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My Beautiful Laundrette

The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 March 2024
Based on Hanif Kureishi's iconic and Oscar-nominated screenplay and last brought to the stage in 2019 directed by Nikolai Foster, My Beautiful Laundrette is set in London during the Thatcher years and tells the story of young British Pakist...

Northanger Abbey

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 March 2024
Bold reimagining of Austen's romantic novel Catherine Morland knows little of the world, but who needs real-life experience when you have novels to guide you? Catherine seizes her chance to escape her claustrophobic family and join the smar...

Drive-Away Dolls (15)

HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 19 - Thursday 21 March 2024
★★★ Ethan Coen strikes out on his own with a frivolous frolic that wears its slightness like a badge of honour. ~ Total Film. --- Written by Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, this comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free  spirit ...

Queenz - The Show With Balls

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Thursday 21 March 2024
Direct from their smash-hit run in London's West End, these dazzling divas deliver a night of fun and fabulousness as they dance like Britney and sing like Whitney. Get ready for jaw dropping LIVE vocals and a set list full of pop party ant...

Gok Wan presents Isolation Nation

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 23 March 2024
What started as a series of live streams from his kitchen to lift the spirits during lockdown, the Isolation Nation live streams brought together thousands of people with one simple common denominator - great House music. The mixes in Gok...

Unicorns (15)

Odeon Manchester Great Northern, Manchester
Saturday 23 March 2024
It follows a queer South Asian nightclub performer living a double life, and a young, single father who works as a mechanic. When they meet, a search for identity is sparked. ...

Housekeeping for Beginners (15)

Odeon Manchester Great Northern, Manchester
Sunday 24 March 2024
"There are many greatly moving moments in Goran Stolevski's third feature, all connected by a heartfelt understanding of the value of nurturing companionship." ~ Little White Lies. A queer Macedonian woman goes to drastic measures to hold h...

Pride Tours

Manchester Museum, Manchester
Sunday 31 March - Sunday 25 August 2024
Celebrate identity, sexuality, gender and community with our regular Pride Tours of the museum. Join a member of our Visitor Team who will take you on a journey through the museum, bringing new voices to the collections. Presented through s...

Stephen Bailey

The Lowry, Salford
Friday 5 April 2024
Comedian, presenter, actor and writer, Stephen Bailey is a fiercely proud Mancunian, working class, gay man and he's back with a brand new live show, CRASS. From a working-class background in Manchester, six years working at Sainsbury's, m...

RuPaul - The House of Hidden Meanings

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 6 April 2024
If we're all born naked and the rest is drag, this is RuPaul stripped bare. Pop culture icon and international drag superstar RuPaul invites you to a spiritual awakening to celebrate the release of the highly-anticipated memoir, HOUSE OF HI...

Mika

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Sunday 7 April 2024
Building upon the musical territory of his idol Freddie Mercury, and artists like Elton John and The Scissor Sisters, Beirut-born, Paris and London-raised classically trained pop singer-songwriter Mika experienced his breakthrough with his ...

Shovel Dance Collective

Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Saturday 13 April 2024
Nurturing a passion for the folk musics of the British Isles and Ireland with experimental tendencies, London's Shovel Dance Collective explore the ways in which traditional music holds queer histories, proto-feminist narratives and the voi...

Go Gaga Bottomless Brunch

The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 13 April - Saturday 14 December 2024
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 ...

Paul Foot

Waterside, Manchester
Sunday 14 April 2024
As seen on Would I Lie To You?, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, multi-award-winning and trail-blazing comedian, Paul Foot, is back on tour with Dissolve, his most personal, surprising and ground-breaking show e...

L Devine

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 19 April 2024
Genre-crossing, unapologetically queer Whitley Bay electropop singer Olivia Devine, aka L Devine, embarks on a UK tour. ...

Lynks

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 19 April 2024
Merchant of pure gay chaos, the tongue-in-cheek Bristol pop cult sensation in London's underground music scene has been named 'one to watch' by Lauren Laverne, The Guardian, Attitude Magazine, NME, Loud & Quiet, DIY, Time Out, Jack Saunders...

LYNKS

Canvas, Manchester
Friday 19 April 2024
Merchant of pure gay chaos, the tongue-in-cheek Bristol pop cult sensation in London's underground music scene has been named 'one to watch' by Lauren Laverne, The Guardian, Attitude Magazine, NME, Loud & Quiet, DIY, Time Out, Jack Saunders...

LYNKS

Canvas, Manchester
Friday 19 April 2024
Merchant of pure gay chaos, the tongue-in-cheek Bristol pop cult sensation in London's underground music scene has been named 'one to watch' by Lauren Laverne, The Guardian, Attitude Magazine, NME, Loud & Quiet, DIY, Time Out, Jack Saunders...

Angels of the North - Ginger Johnson, Michael Marouli & Tomara Thomas

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 20 April 2024
Join drag superstars Ginger Johnson, Michael Marouli and Tomara Thomas for a heavenly brand new live show. ...

Absolutely Britney Bottomless Brunch

The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 20 April - Saturday 21 December 2024
Drag queens, brunch, bottomless cocktails, and all the Britney hits you can handle? Look no further for a pop-tastic brunch party that was born to make you happy! This Britney special features the UK's number 1 Britney impersonator, sound-a...

Lady Bushra

The Frog and Bucket, Manchester
Sunday 21 April 2024
Don't miss the chance to see the hilarious and iconic drag comedian Lady Bushra as this 'teenage' starlet takes you on quite the unique journey! Hailed from the 'exotic land of Bradford' Bushra is your South Asian 'Karen' so get ready to he...

Matteo Lane

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 23 April 2024
New York-based gay comedian Matteo Lane, whose stand-up special can be seen on Netflix's The Comedy Lineup, is fluent in five languages and, with a singing range of six octaves, was an opera singer before starting his comedy career while li...

Tom Allen

The Lowry, Salford
Friday 26 - Saturday 27 April 2024
Comedian Tom Allen is back on the road with his brand new show Completely.   He has finally moved out of his parents' house, which has been great news for him, better news for department stores and even better news for his latest stand...

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 27 April 2024
Eleven Global Glamazons from seven regions of the world unite for the official Drag Race UK vs The World Tour. Experience your favourite Queens in an all-new production and witness the best drag the mother-tucking world has to offer in this...

Cem Adrian

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Sunday 28 April 2024
Turkish singer-songwriter Cem Adrian makes a rare UK appearance. Famed for his incredible vocal range and for mixing a wide variety of genres into his music, he'll be performing songs from his new album Gokyuzumun Yildizlari.  ...

Fletcher

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Thursday 2 May 2024
Fast-rising queer icon Fletcher gives an up-close look at the moments of heartache, triumph and deeply transformative experiences on her way to self-discovery, including the breakthrough hit "Undrunk," which spent several weeks on the U.S....

Howerd's End

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Friday 3 May 2024
Frankie Howerd was one of Britain's most loved comedians for half a century. But he had a secret. And the secret's name was Dennis. This hugely acclaimed play by Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Jarman) takes you to the heart of F...

Send in the Clowns - Tw*ts

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 4 - Sunday 5 May 2024
Send In The Clowns is a raucous, wild, and tantalising drag revue show celebrating the magic and madness of musical theatre. This time the Clowns are taking on the Lord himself, with a celebration-cum-assassination of the work of Andrew Llo...

Shelf - Teenage Men

The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 5 May 2024
This new show from the "easy to fall in love with" (Scotsman) double-act features anecdotes, songs, jokes about performing for kids, the Instagram algorithm, confronting your toxicity, and more. In their last show, Hair, comedy duo Shelf jo...

Julian Clary

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 7 May 2024
Julian Clary, renowned homosexual and national trinket, is fixing to saddle up and head on out for his 2024 UK tour. "Yes, it has a Western theme," the old buckaroo confirms, sipping Bourbon from a pint tankard. "It was only a matter of tim...

Johannes Radebe - House of JoJo

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 9 May 2024
A new story begins... Welcome to the House of JoJo. Join TV Dance Sensation Johannes Radebe and a host of eclectic characters in this brand-new theatrical celebration jam-packed with roof-raising music, dazzling costumes and of course, wo...

Dante or Die - Kiss Marry Kill

Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Friday 10 - Sunday 12 May 2024
Dante or Die Theatre Company present an electrifying and intimate story of love and redemption. Jay and Paul are both serving life sentences for homophobic murders. Incredibly, they fall in love and seek permission to marry. Inspired by rea...

Dirty Dancing Brunch

The Monaco, Wigan
Saturday 18 May 2024
Nobody Puts Brunch in the Corner at this massive 'Dirty Dancing' themed brunch! Prepare yourselves for a nostalgic Dirty Dancing brunch party as the resident DJs will be playing all the classic Dirty Dancing tunes, fun-packed with a Live D...

Barry Manilow

Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 19 May 2024
Barry Manilow's unparalleled career encompasses virtually every area of music, including performing, composing, arranging and producing. A Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Manilow has triumphed in every medium of entertainment. With world...

Igor x Moreno - Karrasekare

The Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 22 May 2024
Karrasekare is the latest work by Igor x Moreno (choreographers Igor Urzelai and Moreno Solinas) and is inspired by the pagan carnival traditions from Sardinia and the Basque Country. The work draws from pre-Christian rituals: it looks back...

The Vivienne

New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 23 May 2024
The Vivienne emerged as the original champion of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK for the BBC, before going on to star in Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars All Winners globally. Her brand-new show of comedy, music and audience participa...

Judy & Liza - The Amazing Bio-Musical

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 28 May - Sunday 2 June 2024
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli are back together again thanks to a sensational musical experience which takes audiences on an emotional rollercoaster journey as we discover the uncanny parallels between some of their most iconic songs and t...

Birthmarked

The Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 29 - Friday 31 May 2024
A young Jehovah's Witness comes to terms with his sexuality and finds his feet (and high heels...) in a world he once believed would be destroyed at Armageddon. Birthmarked is a a semi-improvised-autobiographical-piece-of-musical-gig-theatr...

Dreamboys

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 30 May 2024
Scream if you are ready to misbehave because Dreamboys are hitting the road again. They'll tease, tantalise and sweep you off your feet with their high-energy West End choreography, taut torsos and seductive boy-next-door charm. Dreamboys ...

An Evening of Burlesque

Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Sunday 2 June 2024
A night of laughter, cabaret, mystery, and glamour! Roll up, roll up. . . a scintillating night out of sparkling entertainment - the UK's longest running burlesque show - is back touring the nation. And, it's bigger than ever. Join us for t...

The Winners Tour - Lawrence Chaney, Krystal Versace, Danny Beard & Ginger Johnson

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 4 June 2024
UK! Get ready for drag royalty. Join the winners of Drag Race UK - Lawrence Chaney , Krystal Versace, Danny Beard & Ginger Johnson for a superstar show as the queen's sashay across the country in one action packed extravaganza! ...

Barely Visible

The Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 5 June 2024
Lesbians are dirty, aren't they?With incredible strength, a pole and a lot of humour, this powerful solo performance explores identity, objectification and what it is to be a gay, 'barely visible' woman in a raw and physical journey of empo...

Pet Shop Boys

Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 9 June 2024
The Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic/pop music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant (vocals, keyboards and guitar) and Chris Lowe (keyboards and occasionally vocals). The longevity of Pet Shop Boys' career is generally attributed to their...

Catherine Bohart

The Frog and Bucket, Manchester
Wednesday 12 June 2024
Catherine Bohart's back and older than ever with her new show "Again, With Feelings." And adulthood frankly isn't living up to her expectations. Join this "effortless" (Chortle) "star in the making" (Skinny) for a hilariously twisted second...

Burlesque The Musical

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 13 June - Saturday 2 November 2024
Welcome to Burlesque the Musical, the glamorous, gritty and outrageously fun new musical based on the much-loved hit movie. Discover a club like no other...a place beneath the city lights where the sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers, and a...

girli

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 19 June 2024
London electropop singer-songwriter and rapper, GIRLI sings about feminism, sexuality, queer culture, and mental health. The Guardian has described her sound as veering "between PC Music, bubblegum pop, pop punk and rap, each one treading ...

Troye Sivan

AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 22 June 2024
With music celebrating sex, dance, sweat, community, queerness, love, and friendship, Australian singer-songwriter and X-Men Origins actor Troye Sivan has rewired the joy of human connection and dance music. His unapologetic hedonistic pop ...

Salford Pride Presents: The Pink Picnic 2024

Peel Park Salford., Manchester
Saturday 22 June 2024
The Pink Picnic is Salford's annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Non-binary plus (LGBT+) pride event and is back again in 2024, now in it's thirteenth year. The grassroots pride celebration personifies the true essence of what pride me...

Miriam Margolyes

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Another unforgettable adventure through the extraordinary life and strong opinions of Miriam Margolyes, live on stage in her biggest tour yet to mark the launch of her new book, OH MIRIAM!, "something that has been said to me a lot over th...

Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes)

Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 July 2024
Best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the chart-topping, Grammy-winning American blues rock band Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard, has enjoyed solo success topping the Adult Alternative Airplay charts in the States with "Stay High...
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