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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Opera North - La bohème
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 15 November 2025
From Paris with love comes a tale of friendship and romance that will make you laugh and cry in equal measure. When struggling poet Rodolfo meets Mimi, a quiet seamstress who lives upstairs, it's love at first sight. But life isn't easy whe...Frantic Assembly - Lost Atoms
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 15 November 2025
Following sell out tours of Othello and Metamorphosis contemporary theatre company Frantic Assembly returns with a brand-new play for its 30th Anniversary year, written by Anna Jordan (Succession, Killing Eve, The Unreturning, Yen). ...Miss Saigon
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 15 November 2025 - Saturday 8 August 2026
The soaring musical score features the hits songs; The Heat is On in Saigon, The Movie in My Mind, Last Night of the World and The American Dream. Michael Harrison in association with Cameron Mackintosh is delighted to present a new touring...Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 15 - 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...Dara Ó Briain
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 15 November 2025
Dara O Briain is one of the UK & Ireland's favourite stand-up comedians and television presenters. He is best known for hosting Mock The Week, Robot Wars, Three Men in a Boat, Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure, Stargazing Live, Dara O Briai...Believe! The Polar Express Experience
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 15 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
Saturday 15 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...Opera North - The Big Opera Mystery
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 15 November 2025
A family-friendly show for children aged 5-12 years old. An expert thief is on the loose, and only you can catch them! Bring your thinking-caps, your magnifying glasses and all your crime-solving skills: this is a mystery like no other, whe...The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
Saturday 15 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...John Crace
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 15 November 2025
The last 10 years of British politics has been one long psychodrama. The Scottish referendum. David Cameron's surprise election win. Brexit. Theresa May. Boris Johnson. Liz Truss. Rishi Sunak. Each prime minister worse than the last. C...Adventures in Wonderland
Z-arts, Manchester
Saturday 15 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
Saturday 15 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 ...Buff Bingo Bottomless Brunch - Manchester
On Bar, Manchester
Saturday 15 November - Saturday 20 December 2025
This is a world away from your Grandma's afternoon bingo session! Great Britain's favourite game has been reimagined with a sassy twist and a large helping of spice. The Grand game of Bingo will be the centrepiece for one crazy brunch party...Family Art Stars
Z-arts, Manchester
Saturday 15 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...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Saturday 15 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...
Alpha (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 15 - 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
Saturday 15 - 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
Saturday 15 - 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
Saturday 15 - 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
Saturday 15 - 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
Saturday 15 - 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...Palestine 36 (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 15 - 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
Saturday 15 - 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
Saturday 15 - 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
Saturday 15 - 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...Tsai Ming-Liang: Temporal Landscapes Scene 5 (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 15 November 2025
A collection of short films presented as part of Asia Triennial Manchester?s Temporal Landscapes programme, celebrating award-winning director Tsai Ming-Liang. Films in this programme:Walking on Water (2013) - Tsai Ming-Liang revisits his c...Letsby Avenue
The Nia Centre (NIAMOS), Manchester
Saturday 15 November 2025
Roll up, roll up to LETSBY AVENUE. Join our noisy neighbours for a night of Circus, Comedy, Theatre, dance, Dj's, MC's and Live Music....Victoria Wood's Acorn Antiques the Musical
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Sunday 16 November 2025
From the genius of Victoria Wood and based on the iconic sketch from her weekly television show, Victoria Wood As Seen on TV, Hope Mill Theatre bring Acorn Antiques the Musical back to the stage for One Night Only!Come along to Manchesterfo...The Rest Is Politics
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Sunday 16 November 2025
In line with the general election set to take place later this year Goalhanger, AEG Presents and WME are thrilled to announce that the iconic chart-topping podcast series The Rest Is Politics is returning to the live stage with their bigge...
Victoria Wood's Acorn Antiques the Musical
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Sunday 16 November 2025
From the genius of Victoria Wood and based on the iconic sketch from her weekly television show, Victoria Wood As Seen on TV, Hope Mill Theatre bring Acorn Antiques the Musical back to the stage for One Night Only!Come along to Manchesterfo...Bluey's Big Play
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Sunday 16 November 2025
When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get Dad off that bean bag. Bluey's Big Play is a brand-new thea...London Concertante - A Night at the Opera
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Sunday 16 November 2025 - Thursday 11 June 2026
London Concertante present a sensational evening at the opera with an array of the finest opera arias and overtures, including works from Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, and Mozart - some of the best from Madame Butterfly, Turandot, Tosca, The Bar...Stephen K Amos
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 16 November 2025
How good's a laugh? My joke book is overflowing, so let's get talking about what gives me the ick and what makes me tick. It's time to get down to the nitty gritty. No filter, no limits. The gloves are off and I'm packing a punchline, so le...The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour with BSL
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 16 November - Wednesday 10 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...Distant Voices Still Lives (15) + discussion
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 16 November 2025
Set in a world before Elvis, a Liverpool before The Beatles, Terence Davies' debut feature is a remarkable evocation of working-class family life in the 40s and 50s, and a visionary exploration of memory. Through a succession of searing vig...The Talented Mr Ripley
Lowry, Salford
Monday 17 - 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...A Fairytale for Christmas
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Monday 17 - 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 ...Floridita Dance - Free Salsa Taster Class
On Bar, Manchester
Monday 17 November 2025
Ever wanted to learn Salsa but never danced before? Now's your chance! Start with Floridita Dance's FREE taster class designed just for absolute beginners. No partner is required. After that, you can keep growing your skills through their c...It's a Wonderful Life (U)
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Monday 17 - 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...Some Nights I Feel Like Walking (18)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 17 November 2025
Teenager Zion runs away from home and meets a group of street hustlers at a Manila bus terminal. The group take Zion under their wing ? until a shocking incident compels them all to leave the city, and take a journey into the past. In Some ...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 ...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...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...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...
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...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...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
