Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Thu 26 Mar - Tue 28 Apr 2026
Wed 20 Aug - Sat 4 Oct 2025
Fri 24 Oct 2025 - Fri 13 Feb 2026
Mon 27 Jul - Sat 1 Aug 2026
Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
Touching The Void's Simon Yates - Pleasure & Pain
Monday 13 October 2025
Join legendary mountaineer Simon Yates, of the Touching the Void docu-drama, as he recounts a decade of thrilling new climbs across the globe. From the frozen extremes of the north and south to summits in South America, Central Asia, and...
Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow
Tuesday 14 - Wednesday 15 October 2025
After a sell-out 2023 UK tour and extended run in London's West End, Taskmaster loser Nick Mohammed returns as his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. Swallow with a brand new show. Show Pony has been described by Mr. Swallow as "payback ...
Inside No 9 Stage/Fright
Tuesday 14 - Saturday 18 October 2025
Welcome to a world of intrigue, as we invite you to step Inside Number 9 for a theatrical experience like no other. Expect the unexpected as the acclaimed BBC TV series comes to life on stage, fresh from a sell out West End run, weaving its...
Scratch - Spoken Word Night
Tuesday 14 October - Tuesday 16 December 2025
Shakespeare North Playhouse's quarterly spoken word night is an inclusive, welcoming community space for both performers and audience alike. For Scratch we are looking for seasoned performers that are looking for opportunities to showcase t...
Samantha Shannon & Saara El-Arifi
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Enjoy an electrifying evening of dystopian and fantasy fiction with two of the genre's most exciting voices. International bestseller Samantha Shannon (The Bone Season) introduces Among the Burning Flowers, a gripping standalone prequel ...
Scratch
Tuesday 14 October 2025
With networking and live jazz, Scratch is Shakespeare North Playhouse's quarterly platform for creatives to share, experiment, and connect. This is your chance to present work in progress or showcase completed pieces to a supportive audienc...
Mick Herron
Wednesday 15 October 2025
An evening with the master of British spy fiction Mick Herron, as he discusses his highly anticipated new thriller Clown Town, the hit Apple TV+ series Slow Horses and the blistering world of espionage. The ninth instalment in his intern...
An Evening with Jimmy Anderson
Thursday 16 October 2025
The man for all seasons. England's greatest ever fast bowler. The Jimmy Anderson is returning to the stage for an unrivalled evening of never-before stories from inside the changing room. With 188 Tests and 700+ wickets to his name, the...
James May - Explorers: The Age of Discovery
Thursday 16 October 2025
James May brings to life the stories of the extraordinary explorers who traversed the deserts, scaled the mountains, sailed into the unknown. The live show combines theatrical techniques and James' charismatic storytelling to create an eve...
BLACK POWER DESK
Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 October 2025
Inspired by the historic Mangrove Nine Trial and brought to life by an original score performed by a live three-piece band, Black Power Desk is a musical soundtrack charting a fiercely emotive and politically charged era of often overlook...
Going Out Out
Thursday 16 October - Saturday 1 November 2025
Going Out Out is a show filled with music, courage and love about a man who finds a way to cope with grief by joining the Manchester drag scene. Ian's gone out less since he became a widower. Actually, he hasn't gone out at all - a local c...
An Evening With Paul Merson
Thursday 16 October 2025
An Evening with Paul Merson sees the football star discuss his illustrious career with Arsenal, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth and England. He'll talk about games, dressing room/training ground stories, managers, fall outs and every...
John Lydon - I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
Thursday 16 October 2025
He's a legend and an icon, a revolutionary and an immortal. John Lydon - aka Johnny Rotten - changed the face of music and sparked a cultural revolution. The frontman and lyricist of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) caused a poli...
Homage
Thursday 16 October 2025
HOMAGE - a tribute to dance legacy. With acclaimed Dancers and Choreographers 'Joe Price' and 'Kieron Simms', bringing together three generations of Manchester dancers, weaving stories born of African and Caribbean roots. A living archive,...
Wankernomics
Friday 17 October 2025
After entirely sold-out runs in Edinburgh & London in 2024, Australia's favourite workplace w*nkers return with their brand new show, Just Touching Base.W*nkernomics are masters at skewering the buzzwords, bureaucracy and bulls**t of the mo...
The Legends Of Them
Friday 17 - Saturday 18 October 2025
The Legends of Them charts the story of Sutara Gayle's extraordinary life - a pioneering female deejay on London's infamous reggae scene in the 1980s, Lorna Gee cut her cloth performing for the legendary Saxone, Coxsone and Nasty Rockers so...
The Groove Chorus
Friday 17 October 2025
Get ready to dance all night with The Groove Chorus! Featuring a choir of 40 singers and a 9-piece live band, they serve up dance anthems with a disco twist. Naturally, they are joined by a resident pole dancer, special drag queens, and lot...
Havisham
Friday 17 October 2025
Who was the woman behind Charles Dickens' most monstrous female creation? What was it that condemned the hopeful young Miss Havisham to her cruel and fractured fate? Experience her heartbreak as we delve into her childhood trauma and follow...
Myra DuBois
Saturday 18 October 2025
Described by Graham Norton as "bust a gut funny", with her passion for compassion and flair for giving care, Rotherham's finest export since Paul Shane, registered empath Myra DuBois returns to the stage with a brand-new show "Cosmic Em...
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Saturday 18 October 2025 - Saturday 11 July 2026
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...
Warren Mailley-Smith - Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Saturday 18 October - Saturday 8 November 2025
The perfect option for first-time classical concert goers, spectacular British concert panist Warren Mailley-Smith performs a selection of sensational works for solo piano, including Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27, No. ...
Candlelight - Rings & Dragons
Saturday 18 October - Saturday 29 November 2025
Discover the beautiful soundtracks of fantasy films performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight at this multi-sensory musical experience in an awe-inspiring location. Expect to hear music from Rings of Power, The Lo...
Two Mr Ps in a Podcast
Saturday 18 October 2025
Mr P has been a primary school teacher for over twelve years. He still works part-time in a school in Davyhulme and leads training in schools all over the UK and beyond. From sharing ideas and funny insights into life in the classroom, he h...
The Haunting of Blaine Manor
Saturday 18 October 2025
Renowned American parapsychologist Doctor Roy Earle, famous for discrediting hauntings and exposing fake mediums, is invited to attend a seance in what is said to be the most haunted building in England, a building with a horrific history, ...
Nina Conti
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Sunday 19 October 2025
The virtuoso ventriloquist, BAFTA nominee and British Comedy Award winner is back on tour with a new show, Whose Face is it Anyway? London-born Nina Conti (and Monkey) has regularly sold out shows all over the world with her widely acclaim...
Tom Houghton
Sunday 19 October 2025 - Friday 10 April 2026
After phenomenal, sold-out, international tour, the multi-viral social media sensation and former resident of The Tower of London, Tom Houghton - star of Netflix's The Circle and host of Very British Problems: Live and Bad Manors podcast...
Irvine Welsh
Sunday 19 October 2025
One of Scotland's most iconic literary voices, Irvine Welsh takes us back to the notorious world of Trainspotting in his new novel Men in Love. A blazing and riotous journey, the sequel reunites Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie on a new...
Martin Parr
Sunday 19 October 2025
An unmissable afternoon with Martin Parr, one of the world's most iconic and idiosyncratic photographers, as he launches his long-awaited autobiography, Utterly Lazy and Inattentive: Martin Parr in Words and Pictures. Hosted by Helen Mort,...
The Magic Mod
Sunday 19 October 2025
The Magic Mod (aka Ben Taylor) is a card magician and entertainer of huge esteem who can proudly count himself as a member of the exclusive Magic Circle fraternity. Born in Crawley in South London, he now lives in Belfast and has previously...
Cannibal Fuckboy (W.I.P.)
Sunday 19 October 2025
Finlay's special 'OK Zoomer' has over 500k views on YouTube. As seen on 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Finlay has been described as "The voice of his generation? by Chortle and ?Comedy gold? Pleasingly black-hearted.? by the Guardian. He ...
Strange, but True Crime with Jennifer Rees
Monday 20 October 2025
Join us for a stranger than fiction night of true crime with ex-forensics lecturer Jennifer Rees who explores the world's most shocking and unbelievable cases. Jennifer's previous theatre tour, The Psychology of Serial Killers, was a huge h...
Myra's Story
Monday 20 - Wednesday 22 October 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...
Football Cliches Live
Monday 20 October 2025
Welcome to the most pedantic night of your footballing life;The Football Cliches podcast, created and presented by Adam Hurrey, was launched by The Athletic in 2020 to dive deep into the subconscious code of the world's most talked-about an...
Met Express Drama Group
Monday 20 - Tuesday 21 October 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...
Fiddler on the Roof
Tuesday 21 October - Saturday 1 November 2025
A theatrical triumph, the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's sold-out electrifying Fiddler on the Roof is going on tour. This is a rare opportunity to catch this critically acclaimed production from the powerhouse creative team directed by Jo...
ENO - Albert Herring
Tuesday 21 - Wednesday 22 October 2025
From Boy, to King, to Man. In this English National Opera debut at Lowry, join us for May Day celebrations in a fresh and witty new take on Britten's much-loved coming-of-age comedy. Following the success of ENO's previous semi-staged prod...
curious directive - Black Sheep
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Black Sheep, from Norwich-based theatre company curious directive, is a contemporary psalm about rural life, a razor-sharp account of the dilemmas facing generations of farming families. It's Easter weekend on the Carter family's farm. In ...
Titanic The Musical
Wednesday 22 October 2025
In the final hours of 14th April 1912 the RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, collided with an iceberg and 'the unsinkable ship' slowly sank. It was one of the most tragic disasters of the 20th Century. 1517 me...
Slava's Snow Show
Wednesday 22 - Sunday 26 October 2025
Slava's Snowshow promises a breath-taking multisensory delight in a joyous dream-like world which will touch both your heart and funny bone!The multi award-winning international sensation returns by popular demand. This truly unique theatri...
Tom Houghton
Wednesday 22 October 2025
After phenomenal, sold-out, international tour, the multi-viral social media sensation and former resident of The Tower of London, Tom Houghton - star of Netflix's The Circle and host of Very British Problems: Live and Bad Manors podcast...
Black is the Color of My Voice
Thursday 23 - Saturday 25 October 2025
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...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Thursday 23 October - Sunday 2 November 2025
Escape to a world of pure imagination with ROALD DAHL'S Charlie and The Chocolate Factory - The Musical. The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory... but only to a lucky few. Charlie Bucket, an imaginat...
The Opera Boys - A Night at the Musicals
Thursday 23 October 2025
The Opera Boys return with a brand new show, featuring the biggest songs from the West End and Broadway. Immaculate 4-part harmony musical medleys are combined with stunning solo performances from shows that the boys themselves have perform...
National Theatre Live - Mrs Warren's Profession (12A)
Thursday 23 - Saturday 25 October 2025
Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw's incendiary moral classic. Vivie W...
Jason Manford
Friday 24 October 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...
Hofesh Shechter - Theatre of Dreams
Friday 24 - Saturday 25 October 2025
This new full-length evening showcases the physicality and complexity of Hofesh Shechter's choreography and his inimitable dancers, as they take the audience on a wild headfirst dive into the theatre of dreams. The production opened in Par...
Crown Ballet - The Nutcracker
Friday 24 October 2025
A wonderful treat full of glitter for the whole family, and an ideal introduction to audiences of any age to the magic that is classical ballet, Moldova's Crown Ballet returns to the UK to enchant you with their delightful production of an ...
New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester
Friday 24 - Saturday 25 October 2025
The brand-new stage production of New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division & Manchester celebrates its 10th anniversary. The new touring production is written by Brian Gorman, produced & directed by Giles D Bastow and Sean Mason fo...
Mama Afrika
Friday 24 October 2025
Zimbabwean born singer, musician and storyteller Anna Mudeka tells the remarkable life story of an iconic South African singer, songwriter and civil rights activist, Miriam Makeba, charting her rise from the townships of Johannesburg to glo...
