Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Sun 18 Oct 2026 - Sat 1 May 2027
Fri 1 May - Fri 7 Aug 2026
Sun 19 Apr - Fri 5 Jun 2026
The Boy at the Back of The Class
Saturday 18 April 2026
A Children's Theatre Partnership and Rose Theatre production After delighting audiences across the country, the smash-hit, joyful play based on the best-selling novel is back with a celebration of friendship kindness and compassion. There ...
Gandeys K-Pop Dragon Circus
Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 April 2026
Step into the spectacular world of Gandey's K-Pop Dragon Circus - a dazzling fusion of East meets West, where magic, music, and myth unite beneath the big top. Leading the adventure is the charismatic Ringmaster Joel, joined by his mischiev...
Matilda The Musical
Saturday 18 - Saturday 25 April 2026
Matilda The Musical, the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by Roald Dahl, is the winner of over 100 global awards, including 24 for Best Musical, the 'unique and unforgettable' (R...
Private Lives
Saturday 18 April - Saturday 2 May 2026
Jill Halfpenny returns to the Royal Exchange Theatre to play Amanda Prynne. 'I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives.' In Noel Coward's savage comedy, there's nothing a cocktail can't cu...
Waiting for Godot
Saturday 18 April - Saturday 2 May 2026
Matthew Kelly and George Costigan star in a new staging of Samuel Beckett's classic play - in which absolutely nothing happens. Set in a shifting, timeless landscape, Waiting for Godot follows two men, Vladimir and Estragon, as they wa...
Trompe l'Oeil - The Musical
Saturday 18 April - Saturday 2 May 2026
Trompe l'Oeil is an American drag queen's journey through a surreal Wizard of Oz / 2016 American landscape - with drag kings and queens, jaw-dropping sex fiends and flying bats and trampolines! Not to be overlooked is the show's lyri...
Scott Bennett
Saturday 18 April 2026
As heard on BBC Radio 4!As a society we love stuff, it's a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But apparently, this message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. We're now struggling to balance these worlds, to foc...
Zog
Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 April 2026
Presented by Freckle Productions in association with Rose Theatre Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Large in size and keen in nature, Zog is eager to win a golden star at Madam Dragon's school, where dragons learn all ...
The Railway Children
Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 April 2026
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse present their Easter holiday production of a beloved children's classic. Capturing all of the angsts and exhilarations of childhood, it promises to be a heart-warming treat for all ages! Mike Kenny's version of...
Australia's Thunder From Down Under
Saturday 18 April 2026
For over 30 years, Australia's Thunder from Down Under has been the ultimate girls' night out! Direct from Australia, and with a 25-year residency on the Las Vegas strip, these all-Aussie heartthrobs have transformed male revue into a world...
For the Love of Horror
Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 April 2026
FOR THE LOVE OF HORROR is part of the Monopoly Events family of pop culture conventions, attracting over ten thousand fans annually to their home venue, Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester. The main attraction every year is of course th...
Horizon of Khufu - Journey to Ancient Egypt
Saturday 18 April - Sunday 28 June 2026
The Pyramids of Egypt have arrived in the UK for the first time! This immersive and groundbreaking expedition takes you back to the golden age of ancient Egypt, allowing you to explore the depths of the iconic pyramids, meet the goddess Bas...
Machu Picchu - Journey to the Lost City
Saturday 18 - Thursday 30 April 2026
Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City transports you back 450 years ago to the heart of the ancient Inca Empire in stunning virtual reality. You'll climb the breathtaking peaks of the Andes, wander through the Temple of the Sun, walk the f...
Candlelight Babies - Classical Sounds to Stimulate Little Minds
Saturday 18 April 2026
Candlelight Babies is a new educational experience launched in Manchester. Bask with your baby in the glow of a thousand candles as gentle classical melodies, adapted for tiny ears, spark early development and create tender bonding moments ...
Mika and the Polar Bear
Saturday 18 April 2026
Featuring original music, digital animation and enchanting puppetry, Mika and the Polar Bear is a dynamic new dance-theatre production for all ages (4+) from Coalesce Dance Theatre, celebrating resilience, friendship, and the courage to jo...
Buff Bingo Drag Brunch
Saturday 18 April - Saturday 19 December 2026
If your idea of brunch involves dancing on your chair, shouting at bingo cards, and being served by buff butlers, you're in the right place. Buff Bingo Drag Brunch is pure, unfiltered fun-a daytime party that doesn't hold back. Go big with ...
National Theatre Live - All My Sons (15)
Saturday 18 April 2026
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller's classic play All My Sons, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge)....
The Freshwater Five
Saturday 18 April 2026
Inspired by the wildly popular Guardian Today in Focus podcast, The Freshwater Five incorporates spectacular storytelling, verbatim accounts, inventive stagecraft, poetry and song. In 2011, five fishermen on the Isle of Wight (Jamie Green...
The Library of Enchantment
Saturday 18 April - Friday 31 July 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 ...
Under the Iron Clock
Saturday 18 April 2026
"Under the Iron Clock", inspired by Georg Kaiser's 'From Morn to Midnight', follows the story of an everyman who grows tired of the corporate machine that traps society. He breaks free, running from the law and the collector, as he hunts fo...
Hope Mill Amateur Dramatic Company - Sister Act
Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 April 2026
Hope Mill Amateur Dramatic Company's 5th annual production, Sister Act is a fabulous musical comedy based on the 1992 cult classic. Disco diva Deloris Van Cartier's life takes a turn when she witnesses a murder and is placed in protective...
Whisper of Tagu - Burmese Cultural Showcase
Saturday 18 April 2026
Whisper of Tagu is a celebration of Myanmar Thingyan - the Myanmar New Year water festival Expect a day filled with a little water play, Myanmar cultural showcases, traditional dance and chants, Burmese street food, live performances from B...
moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Saturday 18 - Thursday 30 April 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...
You're the best collegue ever - Special Edition Gift Card
Saturday 18 April 2026 - Monday 31 December 2029
This heartfelt gift card unlocks endless exciting Fever experiences in the United Kingdom, - the perfect way to express show your gratitude to the colleague who always goes above and beyond for the team. ...
Akira - 4K Reissue (15)
Saturday 18 - Thursday 23 April 2026
Relive one of the most influential Sci-Fi stories ever told, 35 years after it introduced UK audiences to the cinematic spectacle and powerful stories of anime. Katsuhiro Otomo?s landmark cyberpunk epic Akira is exploding back onto cinema s...
California Schemin' (15)
Saturday 18 - Thursday 23 April 2026
Based on the outrageous true story, California Schemin? follows two aspiring Scottish MCs who devise an audacious scheme to achieve their dream of a record deal, by posing as Californian hip hop artists. As fame beckons and the lies pile up...
Departures (18)
Saturday 18 - Thursday 23 April 2026
It?s instant chemistry when Benji encounters Jake at an airport departures gate. Their on-going relationship unfolds through intimate trips to Amsterdam, revealing a complex power dynamic.?Inspired by true life events, what begins as thrill...
Everybody to Kenmure Street (12A)
Saturday 18 April 2026
In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Pollokshields, Scotland?s most diverse neighbourhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to sto...
Family Film/ Goat (PG)
Saturday 18 April - Saturday 2 May 2026
Will, a small goat with big dreams,?gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play?roarball???a high-intensity, full-contact sport?dominated by the fastest,?fiercest animals in the world.?Will?s new teammates aren?t thrilled about...
Father Mother Sister Brother (15)
Saturday 18 - Thursday 23 April 2026
Father Mother Sister Brother is the eagerly-awaited new film from Jim Jarmusch. Funny, tender and astutely observed, this is an intimate exploration of the universal intricacies of family dynamics. Told in the form of a triptych divided int...
Rebuilding (PG)
Saturday 18 - Thursday 23 April 2026
Rebuilding follows Dusty, a stoic cowboy whose ranch was destroyed in a devastating wildfire.?Now based in a trailer community on a government-run campsite, Dusty finds solace with his new neighbours, quietly reassembles his life, and stren...
The Blue Trail (15)
Saturday 18 - Thursday 23 April 2026
Tereza, 77, has lived her whole life in a small, industrialised town in the Amazon, until one day she receives an official government order to relocate to a senior housing colony. The colony is an isolated area where the elderly are brought...
The Drama (15)
Saturday 18 - Thursday 23 April 2026
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.?This film contains flickering or flashing lights that may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy....
The Stranger (15)
Saturday 18 - Thursday 23 April 2026
Adapting Albert Camus? classic existentialist novel, Fran?ois Ozon delivers an enigmatic portrait of disaffection amid the tensions of 1930s French-colonised Algeria. Algiers, 1938. An unassuming man in his early thirties, Meursault attends...
Luminiscence
Sunday 19 April - Friday 5 June 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...
The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight
Sunday 19 April 2026
After mesmerising audiences across the USA and Europe, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight is set to electrify the UK once again. Prepare for a spellbinding 90-minute spectacle that infuses iconic Rock & Metal anthems with a hauntingly beauti...
Ben Hart
Sunday 19 April 2026
Following sold-out shows around the world, The Remarkable Ben Hart returns with a brand-new show - his most astonishing and impossible yet. Prepare to have your reality rewritten with a brand-new mind-bending theatrical experience from t...
Iain Lee - Impostor Syndrome
Sunday 19 April 2026
TV's Iain Lee invites you to commemorate his 30 years in showbusiness. He used to have impostor syndrome, believing he didn't deserve his success. Now at 52, Iain is starting to question his long held belief and consider the possibility tha...
An Evening with Ricky Tomlinson
Sunday 19 April 2026
In conversation about his life and career, with BBC Radio Merseyside presenter and established singer and entertainer Asa Murphy, Eric "Ricky" Tomlinson is an English actor (and former plasterer) best known for his television roles as Bobby...
Amélie - 25th Anniversary (15)
Sunday 19 - Thursday 23 April 2026
23-year-old Am?lie is lonely. After an isolating childhood, she moves to Paris and becomes a waitress at the Caf? des Deux Moulins, a bar restaurant filled with a colourful cast of diners and employees. One night, Am?lie happens across a bo...
Orwell: 2+2=5 (15)
Sunday 19 - Thursday 23 April 2026
George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th Century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a chilling, all-too-believable authoritarian future. ?Acclaimed director Raoul Peck (Academy Award-nominated I Am Not Your N...
Rose of Nevada (15) + Q&A
Sunday 19 April 2026
In a forgotten fishing village, a boat mysteriously appears in the old harbour. The Rose of Nevada, lost at sea with all hands 30 years ago, has returned. For the few who remember, it?s a sign. The boat must go out to sea again, maybe then ...
Akala
Monday 20 April 2026
Step into an unflinching night of truth, history and hope with one of Britain's most formidable voices, Akala. A BAFTA / MOBO award-winning hip-hop artist, best-selling author, historian and social entrepreneur, Akala has garnered a reputa...
NT Connections 2026 Day 1
Monday 20 April 2026
Wildfire RoadA story about a generation whose future has been hijacked. ?The whole play takes place on a flight from London to Tokyo. ?There?s a hijacker on board and the flight is re-directed to Siberia and in the process saving the lives ...
The Shepherd and the Bear (15)
Monday 20 - Thursday 30 April 2026
Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, The Shepherd and the Bear explores a conflict provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears in the midst of a traditional shepherding community. The film follows an aging shepherd who struggles to f...
I, Daniel Blake
Tuesday 21 - Saturday 25 April 2026
Dan is a carpenter. A Geordie through and through. Just on the mend after a heart attack. Katie has just arrived from London. Finally got a council house for her and the kids. A fresh start. I, Daniel Blake is one of the most important stor...
Noughts & Crosses
Tuesday 21 - Saturday 25 April 2026
This gripping Romeo and Juliet story by acclaimed writer Malorie Blackman and adapted by Sabrina Mahfouz from Pilot Theatre is a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world. Winner of Excellence i...
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