ManchesterTheatres.com
logo
21 Belvoir Rd
Warrington
Cheshire GB WA4 6PE
Phone: +44 7725 234022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
What's on in Manchester and surrounding area mobile mobile

What's on in Manchester and surrounding area

Thursday 9 October 2025

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Black Sabbath

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Black Sabbath

Lowry, Salford
Carlos Acosta turns up the volume on Birmingham's musical legacy as he brings Black Sabbath - The Ballet to Lowry for the first time. Black Sabbath - The Ballet delivers a spectacular theatrical experience featuring thrilling dance alongsid...

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

Co-op Live, Manchester
After much anticipation, 14-time Grammy Award-winner Lady Gaga has officially announced 'The MAYHEM Ball' tour with dates this year in support of her new album, MAYHEM, which received widespread acclaim from critics and fans upon release ...

The HandleBards - The Tempest

The HandleBards - The Tempest

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
This production of The Tempest is the first collaboration between Shakespeare North Playhouse and internationally renowned theatre company ran by cycling actors, The HandleBards, who carry all the necessary set, props & costume on the b...

13 Going On 30 - The Musical

13 Going On 30 - The Musical

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
13 Going On 30 - The Musical is a totally grown up new musical comedy based on the hit 2004 film that starred Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, and it's coming to Manchester Opera House for its World Premiere next year!Jenna Rink is an ador...

The Hallé & Amy Yule - The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Hallé & Amy Yule - The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Star flautist and Halle Principal, Amy Yule takes centre stage to perform Ibert's intricate Flute Concerto in a programme filled with an air of musical enchantment. When Sergei Diaghilev - founder of the Ballets Russes - visited Stravinsky ...

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

HOME, Manchester
Despite protests of his innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murders of his wife and her lover. Incarcerated in the notorious Shawshank facility, he quickly learns that no one can survive alone. Andy stri...

Marina Abramović - Balkan Erotic Epic

Marina Abramović - Balkan Erotic Epic

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Experience the raw, unfiltered power of Balkan folklore in a new immersive show from the world's most famous performance artist Balkan Erotic Epic is a bold new performance work created by the iconic artist Marina Abramovic. Regarded as t...

Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Having sold over four million records in the U.S., Massachusetts heavy metal heroes Killswitch Engage are considered one of the earliest leading forces of the metalcore genre. They have scored five Top 40 albums in the UK, with 2006's As D...

Tribute to Luther Vandross - The Candlelight Concert

Tribute to Luther Vandross - The Candlelight Concert

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
A heartfelt evening honouring the timeless music of Luther Vandross, as a gifted vocalist and an incredible live band bring his greatest hits to life in a stunning candlelit setting. This tribute concert celebrates the velvet voice of one o...

Snake in the Grass

Snake in the Grass

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
A darkly comic thriller about family, secrets and manipulation. Annabel returns home after the death of her cruel father. Reunited with her sister Miriam, the siblings bicker as buried truths resurface. Tensions grow when his former nurse ...

Nick Helm

Nick Helm

Lowry, Salford
Are you ready to have the best damn night of your effing life? Well don't worry, the man with the golden larynx is back - and he's aiming high. On his last tour Nick Helm promised you a Super Fun Good Time Show and, except for one man in Hu...

Uptown Girl - The Billy Joel Collection

Uptown Girl - The Billy Joel Collection

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Uptown Girl - The Billy Joel Collection celebrates the legacy of one of the greatest American musicians of all time. Drawing from six decades of smash-hits, this stunning new stage production features a full-band dedicated to recreating ico...

1884

1884

HOME, Manchester
Created by theatre-maker Rhianna Ilube and BAFTA-winning game-makers Coney, 1884 is an immersive game-theatre show inspired by the legacy of the 1884 Berlin Conference, an often-overlooked historical turning point for the African continent ...

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

New Century Hall, Manchester
  Obsidian... dark, reflective and black: it's a pretty decent description of the music that the Halifax death-doom pioneers have been making over the last 37 years, even though this most resilient of British metal bands have stoically ref...

The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming

The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming

Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
  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 discounted tickets at Odeon, Vue, Cineworld and HOME too. We've also compiled...

Far Gone

Far Gone

Lowry, Salford
Northern Uganda. When Okumu's village is attacked by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), he and his brother's lives are changed forever. Inspired by John Rwothomack's own real-life experience of nearly being kidnapped by the LRA, Far Gone is ...

SYML

SYML

Manchester Academy, Manchester
SYML is the solo venture of Seattle artist Brian Fennell, who was previously part of the indie band Barcelona. Collaborating with Lana Del Rey on the song "Paris, Texas" and with artists like Guy Garvey (Elbow), Lucius, Sara Watkins, Charlo...

Ayetian

Ayetian

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Born in Jamaica to Haitian parents, Dancehall sensation Ayetian touches down in Europe. Expect to hear hits like 'Balance', 'Anyweh', and 'Tip' (featuring Skillibeng and Nvtzz). ...

Batty!

Batty!

Waterside, Manchester
This new production from Victoria Firth & Company explores the wildness - as opposed to madness - of women, and how our feral side can reconnect us to ourselves and our environment. Have you got a wild side? Batty has, she dreams of running...

The Herbaliser Band

The Herbaliser Band

Band On The Wall, Manchester
Featuring Ollie Teeba on the decks and touring with the original 8 piece live band The Herbaliser return. Way back In January 1995, Ollie Teeba and Jake Wherry AKA The Herbaliser, a sample- based beatmaking duo from Twickenham, South West L...

Friday 10 October 2025

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Black Sabbath

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Black Sabbath

Lowry, Salford
Carlos Acosta turns up the volume on Birmingham's musical legacy as he brings Black Sabbath - The Ballet to Lowry for the first time. Black Sabbath - The Ballet delivers a spectacular theatrical experience featuring thrilling dance alongsid...

Up to 50% Off selected dance shows at Lowry

Up to 50% Off selected dance shows at Lowry

Lowry, Salford
 GREAT OFFER FOR DANCE SHOWS AT LOWRY...   10% off for one show 25% off each show if you book two 50% off each show if you book three or more   The discounted price will be automatically added in your basket. Offer valid for the six eve...

Gandeys Halloween Spooktacular

Gandeys Halloween Spooktacular

Trafford Centre, Manchester
Something wickedly spectacular this way comes...! Dare you enter the haunted Big Top? Gandeys Circus returns, bringing you a brand-new, spine-chilling, and action-packed Halloween Spooktacular-a legendary show filled with frights, delights,...

The HandleBards - The Tempest

The HandleBards - The Tempest

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
This production of The Tempest is the first collaboration between Shakespeare North Playhouse and internationally renowned theatre company ran by cycling actors, The HandleBards, who carry all the necessary set, props & costume on the b...

Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical

Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation - Young Frankenstein! Grandson...

13 Going On 30 - The Musical

13 Going On 30 - The Musical

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
13 Going On 30 - The Musical is a totally grown up new musical comedy based on the hit 2004 film that starred Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, and it's coming to Manchester Opera House for its World Premiere next year!Jenna Rink is an ador...

Architects

Architects

Co-op Live, Manchester
  Known for the explosive energy of their live performances and signature melodic edge, Brighton metalcore act Architects are back and charging forward in the heavy rock world. Having topped the UK album charts, their "anthem powerhouse" s...

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

HOME, Manchester
Despite protests of his innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murders of his wife and her lover. Incarcerated in the notorious Shawshank facility, he quickly learns that no one can survive alone. Andy stri...

Dom Dolla

Dom Dolla

Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Grammy nominated Australian Dom Dolla is experiencing a meteoric rise with his signature style of house music connecting with global audiences, and making him recognised as one of the most exciting producers in electronic music. His distinc...

Aunty Donna

Aunty Donna

O2 Apollo, Manchester
  Australian YouTube, podcast and Netflix surrealist comedy superstars - Broden Kelly, Zachary Ruane and Mark Bonanno - bring their wonderfully riotous sketch comedy show Drem to Europe. Featuring a 75ish minute live show, with all new ...

Level 42

Level 42

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Isle of White jazz funk pop legends Level 42 have sold in excess of 30 million albums worldwide, scored 18 top 40 singles, including Lessons in Love, Something About You, Leaving Me Now, Running in the Family, and Hot Water, and sold out ...

Dancing at Lughnasa

Dancing at Lughnasa

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
"I want to dance, Kate. It's the festival of Lughnasa. I'm only thirty-five. I want to dance." Driven by an overwhelming desire, the five Mundy sisters dance. Together they twirl and spin, it is wild, passionate, reckless, and for the brief...

Daniel O'Donnell

Daniel O'Donnell

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
  Irish easy-listening country singer Daniel O'Donnell is the only artist in the world to score a hit in the UK album charts every year between 1988 and 2023, an unprecedented and unbroken 35 year span and in doing so, he has outshone ever...

Testament + Obituary

Testament + Obituary

Manchester Academy, Manchester
A co-headline gig from the thrash metal titans. California's Testament is often credited as one of the most popular and influential bands of the thrash metal scene, as well as one of the leaders of the second wave of the genre of the late 1...

Candlelight - A Tribute to Oasis

Candlelight - A Tribute to Oasis

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Discover the music of Manchester legends Oasis performed by violin under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...

The Sherlocks

The Sherlocks

Albert Hall, Manchester
  Sheffield alt-rock stalwarts The Sherlocks became the first unsigned act since fellow Sheffield rockers Arctic Monkeys to sell out the city's iconic Leadmill venue. They have undergone a rebirth with brothers Kiaran and Brandon Crook int...

Snake in the Grass

Snake in the Grass

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
A darkly comic thriller about family, secrets and manipulation. Annabel returns home after the death of her cruel father. Reunited with her sister Miriam, the siblings bicker as buried truths resurface. Tensions grow when his former nurse ...

Cate Le Bon

Cate Le Bon

New Century Hall, Manchester
Be it on her more minimalist, acoustic folk-leaning 2009 debut album Me Oh My or the critically acclaimed, liquid-riffed follow-up LPs, the Cardiff-based singer-songwriter from Penboyr, Wales has always resisted pigeonholing, walking the ti...

Mufutau Yusuf - Impasse

Mufutau Yusuf - Impasse

Lowry, Salford
A compelling exploration of ethnicity, identity, and the experience of the Black diaspora. Mufutau Yusuf's Impasse is an attempt to understand the politics of the Black body in a contemporary western society, interrogating notions of repres...

Candlelight - The Best of Joe Hisaishi

Candlelight - The Best of Joe Hisaishi

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Relive your favourite anime scenes in this unique homage to Joe Hisaishi! The genius composer is responsible for creating Studio Ghibli's iconic soundtracks, in much-loved films such as Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. An incredible ...

Saturday 11 October 2025

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Black Sabbath

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Black Sabbath

Lowry, Salford
Carlos Acosta turns up the volume on Birmingham's musical legacy as he brings Black Sabbath - The Ballet to Lowry for the first time. Black Sabbath - The Ballet delivers a spectacular theatrical experience featuring thrilling dance alongsid...

Sunny Afternoon

Sunny Afternoon

Palace Theatre, Manchester
Following a phenomenal two years in the West End and a sensational first UK and Ireland tour, the "indisputably terrific" (The Times) OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING BEST NEW MUSICAL, charting the euphoric highs and agonizing lows of THE KINKS, is ba...

Gandeys Halloween Spooktacular

Gandeys Halloween Spooktacular

Trafford Centre, Manchester
Something wickedly spectacular this way comes...! Dare you enter the haunted Big Top? Gandeys Circus returns, bringing you a brand-new, spine-chilling, and action-packed Halloween Spooktacular-a legendary show filled with frights, delights,...

The HandleBards - The Tempest

The HandleBards - The Tempest

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
This production of The Tempest is the first collaboration between Shakespeare North Playhouse and internationally renowned theatre company ran by cycling actors, The HandleBards, who carry all the necessary set, props & costume on the b...

Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical

Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation - Young Frankenstein! Grandson...

13 Going On 30 - The Musical

13 Going On 30 - The Musical

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
13 Going On 30 - The Musical is a totally grown up new musical comedy based on the hit 2004 film that starred Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, and it's coming to Manchester Opera House for its World Premiere next year!Jenna Rink is an ador...

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

HOME, Manchester
Despite protests of his innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murders of his wife and her lover. Incarcerated in the notorious Shawshank facility, he quickly learns that no one can survive alone. Andy stri...

BBC Philharmonic & Gabriel Cabezas - Sibelius Symphony No 2

BBC Philharmonic & Gabriel Cabezas - Sibelius Symphony No 2

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The rugged coastline of Northern California was the inspiration for this similarly jagged piece for singing cellist and orchestra by American composer Gabriella Smith. A five-day solo backpacking trip on the Lost Coast Trail found her scram...

Defected

Defected

Depot Mayfield, Manchester
  Defected and Glitterbox come to the Warehouse Project. Glitterbox is a nightlife phenomenon, conceptualised in 2015 by Defected boss Simon Dunmore. Ever since, Glitterbox has generated an inclusive, uplifting party atmosphere designed to...

Aunty Donna

Aunty Donna

O2 Apollo, Manchester
  Australian YouTube, podcast and Netflix surrealist comedy superstars - Broden Kelly, Zachary Ruane and Mark Bonanno - bring their wonderfully riotous sketch comedy show Drem to Europe. Featuring a 75ish minute live show, with all new ...
Follow Us
Join Our Free Mailing List