Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Thu 26 Mar - Sat 25 Apr 2026
Wed 13 May 2026 - Thu 25 Feb 2027
Sat 23 May 2026 - Wed 17 Feb 2027
Sun 18 Oct 2026 - Sat 1 May 2027
One Night In Dublin
Wednesday 22 April 2026
The Wild Murphys invite you to Murphy's Pub for one glorious night of high-energy Irish music and more than a little bit of Irish craic. The multi-award-winning Irish band The Wild Murphys features the very best Irish musicians playing a th...
National Theatre Live - All My Sons
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller's classic play All My Sons, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge)....
The Hallé - The Unanswered Question
Thursday 23 April 2026
Denes Varjon and Nicolas Altstaedt compete in Kurtag's commanding Double Concerto, as Thomas Ades conducts. 'One of the most unusual pieces written for cello' (Bachtrack), Kurtag's brilliant Double Concerto engages both soloists and an orch...
The Makings Of A Murderer - The Undercover Detective
Thursday 23 April 2026
Join Peter Bleksley, a founding member of Scotland Yard's undercover unit and former star of Channel 4's Hunted, as he lifts the lid on the most dangerous and hidden aspects of murder investigations. From the gritty realities of infilt...
Sip and Paint: Movement and Expression
Thursday 23 April 2026
Aviva Studio's popular Sip and Paint evening returns for 2026 Join them for an evening of creativity, culture and community. Hosted by Black Creative Trailblazers, Sip and Paint celebrates the art of self-expression through colour, texture ...
Our Land (12A) + Q&A
Thursday 23 April 2026
Our Land dares to tread where few have trespassed before, asking the timely question of who has the right to roam in the English countryside?The UK is a wild and beautiful place, but the vast majority of it is off limits to the general publ...
Thomas Adès Piano Recital
Friday 24 April 2026
A single pianist takes centre stage in Halle St Peter's stunning main space for a journey through a myriad of musical worlds; from Haydn and Beethoven through Bartok, Stravinsky and Janacek to Thomas Ades' own compositions. This is a unique...
The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton
Friday 24 April 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, producin...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 24 April - Friday 6 November 2026
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.. ...
Ray Bradshaw
Friday 24 April 2026
1 in 6 adults in the UK will lose their hearing in their lifetime; two of those are Ray Bradshaw's parents. The multi award winning comedian is back on tour with a brand-new show all about growing up as a CODA; A Child of Deaf Adults. Hi...
BBC Philharmonic - Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
Saturday 25 April 2026
'This is how life feels right now.' - Julia Wolfe Wolfe was two blocks from the Twin Towers when the planes hit on September 11, 2001. Big Beautiful Dark and Scary is the sound of that aftermath: an ominous, awesome wall of sound. When he...
Nurse John
Saturday 25 April 2026
Nurse John presents The Short-Staffed Tour John Dela Cruz's (a.k.a Nurse John's) comedy is like talking to your work bestie; you trauma dump, cry, scream, and laugh together through all the high and the lows of working in the service indus...
The Tale of The Loneliest Whale
Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 April 2026
"I can hear someone out there. They're singing to me." Whale sings his heart out into the deep blue sea... but nobody sings back. Is he the only one like him in the whole ocean? Just when he's about to give up, a mysterious voice echoes t...
Street Symphony x Red Rodeo Club
Saturday 25 April 2026
Join Red Rodeo Club for an afternoon of line dancing to everyone's favourite queer club bangers Red Rodeo Club takes line dancing out of the honky-tonk and into our world, honouring the roots but bending the rules. No one forgets the night ...
Man of Iron (18)
Saturday 25 April 2026
The Palme d?Or-winning follow-up to Man of Marble (1976), Man of Iron sees Winkel, a Communist-friendly radio journalist, charged with finding compromising information about a Solidarity opposition leader. But in witnessing protesting worke...
Knutsford Little Theatre Glam Rock Show
Saturday 25 April 2026
The GlamRockerz Present:"Where Were You in '72?"A Little Theatre Tour That?s Big on Nostalgia!Step back into the glitter-drenched days of the early 1970s ? when platform boots stomped, flared trousers swayed, and glam ruled the airwaves. It...
Mitch Garlington - An Evening of Mediumship
Sunday 26 - Wednesday 29 April 2026
Come along to a magical evening with spiritual medium Mitch Garlington bringing the two worlds together. Mitch has been working for the spirit world for over 13 years plus, Mitch's evenings always leave people feeling a little better then w...
National Theatre Live - All My Sons
Sunday 26 April 2026
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller's classic play All My Sons, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge)....
Royal Opera/ The Magic Flute (CTBA)
Sunday 26 April 2026
Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter?s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it co...
C-Street Indie Market Spring
Sunday 26 April 2026
C-Street Indie Market is back Join us for a day of live acts, market stalls, and a chilled vibe. Come on down, support independent shopping....
Double Indemnity
Tuesday 28 April - Saturday 2 May 2026
Hollywood icon Mischa Barton (The O.C.) makes her UK stage debut in Double Indemnity, the gripping adaptation of one of the greatest crime novels of the 20th Century - the story that inspired Billy Wilder's film noir classic. Los Angeles, 1...
Aljaz & Janette - Let's Face the Music and Dance!
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Your favourite Strictly Come Dancing couple return in their brand new show: Let's Face The Music and Dance. Celebrating the hit makers of yesterday and today. Join Aljaz and Janette as they dance their way through music history including ...
Bryony Gordon
Tuesday 28 - Wednesday 29 April 2026
An evening with Sunday Times bestselling author, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon as she discusses her debut novel People Pleaser - a fiercely funny, instantly relatable, and utterly feel-good novel about the pressures...
Jim Henson's Labyrinth in Concert
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Experience the 80s Cult Classic on Screen with the Iconic Soundtrack Performed by a Live Band on Stage with David Bowie's Legendary Vocals. An Exciting Fusion of Film and Live Music, audiences are invited to experience an epic evening as Ji...
The Hallé - Chamber Series: Hallé Brass Quintet
Wednesday 29 April 2026
The Halle's lunchtime Chamber Series at Halle St Peter's provides a unique opportunity to hear players and guest artists perform in more intimate surroundings. The Halle Brass Quintet makes a welcome return with one of their characteristic ...
The Good Manners (18) + Q&A
Wednesday 29 April 2026
In a village in Valencia during the post-war period, Ana tries to move forward with her family ? but the Civil War has left a deep wound in all of them, especially in her brother-in-law, Antonio. Ana attempts to heal that wound with stews, ...
Crippled With Laughter
Thursday 30 April 2026
A disabled-led comedy night curated and hosted by Wheels and the Legman Get ready for a groundbreaking disabled-led comedy event that challenges stereotypes and pushes the boundaries of humour. By putting disability at the forefront of thei...
Liberace & Liza - A Tribute
Thursday 30 April - Sunday 3 May 2026
Liberace & Liza Minnelli never performed together, but that didn't stop David Saffert and Jillian Snow from creating this wildly successful mashup of two over-the-top icons. Saffert's dizzying piano skills and Snow's powerhouse belt team up...
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday 1 May 2026
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra continues its thrillingly up-close series at the RNCM with a heavyweight artistic collaboration - Chief Conductor John Storgards joins the acclaimed pianist Tamara Stefanovich in this exploration of the pure power...
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Friday 1 May - Thursday 18 June 2026
The most awe-inspiring music from one of the greatest film composers of all time brought to you by a string quartet in an intimate candlelight setting. No doubt these tracks will sound familiar, as they give life to iconic films such as ...
The Angry Brigade
Friday 1 - Saturday 2 May 2026
Set in 1970s Britain during a period of Tory cuts, high unemployment, and increasing inequality, focusing on the hunt for the anarchist group "The Angry Brigade" by a special police squad. The play contrasts the contrasting perspectives of ...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 1 May - Friday 4 December 2026
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.. ...
Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club
Friday 1 May - Friday 4 December 2026
If you like theatre... no, if you love theatre, drama, comedy, musical theatre, play reading, poetry and much more and would relish the opportunity to meet new people, then the new 'Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club' is for you. Here is ...
Bank of Dave The Musical
Saturday 2 - Saturday 16 May 2026
"If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's this: everybody hates bankers." Bank of Dave: The Musical is a home-grown, brand-new British musical - bursting with northern grit, laugh-out-loud humour and what Dave himself calls "the best ...
ANNO: Four Seasons by Anna Meredith & Antonio Vivaldi
Saturday 2 May 2026
The Halle comes to Aviva Studios for the first time with Anna Meredith's atmospheric composition ANNO The Halle presents an immersive work by powerhouse composer Anna Meredith. A recontextualisation of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, ANNO takes the...
The Choir of Man
Tuesday 5 - Saturday 9 May 2026
Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award-nominated, worldwide smash hit is now on its first ever UK tour. Welcome to THE CHOIR OF MAN, the best pub in the world... Come ready to drink in the excitement!Brimming with hits from artists suc...
Simon Reeve
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Author and TV presenter, Simon Reeve is one of the world's most adventurous travellers. His unique brand of documentary film-making combines travel and adventure with current affairs, history, wildlife, culture and conservation. His journey...
Teechers
Tuesday 5 - Saturday 16 May 2026
New Year. . . same problems! It is the end of term and Godber's hilarious comedy masterpiece has been reset for our post Covid times. bristling with teenage swagger and outlandish imagination, Salty, Gail and Hobby use their B. Tech Perform...
Black Is The Color Of My Voice
Tuesday 5 - Sunday 10 May 2026
Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and featuring many of her most iconic songs performed live. Apphia Campbell's acclaimed play follows a successful singer and civil rights activist as she seeks redemption after the untimely death o...
Harry Redknapp
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Join the one and onlyHarry Redknapp for a night full of laughter, football stories, and feel-good moments. From his storied career patrolling the touchlines to 'King of the Jungle' on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, Harry's storyte...
Lowry Boys
Wednesday 6 May - Wednesday 8 July 2026
Lowry is launching a new youth dance company for boys of all abilities ages 11-16. Book on to Lowry Boys to develop new physical skills and to unleash your creativity, all in a supportive environment. Whether you have previous dance experie...
Return to the Forest
Thursday 7 - Sunday 10 May 2026
A magical forest comes alive through dance, puppetry and play - inviting us to reflect on what we treasure and how we connect. Step inside a museum where precious treasures are on display. But remember - strictly no touching! Dusk falls and...
The Hallé - Spring with Sir Mark Elder
Thursday 7 May 2026
Following his acclaimed performance at the Halle's 2023 BBC Proms concert, Ukrainian baritone Andrii Kymach and the Halle Choir once again join forces for a work by Rachmaninov. Based on the poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, and quite opposed to it...
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - Brahms: Double Concerto
Thursday 7 May 2026
Cursed by the goddess Hera, Echo may only repeat the last words spoken to her. Narcissus, a self-obsessed beautiful young man, rejects Echo and leaves her to waste away, setting the scene Bjarnason's I Want to be Alive: Echo / Narcissus, an...
Troubled
Thursday 7 - Sunday 10 May 2026
It's 1993, Mum won't let Alice go to Funderland because Belfast is burning. 'How about Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves and Chinese chicken balls instead?' Fast forward to 2023, where Alice meets Tim, falling in love (finally) but can she esca...
Manford's Comedy Club
Thursday 7 May - Thursday 12 November 2026
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.. ...
Natalie Cuomo
Thursday 7 May 2026
Door Time: 20:00 Show Time: 20:30 Curfew Time: 22:30...
London Concertante - Vivaldi's Four Seasons & The Lark Ascending
Friday 8 May 2026
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...
