THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Wed 26 Nov 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Hallé St Peter's
Fri 5 Dec 2025 - Fri 6 Feb 2026
Sleeping Beauty Pantomime - 10:30am
The Lancastrian, Chorley
Sunday 14 December 2025
Join us for a fun-filled festive adventure as the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty is brought to life with music, laughter, and plenty of panto magic....Sleeping Beauty Pantomime - 12:00pm
The Lancastrian, Chorley
Sunday 14 December 2025
Join us for a fun-filled festive adventure as the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty is brought to life with music, laughter, and plenty of panto magic....Sleeping Beauty Pantomime - 2:00pm
The Lancastrian, Chorley
Sunday 14 December 2025
Join us for a fun-filled festive adventure as the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty is brought to life with music, laughter, and plenty of panto magic....Home Alone in Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 15 December 2025
This beloved holiday favourite features renowned composer John Williams' charming and delightful score performed live to picture by a live symphony orchestra. Since its debut in 2013, Home Alone in Concert has become a seasonal favourite wi...Hope Mill Community Choir & Orchestra
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Monday 15 December 2025
Join Hope Mill Community Choir and Orchestra for their seasonal sharing. Each term the Community groups work on new performance pieces as well as building on the old favourites in their repertoire. ...There's Always Tomorrow (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 15 December 2025
Clifford Groves leads an unremarkable life as a toy manufacturer in Pasadena, California. Feeling ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, Groves begins to rekindle an old relationship when a former employee unexpectedly walks ba...Satans Sinema Club Presents The Nightmare before Christmas
Satans Hollow, Manchester
Monday 15 December 2025
Who loves a good fright night? classic Christmas films and popcorn? Get in the festive mood this December with a screening of Nightmare before Christmas! Experience Satans hollow in a completely different way, a one of a kind experience, b...Dear Claudette: A Tale of Fame Filth and Scandal (15 December)
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Monday 15 December 2025
Join us at Peer Hat on the 15th, 16th and 17th of December A ridiculously festive and filthy night. A story of crime, celebrity and glamour......The Holiday In Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 16 - Wednesday 17 December 2025
The beloved Christmas film The Holiday will be presented live in concert this winter, featuring its magical musical score performed live to the film by a full concert orchestra. A Universal Pictures production, The Holiday stars Cameron...An Immersive Screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 16 December 2025
hat's this? What's this? There's magic in the air on the 16th of December, as we get ready for the festive season with Jack Skellington and co as Halloween Town comes to life with an immersive screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas! S...The XS Malarkey Christmas Quiz Party Thing
53two, Manchester
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. But at the end of the year, we like to do something a bit different. The whole XS gang have emerge...Cheadle Hulme School Christmas Concert
RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 16 December 2025
An evening of music from the students of Cheadle Hulme School. ...Gone Too Far (12A) + discussion
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 16 December 2025
London teenager Yemi risks losing the small amount of street cred he has thanks to the arrival of his estranged big brother from Nigeria. Ikudayisi?s terrible fashion sense, broad Yoruba accent and misplaced confidence with the opposite sex...Dear Claudette: A Tale of Fame Filth and Scandal (16 December)
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Join us at Peer Hat on the 15th, 16th and 17th of December A ridiculously festive and filthy night. A story of crime, celebrity and glamour......VOGUE: Inventing the Runway
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Wednesday 17 December 2025 - Saturday 10 January 2026
Lose yourself in the world of fashion runway shows past, present and future, in this immersive experience created in collaboration with Anna Wintour and Vogue editors and narrated by Cate Blanchett. VOGUE: Inventing the Runway is a spectacu...
Xaverian College Christmas Concert
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 17 December 2025
With the largest sixth form music department in the North of England, Xaverian College returns to the RNCM for their festive music showcase. ...Dear Claudette: A Tale of Fame Filth and Scandal (17 December)
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Join us at Peer Hat on the 15th, 16th and 17th of December A ridiculously festive and filthy night. A story of crime, celebrity and glamour......A Christmas Carol (HOME)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 18 - Saturday 20 December 2025
After the success of last year's Nightmares, The Book of Darkness & Light return with their ghostly adaption of this most beloved festive classic. Join Ebenezer Scrooge on a supernatural journey into the past, present and yet-to-come. The c...St Agnes Fountain (Chris Leslie, Chris While & Julie Matthews)
The Met, Bury
Thursday 18 December 2025
Affectionately known as 'The Aggies' and 'The Christmas Band', the beloved St Agnes Fountain have toured every December since 2001 bar one (and we all know which one that was!). Now they are ready to tread the tinsel boards once more this D...Little Bear and the Christmas Lights
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 18 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
Join Little Bear on her magical adventure as she searches for the perfect Christmas lights. Filled with sensory wonders, puppetry and music this is the perfect theatrical experience for your Snowbabies. From the team that brought you Little...Little Bear with the Christmas Lights
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 18 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
It's almost Christmas and Little Bear and her friends are getting ready for the most magical day of year. The fire is lit; the stockings are hung but there's still one thing missing. Little Bear just can't find the perfect Christmas lights....Fox and His Friends (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 18 December 2025
Another of Rainer Werner Fassbinder?s films that is clearly indebted to the Hollywood melodramas of Douglas Sirk, Fox and His Friends is a tale of money, emotion and social class. The plot follows a working-class gay man, played by Fassbind...James B Partridge - The Big Christmas Assembly
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 19 December 2025
Get ready for a night packed with festive spirit, singalong tunes, and the nostalgia of Christmases gone by. Known for his vibrant energy and exceptional vocal talent, James brings seasonal favourites and unexpected mashups that will have t...The Totally Improvised Adult Pantomime
Waterside, Manchester
Friday 19 - Saturday 20 December 2025
Bored of the same pantomimes every year? The ComedySportz team are back this Christmas for more Totally Improvised Pantomimes! Heroes, villains, songs and silliness are guaranteed this December as the gang create brand-new pantomime adventu...Candlelight - Christmas Classics
St Philip's Church Salford, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Discover the music of Christmas classics, festive films, and carols in this awe-inspiring location performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...The Hallé - The Snowman & Shaun the Sheep
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 December 2025
The Snowman will be walking in the air, followed by a 'ewe'-nique performance from Shaun the Sheep, as the Halle brings the captivating music of these beloved characters to life in this enthralling concert for all ages. Sit back and enjoy t...Absolutely Britney Bottomless Brunch
Area, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Drag queens, brunch, bottomless cocktails, and all the Britney hits you can handle? Look no further for a pop-tastic brunch party that was born to make you happy! This Britney special features the UK's number 1 Britney impersonator, sound-a...Family Film/ A Paw Patrol Christmas (U)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 20 - Sunday 28 December 2025
Join everyone?s favourite pups on a big screen mission to save Christmas!Search and rescue pup Rubble is looking forward to Santa bringing him a new laser drill, but things take a turn when Santa comes down with a cold and can?t deliver any...Family Film/ How the Grinch Stole Christmas - 25th Anniversary (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 20 - Tuesday 23 December 2025
High above the idyllic town of Whoville lives the Grinch: a grouchy, green recluse who is on a mission against merriment. After his latest humiliation at the hands of the Whos of Whoville, the Grinch sets out for revenge by ruining Christma...
The Tarnished Angels (U)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Following his 1956 success Written on the Wind, Douglas Sirk reunited with that film?s stars - Rock Hudson, Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone - the following year to make Tarnished Angels: an adaptation of William Faulkner?s 1935 novel, Pylon...Aladdin
Astley Santa's Grotto - 20th of December
Astley Hall Coach House And Park, Chorley
Saturday 20 December 2025
Come and meet Santa as he visits Astley Hall in the run up to Christmas...Comedy Night Live with Headliner Sam Avery
St Oswalds Club, Warrington
Saturday 20 December 2025
SATURDAY 20TH DECEMBER 2025 Comedy Night Live comes to St Oswalds in Warrington with a quality line up of 3 fantastic professional comedians alongside your brilliant host and compere Bobby Murdock. Headline Act Sam Avery Sam started stand u...Candlelight - Christmas Classics
Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025
Discover the music of Christmas classics, festive films, and carols in this awe-inspiring location performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...The Man From Delmonte
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025
After a 34 year hiatus, 1980s Manchester indie art pop favourites The Man from Delmonte return. Between 1988 and 1991 they shone brightly creating some of the most memorable pop songs of the "Madchester" era. Water in My Eyes, My Love is Li...James B Partridge - The Big Christmas Assembly
Chorley Theatre, Chorley
Sunday 21 December 2025
Get ready for a night packed with festive spirit, singalong tunes, and the nostalgia of Christmases gone by. Known for his vibrant energy and exceptional vocal talent, James brings seasonal favourites and unexpected mashups that will have t...Disney Christmas Party
Ravine Club Wigan, Wigan
Sunday 21 December 2025
The girls club Disney Christmas party Including special guests Elsa and stitch Games with prizes, small buffet and goody bags Let's celebrate...John Street Social Family Christmas Party
John Street Social, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025
Our Annual Family Christmas Party takes place on Sunday 21st December. Children's Entertainer, Glitter Tattoos, Visit from Santa and a Gift...Lunch with Santa
The Rhyddings Suite At The Royal Toby Hotel, Oldham
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
A magical festive afternoon with a three-course meal, live Christmas songs from Santa and a special gift for every child....Family Film/ The Polar Express (U)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 22 December 2025
Late on Christmas Eve, a young boy lies awake in bed doubting the existence of Santa Claus and nervously waiting to hear the sound of sleigh bells. Instead a magical steam engine roars outside his window, bound for the North Pole. The train...The Marriage of Maria Braun (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 22 December 2025
First screened at the 1979 Berlin Film Festival, Rainer Werner Fassbinder?s The Marriage of Maria Braun focusses on the life of a woman navigating post-war West Germany. Hanna Schygulla, one of the director?s most trusted collaborators, pla...Cirque Wicked Wizard of Oz
AO Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Panto meets Cirque with a cast of 60 and spectacular aerial stunts and amazing special effects in this international class arena show as The World's Biggest Productions present a brand-new, breath-taking, Cirque staging... of the Wicked Wiz...The Definitive Rat Pack - The Rat Pack at Christmas
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Featuring Dean Martin's sensational Golddiggers and the internationally-renowned Manhattan Swing Orchestra, with Stephen Triffitt as Frank Sinatra, Mark Adams as Dean Martin, and George Daniel Long as Sammy Davis Jr, The Definitive R...Jonathan Cohen - Christmas Carol Singalong
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Sing your heart out as irrepressible showman Jonathan Cohen returns to lead you through another fun-filled extravaganza of his most-loved carols and all time Christmas hits with guest singer Louise Dearman. This festive favourite from Raym...
The Music of Hans Zimmer vs John Williams
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 27 December 2025
An epic concert celebrating the very best epic scores from two of the greatest film composers of all time. Includes music from: GladiatorSupermanMan of SteelHarry PotterInceptionJurassic ParkThe Dark Knight RisesPirates of the CaribbeanHook...Daniel Grimwood - Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 27 December 2025
Be seduced by the 'Moonlight' Sonata and other highlights of the piano repertoire as acclaimed British pianist Daniel Grimwood plays Beethoven's luminous sonata. Whether you're looking for a romantic candlelit experience or simply want to e...London Concertante - Viennese Christmas Spectacular
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 December 2025
Tchaikovsky's elegant Nutcracker Suite leads on from Brahms' serious Hungarian Dance No.5, before Strauss II introduces us to the boundless exuberance of the Polish March in his Trisch-Trasch Polka. In the concert's penultimate work Tchaiko...Horrible Histories - Horrible Christmas
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 28 December 2025
Horrible Histories proudly presents the terrific tale of Christmas! When Christmas comes under threat from a jolly man dressed in red, it's up to one young boy to save the day - but can he save Christmas? From Victorian villains to Medieval...London Concertante - Christmas at the Movies by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Sunday 28 December 2025
Join London Concertante as they celebrate the festive season through the magical world of Christmas movies. Immerse yourself in snowy adventures, comical catastrophes, true love and the joy of family - relive all of your favourite cinematic...Little Bear and the Christmas Lights
