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My Beautiful Laundrette

The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 March 2024
Based on Hanif Kureishi's iconic and Oscar-nominated screenplay and last brought to the stage in 2019 directed by Nikolai Foster, My Beautiful Laundrette is set in London during the Thatcher years and tells the story of young British Pakist...

The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming

Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
Tuesday 19 March - Sunday 20 October 2024
If you are looking for a film to watch, ManchesterTheatres. com have rounded-up the best movies currently showing at Manchester's cinemas, and we are offering £5 off tickets too. We've also compiled the best releases new to the streaming s...

Drive-Away Dolls (15)

HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 19 - Thursday 21 March 2024
★★★ Ethan Coen strikes out on his own with a frivolous frolic that wears its slightness like a badge of honour. ~ Total Film. --- Written by Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, this comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free  spirit ...

Wicked Little Letters (15)

HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 19 - Thursday 21 March 2024
★★★ An ultimately rather cosy tale of British eccentricity, enlivened by a superb cast. ~ Total Film. --- A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a dark and absurd scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than...

Poor Things (18)

HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 19 - Wednesday 20 March 2024
★★★★✭ Expect Oscars all around again as the team behind The Favourite deliver another period drama which is one of the best - and maddest - comedies in many a year. ~ ManchesterTheatres. com --- From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and...

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (18)

HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 20 - Thursday 21 March 2024
★★★★ Radu Jude's bracingly anarchic Romanian black comedy, a portrait of an underpaid, overworked film production assistant with an obscenity-spewing alter ego, lays into workplace ethics with brio. ~ The Observer. --- Radu Jude's R...

Michael McIntyre

AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 22 - Saturday 23 March 2024
The UK's most popular comedian returns with a huge stand-up world arena tour, Macnificent visiting the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, the USA and Singapore. Since getting his big break performing on the televised 2006 Royal Va...

'Allo 'Allo Comedy Train

East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Friday 22 March - Friday 30 August 2024
'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 cafe in Nouvion, but things aren't quite going according to plan. The Resistance wants to u...

After Hours - 4K Restoration (15)

HOME, Manchester
Friday 22 March 2024
★★★★✭  Scorsese is at the top of his game with this atmospheric and very black crime comedy which has you on the edge of the seat throughout. ~ ManchesterTheatres. com --- The stellar new 4K restoration of Martin Scorsese's cult ...

Late Night with the Devil (15)

HOME, Manchester
Friday 22 March 2024
Australian siblings Cameron and Colin Cairnes are back with another Comedy Horror. Set in October 1977, waning late-night talk show host Jack Delroy makes television history when his audience-baiting Halloween special spirals fatally out of...

The Greasy Strangler (18)

HOME, Manchester
Friday 22 March 2024
British director Jim Hosking's almost indescribable 2016 debut feature has shades of early John Waters. Big Brayden lives in LA with his dad, Big Ronnie. The night-time streets are being stalked by a naked, homicidal pervert known as the Gr...

Four Little Adults (18)

Odeon Manchester Great Northern, Manchester
Saturday 23 March 2024
Helsinki is for lovers! In Finnish filmmaker Selma Vilhunen's latest film, a middle-aged couple on the verge of a breakup decide to open up their relationship and enter the complex world of polyamory. What follows is a fascinating balance o...

I Think I'm Sick (18)

Odeon Manchester Great Northern, Manchester
Saturday 23 March 2024
The excitement of senior year doesn't appeal much to Will, a teenager quietly dealing with his deteriorating mental health. For Will, there's only one thing he can do to end his agony, but when his suicide plan fails, he finds himself back ...

Wonka (PG)

HOME, Manchester
Saturday 30 March - Wednesday 3 April 2024
★★★★ "It may not scale the heights of his Paddington duo, but Paul King's Wonka is a beguiling way to spend 116 minutes, perfectly anchored by Chalamet's benevolent dandy. All together now: Oompa Loompa, doompety doo..." ~ Empire. -...

It Happened One Night (U)

HOME, Manchester
Sunday 31 March 2024
★★★★✭ The first of only three films to win the "Big Five" Oscars, this classic farce introduced the world to screwball and remains as fresh, fast and funny 90 years on. ~ ManchesterTheatres. com. --- To celebrate its 90th annivers...

Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood

Sonata Piano and Cabaret Lounge, Manchester
Thursday 4 April 2024
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 lifelong...

Two Pints Live With Will Mellor & Ralf Little

Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 5 April 2024
Will Mellor and Ralf Little, of the cult British sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, take their smash hit Podcast out on tour when they ask people to join them for Two Pints, LIVE! After the sold-out success of their 17-date T...

Paddington in Concert

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 7 April 2024
STUDIOCANAL and Raymond Gubbay Limited are pleased to present Paddington™ in Concert. Watch the award-winning 2014 film on a giant HD screen, accompanied by the London Concert Orchestra playing Nick Urata's calypso-infused score live. Bas...

Wicked Little Letters (15)

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 7 April 2024
★★★ An ultimately rather cosy tale of British eccentricity, enlivened by a superb cast. ~ Total Film. --- A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a dark and absurd scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than...

An Evening with Rebel Wilson

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Friday 26 April 2024
From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids, get ready for an emotional rollercoaster with a refreshingly candid, funny, and inspiring conversation about her unconventional journey to Hollywood success, and self-love. For ...

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 27 April 2024
Eleven Global Glamazons from seven regions of the world unite for the official Drag Race UK vs The World Tour. Experience your favourite Queens in an all-new production and witness the best drag the mother-tucking world has to offer in this...

Howerd's End

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Friday 3 May 2024
Frankie Howerd was one of Britain's most loved comedians for half a century. But he had a secret. And the secret's name was Dennis. This hugely acclaimed play by Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Jarman) takes you to the heart of F...

The Eric Andre Show Live

Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 23 May 2024
Eric Andre is a comedian, actor and, not least, host of Adult Swim's hit series, The Eric Andre Show, an American sketch comedy television series which had aired since 2012. Throughout its lifetime, the parody series has taken the internet...

Rude Science

The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 26 May 2024
The naughtiest, funniest, most revolting science show in the world. Brace yourselves for BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates' revolutionary, high-tech, highly-explosive new show, packed with outrageous science stunts. On the surface it's a riot of ...

Brian Butterfield

Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 8 June 2024
September (and a bit of October) 2023 was an important month in the world of business, as comic actor Peter Serafinowicz's off-the-wall comedy sketch show character Brian Butterfield made his live stage debut, imparting all his business kno...

Brian Butterfield

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Sunday 9 June 2024
September (and a bit of October) 2023 was an important month in the world of business, as comic actor Peter Serafinowicz's off-the-wall comedy sketch show character Brian Butterfield made his live stage debut, imparting all his business kno...

Faulty Towers - The Original Dining Experience

The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
Sunday 16 June 2024
Interactive Theatre's globetrotting show is truly quite legendary, selling out at venues like Edinburgh Fringe, Raffles Singapore and Sydney Opera House. When the audience become diners in the 'Faulty Towers' restaurant and are served by Ba...

Six Chick Flicks

Waterside, Manchester
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Two actors. Six beloved films. One hilarious parody! Fresh from a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, this smash hit comedy parodies your favourite chick flicks in one hysterical, fast-paced show. From the deck of the Titanic to the glitt...

Miriam Margolyes

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Another unforgettable adventure through the extraordinary life and strong opinions of Miriam Margolyes, live on stage in her biggest tour yet to mark the launch of her new book, OH MIRIAM!, "something that has been said to me a lot over th...

Brian Conley

The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 28 July 2024
Brian Conley is back on the road with a brand new tour, The 3rd Farewell Tour... To Date. Join the multi-award winning star of the West End and countless hit TV series for an evening of comedy, music and entertainment. ...

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote

Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 21 September 2024
Pit your wits against Jessica B. Fletcher at this interactive screening of an episode of Murder, She Wrote. Can you solve the crime before Cabot Cove's best amateur sleuth? Celebrating all things 80s television mysteries had to offer - con...

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

The Albert Halls, Bolton
Thursday 3 - Friday 4 October 2024
Rita, Sue and Bob Too is a twisted, dark and hilarious comedy drama that tells the story of Rita and Sue, two working class girls from a rundown Bradford council estate who are about to finish their final year at school. In their spare time...

The Horne Section

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Monday 14 October 2024
They have two series of their own Channel 4 TV show, an iTunes-chart-topping podcast and now they're tuning up their instruments once more to tour the country: it's the Horne Section's Hit Show! "Britain's Funniest Band" (The Guardian) have...

Simon Brodkin

The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 5 November 2024
Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up After selling out 110 dates across the UK and Europe, Simon Brodkin, the world-famous prankster, Lee Nelson creator and most-watched British stand-up comedian on TikTok, brings his outrageous stand-up show to Salfo...

Simon Brodkin

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up After selling out 110 dates across the UK and Europe, Simon Brodkin, the world-famous prankster, Lee Nelson creator and most-watched British stand-up comedian on TikTok, brings his outrageous stand-up show to Salfo...

A Celebration of Father Ted with Joe Rooney

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 24 - Saturday 25 January 2025
Celebrate one of the greatest sitcoms ever made, as renowned actor and stand-up comedian Joe Rooney presents a night of all things Father Ted! Joe featured as the rebellious Father Damo in the classic Father Ted episode The Old Grey Whis...
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