THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Thu 25 Mar - Fri 21 May 2027
Jesus Christ Superstar starring Sam Ryder
Palace Theatre
Thu 11 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
Victoria Wood's Dinnerladies
Manchester Opera House
Tue 26 Jan - Sat 6 Feb 2027
Family Film/ Short Films for Families (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 5 - Saturday 19 September 2026
A vibrant collection of short films all about how curiosity drives us forward, helping us learn about ourselves, others and the wider world. Short Films for Families showcases a wide variety of animations from France, Portugal, Germany, Cz...OUTSIDE THE BOX COMEDY CLUB - 5TH SEPTEMBER- STOCKPORT GARRICK
Stockport Garrick Theatre, Stockport
Saturday 5 September 2026
MAFF BROWN - Maff is like royalty to us after all, he is the founder of our award winning Outside the Box Comedy Club. He has a mischievous style of joke telling and Frank Skinner once described him as "one of those comics that doesn't nee...Yotam Ottolenghi
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Sunday 6 September 2026
The bestselling author of Simple and Flavour, Yotam Ottolenghi, invites you to celebrate the release of his highly anticipated new cookbook Simple Too, an irresistible companion to the era-defining Simple. Yotam will be cooking live on st...Hardcore (18) + intro
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 6 September 2026
Paul Schrader?s second directorial work, following Blue Collar (1978), this psychological neo-noir sees a devout Calvinist businessman, played by George C. Scott, leave his Midwestern town to find his teenage daughter, who has vanished on ...Jersey Boys
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Monday 7 - Saturday 19 September 2026
The internationally acclaimed stage sensation Jersey Boys is working its way back around the UK! The boys are back as the original Tony®-winning sensation returns for its 20th Anniversary Tour! Go behind the music and inside the story of ...Opera House Theatre Tour
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Monday 7 September - Monday 12 October 2026
Opened in 1912, The Opera House is one of Manchester's oldest and most beautiful theatres. Today the theatre plays host to hundreds of performances each year and remains an important part of Manchester's vibrant cultural offer. Our Tours ...Super Nature (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 7 September 2026
Super Nature celebrates our universal connection to nature, with an intimate gaze, creating a visceral, poetic, personal meditation on the natural world. Ed Sayers? award-winning debut feature saw him collaborating with 40 people on 80 dif...Monday Matinee: Epic: Elvis Presley in Concert
Lucem House, St Helens
Monday 7 September 2026
Long-lost footage from Elvis Presley?s legendary Las Vegas residency in the 1970s woven together with rare 16mm footage from Elvis on Tour, and 8mm from the Graceland archive, plus recordings of Elvis telling ?his side of the story? redisc...Mothers Who Make
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 8 September - Monday 14 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 s...Nightshift (18) + intro
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 8 September 2026
It is night and, in the foyer of a small hotel, a receptionist performs her tasks, unhurried and impassive, her face ghost-white, an emotional mask. Like the camera, she gazes steadily, both silent spectator and vicarious participant in th...Taxi Driver (18) + intro
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Fifty years after it picked up the Palme d?Or at Cannes, Scorsese?s chilling masterpiece has lost none of its power to shock and disturb in its visceral exploration of alienation and violence in urban America. Travis Bickle works night shi...Come From Away
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Thursday 10 - Saturday 19 September 2026
Winner of four Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical on Broadway, now experience this new production from Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, 25 Years on from the events of 9/11. 7,000 Stran...Boyband in the Buff starring Gareth Gates
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 10 September 2026
Get ready to scream like it's 1999! Boyband in the Buff is the ultimate throwback concert - starring pop heartthrob Gareth Gates and a cast of ripped and ridiculously talented performers. With nothing but harmonies, dance moves, and a whol...Murder Inc Presents: The Last Chapter
Fairfield Social Club, Manchester
Thursday 10 September 2026
Murder Inc.'s September show is a novel concept. We've completely lost the plot because it's murder at a BOOK CLUB. One of our players is going to get severely edited, be the author of their own misfortune, or will soon be decomPROSEing. L...Macbeth
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 11 September - Saturday 3 October 2026
What would you destroy to get what you want? A dagger. A crown. The original text. One musician. Ten storytellers. Fifty candles. Ninety breathless minutes. Step into the shadows. Let the scorpions in your mind strike. Watch a world turn i...
André Rieu and His Johann Strauss Orchestra
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 11 September 2026
Andre Rieu is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. He and his orchestra have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act, as successful as some of the...Fin Taylor
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 11 - Saturday 12 September 2026
Men want to be him, Women want their boyfriends to stop showing them his videos. The King of the Internet Jungle is back where he belongs, doing stand-up in front of a live audience. After the whirlwind success of his chart-topping podca...Kyla Cobbler
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 12 September 2026
Ticket with Book offer available. Join one of the fastest-rising names in comedy Kyla Cobbler for an in-conversation about her hilarious and honest memoir, Happy, Thank You. More, Please. Kyla will be chatting about her path to self...Heritage Tours of The Met
The Met, Bury
Saturday 12 September 2026
Did you know that The Met held one of Joy Division's most famous gigs with a raucous crowd protesting against a change of singers? Did you know that it was the democratic home to where many of Bury's major decisions were made, or where th...At Sea
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 12 September 2026
Theatre for young audiences at its finest!A Fantastical Puppet Adventure for All! At Sea is an uplifting tale of a sailor?s triumph over darkness; non-verbal, with stunning projections and original music. A life-affirming family show for a...Family Film/ Short Films for Wee Ones (U)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 12 - Friday 25 September 2026
A collection of seven short films, carefully selected to delight and amuse our youngest cinemagoers. Short Films for Wee Ones features an exciting mix of stories and animation styles from around the world ? each celebrating friendship, acc...LAUGHING HORSE WEEKEND (2 DAY) COMEDY COURSE
The Kings Arms, Salford
Saturday 12 September 2026
Learn the skills and art of stand-up comedy on this 2-day (9 hour) comedy course, led by professional comedians and comedy tutors, plus graduation show Sunday Night - full course info on http://www. laughinghorsecomedy. co. uk/comedy/cours...Mike Wozniak
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Sunday 13 September 2026
New stand-up tour show from Mike Wozniak in which a story about a bench will be prominent. Previous experience of or strong opinions about benches not required. Let Mike worry about that. As seen on Taskmaster, Man Down and Junior Taskm...Sindhu Vee
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 13 September 2026
Born and raised in India, Sindhu Vee (full name Sindhu Venkatanarayanan) came to London in her 20s to begin a career in investment banking before shocking her parents and switching to comedy. Someone once asked Sindhu Vee a very stupid ...Ballet of Lights - Sleeping Beauty
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 13 September 2026
Step into a world where light and dance intertwine in this breathtaking retelling of Sleeping Beauty. As dancers glide across the stage, their illuminated costumes create a dazzling display of colour and light, making every twirl and leap...Mikey and Nicky (15) + intro
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 13 September 2026
Elaine May had made her name in the 1950s working on improvisational comedy with Mike Nichols, before going on to direct film comedies with a sharp and bitter edge such as A New Leaf (1971) and The Heartbreak Kid (1972). However, nothing t...Desi Central Comedy Show
The Frog and Bucket, Manchester
Sunday 13 September 2026
Find tickets and full event details for Desi Central Comedy Show - Birmingham live in the UK, including venues, performance dates, and accessibility information. Where can I buy tickets for Desi Central Comedy Show - Birmingham?Tickets for...Desi Central Comedy Show - Manchester
The Frog and Bucket, Manchester
Sunday 13 September 2026
Get ready folks, Desi Central returns with another hilarious line up? so round up your friends & family and join us for an uplifting night of laughter with this infamous tour!Acts:Preet Singh (British Comedian of the Year Semi Finalist, BB...Honkytonk Highway Line Dance Social Manchester
Revolucion De Cuba Manchester, Manchester
Sunday 13 September - Sunday 18 October 2026
Bringing our Honkytonk Highway Line dance social to Revalucion de Cuba Manchester...Miriam Margolyes
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Monday 14 September 2026
Following three bestselling memoirs and sold-out tours that left audiences in stitches, Britain's most outspoken national treasure is back on the road-and she's not holding back. Expect memories & mammaries, Arsenal & arseholes, politics, ...
Michael Ball
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 14 September 2026
Michael Ball OBE is a Laurence Olivier award-wining, chart-topping, Platinum-selling artist who started out as an actor in West End productions such as Les Miserables in 1985, The Phantom of the Opera in 1987, and Aspects of Love, in 19...Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Monday 14 September 2026
Following his performance of Jarman, Mark Farrelly's hugely acclaimed solo play depicts Quentin Crisp at two phases of his extraordinary life: alone in his Chelsea flat in the 1960s, certain that life has passed him by, and thirty years...IRON
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 15 - Saturday 19 September 2026
A gripping play from one of Scotland's most celebrated playwrights. Real-life mother and daughter Christine Mackie (Dr Gaddas in Coronation Street/Daphne Bryant in Downton Abbey) and Lois Mackie (Finding Emily/Coronation St/Elysium Theatre...The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 15 September 2026
Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Howerd's End, Jarman) presents his riveting, kinetic solo show portraying one of the great English writers of the inter-war years. Patrick Hamilton was a dazzling success in his twenties, produci...La Femme infidèle (15)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 15 September 2026
A mid-career masterpiece within Claude Chabrol?s remarkable run of bourgeois psychological thrillers, La Femme infid?le traces the fallout after a husband?s discovery of his wife?s affair and his quiet, unnerving and devastating act of rev...An Evening with Racing Icons David Coulthard & Mika Häkkinen
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Experience the electrifying reunion of motorsport's most captivating teammate rivalry as stars Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard take the stage for an uncensored, no-holds-barred conversation about their careers. Once rivals, then teammate...Caitlin Moran
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 16 September 2026
To celebrate the release of her brand-new book, Sunday Times Bestselling author Caitlin Moran will be heading out on tour accompanied by special guest hosts. ''No one's inventing good, new futures any more,' I say to my husband, Pete....Anthony Scaramucci
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Wednesday 16 September 2026
OFFER: All tickets for the Autumn 2026 Tour include a hardback copy of All The Wrong Moves by Anthony Scaramucci (RRP £25). American democracy is on the brink. Masked agents menace the streets of Minneapolis. Donald Trump jokes about ...Jarman: The Story of Derek Jarman
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 16 September 2026
A mighty spirit is about to reawaken. Yours. Derek Jarman: film-maker, painter, gardener at Prospect Cottage, gay rights activist, writer... his influence remains as strong as it was on the day he died in 1994. But his story, one of the...Hustle (18) + intro
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Following the box-office success of The Longest Yard (1974), director Robert Aldrich and star Burt Reynolds chose a very different path with their next collaboration. Hustle is a dark, Los Angeles set, neo-noir about a police lieutenant wh...Piff and Pop's Magic Shoppe
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 17 September 2026
Bringing together two icons of magic for the first time in the UK for an unmissable stage spectacular. This unique show is the result of the pairing of legendary magician Penn Jillette, of world-renowned duo Penn & Teller, (who will tour t...Tom Read Wilson
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 17 September 2026
Songs, sonnets and stories from television presenter, author, actor, and singer Tom Read Wilson. The A - Z of Me is an irreverent, whistle-stop tour of the alphabet. The alphabet reveals the revue - and Tom - letter by letter, word by wor...Boyband in the Buff starring Gareth Gates
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Thursday 17 September 2026
Get ready to scream like it's 1999! Boyband in the Buff is the ultimate throwback concert - starring pop heartthrob Gareth Gates and a cast of ripped and ridiculously talented performers. With nothing but harmonies, dance moves, and a whol...Vinny Peculiar
Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 17 September 2026
Described as 'The Tony Hancock of pop' by UNCUT magazine, Salford-based singer-songwriter and poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes) grew up in Worcestershire and trained as a nurse before signing to Manchester cult label Ugly Man records. ...It's Nice Up North - 20th Anniversary (U) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 17 September 2026
RBM presents a special 20th anniversary celebration of Graham Fellows? much-loved comedy documentary, It?s Nice Up North. This special event is also presented as a tribute to the late Martin Parr, the celebrated photographer who served as ....png)
It's Nice Up North - 20th Anniversary + Q&A (U)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 17 September 2026
RBM presents a special 20th anniversary celebration of Graham Fellows? much-loved comedy documentary, It?s Nice Up North. This special event is also presented as a tribute to the late Martin Parr, the celebrated photographer who served as ...Danny Beard
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 18 September 2026
Descibed by Graham Norton as "high fashion, hilarious and hairy! What's not to love?", the Liverpool-born, Manchester-living winner of RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. is hitting the road again! Multi-award winning cabaret artist Danny, one half o...Off The Hook - Daz and Will Unhooked
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Friday 18 September 2026
Daz Black (Daz Games) and Will, of the successful fishing, adventure and travel YouTube channel Off The Hook, are hitting the road for the first time, bringing their Unhooked show to a theatre near you! Expect laughs, audience participatio...Gallifrey Cabaret
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Saturday 19 September 2026
Jump aboard the queerest TARDIS in time and space for a night of cosmic drag and cabaret, all inspired by the greatest TV show in the universe - Doctor Who. Following sell-out shows across the UK, the LGBTQ+ARDIS is materialising once agai...Larry Dean
Chorley Theatre, Chorley
Friday 18 September 2026
Thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee and two-time star of Live At The Apollo, returns with a hilarious brand new show, Hellbent. Recently married, emotionally feral, the Gallus Glaswegian Goon returns with a riotous show about refus...HEARD Live
