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
The Detective Dog
Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 May 2025
Tiny & Tall Productions, formerly Tessa Bide Productions, brings you Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie's well-loved story, The Detective Dog on stage for Deaf and hearing family audiences. Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who ...
Eating Austen
Saturday 24 May 2025
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of her birth, join the Portico Kitchen for an afternoon of thoughtful conversation and delectable bites centred on the work of Jane Austen. This intimate event will feature a curated selection of dishes en...
Family Film/ Discovery Film Festival - Shorts for Families (PG)
Saturday 24 May - Saturday 7 June 2025
Colourful, imaginative, intriguing, amusing and moving ? a collection of short films for those aged 8+.?Hailing from France, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico and the UK, these films present an eclectic mix of stories and styles - ranging from water...
The Carlton Queer Clubhouse 1
Saturday 24 May 2025
Celebrating the queers of The Carlton Club with a night filled with Performers, Acts, & Music A variety show of happenings in a club night setting...
The Dinosaur That Pooped
Sunday 25 May 2025
When Danny and Dino's favourite rock band are playing their last ever concert, they go on a quest to get the last two tickets. But with a villainous band manager lurking, nothing goes to plan. Will the band perform? Will Danny rock out? Or ...
Off The Rails Comedy Club Saddleworth
Sunday 25 May - Sunday 27 July 2025
Held on the last Sunday of every month at The Royal George, Greenfield, a large country pub set in the stunning Saddleworth countryside, Off The Rails comedy night hosts some of the biggest names in comedy. Attracting eager comedy fans, fro...
Sexuality Summer School/ Khush and A Place of Rage (CTBA) + Q&A
Sunday 25 May 2025
The groundbreaking films of Pratibha Parmar have been raising issues central to feminism over many decades. Please join us for a screening of two of this award-winning filmmaker and activist?s iconic films: A Place of Rage (1991) and Khush ...
Footy Fest
Sunday 25 May 2025
Join us for Footy Fest on May 25th, 2025, this Bank Holiday weekend At St Hugh of Lincoln primary school in Lostock, Manchester....
Wicked Sing-Along (PG)
Monday 26 May 2025
You're the one the Wizard has been waiting for! So gather your fellow witches of Oz for a special sing-along screening of Wicked, with lyrics on screen to ensure not a single magical moment is missed. Wicked, the untold story of the witches...
There's A Monster in Your Show
Tuesday 27 May - Sunday 1 June 2025
Tom Fletcher's interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved 'Who's in Your Book?' series makes its debut as a brand-new musical show. A group of performers are preparing to start their show, but...
Taming Of The Shrew
Tuesday 27 - Saturday 31 May 2025
HER Productions remount their highly successful rendition of one of Shakespeare's most polarising comedies. A drunken patron (Sly) falls victim to our gang of Unseemly Women. As Sly wakes from his wild night of Cabaret, he is told a story...
Moonrise Kingdom (12A)
Tuesday 27 May 2025
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt th...
G4
Wednesday 28 May 2025
The ultimate celebration of Musical Theatre. Following on from their critically-acclaimed 20th Anniversary album and tour, The UK's No1 vocal harmony quartet and original X Factor stars, G4, now unleash their unique trademark sound on t...
Carmilla
Wednesday 28 - Thursday 29 May 2025
Paying homage to it's 19th-century roots, Carmilla is a timeless reflection on the complexities of human emotion and the shadowy borders between life and death. A twilight world of gothic horror recieves a queer reimagining from Chalice Pri...
Last Unicorn Airways
Wednesday 28 May 2025
Last Unicorn Airways is a spellbinding sensory-immersive journey around the world and into the heart of Hand Christian Anderson's timeless tale, The Flying Trunk. Two baggage handlers recreate a round-the-world journey aboard the final flig...
Dear England
Thursday 29 May - Sunday 29 June 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A theatrical spectacle as uplifting as any England victory." (Telegraph). The National Theatre's Olivier-Award winning smash hit head out on a national tour, following a record-breaking run in the West End. The country tha...
Come Fall in Love
Thursday 29 May - Saturday 21 June 2025
Change all your plans! Come Fall in Love, the hilarious, heart-winning new musical comedy from the co-writer of Legally Blonde and lyricist of Mean Girls - and based on a record-breaking Bollywood phenomenon - makes its UK premiere at the M...
Myra's Story
Thursday 29 - Friday 30 May 2025
Direct from London's West End, where every performance received a huge standing ovation and the smash hit of four Edinburgh fringes. The incredible story of middle-aged homeless alcoholic, Myra McLaughlin living rough on the streets of Dubl...
A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception
Thursday 29 - Friday 30 May 2025
Fresh from selling out their run at The Ed Fringe, Camden Fringe, New Normal Festival and a 2022 Spring Tour. Shoddy are back with their hit show "A Shoddy Detective". A laugh-out-loud slapstick whodunnit featuring four actors, a dozen ch...
Words with Lucy Spraggan
Thursday 29 May 2025
Words with Lucy Spraggan is back! After its sold-out debut in Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre, Lucy, who turned her journaling into her Sunday Times Bestselling memoir, Process, is taking the interactive journalling event on the road for ...
The Wizarding Adventure
Thursday 29 May - Wednesday 29 October 2025
It's a kind of magic! Are you ready to attend your first day at the Grand Old School of Wizardry. Join the madcap mages and wacky witches of the faculty on a spellbinding adventure to work on your wand waving, brush up on your broomstick sk...
Day of Dance with Lowry
Thursday 29 May 2025
Love to move? Aged between 10-16 years? If so, this Day of Dance is for you! Dance Artists, Cameron and Shannon share their top tips and inspire young people of all abilities through a day of physical, creative workshops. Open to dance en...
Story Inventors
Thursday 29 May 2025
Would you like to invent your very own story? 5-10-year-olds are invited to join the Octagon Theatre to explore their imagination through drama and creative play to become a Story Inventor! This is an exciting opportunity for children to ta...
Desire: The Carl Craig Story (CTBA)
Thursday 29 May 2025
Desire: The Carl Craig Story is an intimate portrait of legendary techno producer, DJ and record label creator Carl Craig - and an ode to his beloved city, Detroit. Raised in a middle-class African-American family, Craig's parents fostered ...
Sophie McCartney
Friday 30 May 2025
After a phenomenal debut tour, award-winning comedian Sophie McCartney is back! A new decade beckons and she DOES NOT BELIEVE IT! What does life look like when you're too old to be young, but too young to be old? Grab your glow sticks and j...
The Roller Boys
Friday 30 May 2025
Experience the electrifying fusion of music, skating, and extreme stunts with The Roller Boys. Feel inspired by the infectious energy as sparks fly off their wheels with the all singing, all dancing, roller skating phenomenon guaranteed to ...
Orton: Fallen Angel
Friday 30 - Saturday 31 May 2025
This new play from Grin Theatre Company, written by Wes Williams, re-imagines the turbulent relationship between the iconic gay writer Joe Orton and his partner Kenneth Halliwell. Based on true events and incidents the play explores thei...
An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo
Friday 30 - Saturday 31 May 2025
This is not a coming out story, it is not a gay tragedy, and it is not porn. It is life through the lens of a queer young man, navigating masculinity, Grindr and institution that is rife with shame; doing it all with a sensational soundtrac...
Childhoodnites - Disney & Nickelodeon Party
Friday 30 May 2025
Germany's 1st Disney Nick Party Night' since 2022 is now touring the world! The Party for all the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon grown up adults, a Childhoodnites event celebrating Disney Channel and Nickelodeon is more than just a party; i...
The Eras Drag Party - A Taylor Swift Inspired Drag Show
Friday 30 May 2025
Join Blaze, Sissy Scorpio and Rozie Cheeks for a journey through the eras of Taylor Swift. Inspired by her recent record-breaking world tour, but with a drag twist. Expect glamorous costumes, backing dancers, and all the Taylor songs you ...
Family Film/ Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience (CTBA)
Friday 30 May - Sunday 1 June 2025
PIG changes are coming!Join Peppa Pig and her family at the cinema as they get ready for their biggest adventure yet: welcoming a new baby! There?s no better time to embark on a full house renovation, shop for a new car and make special mem...
Gary Meikle Saddleworth
Friday 30 May 2025
Gary Meikle is coming back to Saddleworth to preview his brand new show ? Neurospicy . A rare chance to see this internationally acclaimed comedian in the intimate setting of Off The Rails Comedy Club!Fully seated. 18+ Proper sweary, sweari...
BTW Impossible may-hem
Friday 30 May 2025
Family friendly professional wrestling show at Ellesmere Road Recreational Club. High flying action, Death defying moves and huge characters...
Aljaz & Janette - A Night to Remember
Saturday 31 May 2025
A Night to Remember is the brand-new show from Strictly favourites Aljaz & Janette! It will be a night of unforgettable dancing, great music and plenty of laughter! Aljaz and Janette have graced UK stages across the country for over 6 years...
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Saturday 31 May 2025
Born to Blue Peter and Jigsaw presenter Janet Ellis and film producer and director Robin Bextor in April 1979, Sophie Ellis-Bextor first delved into the world of music in the mid-'90s as the lead singer of Britpop outfit Theaudience. The ba...
Neon Brush - Paint in the Dark Experience
Saturday 31 May 2025
A painting workshop in a unique retro-futuristic atmosphere. Immerse yourself in a fluorescent neon-lit setting to create your own work of art. Brush in one hand, glass in the other (with or without alcohol), unleash your inner artist! N...
Irish Annie's
Saturday 31 May 2025
Starring Ricky Tomlinson as Scouse Jim alongside his Royle Family co-star, extra special guest Sue Johnston, and Catherine Rice as Irish Annie, Asa Murphy's new musical play celebrates the best of Irish culture, from the music to the comed...
Spy Movie: The Play
Saturday 31 May 2025
From two of the minds behind The New Musketeers (Trinity Theatre) and stars of The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Spy Movie: The Play! is a new hilarious homage to Bond movies and fringe theatre suitable for the whole family...
You Choose
Saturday 31 May 2025
Suitable for ages 2-7, You Choose - Every show is unique!Based on the brilliant book by Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt Nonsense Room Productions (Shark in the Park and Hairy Maclary Shows) bring you an interactive musical show for all th...
Stop Making Sense (PG)
Saturday 31 May 2025
★★★★★ "This document of Talking Heads' innovative 1983-84 stage show is perhaps the greatest of all concert movies, as well as a unique cinema classic in its own right." ~ Radio Times. The greatest concert film of all time, Stop...
Laugh Out Proud - LGTB+ Comedy Special
Saturday 31 May 2025
Get ready to laugh until your glitter falls off as Laugh Out Proud returns to Manchester Comedy Club for another night of side-splitting queer comedy. Hosted by the fabulous Charli Angel, with the hilarious Ginger Hunter as the MC, this sh...
Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG)
Saturday 31 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 ...
The Roller Boys
Sunday 1 June 2025
Experience the electrifying fusion of music, skating, and extreme stunts with The Roller Boys. Feel inspired by the infectious energy as sparks fly off their wheels with the all singing, all dancing, roller skating phenomenon guaranteed to ...
Breathe
Sunday 1 June 2025
Part gig, part puppet theatre and part live film, Breathe explores the inner workings of trees, beautifully realised with a combination of stunning puppetry, breathtakingly detailed sets, and groundbreaking live camerawork. Underscored th...
Pooch Party
Sunday 1 June 2025
Join us on Sunday 1st June in the upstairs area of Sky Bar to socialise your furry friends with treats and puppichinos galore...
Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial
Monday 2 - Saturday 7 June 2025
A story stranger than fiction that blurs the boundaries of tabloid scoop, court case and soap opera, The Wagatha Christie Trial explores privacy and celebrity in modern Britain. On 9 October 2019, Coleen Rooney publicly accused Rebekah Var...
