What's on in Manchester in September
High School Musical
Wednesday 9 - Saturday 19 September 2026
Icon Jason Donovan* will play Coach Bolton and Disney royalty KayCee Stroh (High School Musical Trilogy) stars as Ms Darbus in Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. They join the previously announced Tobias Turley (ITV's Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream),...
Jersey Boys
Wednesday 9 - Saturday 19 September 2026
The internationally acclaimed stage sensation Jersey Boys is working its way back around the UK!
The boys are back as the original Tony®-winning sensation returns for its 20th Anniversary Tour! Go behind the music and inside the story ...
High Society
Tuesday 22 September - Saturday 3 Oct 2026
Clear your diary, because you're invited to the most swell party of the year, High Society.
Helen George* (Call the Midwife, The King and I) leads the cast as the glamorous Tracy Lord, joined by stage and screen favourites Freddie...
Dirty Dancing
Tuesday 29 September - Saturday 3 Oct 2026
Dirty Dancing returns with a UK and Irish tour. Exploding with heart-pounding music, breath-taking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing. Seen by millions across the globe this worldwide smash hit tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny...
East is East
Wednesday 9 September - Saturday 3 Oct 2026
The 30th anniversary production of Ayub Khan Din's modern classic, a story about identity, generational conflict, and the messy, unbreakable bonds of family.
Salford, 1971. The Khan family are living above a chip shop and on the fault line...
Mrs Dalloway
Thursday 24 - Saturday 26 September 2026
The must-see adaptation of Virginia Woolf's masterpiece novel.
The immersive new stage version of Woolf's classic novel has been co-created by award-winning director Jen Heyes and Olivier Award-winning writer and performer Kit Green who al...
Little Shop of Horrors
Friday 25 September - Sunday 29 Nov 2026
We are thrilled to announce a bold new revival of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's Little Shop of Horrors, is coming to Manchester in Autumn 2026.
This cult classic musical will be brought to life in a major new production, continuing the s...
Othello
Wednesday 30 September - Saturday 10 Oct 2026
Director Anthony Almeida's new production looks afresh at Shakespeare's iconic tragedy - as much about love as it is about hate.
A secret marriage.
The brink of war.
Fact and fiction.
It's not just black and white.
Fear, passion and pa...
Macbeth
Friday 11 September - Saturday 3 Oct 2026
What would you destroy to get what you want?
A dagger. A crown. The original text.
One musician. Ten storytellers. Fifty candles. Ninety breathless minutes.
Step into the shadows. Let the scorpions in your mind strike. Watch a world turn...
Horrible Science - Cosmic Chaos
Wednesday 9 September 2026 - Sunday 3 January 2027
An out-of-this-world premiere exhibition, now open at the Science and Industry Museum.
Blast off into the solar system and embark on a cosmic adventure guided by familiar characters from the brand-new BBC Horrible Science TV series.
Walk ...
Come From Away
Thursday 10 - Saturday 19 September 2026
Winner of four Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical on Broadway, now experience this new production from Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, 25 Years on from the events of 9/11.
7,000 Stran...
Pride and Prejudice
Monday 28 September - Sunday 4 Oct 2026
Experience Jane Austen's classic tale of hate to love, revitalised in Altrincham Garrick's production full of laughter, colour, and life.
When it comes to the subject of marriage, headstrong Elizabeth Bennet is determined to resist ...
Manchester United v Manchester City
Sunday 13 September 2026
It's the Manchester Derby and The Red Devils take on the Blues in the Premier League at the Theatre of Dreams.
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Smithsonian Starstruck - An Immersive Experience
Wednesday 9 - Sunday 27 September 2026
Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience is a first-of-its-kind virtual reality adventure that doesn't just show you the universe - it places you inside it.
Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, th...
Allo Allo Tribute Comedy Train
Friday 9 October 2026
'Allo! 'Allo! This is nighthawk calling! Listen very carefully, we shall say this only once!
Renѐ was hoping for a quiet night in his humble little café in Nouvion, but things aren't quite going according to plan.
The Resistance wa...
