Most Popular Theatre in Manchester
Thu 26 Mar - Sat 25 Apr 2026
Wed 13 May 2026 - Thu 25 Feb 2027
Sat 23 May 2026 - Wed 17 Feb 2027
Sun 18 Oct 2026 - Sat 1 May 2027
The Constant Wife
Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 March 2026
Prior to London's West End, David Pugh and Cunard present The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of The Constant Wife by Laura Wade, based on the comedy by W Somerset Maugham. 1927. Constance is a very unhappy woman. "Nonsense" sa...
Mamma Mia!
Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 March 2026
Sophie's quest to discover the father she's never known brings her mother face to face with three men from her distant romantic past on the eve of a wedding they'll never forget. Whatever age you are, you can't help but have the time of you...
The Battle
Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 March 2026
WORLD PREMIERE - PRIOR TO WEST ENDLondon, 1995. Two of the country's biggest bands release singles on the same day, commencing the battle of Britpop. On one side, clean-cut, art-school intellectuals from the South. On the other: raw and una...
Dr Jordan B Peterson
Thursday 19 March 2026
Dr. Peterson is a professor at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and the author of 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos (Jan 2018, Penguin Books). His now-classic book, Maps Of Meaning: The Architecture Of Belief, of...
Macbeth
Thursday 19 - Saturday 28 March 2026
Shakespeare's iconic tragedy is brought to life in a powerful new production. In a country ravaged by war and rebellion, a fragile peace has finally broken out across an exhausted amd wounded land. Macbeth, returning from battle, meets thr...
Two by Jim Cartwright
Thursday 19 - Saturday 28 March 2026
Behind the bar of their northern pub, the Landlord and Landlady welcome their regulars with open arms. Lending an ear for stories of celebration, of loss, of love and of despair, the bickering couple work together to keep the locals in high...
Opening Night Special Presentation – Psychopomp and The Good Boy
Thursday 19 March 2026
Manchester Film Festival kicks off at Aviva Studios with screenings of Psychopomp and The Good Boy - plus a Q&A with Kit Harington Join Aviva Studios for the opening night of Manchester Film Festival - an annual celebration of the best glob...
Donna Ashworth
Thursday 19 March 2026
Join Sunday Times No.1 bestselling poet Donna Ashworth for an uplifting and deeply personal evening, When Hope Speaks, to celebrate her powerful collection, Loss: The New Collection: Words to Weather the Many Waves of Grief, alongside ...
Crime and Punishment
Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 March 2026
In the heart of a bustling city, a penniless student murders in cold blood. He is caught in a spiral of paranoia and delusion as a cunning detective circles. Only the chance of love offers a way out. What drives a young man to murder? Th...
Machu Picchu - Journey to the Lost City
Thursday 19 March - 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...
Under Milk Wood
Thursday 19 March - Saturday 4 April 2026
To begin at the beginning... The villagers of Llareggub dream of lost love, drowned shipmates and failed marriages. Time passes. Enter an eccentric world filled with romance, fantasy, scandal, and song. A funny, moving and accessible produc...
Scratch Nights X Live Comedy
Thursday 19 March 2026
New jokes. Half-formed ideas. Beautifully risky work-in-progress. Lowry Scratch Nights is back this March. We're delighted to present our next Scratch Nights x Live Comedy edition, curated in collaboration with artists Aarian Mehrabani & ...
My Name Is Rachel Corrie
Thursday 19 - Sunday 22 March 2026
Take Back theatre and 53Two are excited and honoured to be co-producing the Manchester premiere of this rarely performed, multi award-winning play, based entirely on a young American peace activist's diaries and emails. Taken from the writi...
Lowry Youth Dance Project
Thursday 19 March - Thursday 9 July 2026
Calling young people aged 9-15 who love to move! We are offering you the opportunity to upskill in new movement techniques and unleash your artistic, physical creativity with Lowry Youth Dance Project. All genders and abilities welcome! I...
Adventures in Wonderland
Thursday 19 March - 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...
Race Across the World - The Experience
Thursday 19 March - Sunday 5 April 2026
Experience the official live adventure of the award-winning BBC TV show. No maps. No public transport. Just your wits, your team, and Manchester's streets. You've watched it on TV, now live it for real! Race Across the World: The Experience...
Sirât (15)
Thursday 19 - Thursday 26 March 2026
A father and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They're searching for Mar - daughter and sister - who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw,...
Wasteman (18)
Thursday 19 March 2026
The directorial debut of Cal McMau, Wasteman tells the incredible story of how a convict's chances for early prison release come under threat from his ruthlessly violent new cellmate in this uncompromisingly brutal British thriller. Afte...
Resurrection (15)
Thursday 19 - Thursday 26 March 2026
With his senses-ravishing third feature, visionary director Bi Gan takes his deepest plunge yet into the realm of pure cinematic dreamscape. In a world where humans have forsaken dreams in exchange for immortality, a dreaming monster embark...
Soul To Soul (U)
Thursday 19 March 2026
In 1971, a group of leading African American soul, jazz, and gospel artists embarked on a journey that would change the lives of everyone involved. Artists such as Ike & Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett and the Staples Singers travelled from New...
The Secret Agent (15)
Thursday 19 - Thursday 26 March 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...
You're the best collegue ever - Special Edition Gift Card
Thursday 19 March 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. ...
A Pale View of Hills (12A)
Thursday 19 March 2026
A poignant tale of loss and exile under the shadow of the Nagasaki bomb, adapted from Nobel Prize Winner Kazuo Ishiguro?s debut novel. Dual timelines explore a Japanese widow's memories spanning post-war Nagasaki in 1950s and England during...
Sound of Falling (18)
Thursday 19 - Thursday 26 March 2026
Four girls, Alma (1910s), Erika (1940s), Angelika (1980s), and Lenka (2020s) each spend their youth on the same farm in northern Germany. As the home evolves over a century, echoes of the past linger in its walls. Though separated by time, ...
The Bride (15)
Thursday 19 March 2026
A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to seek the aid of ahead-of-her-time physician and researcher, Dr. Euphronius, in creating a companion for himself. ?The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman named Ida and the Bride is born....
The Love That Remains (15)
Thursday 19 - Thursday 26 March 2026
Set against the stunning backdrop of Iceland?s natural landscape, spanning the seasons of a year, The Love That Remains captures moments within the life of a family as the parents navigate their separation. Through intimate vignettes that r...
The Straight Story - 4K Restoration (PG)
Thursday 19 - Thursday 26 March 2026
Alvin's eyesight is poor, he has little money and he can't stand the thought of being driven anywhere. So when he discovers his estranged brother has suffered a stroke he decides to make the journey by the only means of transport available ...
Terrifier 1
Thursday 19 March 2026
Step into the twisted world of horror as we host an exclusive screening of Terrifier at Live at 13 Bar. For one night only,...
Luminiscence
Friday 20 March - 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...
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Friday 20 March 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 ...
Murder Mystery Evening
Friday 20 March - Friday 18 December 2026
Nothing works up an appetite like exercising those brain cells. So bring your best detective skills and join us for a night of mystery and murder on one of our stunning heritage steam trains. If you love Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes -...
POP up! Lowry Edit: Musical Theatre Meets Pop
Friday 20 March 2026
POP up! is a brand-new event series celebrating North West pop music songwriters - from chart-ready bangers to pop musical theatre storytelling. The series kicks off with LOWRY EDIT: MUSICAL THEATRE MEETS POP, a sparkling showcase of origin...
Pete Firman
Friday 20 March 2026
Pete Firman is one of the UK's most popular magicians and he's back on the road! You've seen him on television, now experience his trademark blend of laugh-out-loud comedy and jaw-dropping magic live on stage. As seen on ITV1's Tonight at ...
Turn
Friday 20 March 2026
Word of Warning and Contact's annual whirlwind of new North West dance returns, taking over the building with eight short dance-works. Fluidly lyrical, effervescently acrobatic, or eccentrically innovative, let Turn transport you into a fre...
Iain Lee - Impostor Syndrome
Friday 20 March 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...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 20 March - Friday 18 December 2026
Bringing the best comedians to a theatre near you. Every show has a different line-up of four top comedians, all chosen by Jason Manford! Many comedians from TV plus the best of the UK and International comedy circuit. Live at the Apollo.. ...
The Library of Enchantment
Friday 20 March - 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 ...
Sinners (15)
Friday 20 - Wednesday 25 March 2026
★★★★ Ryan Coogler's sexy southern gothic horror is a blast; Michael B Jordan stars as twin 1930s mobsters in the Black Panther director's phenomenal-looking, blues-infused supernatural tale. ~ The Observer. --- From Ryan Coogler-...
moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Friday 20 March - 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...
Arco (PG) Dubbed
Friday 20 - Thursday 26 March 2026
Futures collide in this time-twisting thriller when an innocent and adventurous boy from the distant future crash-lands in the near future - not too far away from us. Trapped in 2075, he meets an inquisitive and astute girl - but will this ...
Arco (PG) Subtitled
Friday 20 - Thursday 26 March 2026
Futures collide in this time-twisting thriller when an innocent and adventurous boy from the distant future crash-lands in the near future - not too far away from us. Trapped in 2075, he meets an inquisitive and astute girl - but will this ...
Dead Man's Wire (15)
Friday 20 - Thursday 26 March 2026
The morning of February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard O. Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun wired with a ?dead man?s wire? from the trigger to Hall...
La Grazia (12A)
Friday 20 - Thursday 26 March 2026
As his tenure as President of Italy nears its end, Mariano De Santis faces wrenching decisions - both political and deeply personal. Amid these moral quandaries, he must confront his own conscience and seek guidance from those closest to hi...
Mondo Queero: The Duke of Burgundy
Friday 20 March 2026
Join us in our cosy queer cinema at the Carlton Club in March for Strickland's sapphic, stylised ode to European erotica....
Adventure Film Night
Friday 20 March 2026
In association with the London Mountain film festival we bring you an evening jam packed with seven international adventure documentaries and films focused on climbing, running, cycling, friendship, environment, health and mountain culture....
BBC Philharmonic - Anthracite Fields
Saturday 21 March 2026
Grit courses through Julia Wolfe's Anthracite Fields, her Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio for choir and ensemble that serves as a musical memorial to American miners and their struggle. Wolfe grew up in coal-rich Pennsylvania - with vast d...
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Saturday 21 March - Saturday 11 July 2026
Few things are more magical than hearing the world's most breath-taking classical music being performed live by a brilliant orchestra in beautiful surroundings, by the flicker of candlelight. This experience comes to life when the city's...
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Saturday 21 March - Saturday 11 July 2026
Few things are more magical than hearing the world's most breath-taking classical music being performed live by a brilliant orchestra in beautiful surroundings, by the flicker of candlelight. This experience comes to life when the city's...
That Night In Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
That Night in Manchester is a brand new musical regaling the audience with a nostalgic and emotional journey through the heady days of the 80s and 90s Manchester indie scene. The audience will be taken back to the vibrant and exhilarating ...
Baggage Reclaim
Saturday 21 March 2026
Written by Mark Nelson and Melissa Roberts, Baggage Reclaim is a sharp, bittersweet two-hander about what we carry, what we lose, and what we might still choose. When Jenny unexpectedly runs into her ex-husband Nathan at a wedding, a chan...
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