What's on in Manchester
What's on in Manchester
Sunday 25 January 2026
Hallé & Julius Asal - Grieg's Piano Concerto
Hallé & Julius Asal - Grieg's Piano Concerto
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
2025's astounding winner of the Terence Judd-Halle Award, Julius Asal, joins forces with returning Halle conductor Lionel Bringuier to perform Grieg's exceptional Piano Concerto. This Scandinavian programme opens with Esa-Pekka Salonen's en...Singin' In The Rain
Singin' In The Rain
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
A timeless masterpiece, and perhaps one of the greatest musicals ever made - a must-see show for Christmas 2025. A charismatic, tap-dancing extravaganza SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is the much-loved story of the highs and lows of Hollywood as a rad...Luminiscence
Luminiscence
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Arriving in the UK for the first time, after dazzling over 1 Million people in Europe, the incredible immersive projection concert LUMINISCENCE transforms Manchester Cathedral into a fully immersive world of sound, story, and light. Featuri...Phil Ellis
Phil Ellis
Cultplex, Manchester
Multi-award winning 'comic genius' (The Scotsman) and the new star of Taskmaster (Ch4), Edinburgh award-winning North Manchester comedian Phil Ellis is going on his first full national stand-up tour. Following his three big award wins ...Aurie Styla
Aurie Styla
Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Comedian Aurie Styla is back after his recent sold out 100+ date international The Aurator Tour... and he is cooking up a new show, in the way he knows best... crowd work, freestylin', trying bits and having fun with his audience. Plus the ...Cory Band
Cory Band
RNCM, Manchester
One of the oldest and best known award-winning brass bands in the world, the famous Cory Band were formed in 1884 in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales. Ranked the world's No. 1 brass band for 13 consecutive years, Cory made world histo...Burning Witches + Hammer King
Burning Witches + Hammer King
Manchester Academy, Manchester
A co-headline tour from Swiss metal force Burning Witches and Honouring their classic roots of raw heavy metal magic while unleashing darker, thunderous anthems and breakneck shred-fests, Burning Witches dive into themes of medieval pers...RNCM Brass Band
RNCM Brass Band
RNCM, Manchester
Established during the 1990s by brass innovator Howard Snell, the RNCM Brass Band has always been a flagship ensemble of the institution. Geographically the RNCM is ideally placed in Manchester for brass band students and it boasts a teachi...JARMAN
JARMAN
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
A mighty spirit is about to reawaken. Yours. Derek Jarman: film-maker, painter, gardener at Prospect Cottage, gay rights activist, writer... his influence remains as strong as it was on the day he died in 1994. But his story, one of the ...QUENTIN CRISP: NAKED HOPE
QUENTIN CRISP: NAKED HOPE
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Following his performance of Jarman, Mark Farrelly's hugely acclaimed solo play depicts Quentin Crisp at two phases of his extraordinary life: alone in his Chelsea flat in the 1960s, certain that life has passed him by, and thirty years ...Brass Bands England Discussion
Brass Bands England Discussion
RNCM, Manchester
Brass Bands England supports and promotes brass bands by fostering community engagement, sharing resources, and increasing public understanding of their value. They provide access to funding, training, and resources in key areas like market...Made in Manchester - Rising Stars
Made in Manchester - Rising Stars
Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
A spotlight on the next generation of local comedians, fresh from the streets of Manchester and ready to bring their best material to the stage, Made in Manchester: Rising Stars is your Sunday night showcase of homegrown talent! From up-an...Be Hear Now
Be Hear Now
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Be Hear Now is the Bridgewater Hall's relaxed music workshop programme, for children and young people with special educational needs and their families. Explore music, creativity and movement in these wonderful sessions, led by Beth Bishop,...Manchester City Stadium Tour
Manchester City Stadium Tour
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Enjoy one of the most immersive tour experiences in the Premier League with a guided look around The Etihad Stadium. Experience the Manchester City story in a 360 degrees theatre and enjoy an audio-visual perspective of the players' matchd...Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour
Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour
Old Trafford, Manchester
Visit the Museum & Stadium Tour at Old Trafford and walk in the footsteps of greatness. The Museum is open for visitors, and the Stadium Tour follows a great route, so you'll see the players' tunnel, walk next to the world famous pitch, and...Factory 251 Saturdays
Factory 251 Saturdays
FAC251, Manchester
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Inspired by the hit SAW movie franchise, SAWtopsy at moviESCAPE, Stockport's leading Escape Room offering, is a gory and ominous room with dim, atmospheric lighting, however it does not feature any jump scares - well none that are delibe...The Hallé - Grieg's Piano Concerto
The Hallé - Grieg's Piano Concerto
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
This Scandinavian programme opens with Esa-Pekka Salonen?s enigmatic Helix, described by the composer as a spiralling ?nine-minute accelerando?. While the pulse of the piece increases gradually throughout, the note values get proportionatel...Bande à part (PG)
Bande à part (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Franz and Arthur, a couple of streetwise chancers, team up with the shy Odile to plan a robbery. As the trio of misfits roam the cafes of suburban Paris, do a lightning tour of the Louvre, and play-act shoot-outs, the suspicion grows that t...Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
RNCM, Manchester
On sale Thu 13 Nov 2025 at 10amProgrammePeter Meechan B of the BangTorstein Aagaard-Nilsen Euphonium Concerto No 2*George Lloyd Royal ParksHelena Zyskowska Ondinas (world premiere)Dorothy Gates Concerto for Tuba Brass Band^ (world premiere)...Monday 26 January 2026
The Bodyguard - The Musical
The Bodyguard - The Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Starring international leading lady Sidonie Smith as Rachel Marron, Olivier Award nominee Adam Garcia as Frank Farmer, Sasha Monique as Nicki Marron and Coronation Street and Hollyoaks star Matt Milburn as Sy Spector. At certain performance...The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals
The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals
AO Arena, Manchester
The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals will once again illuminate Manchester's AO Arena on 26 January 2026, delivering its most ambitious celebration of British theatre to date. Now in its fifth year, this unmissable event, once ag...Dita Von Teese
Dita Von Teese
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Dita Von Teese, the ever-dazzling International Queen of Burlesque, is returning to the UK with the most lavish touring burlesque show in history. With Nocturnelle Dita will be combining the glamour with theatrical magic and the high-art...Luminiscence
Luminiscence
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Arriving in the UK for the first time, after dazzling over 1 Million people in Europe, the incredible immersive projection concert LUMINISCENCE transforms Manchester Cathedral into a fully immersive world of sound, story, and light. Featuri...Aurie Styla
Aurie Styla
Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Comedian Aurie Styla is back after his recent sold out 100+ date international The Aurator Tour... and he is cooking up a new show, in the way he knows best... crowd work, freestylin', trying bits and having fun with his audience. Plus the ...Palace Theatre Tour
Palace Theatre Tour
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Opened in 1891, The Palace Theatre is one of Manchester's oldest and most beautiful theatres. With a glorious history hosting stars of stage and screen including Judy Garland, Gracie Fields, Les Dawson and Charlie Chaplin, today, the Palace...RNCM Monday Lunchtime Showcase
RNCM Monday Lunchtime Showcase
RNCM, Manchester
Drop in during your lunch break and discover a wide range of performances for free with the RNCM's Monday and Thursday Lunchtime concerts. Witness the next generation of musicians in this intimate lunchtime solo and chamber music series,...Sherri Lun
Sherri Lun
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Named 2020 Performing Artist of the Year by the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong-born pianist Sherri Lun is praised for her "pinpoint clarity and convincing bravura" Chicago Tribune. She made her concerto debut at age 10 and has perf...Hatched
Hatched
Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Be part of a warm supportive crowd for new stand-ups among a line up of baby comedians in their first year on the circuit. ...Manchester City Stadium Tour
Manchester City Stadium Tour
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Enjoy one of the most immersive tour experiences in the Premier League with a guided look around The Etihad Stadium. Experience the Manchester City story in a 360 degrees theatre and enjoy an audio-visual perspective of the players' matchd...Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour
Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour
Old Trafford, Manchester
Visit the Museum & Stadium Tour at Old Trafford and walk in the footsteps of greatness. The Museum is open for visitors, and the Stadium Tour follows a great route, so you'll see the players' tunnel, walk next to the world famous pitch, and...ARC Ensemble (Artists of the Royal Conservatory Canada)
ARC Ensemble (Artists of the Royal Conservatory Canada)
RNCM, Manchester
ProgrammeErnest Kanitz String Quartet in D majorRobert M?ller Hartmann 3 Intermezzi and Scherzo Op 22Frederick Block Piano Trio No 2 Op 26Jerzy Fitelberg Nachtmusik Op 9 No 2 ?Fisches Nachtgesang?Frederick Block Suite for Clarinet and Piano...Hamnet (12A)
Hamnet (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare, struggles to come to terms with the loss of their only son, Hamnet ? the grief driving a wedge between the couple. Shakespeare, meanwhile, channels the tragedy and his sorrow into his work, creating H...Marty Supreme (15)
Marty Supreme (15)
HOME, Manchester
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. Marty Supreme follows his journey from playing for bets in Manhattan to winning 22 major titles and becoming the oldest to win a national...No Other Choice (15)
No Other Choice (15)
HOME, Manchester
When paper company employee Yoo Man-su is abruptly laid off, he loses the perfect life he?s worked hard for. When a new job comes along, he realises a perfect plan - getting rid of his competition via any available means. Director Park?s de...Rental Family (12A)
Rental Family (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Phillip Vanderpleog lives in the Japanese capital. Looking for any work opportunities, he is employed by a ?rental family? company, which provides clients with actors who play stand-in roles of absent loved ones. The work offers Phillip pos...Roots in the Sky
Roots in the Sky
HOME, Manchester
Roots in the Sky is the first institutional curatorial project by British-Nigerian artist Tunji Adeniyi-Jones. This pivotal exhibition brings together new and recent works by ten contemporary artists whose practices span the United States, ...Saipan (15)
Saipan (15)
HOME, Manchester
The thrilling story of the infamous confrontation between iconic Republic of Ireland football captain Roy Keane and his national team manager Mick McCarthy during the Irish team?s preparations for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The intense rivalr...Spotlight: Bacewicz's Piano Quintet No 1
Spotlight: Bacewicz's Piano Quintet No 1
RNCM, Manchester
ProgrammeGra?yna Bacewicz?Piano Quintet No 1PerformersEleanor Prout, Iona Frenguelli violinsCeleste Meisel violaKamo Maraba celloBen Attfield pianoAboutA chamber music gem, Bacewicz?s first piano quintet fuses soaring lyricism with irresist...The History of Sound (15)
The History of Sound (15)
HOME, Manchester
In 1917, Lionel - a young, talented music student - meets David at the Boston Conservatory, where they bond over a deep love of folk music. Years later, Lionel receives a letter from David, leading to an impromptu journey through the backwo...Tuesday 27 January 2026
The Bodyguard - The Musical
The Bodyguard - The Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Starring international leading lady Sidonie Smith as Rachel Marron, Olivier Award nominee Adam Garcia as Frank Farmer, Sasha Monique as Nicki Marron and Coronation Street and Hollyoaks star Matt Milburn as Sy Spector. At certain performance...Dita Von Teese
Dita Von Teese
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Dita Von Teese, the ever-dazzling International Queen of Burlesque, is returning to the UK with the most lavish touring burlesque show in history. With Nocturnelle Dita will be combining the glamour with theatrical magic and the high-art...Luminiscence
Luminiscence
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Arriving in the UK for the first time, after dazzling over 1 Million people in Europe, the incredible immersive projection concert LUMINISCENCE transforms Manchester Cathedral into a fully immersive world of sound, story, and light. Featuri...White Lies
White Lies
Albert Hall, Manchester
In terms of changing direction, the Ealing three-piece made more of a Cruyff turn than a jink to the left. The West London trio started life as a neo-Britpop outfit under the name Fear Of Flying. After just a couple of singles, they ripped ...The End Times
The End Times
RNCM, Manchester
Written and directed by Liza Bec, The End Times is an apocalyptic coming of age tale featuring a magical musical blackboard and a theatrical soundscape, with one foot in the supernatural and one foot in science. This hour-long staged pe...Adventures in Wonderland
Adventures in Wonderland
Z-arts, Manchester
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 i...Manchester City Stadium Tour
Manchester City Stadium Tour
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Enjoy one of the most immersive tour experiences in the Premier League with a guided look around The Etihad Stadium. Experience the Manchester City story in a 360 degrees theatre and enjoy an audio-visual perspective of the players' matchd...Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour
Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour
Old Trafford, Manchester
Visit the Museum & Stadium Tour at Old Trafford and walk in the footsteps of greatness. The Museum is open for visitors, and the Stadium Tour follows a great route, so you'll see the players' tunnel, walk next to the world famous pitch, and...Baby Book Club
