DRAMA PLAYS IN MANCHESTER
DRAMA PLAYS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Drama Plays in Manchester
Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Thu 25 Mar - Fri 21 May 2027
Victoria Wood's dinnerladies
Manchester Opera House
Tue 26 Jan - Sat 6 Feb 2027
Sh!t Theatre - Evita Too
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 7 - Saturday 9 January 2027
The greatest story never told of the first ever female president of a country in the history of the world... During Isabel Peron's time in power (before she was overthrown in a military coup), Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice were writing ...The Signalman
Lowry, Salford
Monday 25 - Saturday 30 January 2027
Middle Ground Theatre Company Ltd is delighted to present their hugely successful production of Charles Dickens' nerve-tingling ghostly masterpiece The Signalman. Set in 1880, this is the exquisitely unnerving tale of a tormented signalma...Victoria Wood's dinnerladies
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 26 January - Saturday 6 February 2027
A brand-new stage adaptation starring Les Dennis as maintenance man Stan, Sue Cleaver as Jean, Karen Henthorn as Dolly, and introducing Amy Drake as Bren. More than 25 years after it first aired on BBC One, Victoria Wood's much-loved sitco...A Shoddy Detective and The Art of Deception
Lowry, Salford
Monday 1 - Wednesday 3 February 2027
DIRECT FROM THE WEST END! A laugh-out-loud comedy whodunnit featuring four actors, a dozen characters and a whole load of chaos. When a priceless painting vanishes at a manor auction, Detective Stuart Pidcock and his unlikely ally must i...Cluedo
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Monday 1 - Sunday 7 February 2027
An Altrincham Garrick production written by Sandy Rustin and based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, Cluedo is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist. The hilarious whodunnit play!It's a dark...Sins
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Wednesday 3 February 2027
SINS is a dark live experience where theatre, psychological challenge and audience power collide. At the centre of it all stands a figure known only as The Examiner. Seven individuals have been taken and brought before him - each represent...Romeo and Juliet
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Thursday 4 - Saturday 27 February 2027
Don't miss this moving and unforgettable production of William Shakespeare's iconic tragedy, revealing the beauty of young love and the devastating cost of endless conflict. Two families at war. Two lovers caught in the crossfire. One stor...Birdcatcher
Lowry, Salford
Friday 5 - Saturday 6 February 2027
Birdcatcher is a darkly comic drama about a teenage girl navigating life inside a doomsday cult. Set in East Yorkshire, the play shines a light on the murky, repressive underworld of religious "high control groups" in the UK - and asks...Technicolor
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 9 - Wednesday 10 February 2027
1956. Texas. 104 degrees. Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean. In an oppressively hot, set in the the middle of the Texan desert the filming of the Hollywood epic, Giant begins. A love affair, fuelled by insomnia, alcohol and jea...A Thing of Beauty
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 11 - Saturday 13 February 2027
Imogen Stubbs stars as Leni Riefenstahl in A Thing of Beauty, a fictional play that delves into the complex legacy of the legendary film icon whose artistry was marred by her association with the Nazis. Set against the backdrop of 1972, th...Not That Asian
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 11 - Friday 12 February 2027
Not That Asian is a bombastic clown musical that uses comedy, video projection and music to playfully investigate and celebrate ESEA culture. Follow two clowns as they attempt to put on the most authentic East Asian production known to man...Shooters
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Friday 12 February - Saturday 13 March 2027
Harlem, New York, 1948. The war is over, but another one is brewing 'These are memories frozen in time, for all eternity.' African American photojournalist, Gordon Parks is on the precipice of international renown as he attempts to documen...Trouble with Kids
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 17 - Saturday 27 February 2027
Ben Nickless in association with Edward J Productions brings a brand new comedy drama about fertility, fame, family and friendship. Will and Marc are best mates and both in show business. Will is a TV actor, a house hold name but desper...Close Enough to Touch
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 18 - Saturday 20 February 2027
A play about sex, heartbreak... and toilets from Leeds-based national touring company Red Ladder. This young man has a secret. He has a girlfriend, he's looking for work, and he spends his free time cruising in men's toilets. This one-pers...A Star Wars Improv Show - The One-Man Made-up Movie Parody
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 20 February 2027
Award nominated stand-up and improviser Jon Hipkiss brings together the ultimate celebration of comedy and fandom. Based solely on your suggestions, Jon will improvise an entirely new Star Wars film all by himself. He's all the trailers, a...
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 February 2027
A joyful, tender and bittersweet celebration of music, ambition and the courage it takes to be heard, Francesca Mills (Silent Witness) is Little Voice, Jill Halfpenny (The Long Shadow, ITV) is Mari and Paul Chuckle (The Madame Blanc Myste...Crown of Blood
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 25 - Saturday 27 February 2027
'Of what use is a good man without ambition?' Following on from the success of Death and The King's Horseman (February 2025), Utopia Theatre and Sheffield Theatres are delighted to announce the tour of their latest co-production, Crown of ...The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 2 - Saturday 6 March 2027
THE CENTURY'S MOST POPULAR MURDER MYSTERY. The internationally celebrated novel that captivated 10 million readers is coming in a brand-new staging more thrilling than ever. This century's most popular murder mystery. The internationally c...This is the Life
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Wednesday 3 - Saturday 6 March 2027
In his audacious new comedy, John Godber interrogates hope, ghosts and the power of performance as seen through the eyes of a cynical backstage duo. Dave and Sapphire have worked backstage at the Old Forge for years. They've never felt the...Ghost House
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 3 March 2027
A brand-new haunting play, GHOST HOUSE follows three best friends who, after months of travelling the world, arrive at a remote island lodge for their very last stop. It should be a celebration. Instead, it becomes something far more sinis...A Star Wars Improv Show - The One-Man Made-up Movie Parody
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 6 March 2027
Award nominated stand-up and improviser Jon Hipkiss brings together the ultimate celebration of comedy and fandom. Based solely on your suggestions, Jon will improvise an entirely new Star Wars film all by himself. He's all the trailers, a...The Signalman - Victorian Illusions and Ghost stories
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 10 - Sunday 14 March 2027
Following an extended sell-out London premiere season at Wilton's Music Hall, James Seabright presents David Alnwick in The Signalman. An evening of Victorian illusions and ghost stories with occult illusionist David Alnwick. W...Ghost House
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Friday 12 March 2027
A brand-new haunting play, GHOST HOUSE follows three best friends who, after months of travelling the world, arrive at a remote island lodge for their very last stop. It should be a celebration. Instead, it becomes something far more sinis...Being Mr Wickham
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 17 - Saturday 20 March 2027
Direct from a hit-run in New York and the West End, Adrian Lukis, who starred in the renowned BBC TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, returns to the role of Mr Wickham. Join Pride and Prejudice's most roguish gentleman, George Wickha...The Uncrackable Case
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 18 - Saturday 20 March 2027
Tabloid media, conspiracy theorists and familiar fairy-tale faces collide in The Uncrackable Case - a wild, hilarious musical that's part courtroom comedy, part murder mystery and part musical fever dream. Think the gloriously ridiculous l...Savage
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 March 2027
SAVAGE. A drag extravaganza. A brand-new comedy about the Blonde Bombsite herself, Lily Savage. Inspired by the life of Paul O'Grady and created with his blessing, SAVAGE is a bold and deeply moving new play, making its world premiere i...Murder Trial Tonight V - Death In The Family
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Thursday 25 March 2027
Murder Trial Tonight returns after four previous sold-out seasons with its most gripping case yet. Murder Trial Tonight V: Death in the Family brings a chilling true story that shocked the world to the stage. A devoted mother and wife is f...Never Look Back
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 25 - Saturday 27 March 2027
John Rwothomack's (Far Gone) retelling of the East and Southern African soldiers who fought for the Commonwealth in World War II. Uganda, 2020. Veteran Komakech 'Abba' Ogwang is haunted by dreams of battle. His granddaughter, Anena, urge...An Ark
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 27 March - Saturday 10 April 2027
This groundbreaking Mixed Reality play brings you face-to-face with extraordinary performances from Ian McKellen, Golda Rosheuvel, Arinze Kene and Rosie Sheehy - in a visceral exploration of what it means to be human When does a story ...Crime and Punishment
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 30 March - Saturday 3 April 2027
Northern Broadsides presents Crime and Punishment Murder. A cat-and-mouse chase. In the heart of a bustling city, a penniless student murders in cold blood. He is caught in a spiral of paranoia and delusion as a cunning detective c...
Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Thursday 1 - Friday 2 April 2027
Murder Trial Tonight returns after four previous sold-out seasons with its most gripping case yet. Murder Trial Tonight V: Death in the Family brings a chilling true story that shocked the world to the stage. A devoted mother and wife is f...The Full Monty
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Monday 5 - Saturday 10 April 2027
TICKETS TO GO ON GENERAL SALE ON THU 12 MARCH AT 10AMCelebrating the 30th Anniversary of the iconic film, The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham And Buxton Opera House in association with Mark Goucher And David Pugh Present The Full Monty. Back ...Albert's Boy
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 7 - Saturday 10 April 2027
A funny and achingly moving play shining light on one of history's most enduring figures... Albert Einstein is not feeling too good. His house is empty, his cat is missing, he can't remember where he put his violin and he is slowly drivin...The Last Wild
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 7 - Saturday 10 April 2027
An enthralling world premier of Piers Torday's much-loved story. In a future where animals no longer exist, twelve-year old Kester lives in a silent, quarantined world... until one night a flock of excited pigeons and a bossy cockroach s...Rita, Sue & Bob Too!
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Friday 16 - Saturday 24 April 2027
St Helens' Regal Entertainments Ltd proudly presents the return of the record breaking Adults Only hilarious 1987 cult classic Rita, Sue & Bob Too! Following rave reviews and sold out runs, this outrageous comedy returns to the stage by po...Agatha Christie's The Hollow
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 20 - Saturday 24 April 2027
Following sell-out tours of Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, Fiery Angel reunites with director Lucy Bailey to bring this darkly seductive new staging of one of Agatha Christie's most compelling mysteries The Ho...National Production Company - Macbeth
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Monday 26 - Tuesday 27 April 2027
Set in the murky Dark Ages where love, politics and witchcraft collide, National Production Company presents a full-scale production of the classic tale as portrayed by William Shakespeare with sorcery, ghostly apparitions and spectacular...Dickens Theatre Company - Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Tuesday 27 April 2027
Dickens Theatre Company present an exciting new stage adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Victorian gothic masterpiece as part of their Revision on Tour programme, which comprises unique stage adaptations of compulsory GCSE texts to...TWO
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 29 April 2027
Trio Entertainment return with Jim Cartwright's hit comedy play "TWO". Behind the bar of a northern pub a local Landlord and Landlady welcome their regulars with open arms. Lending an ear to stories of love, Celebration, Loss and despa...Before I Go To Sleep
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 4 - Saturday 8 May 2027
Acclaimed actor, author and podcaster Giovanna Fletcher stars in the world stage premiere of Before I Go To Sleep. Based on the international bestselling novel that became a hit film starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth, this thrilling ...Locomotive For Murder - The Improvised Whodunnit
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 15 May 2027
★★★★★ - "A first class improvised murder mystery with hilarious performances"- The Reviews Hub Mesdames and Messieurs, may I take your tickets please? Pinch Punch welcome you aboard Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whod...Kantos Chamber Choir - Swan Song: A Choral Murder Mystery
Victoria Baths, Manchester
Saturday 15 May 2027
A celebrated composer has died, hours before his latest composition was to be performed by his favourite choir. Now, at his funeral, that same choir are performing the piece in his memory; but all is not as it seems... Within the choir lur...Oh Zeus!
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Wednesday 19 - Saturday 22 May 2027
Kings of Comedy Le Navet Bete are back! For lovers of Fawlty Towers, Bottom and The Play That Goes Wrong, Oh Zeus! is a riotous, all-out hilarious ride through Greek mythology. When the stability of Olympus is threatened by the marriage of...Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 21 May 2027
Murder Trial Tonight returns after four previous sold-out seasons with its most gripping case yet. Murder Trial Tonight V: Death in the Family brings a chilling true story that shocked the world to the stage. A devoted mother and wife is f...Let the Whale Die
Lowry, Salford
Friday 28 - Saturday 29 May 2027
Meg Shadler's darkly funny, provocative new play is a strange and unsettling journey into the mind of a woman who's stopped explaining herself and has no intention of giving people what they expect. Amy Whalehouse is an ...
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 1 - Saturday 5 June 2027
Birmingham Rep presents its powerful production of Khaled Hosseini's bestselling novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, which has sold over 38 million copies worldwide and is Hosseini's spiritual sequel to The Kite Runner. In...Educating Rita
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Thursday 3 June - Saturday 3 July 2027
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE YOUR STORY Hairdresser Rita knows there's got to be more to life. Determined to change her future, she enrols on an Open University literature course, where she meets Frank, a witty but world-weary lecturer wh...Deadlift
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 June 2027
A powerful Palestinian visual performance exploring the human body, endurance and rebuilding - directed by Bashar Murkus How much can a body carry before it breaks? Palestinian director Bashar Murkus transforms Suleiman Mansour's iconic im...Denouement - An Improvised Mystery
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Sunday 6 June 2027
British comedian, writer and actor Siobhan Thompson is bringing her murder mystery improv show Denouement to the UK for the very first time. Created through improvisation, each performance sees the cast construct a new murder mystery live ...Egging
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Wednesday 16 - Saturday 26 June 2027
Marriage is around the corner. So are the eggs. Tomorrow, Haris is getting married. Today, he's trying not to get egged. With friends hunting him down for one final pre-wedding tradition, Haris races across Bolton getting ready for the bi...Rita, Sue & Bob Too!
