What's on in Manchester in June
Dear England
Saturday 14 - 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 th...
Come Fall in Love
Saturday 14 - 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...
Parklife Festival
Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 June 2025
Parklife 2025 sees the Manchester festival return to the city's Heaton Park in summer 2025 for a weekend alongside some of dance and alternative music's foremost names.
Line-up includes:
50 Cent
Charli XCX
Jorja Smith
Peggy G...
Pride & Prejudice
Saturday 14 - Saturday 28 June 2025
Jane Austen's most iconic love story is brought dazzlingly to life on stage
When it comes to the subject of marriage, headstrong Lizzy Bennet is determined to resist the mounting pressures and expectations from society. But can she resist...
Adventures in Wonderland
Saturday 14 June 2025 - Wednesday 22 July 2026
Fall down the rabbit hole and have your very own magical adventure with Adventures in Wonderland at Z-arts!
Created by Z-arts in partnership with Macmillan Children's Books, step into Alice's shoes and have your very own magical Adventure ...
Looking For Me Friend - The Music of Victoria Wood
Saturday 18 April 2026
A funny and touching tribute to this much loved and sorely missed national treasure.
Written and performed by BBC1's All Together Now star, Paulus, ('King of Cabaret', The Stage) this brand-new show sees him in a fresh light as a life...
Oti Mabuse
Sunday 15 June 2025
From the sambas of Brazilian Carnival to the Tangos of Argentina's Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia, the dance scene at England's own Glastonbury Festival and the swing of the Jazz Fest in New Orleans, join queen of the dance floor Oti Mab...
Liberation
Friday 27 June - Saturday 26 Jul 2025
How does a revolution begin and who keeps it going?
Inspired by true events in Black British history, LIBERATION is a powerful new play from writer Ntombizodwa Nyoni and director Monique Touko tracing the private lives of activists who fou...
The Smeds and The Smoos
Monday 27 October - Saturday 1 Nov 2025
Tall Stories presents The Smeds and the Smoos.
Soar into space with this exciting adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
On a far off planet, Smeds and Smoos can't be friends. So when a young Smed...
Twisted! The Musical
Wednesday 18 - Saturday 21 June 2025
Set in the heart of Victorian London, "Twisted! The Musical" follows Oliver Brownlow, now a young man, as he becomes entangled with Jane, a working-class flower girl facing adversity.
This compelling two-hour production features live music...
Cock
Thursday 17 - Saturday 19 July 2025
Following its Northern premiere in 2024, COCK by Mike Bartlett and Directed by Rupert Hill returns as part of a large 2025 tour.
The play centres on John, a man who finds himself torn between his long-term boyfriend and a woman he unexpect...
Something About Lennon - The John Lennon Story
Thursday 26 June 2025
Imagine a show that tells the story of one of popular music's most iconic figures in a totally unique way.
A tale of controversy, genius, politics and protest, Something About Lennon charts John's story from the breakup of The Beatles to h...
LOWRY 360
Saturday 14 June - Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of LS Lowry's iconic work, Going to the Match, in the UK's first free permanent immersive experience.
Created in collaboration with Barcelona's renowned Immersive studio, ...
Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
Monday 23 - Sunday 29 June 2025
Before she was hit-maker Carole King - she was Carole Klein, a spunky, young songwriter from Brooklyn with a unique voice. Telling the inspiring true story of King's remarkable rise to stardom, the chart-topping hits she wrote for the bigge...
The Lowry Dance & Drama Workshops
Monday 16 June - Thursday 31 Jul 2025
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools.
With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work.
Held either at The Lowry or in s...
