Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Thu 26 Mar - Tue 28 Apr 2026
Wed 20 Aug - Sat 4 Oct 2025
Wed 30 Apr 2025 - Fri 13 Feb 2026
Candlelight - A Tribute to ABBA
Friday 16 May 2025
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Manchester. Buy your tickets now to discover the music of ABBA at Manchester Cathedral under t...
The All or Nothing Experience - The Story Of The Small Faces
Friday 16 - Saturday 17 May 2025
After three sell out tours and a successful West End run of All or Nothing - the Mod Musical, writer Carol Harrison and the show's multi-talented cast, perform the new, All Or Nothing Experience Concert Show, celebrating the music of the...
Wickedly Ariana - A Tribute to Ariana Grande & Wicked
Friday 16 May 2025
The first theatre production to celebrate the contemporary icon Ariana Grande, one of the most influential and loved artists of the generation. The sensational Hannah Thomas with her amazing band and dancers will take you on a magical journ...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 16 May - Friday 5 December 2025
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.. ...
Holly Redford Jones - I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar
Friday 16 - Saturday 17 May 2025
Manchester-based Chesterfield musician turned stand-up comedian Holly Redford Jones is dancing in a Lesbian Bar and you're invited... Set in an imaginary Lesbian Bar, this bold new show is a sonic love letter to sapphic institutions of a by...
Send in the Clowns - Cock of Ages
Friday 16 - Saturday 17 May 2025
Send In The Clowns is a raucous, wild, and tantalising drag revue show celebrating the magic and madness of musical theatre. This time the Clowns are taking on the Rock (and sometimes Roll) musical, with a celebration-cum-assassination of t...
Jennifer Reid
Friday 16 May 2025
Kicking off an exploration of northern folk in the Portico Collection, acclaimed musician and researcher Jennifer Reid sings some ballads. The working classes made music as a provocation and this is a tradition that Jennifer Reid continues,...
Mulholland Drive (15)
Friday 16 May 2025
Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic woman with amnesia who calls herself Rita. The two women discover that Rita?s handbag is crammed with dollar bills and a mysterious blue key.?A...
Henning Wehn
Saturday 17 May 2025
With his new show, Acid Wehn, award-deserving German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn takes an unbiased look at climate change, a topic sure to delight audiences and no surprise. After all, everyone loves talking about the weather. Rain or sh...
Roy Chubby Brown
Saturday 17 May 2025
Roy Chubby Brown's rude, crude and rip-roaring brand of comedy is world renowned. Performing his own unique style of stand-up since the 190s, Chubby's belly-busting banter has never held back from sharing his outlandish views on news, wome...
Beyond the Barricade
Saturday 17 May 2025
Beyond the Barricade, the UK's longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2024. Join the cast for two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, featuring the songs that have made audiences ret...
Doc'n Roll Presents/ We Are Fugazi from Washington D.C. (CTBA)
Saturday 17 May 2025
Created to commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi?s last live appearance (4th November 2002, at London's Forum), We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C. is a 96-minute movie comprising crowd-sourced, ...
Family Film/ Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG)
Saturday 17 May 2025
Based on the classic book by Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox tells a story about wild animals, underground tunnels, explosions, flames, burning things, a brilliantly clever fox, and three of the meanest, nastiest, ugliest farmers you?ll ever ...
Nish Kumar
Sunday 18 May 2025
In this election year - with the country in turmoil - there's only one comedian who can kill the mood even further... Nish Kumar - one of The Guardian and The Telegraph's 50 Best Comedians of the 21st Century - is back on tour with his bran...
The Word Is Terry Christian
Sunday 18 May 2025
Join award winning Mancunian broadcaster, stand up comedian and TV host Terry Christian to celebrate - with the aid of some amazing clips and no holds bar Q&A - the 30th anniversary of the iconic and quintessentially 90s TV show, The Word....
Benji Waterhouse
Sunday 18 May 2025
Described by The Times as "the Adam Kay of mental health care", NHS psychiatrist, award-winning comedian, and Sunday Times best-selling author Benji Waterhouse - is going on his first book tour! Through a mixture of stand-up and chapter...
Luke Una - Live and In Conversation
Sunday 18 May 2025
An evening in conversation with genre-defying DJ, Luke Una. From Homobloc to E Soul Cultura and everything in between, Luke will travel through his four-decade-long musical journey with a series of tracks that define Manchester's 80s and 9...
Octagon Comedy Club
Sunday 18 May 2025
After sell-out shows, the Octagon Comedy Club is back for even more laughs! Join us one Friday a month and enjoy a hilarious night of live stand-up from some of the best names in comedy. To see who is performing, more details can be found h...
Billy Elliot The Musical Live (15)
Sunday 18 - Wednesday 21 May 2025
Elton John's Billy Elliot musical - based on Stephen Daldry's 2000 film - will be beamed into cinemas, shot live in HD at Victoria Palace Theatre in London's West End. Based on the Academy Award nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has ...
An audience with Irene Estry & Friends
Sunday 18 May 2025
A fun night filled with joy and laughter as TV and Radio Presenter Michelle Eagleton hosts an intimate conversation with Fitness and Wellbeing Instructor to the stars, Irene Estry. Expect some incredible stories as Irene recalls her career,...
The Royal Opera/ Die Walküre (12A as live)
Sunday 18 May 2025
On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds. Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, an epic battle ensues between their ruler Wotan and his rebellious daughter, Br?nnhilde.?Gods and mo...
The Rocky Horror Show
Monday 19 - Saturday 31 May 2025
Australian superstar Jason Donovan* returns to the UK in Richard O'Brien's legendary rock 'n' roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show, as part of a new world tour. The legendary performer reprises his iconic role as the captivating Frank-n-Furt...
Met Express Drama Group
Monday 19 - Tuesday 20 May 2025
Met Express is The Met's very own learning disability theatre company. Met Express is an inclusive and accessible group run by expert facilitators with a diverse membership with a range of different disabilities. Sessions run Mondays and T...
Modern Table Dance Company - Ham:beth
Tuesday 20 May 2025
K-pop boy-band meets Shakespearean drama in this energetic all-male show by award-winning South Korean dance company Modern Table Dance Company, led by choreographer Kim Jae Duk. 8 dancers in slick suits battle against the pressure to conf...
Jonathan Scott
Tuesday 20 May - Monday 7 July 2025
Epic orchestral masterpieces as you've never heard them before! Jonathan Scott uses all the resources of the Bridgewater Hall concert organ to create the full sounds and expression of a symphony orchestra using 5,500 pipes, two hands and tw...
Jock Night
Tuesday 20 - Saturday 31 May 2025
Following a critically acclaimed run at London's Seven Dials Playhouse, Hive North bring Adam Zane's uncut and extended version of his outrageous Offie-nominated comedy-drama back to Manchester. Welcome to Jock Night - Manchester's wildest...
Satu - Year of the Rabbit (12A) + Q&A
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Bo flees the capital of Laos in pursuit of a life in photojournalism. Along the way, she encounters Satu, a Buddhist orphan who might just have the story she?s looking for. ?The duo traverses the rich tropical landscape by motorcycle in sea...
XS Malarkey with Sharon Wanjohi
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester 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 possible to k...
Jason Manford
Wednesday 21 May 2025
Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show, A Manford All Seasons. The Manchester comedian has been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn't...
Scissor Sisters
Wednesday 21 May 2025
Touring again for the first time in over 10 years, US indie pop superstars Jake Shears, Babydaddy and Del Marquis revisit their entire eponymous debut album on stage in honour of its 20th anniversary. The best-selling album of 2004 in the U...
Dracula
Wednesday 21 - Saturday 24 May 2025
A powerful stage adaptation of Bram Stoker's gothic classic The time is 1897. Mankind is on the cusp of vast technological change, scientific mastery and media innovation. But poised between traditional beliefs, the threat of the unknown an...
ComedySportz
Wednesday 21 May 2025
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss this all ages, all action, all improvised competitive comedy show! Two teams battle it out for laughs with quick-witted gags, games, ...
The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour with BSL
Wednesday 21 May - Tuesday 1 July 2025
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...
The Darjeeling Limited + Hotel Chevalier (15)
Wednesday 21 May 2025
The Whitman brothers haven?t spoken to each other in the year since their father?s funeral. Francis Whitman arranges a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and reconnect as brothers. Unfortunately, Francis?s meticulously...
XS Malarkey Presents John-Luke Roberts: It Is Better + Best Of
Wednesday 21 May 2025
In 2024 John-Luke Roberts remounted all ten of his solo shows, from over fifteen years of making and performing comedy. To celebrate the achievement, he?s taking a compilation of some of his favourite bits on tour, alongside the whole of hi...
Crooners
Thursday 22 May 2025
Packed with personality and humour, Crooners have been wowing audiences with their witty and exhilarating show full of hilarious one liners, laugh out loud silliness and superb musical numbers with the outstanding 9-piece The Mini Big Band ...
Emergence Dance
Thursday 22 May 2025
Emergence, the touring postgraduate dance company of Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford, return with a brand-new, triple bill programme of adrenaline-fuelled dance works performed by a new company of extraordinary dancers. N...
This Town
Thursday 22 May 2025
"This is for those from the far-off towns that nobody's heard of. Who sit on busses rolling backwards out of cities and watch everything fall into silence." This Town is a modern-day epic narrative poem, performed and written by exciting ne...
Barton Theatre Company - Under Milk Wood
Thursday 22 - Saturday 24 May 2025
Barton Theatre Company returns to The Lowry with its production of "Under Milk Wood", Dylan Thomas' poetic portrait of the small, fictional Welsh town of Llareggub. Guided by two mystical voices, see the 'long littleness' of everyday life...
London Concertante - Vivaldi's Four Seasons & The Lark Ascending
Friday 23 May - Sunday 12 October 2025
A stunning concert celebrating the virtuosity of the violin in all its forms, London Concertante brings Vivaldi's masterpiece to life in a wonderful concert featuring gems of baroque music. This concert features Vivaldi's Four Seasons; a...
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Friday 23 May - Saturday 21 June 2025
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...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 23 May - Thursday 6 November 2025
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 Taming of The Shrew: The Experiment
Friday 23 May 2025
This Taming of the Shrew is a high octane comedy that punches in the gut. One of Shakespeare's most controversial works, "The Taming of the Shrew" sees an immovable object and an unstoppable force meet when fierce Katherine (labelled a veno...
Lunatraktors
Friday 23 May 2025
Broken folk' duo Carli Jefferson and Clair Le Couteur rework Anglo-Celtic traditional music with influences from post-punk, trip-hop and queer cabaret. Lunatraktors strip folk down to the bare bones, mixing tonal percussion, tapdance and ha...
Ali Chahrour - The Love Behind My Eyes
Saturday 24 May 2025
Choreographer and dancer Ali Chahrour presents The Love Behind My Eyes, a powerful exploration of love, loss, and longing. Inspired by the tragic story of Mohamed Bin Daoud, a revered Iraqi jurist whose devotion to a young man consumed hi...
That'll Be The Day
Saturday 24 May 2025
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 Adult Pantomime - Dick Whittington
Saturday 24 May 2025
The Adult Pantomime is back for its 7th year with the pantomime paved with gold... Dick Whittington - Adults Only! Dick is trying to seek fame and fortune in the city of London with his faithful feline friend Tommy. While there, they manage...
