THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Hallé St Peter's
Fri 5 Dec 2025 - Fri 6 Feb 2026
Murder Trial Tonight IV Death Of A Landlord
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Sun 8 - Fri 27 Mar 2026
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
The Talented Mr Ripley
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 November 2025
"I never wanted to murder anyone. It was necessary." Step into a world of deception, desire, and deadly ambition. How far would you go to become someone else? Tom Ripley is a nobody - scraping by in New York, forging signatures, telling lit...Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Sunday 30 November 2025
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...Blood Brothers
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 November 2025
Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences. The superb score includes ...A Fairytale for Christmas
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 18 November 2025
'Tis the season to be jolly as the ultimate Irish Christmas concert is back. After four back-to-back sell-out tours (as Fairytale of New York), and successful runs in the USA and Europe, A Fairytale for Christmas has gained thousands of ...A Christmas Carol
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Tuesday 18 November 2025 - Saturday 10 January 2026
A joyful stage adaptation of the festive classic Whilst Christmas cheer and goodwill thrive across Victorian England, tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge goes to bed on Christmas Eve with no compassion or love in his heart. However, that night he...Sydnie Christmas
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Britain's Got Talent 2024 winner Sydnie Christmas made her introduction to the public with 'Tomorrow' from Annie, in a performance that received the Golden Buzzer from Amanda Holden. Hailing from Gravesham in Kent, having studied at the D...The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
Tuesday 18 November - Wednesday 31 December 2025
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...Adventures in Wonderland
Z-arts, Manchester
Tuesday 18 November 2025 - Wednesday 22 July 2026
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...Floridita Dance - Free Bachata Taster Class
On Bar, Manchester
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Ever wanted to learn Bachata but never danced before? Now's your chance! Start with Floridita Dance's FREE taster class designed just for absolute beginners. No partner required. After that, you can keep growing your skills through their co...It's a Wonderful Life (U)
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Tuesday 18 - Sunday 23 November 2025
★★★★★ "It's a Wonderful Life is the closest thing to a postwar American Dickens. This is considered by many to be one of the finest films ever made." ~ Little White Lies. --- Frank Capra's heart-warming 1946 masterpiece has been...Alpha (15)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 November 2025
Alpha, 13, is a troubled teenager who lives alone with her mother. Their world comes crashing down the day she comes home from school with a tattoo on her arm.??This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible...Bugonia (15)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 November 2025
Jesse Plemons is outstanding as a conspiracy-obsessed paranoiac who, with the help of his brother, kidnaps a powerful CEO, believing she is an alien intent on destroying Earth. An inspired take on Jang Joon-hwan?s 2003 South Korean satire S...Come See Me in the Good Light (15)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Wednesday 19 November 2025
Come See Me in the Good Light is an intimate and unexpectedly uplifting portrait of love and mortality, which follows acclaimed poet Andrea Gibson and their partner Megan Falley as they face Andrea?s terminal cancer diagnosis. ?Through poet...Die My Love (15)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 November 2025
From renowned filmmaker Lynne Ramsay, Die, My Love is a visceral and uncompromising portrait of a woman engulfed by love and madness. Anchored by a ferocious, tour de force performance from Jennifer Lawrence, and co-starring Robert Pattinso...Dragonfly (15)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 November 2025
Have we become a nation of strangers? In Dragonfly, neglected pensioner Elsie finds an unexpected ally in her younger neighbour Colleen. Over time, Elsie gains a friend and the troubled Colleen finds a fresh purpose in life as she shops, cl...Frankenstein (15)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 November 2025
Few contemporary filmmakers are as adept at balancing attention to detail and technical prowess with genuine emotional heft as Academy Award-winning filmmaker Del Toro (Pan?s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water). His take on Mary Shelley?s master...Game (15) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Late summer 1993. After stealing a stash of money and drugs, aging raver David flees a forest party and crashes his car deep in the woods. Trapped in the wreckage, injured and helpless, he hangs suspended between life and death. When a myst...Palestine 36 (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 November 2025
1936. As villages across Mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With risin...The Choral (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 November 2025
1916. A Yorkshire village?s choral society finds its ranks depleted as men head off to war. With the annual performance looming, the society is forced to change its entry rules to enlist some unlikely teens and the musically gifted but soci...The Mastermind (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 November 2025
1970s America has witnessed a generational chasm and a society torn apart by Vietnam. But JB Mooney, an unemployed carpenter, is oblivious to these cultural changes as he bumbles towards a major art heist. Kelly Reichardt?s (First Cow) smar...Train Dreams (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Wednesday 19 November 2025
Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier, whose life unfolds during an era of unprecedented change in early 20th-century America. Orphaned at a young age, Robert grows into adulth...XS Malarkey with Headliner TBA
53two, Manchester
Tuesday 18 November - Tuesday 9 December 2025
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. A minimum of just ?3 for members and ?6 for normal people- we keep tickets as low as possible to k...To Each Their Own Cinema Presents: Night on Earth
Eagle Inn, Salford
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Up next, on the 18th of November, we are proud to present Jim Jarmusch's remarkable anthology 'Night on Earth' (1991)...Theatre Event
Theatre Royal Ramsbottom, Bolton
Tuesday 18 - Friday 21 November 2025
This is a test theatre event for the Theatre Royal Ramsbottom....An Orchestral Tribute to Tim Burton & Dark Fantasy by Moonlight
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Wednesday 19 November 2025
An Orchestral Tribute to Tim Burton & Dark Fantasy by Moonlight - An enchanting live performance of whimsical and otherworldly dark fantasy film music, brought to life by the Illuminated Orchestra, beneath the glow of a giant moon. A spellb...Perfect Show for Rachel
Contact, Manchester
Wednesday 19 - Saturday 22 November 2025
Step into Rachel's unique, often hilarious world in this critically acclaimed show, a "joyous celebration of theatre without the rules" (★★★★ The Stage) combining physical theatre, live music, family memories, massive fights and f...English National Ballet - The Sleeping Beauty
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 19 - Saturday 22 November 2025
For wonder and enchantment, look no further than this classic fairy tale ballet: Kenneth MacMillan's The Sleeping Beauty will leave you spellbound. Experience all that is grand, gleaming and gorgeous with English National Ballet in this stu...Believe! The Polar Express Experience
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Wednesday 19 November - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Believe! The Polar Express Experience is a brand new, truly magical, multi-room immersive walkthrough experience that brings the enchanting world of the beloved movie to life in a whole new way. Step into the Hero Boy's house where you be t...The Best of Tim Burton & Dark Fantasy by Moonlight
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Wednesday 19 November 2025
A spellbinding live concert celebrating the music from cinema's most whimsical and eerie masterpieces - from Tim Burton's gothic fantasy films to cult classics of the dark and magical. Programme: 75 minutes of spine-tingling, heartwarming, ...The John Barbirolli Memorial Prize for Cello
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 19 November 2025
This annual prize celebrates solo cello at its best. With past winners including Abel Selaocoe and Mikhail Nemtsov, join us and experience the next generation of cellists. ...RNCM Research Forum - A Mini Symposium organised by Dr Annika Forkert
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 19 November - Wednesday 10 December 2025
Our Research Forums provide in-depth insight into some of the cutting-edge research that is taking place at the RNCM. Hear presentations from academics, performers, and composers as they share the latest developments in their fields, discus...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Wednesday 19 November - Saturday 13 December 2025
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...Of Time and the City (12A) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Director Terence Davies displays his rare sensitivity for the telling image, the haunting melody and the spoken word in this unique documentary portrait of his home city, Liverpool. Combining Davies? own witty, literate narration with archi...Wolf and Owl Live
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 20 November 2025
After promising listeners for months, they are actually adding a couple more live dates: Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis are bringing their hit podcast Wolf & Owl to the stage. For those sweet sweet souls who listen to the podcast, expect ...Adam Rowe & Friends
The Royal George, Oldham
Thursday 20 November 2025
Adam Rowe hosts and headlines whilst introducing some of the best comedians in the country who also happen to be his mates. ...Census
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 20 - Saturday 22 November 2025
Award-winning duo Malandra Jacks introduce you to what happens when a working-class community tells its own story.A bus ride. A bingo card. A memory you didn't know you shared. This is our neighbourhood, not the one in the media, but the on...An Audience with Sir Phil Redmond
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 20 November 2025
Join the creator of Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks for what promises to be a fascinating evening, as Phil hosts a screening of the very first episode of Channel 4's Brookside, originally transmitted on 2nd November 1982. Phil will b...Wicked (PG) + Wicked: For Good (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 20 November 2025
Experience the epic conclusion to a global cultural phenomenon with a special double bill presenting Wicked alongside Wicked For Good. Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia ...The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 20 November - Monday 15 December 2025
Take a look behind the scenes at The Bridgewater Hall, and learn more about Manchester's iconic international concert venue. The entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides will lead you through the building's history, its acoustics and arch...Lowry Youth Dance Project
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 20 November 2025 - Thursday 19 March 2026
Calling young people aged 9-16 who love to move! Take part in this inspiring dance project to develop your dance ability and unleash your artistic creativity. Experience how dancers train at Lowry. All genders and abilities welcome! In ...Pillion (18)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 20 November 2025
Colin is a quiet, unassuming man with supportive parents whose world is rocked when he enters a dom-sub relationship with towering, attractive biker Ray. Navigating his new role, he learns about its pleasures and pains, including those that...Evening of Mediumship Manchester
Village Hotels Cheadle, Stockport
Thursday 20 November 2025
Experience an unforgettable evening of connecting with departed loved ones as you join Angela Dunlop, a gifted psychic medium. Secure your spot today...Free Party: A Folk History (Bonus Screening)