THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
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
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The Talented Mr Ripley
Lowry, Salford
Friday 21 - 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...Perfect Show for Rachel
Contact, Manchester
Friday 21 - 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...Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Friday 21 - 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
Friday 21 - 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 ...English National Ballet - The Sleeping Beauty
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Friday 21 - 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
Friday 21 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...A Christmas Carol
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Friday 21 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...Cinderella (SNP)
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 21 November - Wednesday 31 December 2025
This Christmas, Shakespeare North Playhouse bring you the most popular fairytale of them all, a spellbinding new production of Cinderella. Tia Larsen takes the title role in the fairytale favourite with a very special Prescot twist in a cap...Faust: A German Folk Legend
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 21 November 2025
Few legends have captivated the arts quite like Faust, Goethe's timeless tale of a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and pleasure. In music, composers from Beethoven and Schumann to Mahler and Gounod have all be...Census
HOME, Manchester
Friday 21 November 2025 - Friday 20 November 2026
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...Bingo Lingo
Freight Island, Manchester
Friday 21 November - Friday 19 December 2025
Taking bingo, shaking all the dust-out and turning it into one mad, confetti-filled, party-bingo night of mayhem, this is Bingo like you've never experienced before. You'll be sat at a table with all of your friends playing bingo in a f...Faulty Towers - The Original Dining Experience
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 21 November 2025
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...The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
Friday 21 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...Wicked: For Good (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 21 - Thursday 27 November 2025
Witness the epic conclusion of Wicked, as Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time to save Oz. Elphaba, now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her f...Adventures in Wonderland
Z-arts, Manchester
Friday 21 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...
The Library of Enchantment
Z-arts, Manchester
Friday 21 November - Monday 29 December 2025
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 ...Wicked: Afterz
Cruz 101, Manchester
Friday 21 November 2025
Click your heels and grab your glitter - WICKED is flying into Cruz 101 for a night of pure, magical chaos! Expect a cauldron of hyperpop, techno, and pop bangers with drag performances, dance-offs, and plenty of spellbinding moments! The...It's a Wonderful Life (U)
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Friday 21 - 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...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Friday 21 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...Bugonia (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 21 - Thursday 27 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...Die My Love (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 21 - Thursday 27 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...Frankenstein (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 21 - Tuesday 25 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)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 21 - Thursday 27 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...Jay Kelly (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 21 - Thursday 27 November 2025
Famous movie actor Jay Kelly and his devoted manager Ron embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey. Both are forced to confront choices they've made, their relationships with loved ones and the legacies they'll leave behind.?...Left-Handed Girl (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 21 - Tuesday 25 November 2025
A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. Each in their way will have to adapt to this new environment to make ends meet and maintain t...Palestine 36 (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 21 - Wednesday 26 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...Predators (18)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 21 - Wednesday 26 November 2025
A cultural sensation from its inception in the early 2000s, Dateline NBC?s candid-camera investigative series To Catch a Predator ensnared sex offenders and lured them to a film set, where they would be interviewed and arrested while camera...The Choral (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 21 - Wednesday 26 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 Ice Tower (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 21 - Thursday 27 November 2025
Colder than ice, her kiss pierces the heart?The 1970s. Runaway Jeanne falls under the spell of Cristina, enigmatic star of The Snow Queen, a film of the Hans Christian Andersen story being shot in the studio where Jeanne has taken refuge. A...Theatre Event
Theatre Royal Ramsbottom, Bolton
Friday 21 November 2025
This is a test theatre event for the Theatre Royal Ramsbottom....
Gladiators Live
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 22 - Sunday 23 November 2025
Get ready for the ultimate action-packed experience, as Gladiators Live Tour makes its global debut in arenas across the UK for the very first time in 2025. Featuring the new stars of the UK TV series Gladiators, the live show will be a spe...The Muppet Christmas Carol In Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Back by popular demand, Disney's much loved 1992 musical comedy The Muppet Christmas Carol returns. The beloved festive movie will be brought to life by a talented orchestra performing its musical score live in time with the film. The or...Santa Special
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Saturday 22 November - Wednesday 24 December 2025
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Treat the family to an enchanting voyage through the magical Irwell Valley, kick start your Christmas on one of our famous Santa Specials! There's more family friendly fun, colourful characters a...Sleeping Beauty Masterclass with ENB
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Join our Creative Learning team and learn from English National Ballet on Saturday 22 November by taking part in this special masterclass at The Palace Theatre, Manchester!This 75 minute workshop morning will take place onstage and include ...Sleeping Beauty Matinee Morning with ENB
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Take a step into the world of ballet, discover what it takes to bring The Sleeping Beauty to the stage. Take a moment to learn of the ballet's history, Tchaikovsky's beautiful score and have the chance to be up-close to the delicate costume...ComedySportz
Chorley Theatre, Chorley
Saturday 22 November 2025
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss this all ages, all action, all improvised competitive comedy show! Two teams battle it out for laughs with quick-witted gags, games, ...ABBA Believe In Angels Brunch - ABBA Tribute
Area, Manchester
Saturday 22 November - Saturday 13 December 2025
Live your best dancing queen life, all afternoon, to your favourite ABBA and pop hits with this ABBA tribute show and delicious brunch. Get ready for the biggest ABBA-TASTIC bottomless brunch show the city has ever seen! Featuring a fu...Family Art Stars
Z-arts, Manchester
Saturday 22 November - Saturday 6 December 2025
Families that learn together, grow together. We are very excited to continue our Family Art Stars sessions every Saturday! Come down, muck in and make some art as a family, spending quality time and learning new techniques. No skill is requ...Bel Ami (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
A sleepy town in China. A middle-aged man is unwilling to endure a stagnant existence ? so, upon experiencing true love, he decides to come out of the closet. Meanwhile, a lesbian couple go in search of a gay man, in order to get married an...MIME Conference 2025
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Connecting music industry and music education...Free Party: A Folk History (Documentary Screening + QnA)
Spectrum Studios, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
The untold story of the free party movement and how its impact sparked a worldwide revolution , from raves and festivals, to politics and protests....
Suzi Ruffell
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 23 November 2025
It's hard to be good all the time. A good mother, a good daughter, a good partner, a good friend, a good person. To be ambitious but not ruthless; a success but not a sell-out. A gentle parent but not a pushover. To be smashing life and ...The Deep Blue Sea (12A) + intro
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 23 November 2025
Hester Collyer leads a privileged life in 1950s London as the beautiful wife of high court judge Sir William Collyer. To the shock of those around her, she walks out on her marriage to move in with young ex-RAF pilot, Freddie Page. But her ...The Deep Blue Sea (12A) + recorded intro
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 23 November 2025
Hester Collyer leads a privileged life in 1950s London as the beautiful wife of high court judge Sir William Collyer. To the shock of those around her, she walks out on her marriage to move in with young ex-RAF pilot, Freddie Page. But her ...
Desi Central Comedy Show - Manchester
The Frog and Bucket, Manchester
Sunday 23 November 2025
Get ready folks, Desi Central returns with another hilarious line up? so round up your friends & family and join us for an uplifting night of laughter with this infamous tour!Acts:Faizan Shah (Comedy Store Gong Winner, BBC New Comedy)Rahul ...James Mottram International Piano Competition
RNCM, Manchester
Monday 24 - Saturday 29 November 2025
The biennial celebration of piano excellence returns. Talented young pianists from around the globe descend on Manchester for a week of inspiring music-making, both performing on stage and learning from an international jury panel. The comp...Mazel tov (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 24 November 2025
In this funny and warm-hearted, Argentinian family comedy, prodigal son, Dario Roitman, returns to Buenos Aires for the wedding and batmitzvah of the decade. Just a few hours before his flight, his father unexpectedly passes away, and the R...Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 25 - Saturday 29 November 2025
A timeless fairytale and Academy Award-winning movie, The Red Shoes has captivated audiences and inspired generations of dancers with its powerful tale of obsession, possession and one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. V...TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
