What's on in Manchester in September
High Society
Wednesday 23 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 23 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
Wednesday 23 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 23 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 ...
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 ...
Smithsonian Starstruck - An Immersive Experience
Wednesday 23 - 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...
