THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Murder Trial Tonight IV Death Of A Landlord
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Sun 8 - Fri 27 Mar 2026
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
St Philip's Church Salford
Sat 21 Feb - Fri 20 Mar 2026
Circus Funtasia
Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
Saturday 21 February - Sunday 1 March 2026
USE THE DISCOUNT CODE "FUN26" TO GET MONEY OFF YOUR TICKET!Feel the Thrill of Circus Funtasia 2026 - Where Dreams Become Reality! Get ready to gasp, cheer, laugh, and leap out of your seat as Circus Funtasia 2026 storms into town with a tur...The Memory of Water
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Saturday 21 February 2026
Starring Helen Flanagan, Vicky Binns, Polly Lister and Victoria Brazier THREE SISTERS AND A FUNERAL... Winter, 1996. The Spice Girls are riding high in the charts, football has failed to come home, and Dolly the Sheep's been cloned. Mean...Operation Mincemeat
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 21 - Saturday 28 February 2026
This production is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. Operation Mincemeat is the 2024 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical. It's London's biggest hit with 88 Five-Star reviews, making it the best-reviewed show in We...Priscilla Queen Of The Desert - The Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Saturday 28 February 2026
The Broadway and West End musical comedy sensation follows three friends on a hilarious and heartwarming road trip across the Australian Outback to stage the show of a lifetime. Priscilla Queen Of The Desert is a joyous celebration of unity...The Lightning Thief: the Percy Jackson Musical
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 February 2026
Adapted from Rick Riordan's best-selling novel by Joe Tracz, writer of Be More Chill, and with an electrifying rock score by Rob Rokicki, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is the perfect adventure for gods and mortals alike. Wh...Road
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 21 February - Saturday 14 March 2026
By Jim Cartwright, featuring Lucy Beaumont, Shobna Gulati, Lesley Joseph, Johnny Vegas, and with special guest Sir Tom Courtenay on film. 'Road's coming round us!' It's 1986. Your rumbustious chaperone Scullery guides you down the road, pic...Luminiscence
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 21 February - Thursday 26 March 2026
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...Pinocchio
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 February 2026
Visit the incredible world of Stuff and Nonsense. Three very funny men seek refuge in a grand but abandoned old house, where they gather around an extraordinary dining table that becomes their playground. Grandfather, Father and Son tell t...Antony and Cleopatra
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 21 February 2026
Welcome to Egypt - the bustling community hub and iconic music venue - run by legendary activist and soul diva Queen Cleopatra. Egypt has everything you could possibly need to survive in this rundown city - warm space, free food, banging ...Jack & the Beanstalk
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 February 2026
St Helen's GIANT half-term pantomime spectacular. Follow Jack on an unforgettable rags-to-riches adventure as he swaps the family cow for a handful of magical beans... much to his mum's horror! When those beans burst into life and grow into...Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Abc Dome, Manchester
Saturday 21 February 2026
The most awe-inspiring music from one of the greatest film composers of all time brought to you by a string quartet in an intimate candlelight setting. No doubt these tracks will sound familiar, as they give life to iconic films such as ...Hal Cruttenden
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 21 February 2026
One of the top stand up comedians working in the UK today, as well as being a highly accomplished writer and actor, Hal is back with a brand-new tour, Can Dish It Out But Can't Take It, that promises to stick it to 'The Man', as long as '...Dinosaur Adventure Live - Danger on T-Rex Mountain
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 21 February 2026
The Greatest Prehistoric Show on Earth A dinosaur show 65 million years in the making... Are you ready for the BRAND NEW adventure? Join our intrepid rangers on a quest to recover the data crystal, restore power to the island and save the D...Oxventure
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 February 2026
With all things table-top, from Outside Xbox and Outside Xtra, the massively successful video game channels devoted to Dungeons & Dragons, Blades in the Dark, One-Shot Wonder and more, The Oxventurers Guild make their triumphant return wit...Million Dollar Men - A Tribute to Magic Mike
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 21 February 2026
Everything you need for the ultimate ladies night out: Great dancing, fun interaction and all the action of the smash hit film Magic Mike! The show brings to life your favourite scenes from the hottest film around. From sexy cops to soldier...
Children of the Night
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 21 February 2026
A Play, A Poem, and A Party A clubland coming-of-age story, Children of the Night follows Lindsay Jenkins, a young Donny lass with an A in English, a thirst for rave and £4.25 for the taxi home. Amidst the chaotic finale of 90s nightlife, ...The Last Picture
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 February 2026
This brand-new play by Catherine Dyson provides a thought-provoking exploration of empathy, imagination, and collective memory from the perspective of an emotional support dog, Sam. On a school trip to a photography exhibition, Sam gently g...A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny
Contact, Manchester
Saturday 21 February 2026
An uplifting queer parody musical and the story of Hunter's transition, set in the Wild Wild (North) West. Join Hunter King in his gender journey of self discovery and explore themes of dysphoria, joy and discovering your authentic self. Th...The Library of Enchantment
Z-arts, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Saturday 28 February 2026
Ever wanted to step inside a story? The Library of Enchantment is a fun-filled thrilling family-friendly escape room, full of seafaring adventures, time travelling tricks and a pesky old bookworm who's always up to meddlesome mischief! Can ...The Musicals Party
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 21 February 2026
If you got chills and they're multiplying there's only one place to be! A club night dedicated to all your favourite musicals where fancy dress is highly encouraged! DJs will be playing: Mamma Mia! / Grease / We Will Rock You / High Schoo...Go Gaga Bottomless Brunch
Area, Manchester
Saturday 21 February - Saturday 31 October 2026
Drag queens, brunch, bottomless bubbles & all the Gaga hits you you handle?... Look no further for a pop-tastic brunch party you'll never forget. A full show from Lady Gaga Impersonator Donna Marie & her backing dancers ...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Saturday 28 February 2026
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...Hamnet (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 2026
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...If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 2026
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist. Sharply funny and deeply resonant, If I Ha...Like Asura (18)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 February 2026
In the winter of 1979, the four Takezawa sisters reunite after discovering their aging father?s secret love affair. Choosing to shield their mother, Fuji, from the truth, each of the quartet?s personal problems and secrets also come to ligh...Little Amélie (PG) Dubbed
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 February 2026
Based on the novel M?taphysique des tubes by Am?lie Nothomb, this film centres around a toddler born to her Belgian parents in Japan. After over two years in a vegetative state, little Amelie suddenly awakens to the world around her - trigg...My Father's Shadow (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 2026
Fola (a magnetic ??p?? D?r?s?) is an enigmatic figure in his sons? lives. As they traverse Lagos, Remi and Akin (real-life brothers Chibuike Marvellous and Godwin Egbo) begin to understand him as a person, and the sacrifices he has made for...No Other Choice (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 2026
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...The President's Cake (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 2026
While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9 year-old Lamia is ...The Secret Agent (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 2026
A university professor travels from S?o Paulo to the seaside city of Recife during Carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son. He soon finds out he?s been tailed and spied on by neighbours in his new refuge, leaving him no possible escap...
Wuthering Heights (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 2026
A bold and original imagining of one of the greatest love stories of all time, Emerald Fennell?s Wuthering Heights stars Margot Robbie as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, whose forbidden passion for one another turns from romantic to i...OUTSIDE THE BOX COMEDY CLUB - 21ST FEBRUARY - STOCKPORT GARRICK
Stockport Garrick Theatre, Stockport
Saturday 21 February 2026
BEN SILVER - Ben is a northern comic, delivering tales of the human spirit through an absurdist kaleidoscope of impressions, mis-directions and sprawling vignettes.?Having been on the North West circuit for a handful of years and winning va...Another Country
Chloe Petts
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 22 February 2026
Rising star and "very funny" (Guardian) "very gay" Kent comedian Chloe Petts returns with her latest tour, Big Naturals, and she's delving where she's never delved before: this is a show about sex. The problem is that she blushes every...Whitney
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 22 February 2026
Chicago indie folk rock duo Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek have been described by The Guardian as like "Bon Iver, with elements of folk and country, only given a Chicago soul makeover" with buoyant drum loops, effortless falsetto hooks, and...Hamlet (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 22 February 2026
Two-time Academy Award nominee and Shakespearian titan, Ian McKellen, stars in this thrilling and uniquely modern take on The Bard's classic tragedy. A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare's classic tragedy is reimag...Off The Rails Comedy Club Saddleworth
The Royal George, Oldham
Sunday 22 February - Sunday 26 April 2026
Held on the last Sunday of every month at The Royal George, Greenfield, a large country pub set in the stunning Saddleworth countryside, Off The Rails comedy night hosts some of the biggest names in comedy. Attracting eager comedy fans, fro...The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour with BSL
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 22 February - Wednesday 8 April 2026
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...Little Amélie (PG) Subtitled
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 22 - Thursday 26 February 2026
Based on the novel M?taphysique des tubes by Am?lie Nothomb, this film centres around a toddler born to her Belgian parents in Japan. After over two years in a vegetative state, little Amelie suddenly awakens to the world around her - trigg...Brezo's family fun quiz
Brezo Lounge, Stockport
Sunday 22 February 2026
Kids pub quiz with a twist - including games rounds & fun for all the family...Pole Dancing
Zero Gravity Pole Studio, Stockport
Sunday 22 February 2026
More than movement, this is pole dancing with purpose - where movement meets confidence, comfort, and remembering how incredible your body is...Sunday Bachata Classes - Try for Free
Mean Girls
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Monday 23 February - Saturday 7 March 2026
Direct from the West End, MEAN GIRLS is the smash-hit musical comedy from an award-winning creative team including Tina Fey (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Saturday Night Live). Faye Tozer* - Steps icon, TV personality and West End act...Palace Theatre Tour
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Monday 23 February - Monday 16 March 2026
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...
THIS Year Try Something Fun Free Salsa Dance Class
On Bar, Manchester
Monday 23 February - Monday 30 March 2026
Why not do something fun and exciting this year?...Kind of Love
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 24 February - Sunday 1 March 2026
It's the late 90s, New Labour are in power and the 'gay age of consent' is causing chaos in parliament. Meanwhile teenagers everywhere are cracking on regardless - making out, making up, but mainly making mistakes. Steffan comes out to his...Adventures in Wonderland
Z-arts, Manchester
Tuesday 24 February - 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...XS Malarkey with HEADLINER TBA
53two, Manchester
Tuesday 24 February - Tuesday 26 May 2026
HIya! Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester comedy 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 ...NEW Year NEW Moves Free Latin Bachata Dance Class
On Bar, Manchester
Tuesday 24 February - Tuesday 31 March 2026
Why not do something fun and exciting this year?...Wilmslow Bachata Dance Classes - Try for Free
