THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Manchester Cathedral
Wed 29 Oct 2025 - Fri 6 Feb 2026
Murder Trial Tonight IV Death Of A Landlord
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Sun 8 - Fri 27 Mar 2026
National Theatre Live - The Fifth Step (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 27 - Saturday 29 November 2025
Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland. After years in the 12-ste...Manford's Comedy Club
Cheadle Social Club, Stockport
Friday 28 November 2025 - Friday 26 June 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.. ...Singin' In The Rain
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025 - Sunday 18 January 2026
A timeless masterpiece, and perhaps one of the greatest musicals ever made - a must-see show for Christmas 2025. A charismatic, tap-dancing extravaganza SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is the much-loved story of the highs and lows of Hollywood as a rad...The New Adventures of Peter Pan
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 29 November - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Set Sail this Easter and Join the Swashbuckling Adventures of Peter Pan in this high flying pantomime for all the Family from Trio Entertainments! Starring Coronation Street's "Ashley", Steven Arnold, as Captain Hook alongside Bolton panto ...Candlelight - Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
A string quartet perform Vivaldi's The Complete Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter under the gentle glow of candlelight in this stunning setting. ...The Wittering Whitehalls
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 29 November 2025
Join Michael and Hilary Whitehall for Barely Alive, an exclusive show as they bring their hit podcast to the stage. Take a comfy (-ish) seat and garner their thoughts on everything from workouts to weddings, seaside towns to social media an...How Very Hannah
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 29 November 2025
Hey stagey friends!!! Hannah Lowther here - you might know me from TikTok, the West End, or for going viral in a Tesco uniform! Now I'm bringing my love for theatre straight to you with... How Very Hannah! This isn't just a podcast - it's a...The Jury Experience - An Immersive Courtroom Case
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Step into the heart of a high-stakes trial with The Jury Experience in Manchester. In this live theatre show, YOU are the jury-the power to deliver justice is entirely in your hands. You'll examine every piece of the puzzle, from witness t...Dirty Dancing Bottomless Brunch
Freight Island, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Nobody Puts Brunch Baby in the Corner! Get the gang together and get those group chats ready, because Brunch Baby are hosting a massive 'Dirty Dancing' themed Bottomless Brunch and you're all invited! Prepare yourselves for the ultimate br...Ariana Goes Wicked Brunch
Area, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
A spellbinding fusion of pop perfection and Broadway magic at this live vocal show by the UK's no. 1 Ariana Tribute, Hariana, and her dancers. It's going to be a "Defying Gravity" experience with a show-stopping performance by the UK's #1 A...Baby Mosh - Funk and Soul Special
Fairfield Social Club, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Groove into winter with a dance floor packed full of funk and soul classics. Guaranteed to get little feet moving....Count Arthur Strong is Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 30 November 2025
Due to public pressure, Count Arthur Strong extends his fond farewell to you, for a 'once in a lifetime' limited run. Arthur delivers the Charles Dickens story and follows this with his own adaptation of the most classic of festive tales, A...Hans Zimmer
Co-op Live, Manchester
Tuesday 2 December 2025
The multiple Oscar and Grammy Award winner Hans Zimmer enters The Next Level - and brings Europe with him! The Next Level promises a completely new show featuring groundbreaking electronic soundscapes and a spectacular light production t...
The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 3 December 2025 - Sunday 11 January 2026
Step through the wardrobe into the magic kingdom of Narnia where a world of wonder awaits. Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they meet new friends, face dangerous foes and learn the lessons of courage, sacrifice, and the power of love. ...Love Actually In Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Directed by Richard Curtis and originally released in cinemas in 2003, Love Actually tells ten separate yet interweaving stories of love around Christmas time. The film features an all-star ensemble cast, including Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson...The Hallé - Rush Hour: Nutcracker Selection
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 4 December 2025
Hear the magic of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, conducted by Maria Seletskaja, Music Director of the English National Ballet. From the 'Chinese Dance' (Tea), through the 'Trepak', to the 'Arabian Dance', Tchaikovsky's abridged score of the ...Jack Off The Beanstalk
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 4 - Tuesday 23 December 2025
Get ready for the udderly cheeky, naughtiest version of Jack and the Beanstalk you've ever dared to see! Warning: this is not your childhood fairy tale-unless your bedtime stories came with a parental advisory! In this fabulously filthy twi...Snowstorm - Wish
Trafford Centre, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
"Wish": A Spellbinding Spectacle of Ice and Wonder This Winter Trafford Centre | Dec 5 - Jan 4 Back by overwhelming popular demand, the North West's most beloved winter production returns for its fifth triumphant year - and it's more spellb...Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
Lowry, Salford
Friday 5 December 2025 - Sunday 11 January 2026
he critically acclaimed parody musical, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch returns to the Lowry for a five-week Christmas season. This splash-hit show has sold out twice previously, so get your tentacles round tickets fas...Aladdin
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 5 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
Take a magical carpet ride to the North West's home of sensational Pantomime entertainment for Stockport Plaza's glittering production of Aladdin starring Brian Capron, star of Coronation Street and many TV and stage presentations, who make...Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
St Philip's Church Salford, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
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 ...Goldilocks & The Three Bears
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Friday 5 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
Roll up! Roll up! The Circus is in town! Dame Gertie Dollop runs a Circus show with her son - Silly Billy, but they have fallen on hard times particularly with the dastardly Ringmaster Heinkel, owner of the rival 'Circus of Horrors' up to h...Manford's Comedy Club
Northwich Memorial Court, Northwich
Friday 5 December 2025 - Friday 1 May 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.. ...Robin Hood
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
Get ready for an adventure like no other as Jason Manford and Ben Nickless take over Sherwood Forest in this year's must-see show, Robin Hood!Join the most heroic outlaw of them all as the arrow-shooting hero Robin Hood and his trusty band ...The Hallé - Messiah
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Grammy winner Jeannette Sorrell is joined by some of the country's finest opera stars and the Halle Choir for an innovative and theatrical production of Handel's classic. Jeannette Sorrell's approach to Handel's Messiah has been universally...The Hallé - Christmas Family Concert: Sleigh Ride Adventure
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 7 December 2025
Hop aboard for a musical sleigh ride adventure with the Halle! With a little help from conductor Euan Shields, your fantastic orchestra, and the brilliant Halle Youth Training Choir, we'll explore Christmas music, old and new. Together, we'...
King Princess
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 7 December 2025
Genderqueer Brooklyn pop singer-songwriter King Princess, aka Mikaela Straus has seen the likes of Mark Ronson, Foushee, and the late Taylor Hawkins appear on her records and has opened tours for Harry Styles, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cas...Christmas - The Candlelight Concert - Buxton
Buxton Opera House, Stockport
Sunday 7 December 2025
Experience Christmas - The Candlelight Concert at The Buxton Opera House on Sunday 7th December 2025....Rob Brydon & His Fabulous Band
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 8 December 2025
Accompanied by a fabulous eight piece band, stand-up comic, Would I Lie To You? host and Hollywood actor Rob Brydon will usher in the festive season in his own inimitable style with songs, stories and even an impression or two. A wonderful ...Geoffrey Chaucers Mediaeval Christmas Festivitye 2025
53two, Manchester
Monday 8 December 2025
John-Luke Roberts returns with his annual night of festive carousing hosted by the ?greatpoot? Geoffrey Chaucer. With an astonishing line-up of the finest in alternativecomedy, a visit from a Terrible Old Crone, and as much capering as you ...The Enormous Crocodile - The Musical
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 9 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
"For my lunch today I would like... a nice juicy little child!" He's greedy, he's grumptious, he's horrid! The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle to Lowry in search of delicious little fingers and squidgy podgy knees.....Disney On Ice - Find Your Hero
AO Arena, Manchester
Wednesday 10 - Sunday 14 December 2025
Disney On Ice presents Find Your Hero, an adventure filled with tales of heroism from your favorite Disney stories. Join fearless wayfinder Moana and demigod Maui as they bravely voyage into uncharted territories to return the stolen heart ...Christmas with Anton du Beke & Friends
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Journey into a festive wonderland and enjoy Christmas with Anton Du Beke! The ballroom king and Strictly Come Dancing judge joins forces with a troupe of extraordinary dancers, along with vocalist Lance Ellington and his dynamic live band, ...Sophie McCartney
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 10 December 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...Mrs Claus Saves Christmas
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Wednesday 10 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
Step into Mrs Claus' kitchen for a festive bake-off like no other! As she prepares holiday treats, things spiral into a recipe-tangling disaster. With everything going wrong, she'll need help from the children in the audience! A fun-filled,...The Albion Christmas Band
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Wednesday 10 December 2025
The Albion Christmas Band, a spin-off from the legendary 1970's folk rock act The Albion Band - alongside The Albion Country Band, and The Albion Dance Band - was originally formed in 2005 by musician Ashley Hutchings, a founding member of ...Shaun the Sheep's Circus Show
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Thursday 11 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
A high-flying family adventure with un-BAA-lievable acrobats comes to Aviva Studios this winter Two worlds gleefully collide in Shaun the Sheep's Circus Show - brought to the stage by the internationally-acclaimed Australian circus ensemble...Rumpelstiltskin
Contact, Manchester
Thursday 11 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
From the producers of Dick Whittington and Aladdin, The Big Tiny bring their new story of magic, mayhem and, above all, true love as Cupid comes to town this Christmas. Can she overcome the wicked tricks of Rumpelstiltskin and help Princ...The Hallé - Christmas Cracker
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
Let the Halle add a little extra sparkle to your festive season with a selection box of your all-time favourite Christmas hits. Deck the halls and get ready for the most wonderful time of the year with the Halle's Christmas Cracker - a fest...Tim Edey's Celtic Christmas
The Met, Bury
Friday 12 December 2025
An evening of Celtic Christmas music from multi-award-winning folk musician Tim Edey. Originally from Broadstairs in Kent and of Irish descent, Tim Edey honed his style learning from his father Richard, himself a fine guitarist, and liste...
Family Christmas Party
James Acaster
Fairfield Social Club, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
"One of comedy's most original voices" (Evening Standard) has written a new show. He's very proud of it. That being said, you are allowed to ruin it. Fill your boots. "A comedy genius at the peak of his powers" Guardian "a remarkable story...The Hallé - Carol Concerts
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 December 2025
Step into the timeless magic of Christmas with the Halle's ever-popular carol concerts. This cherished tradition truly signifies the start of the festive season for many of you, so immerse yourself in the heart-warming music and carols, per...Santa Live! The Ultimate Santa Show Party
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 13 - Wednesday 24 December 2025
Get ready this Christmas as Darling Productions UK brings you Bolton's brand-new festive extravaganza... SANTA LIVE! Disaster strikes in Christmas town when the Christmas spirit runs out and all the children names have mysteriously vanished...The Totally Improvised Pantomime
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 13 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...Joe Sutherland
