brimming with hits from artists suc...
Simon Reeve
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Author and TV presenter, Simon Reeve is one of the world's most adventurous travellers. His unique brand of documentary film-making combines travel and adventure with current affairs, history, wildlife, culture and conservation. His journey...
Teechers
Tuesday 5 - Saturday 16 May 2026
New Year. . . same problems! It is the end of term and Godber's hilarious comedy masterpiece has been reset for our post Covid times. bristling with teenage swagger and outlandish imagination, Salty, Gail and Hobby use their B. Tech Perform...
Black Is The Color Of My Voice
Tuesday 5 - Sunday 10 May 2026
Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and featuring many of her most iconic songs performed live. Apphia Campbell's acclaimed play follows a successful singer and civil rights activist as she seeks redemption after the untimely death o...
XS Malarkey
Tuesday 5 - 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 ...
BOYS
Tuesday 5 - Friday 8 May 2026
The Kings would like to announce their latest production of their inaugural season, BOYS by Ella Hickson. Hickson's firecracker play makes it's Manchester premiere at The King's Arms from 21st April - 8th May 2026. It's the final day for th...
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