WHAT'S ON AT THE MET, BURY
What's On at The Met, Bury
Most Popular Shows and Events at The Met, Bury
Thu 4 Apr - Thu 6 Jun 2024
What's On at The Met, Bury
Les Misérables School Edition
Wednesday 20 - Saturday 23 March 2024
Winner of over 100 international awards and seen by over 65 million people worldwide, Les Miserables is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. Now adapted for high school performers, Les Miserables School Editio...
Home Educated Drama Workshop
Wednesday 20 March 2024
This is the perfect chance to meet new people, exercise your creative muscles and learn all about drama and the theatre with industry professionals in a theatre and arts venue. Open to anyone aged between 5 and 15, this is a fun group focus...
Movers and Shakers
Wednesday 20 - Wednesday 27 March 2024
Movers and Shakers?is our newest group at The Met and is a fun movement-led workshop for children aged 1-5 and their grown-ups.?For only ?3 per child, this is a great opportunity to keep active and bond with your children, discover new fun ...
Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman
Thursday 21 March 2024
Recorded at Devon-pace in their studio on Dartmoor over the course of a year, the couple explore favourite characters, childhood memories and deep emotion to pull together a collection of songs that demonstrate their musical versatility, a ...
Cerys Hafana
Friday 22 March 2024
She explores the creative possibilities and unique qualities of the triple harp, and is also interested in found sounds, archival materials and electronic processing. She comes from Machynlleth, Wales, where rivers and roads meet on the way...
Kevin Precious: The Reluctant Teacher
Saturday 23 March 2024
Kevin Precious used to be a teacher. Join him as he explores the foibles of his former profession including the odd pedagogical swipe (phew!) in the process.?If you?ve ever worked as a teacher, it feels like a show that would be satisfying ...
Stand-Up Comedy Workshop with Kevin Precious
Saturday 23 March 2024
Ever watched stand-up comedy and thought ?I?d love to give that a go?? Or maybe, you?re thinking ? quite rightly ? stand-up would be a great way to boost your presentation skills, and improve the business of public speaking? Well now?s your...
Met Express
Monday 25 - Tuesday 26 March 2024
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...
Leaps and Bounds
Monday 25 March 2024
Leaps and Bounds?is our weekly dance workshop incorporating different dance styles for children aged 5 ? 11, of all abilities, encouraging them to get active and have fun through movement and music. ?Classes are run by Danielle who also run...
Meet Me at The Met
Monday 25 March 2024
Come and join us in our beautiful building to chat about all things arty and get involved in multiple activities as well as making new friendships! From Mono printing to Drumming Workshops, we do it all and everything in between!Join us twi...
Bury Youth Theatre
Tuesday 26 - Wednesday 27 March 2024
Our very own Youth Theatre is a supportive environment where young people come together to learn new skills and create their own shows. Led by highly trained professional facilitators, BYT can help young people find their first steps on the...
(dis) connect
Wednesday 27 March 2024
(dis) connect is a devised piece about what it means to be a digital native, growing up with the internet in our pockets. It?s about how this has brought us together, allowing us to make new connections across the globe, whilst also bringin...
Drink and Draw
Wednesday 27 March 2024
Artist Lee Crocker has a reputation of hosting lively but chilled drawing events with well thought out playlists to drink and draw too. Along with popular costume model Gemma Parker he now brings his popular sessions to The Met for the firs...
The Springsteen Sessions
Friday 29 March 2024
Glasgow-based Dougie Robertson's Springsteen Sessions are without doubt the most authentic, honest, hard hitting, hard working and accurate sound of the Boss in the UK. From the time The Springsteen Sessions hit the stage, they take you ...
Desperado - Heart of the Eagles Tribute Band
Saturday 30 March 2024
The Eagles incredible journey began with Take it Easy back in 1971. Their songbook stretches from an era when country-tinged rock and fine harmonies spoke to the youth of the seventies through almost forty years to the "Long Road out of...
First Thursday Comedy
Thursday 4 April - Thursday 6 June 2024
Comedy in a Van present an hilarious evening of top quality comedy on the first Thursday of every month. Click for acts on specific dates. ...
George - The Concert Starring Nick Bold as George Harrison
Friday 5 April 2024
The main tribute to George Harrison in the UK, Nick Bold, is taking his passion for the quiet Beatle to a new level. In a more than 2 hour long spirited performance, he embodies the essence of Harrison with his virtuoso guitar playing and s...
MAKE SOME NOISE
Friday 5 April 2024
Dommy B shares a surprising story about growing up, finding a brilliant (but naughty) imaginary friend, becoming ?Junk the Punk? and joining a great school band (Whizzkid and the Veggie Burgers)!There?ll be rhymes, jokes, and lots of opport...
The Fargo Railroad Company
Saturday 6 April 2024
Building a strong local fan base, their shows are dynamic soulful and rousing. Founded in 2013, the four piece use a strong southern influenced sound as a vehicle for their songs of barrooms, broken relationships and a little bit of gospel....
Easter Holiday Drama
Tuesday 9 April 2024
Does your child love performing? Are you looking for theatre to make your little one?s Easter holiday? Children aged 6-10 are invited to join us for two whole fun-filled days of drama and all things fun where they will have the chance to cr...
Daoirí Farrell
Wednesday 10 April 2024
Since launching his own solo live career at the 2016, Daoir? Farrell has gone from strength to strength with numerous honours from BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards to ALSR Celtic Music accolades and worldwide touring. He has also received endorsemen...
Emmanuel Sonubi
Thursday 11 April 2024
The Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee presents a whistle stop tour through the jobs that have led him to become one of the hottest stand-ups on the circuit in the brand-new show, Curriculum Vitae. Emmanuel will take the audience o...
G2 Definitive Genesis
Friday 12 April 2024
Celebrating their twenty-first anniversary year of playing classic 1970s Genesis, G2 pay tribute to a vintage period in the legendary band's long and colourful history, the four-man "Seconds Out" era, and earlier Gabriel years. With a repe...
Nick Cope's Family Show
Saturday 13 April 2024
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animations to sell-out crowds all over the country. He has an incredible fan ...
The School of Curiosity
Monday 15 - Monday 29 April 2024
Is your child aged between 10 and 14 and bursting with creativity?Do they love reading, making, and telling stories?Do they have a passion for exploring the world of imagination?Well, then, look no further! Welcome to The School of Curiosi...
The Manfreds
Thursday 18 April 2024
The '60s group Manfred Mann is now considered, more than ever, one of the finest and most respected bands from that era. Their numerous hits were R&B based with an undercurrent of jazz - a very unusual but winning combination of playing sty...
LOUD Cabaret
Thursday 18 April - Thursday 16 May 2024
We?re delighted to announce a new queer cabaret night where we will be showcasing the most fabulous of rising stars from across Bury and beyond. Expect tantalising musicians, side-splitting comedians, captivating dancers and a line-up of ta...
The Haar
Friday 19 April 2024
?We need more music like this; spontaneous, alive and affecting? FRUKThe Haar introduces the formidable singing talent of All-Ireland Sc?r na n?g winner Molly Donnery combined with three of the most exciting instrumentalists on the folk and...
PINK by Vicky Jackson
Saturday 20 April 2024
Vicky Jackson's tribute to Pink has been a run-away success and has consistently been her most booked act since 2008. Whilst the Pink tribute show was not her first tribute act, Vicky found herself being compared both physically and vocally...
Blair Dunlop
Friday 26 April 2024
Blair Dunlop has been hailed as one of the UK?s most accomplished songwriters since he burst into the folk scene with his debut Blight & Blossom (2012). BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards followed along with critical acclaim. In 2016 Blair released on...
Aoife Scott
Saturday 27 April 2024
Born into the legendary Black family, Aoife Scott is steadily rising to the top of the traditional and folk music scene and has long enjoyed success as an established artist in her own right. Fragile and ethereal one minute and strong and v...
The Jerseys - Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
Thursday 2 - Friday 3 May 2024
Join The Jerseys as they celebrate the timeless music of the one-hundred million album selling Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Incredible falsettos, beautiful a capellas - the authenticity of the sublime harmonies of the 60s and 70s ...
Annie Dressner
Saturday 4 May 2024
New York singer-songwriter Annie Dressner has garnered rave reviews for her recordings and live performances. From her debut Strangers?, her EP East Twenties and her second full-length Broken?, Dressner has gone from strength to strength. H...
RockFit Rockathon
Saturday 4 May 2024
RockFit is the alternative way to work out. A heart pumping, fist bumping combination of dance, cardio and strengthening set to a rock and metal soundtrack. Come along and rock out to iconic songs that compel you to move!Classes are suitabl...
The Mighty Jitters
Saturday 4 May 2024
Hailing from a once vibrant north Manchester town, this quartet?s attitude and sound reflect the changes in their environment whilst placing a positive feeling for the future.A must see band for this moment in time....
Newton Faulkner: Feels Like Home Tour 2
Sunday 5 May 2024
Newton?s going old school, solo, mainly acoustic with the occasional splash of something off the beaten track, maybe a cassette sting part, who knows. It?s been two years since Feels Like Home part 1, who?s ready for Feels Like Home part 2,...
Talisk
Thursday 9 May 2024
Ground-breaking, chart-topping, genre-bending, globetrotting, instantly enthralling... it's little wonder that Talisk rank highly amongst the most in-demand folk-based groups to emerge from Scotland in the last decade and more. Mohsen Amini...
Jenny Colquitt
Friday 10 May 2024
Compared to the likes of Eva Cassidy, Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morissette, and KT Tunstall, emerging Widnes artist Jenny Colquitt encompasses a unique combination of Americana, indie and folk rock and pop, which has seen her named as one of R...
Apollo Junction
Friday 10 May 2024
Apollo Junction are a band on the rise having just delivered their third (and best) album Here We Are and embarking on their biggest ever UK tour. The band have a passionate, growing fanbase that call themselves the ?AJFamily? ? there?s bee...
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Saturday 11 May 2024
Fleetwood Bac are the world's first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, the only Mac tribute to authentically replicate the classic 'Rumours' line-up. The show focuses on the 'Rumours' era of the band ...
The Pitmen Poets
Wednesday 15 May 2024
A night of songs and stories laced with North East humour and humanity. From Billy Elliott to Auf Wiedersehen Pet. From When the Boat Comes In to The Likely Lads. Now be enthralled and entertained by The Pitmen Poets: Billy Mitchell, Bo...
The Hackles
Thursday 16 May 2024
Hailing from the oldest settlement west of the Rocky Mountains, The Hackles have taken the UK by storm. Their superb album, ?A Dobritch Did As A Dobritch Should?, made a big impression in 2019, earning praise from critics and fans alike. In...
Hue and Cry
Friday 17 May 2024
Alongside Wet Wet Wet, Texas, and Deacon Blue, blue-eyed soul pop siblings Pat and Greg Kane, aka Hue & Cry, were one of the most successful acts to emerge from the Scottish music scene that dominated the charts in the late '80s. The duo fr...
Nearly Dan - The Spirit & Sound Of Steely Dan
Saturday 18 May 2024
Less tribute and more homage, Nearly Dan is saviour to the growing legions of Dan fans, desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of Donald Fagen & Walter Becker. Nearly Dan's approach is faithful, thou...
Gordon Giltrap and John Etheridge - Two Parts Guitar
Thursday 23 May 2024
These innovative guitarists will be performing many of their incredible songs with incredible arrangements in what promises to be an electrifying show. Performing material from their respective careers and favourite pieces throughout the la...
Patrick Monahan
Friday 24 May 2024
Patrick Monahan works the room, makes an effortless connection and becomes everybody's favourite comedian with his new show Exclusively. He has toured 1,000 + venues, travelling more miles than NASA's Space Flights! Catch him now before his...
Patrick Monahan: Exclusively
Friday 24 May 2024
Patrick Monahan works the room, makes an effortless connection and becomes everybody?s favourite comedian!He has toured 1,000 + venues, travelling more miles than NASA?s Space Flights! Catch him now before his Mars stadium tour!As seen on T...
Breabach
Saturday 25 May 2024
Securely ranked among Scotland's most skilled and imaginative contemporary folk acts, Breabach unite deep roots in Highland and Island tradition with the innovative musical ferment of their Glasgow base. Their 15 year adventure has includ...
“Both Sides Now” play the Joni Mitchell Songbook
Saturday 25 May 2024
As Joni reaches her landmark eightieth year, these concerts are an extended homage to her life and work, paying particular attention to the ever popular Court & Spark (fifty years old in 2024) and her gold standard seminal album Blue. The s...
Most Popular Shows and Events at The Met, Bury
Thu 4 Apr - Thu 6 Jun 2024