TALKS & AN AUDIENCE WITH EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Talks & An Audience With Events in Manchester
Sat 26 Oct - Thu 7 Nov 2024
Gaia Vince in Conversation
Tuesday 19 March 2024
Have no doubt, we are facing a species emergency - but we can manage it. We can survive, but to do so will require a planned and deliberate migration of a kind humanity has never before undertaken.' In her latest book, Nomad Century: How to...
Inspired By Music
Wednesday 20 March 2024
An electrifying new panel event by Skiddle and GigPig, where renowned industry experts converge onto one stage to share their wealth of experience, ignite inspiration and support the next generation of talent. Discover firsthand the journey...
Jaz Coleman (Killing Joke) - Unspeakable: A Spoken Word Tour
Wednesday 20 March 2024
An artist of fierce intellect and purpose, Jaz Coleman heads out across the UK to tell it like it is - the UNSPEAKABLE truth in the world of Killing Joke. Since forming the iconic post-punk band Killing Joke in 1978, the band has play...
Opera North Pre-Show Talk - Cavalleria rusticana / Aleko
Wednesday 20 - Friday 22 March 2024
You'll hear more about the background to the piece and Opera North's approach to it from a member of the Company. Speakers will be confirmed as soon as possible. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. These talks are designed for a...
Opera North Pre-Show Talk - Così fan tutte
Thursday 21 - Saturday 23 March 2024
You'll hear more about the background to the piece and Opera North's approach to it from a member of the Company. Speakers will be confirmed as soon as possible. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. These talks are designed for a...
Badly Drawn Boy - Live & In Conversation
Friday 22 March 2024
Experience an extraordinary and intimate evening with the iconic Manchester musician, Damon Gough, aka Badly Drawn Boy. Renowned for his soulful and introspective songwriting, Badly Drawn Boy has captured the hearts of music lovers around t...
Saturday Club - Society and Change
Saturday 23 March - Saturday 6 July 2024
Society and Change Are you aged 13-16? Are you interested in creatively exploring how we can work together towards a fairer and more sustainable future? In partnership with the National Saturday Club, the Society & Change Saturday Club...
Manchester United's 1993-94 Double Winning Legends
Sunday 24 March 2024
An afternoon to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary Year of Manchester United winning the Double of FA Cup and Premier League in 1993-1994 Season. The 1993 -1994 Season was a special one for Sir Alex Ferguson and his Manchester United team as th...
Mark & Lard
Sunday 24 March 2024
For the first time, the same-sex Krankies of the airwaves Mark Radcliffe (Mark) and Marc Riley (Lard) will reveal what went on behind the scenes of what Dave Bowie (of the Dave Bowie band) called: 'THE show'! Long time close showbiz friend ...
The Coral - The Making of The Debut Album
Sunday 24 March 2024
An Intimate Evening of music and conversation with singer James Skelly and keyboardist Nick Power. The Coral are celebrating the 21th anniversary of their eponymous debut album. The record was described by NME as being the funniest and most...
BBC Radio 1Xtra Talks With Richie Brave
Sunday 24 March 2024
1Xtra's home of deep conversation and real talk - 1Xtra Talks will be doing a live show talking about the topics that matter to you, hosted by Richie Brave. Fashion, music, content creation we'll be getting into it all alongside each city...
Steven Bartlett - The Business & Life Speaking Tour
Thursday 28 - Friday 29 March 2024
Join Entrepreneur, Investor, No.1 Best Selling Author and Host of Europe's Biggest Podcast - 'The Diary Of A CEO", for an insightful and new international lecture series. These talks are tailor-made for aspiring entrepreneurs, seasoned busi...
John Robb
Thursday 28 March 2024
John Robb is a many-faceted creature. In his new book and live show, he asks Do You Believe in the Power of Rock 'n' Roll? taking you on a journey from the late 1970s, when he was first caught up in punk's high-octane thrill, to the prese...
RuPaul - The House of Hidden Meanings
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...
The Makings Of A Murderer
Saturday 13 April 2024
David Swindle, the Scottish detective who brought serial killer Peter Tobin to justice, offers a chilling, thrilling, night at the theatre. True crime fans, and those with a curious mind, can explore the cases, the circumstances and the det...
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Friday 19 April 2024
Embark on a thrilling night of adventure with a brand-new collection of short films from the world's most prestigious mountain film festival as it heads on a World Tour. The Banff Mountain Film Festival joins the world's best adventure film...
Bear Grylls
Saturday 20 April 2024
The globally renowned adventure icon, award-winning TV host and Number 1 bestselling author Bear Grylls, is set to inspire and captivate audiences with his stories of adventure and survival with his Never Gives Up Tour. Best known for pushi...
Kyle Falconer (The View) - Live & In Conversation
Sunday 21 April 2024
Fans of The View can look forward to an extraordinary evening of soul-stirring songs and engaging discussions as lead singer Kyle Falconer takes to the stage for an event filled with incredible music, heartfelt emotions, and a chance to get...
An Evening with Elizabeth Gilbert
Wednesday 24 April 2024
Enjoy an evening of Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear with the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and be inspired to live the vibrant, fulfilling life you've dreamed of. For years, readers of all ages and walks of life have ...
Emma Kenny's Killer Cults
Thursday 25 April 2024
Following on from the success of her Serial Killer Next Door tour, psychology expert Emma Kenny continues her journey into true crime and explores the mysterious and manipulative world of cults. How can ordinary people, living normal lives,...
The Doris Day Story
Thursday 25 April 2024
A musical and dramatic evocation of the songs, music and life of the wonderful Doris Day, brought to you by the production team that created 'The Eva Cassidy Story'. Though her on screen persona was full of romance and secret love, the real...
Badly Drawn Boy - Live & In Conversation
Thursday 25 April 2024
Experience an extraordinary and intimate evening with the iconic Manchester musician, Damon Gough, aka Badly Drawn Boy. Renowned for his soulful and introspective songwriting, Badly Drawn Boy has captured the hearts of music lovers around t...
An Evening with Rebel Wilson
Friday 26 April 2024
From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids, get ready for an emotional rollercoaster with a refreshingly candid, funny, and inspiring conversation about her unconventional journey to Hollywood success, and self-love. For ...
An Evening with Man City Legends
Monday 6 May 2024
Come and join four Manchester City Legends as they chat about their action packed football careers. Starring Shaun Wright Phillips, Nicky Weaver, Peter Reid and Paul Dickov as they delve into all things football. Having amassed over 500 app...
Manchester United Legends - Brian McClair & Andrew Cole
Thursday 9 May 2024
The ultimate evening of Manchester United legends with Brian McClair and Andrew Cole live on stage. The evening will be full of entertainment and banter (as you can well expect,) so sit back and enjoy! This evening will give you a ful...
Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over
Sunday 12 May 2024
In person and in Her Own Words Meet the real Dionne Warwick, the artist behind timeless hits such as What the World Needs Now, Say A Little Prayer, and Don't Make Me Over. What few people know is that behind the iconic music is a strong wom...
An Evening with Ginger Alden
Wednesday 15 May 2024
Ginger Alden, the woman who captured Elvis Presley's heart during his final year, heads to the Uk for the first time for a series of captivating shows. Ginger will share her personal experiences and shed light on the misconceptions and rumo...
Allie Bailey - Running Won't Save You
Tuesday 21 May 2024
Allie Bailey has spent the past decade running Ultramarathons and sinking beers in every corner of the world. In 'Running Won't Save You', she gives a frank, shocking and, at times, darkly funny account of what it was like to be a functioni...
Tim Booth: In Conversation
Thursday 23 May 2024
Join James frontman Tim Booth in an evening to celebrate his book launch. This will be an intimate evening of conversation with special guests, readings from the legendary Seth Brakes manuscript 'When I Died For The First Time', and some lo...
Dave Haslam & Jez Kerr (ACR) in Conversation
Friday 24 May 2024
In his new small format book, Strawberry and the Big Apple: Grace Jones in Stockport, 1980, Dave Haslam explains a seemingly unlikely scenario; the day in 1980 when glamorous jet-setting Grace Jones visited post-industrial Stockport to meet...
Gail Porter
Friday 7 June 2024
Following 31 sold out shows at The Edinburgh Fringe, the Scottish TV presenter is now taking her hilarious debut stand up show on tour. "Has anyone here been sectioned?" Gail jokily asks her audience. Famed for her vibrancy as well as menta...
Mike Joyce (The Smiths) in Conversation
Saturday 8 June 2024
Step into the world of music history with an exclusive evening featuring Mike Joyce, renowned drummer of the iconic Manchester band, The Smiths. Join us for an intimate and captivating experience as Mike takes centre stage to share his pers...
Deepak Chopra
Monday 10 June 2024
Join New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra as he guides you on how to wake up to new levels of awareness that will ultimately cultivate a clear vision, heal suffering in your mind and body, and help recover who you really are. In ...
An Evening with Clive Myrie
Saturday 15 June 2024
Join award-winning British journalist, news anchor and presenter Clive Myrie talking about his honest and engrossing memoir, Everything is Everything, an instant Sunday Times bestseller. As a Bolton teenager with a paper round, Clive Myrie...
Sofie Hagen
Saturday 15 June 2024
Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Sofie Hagen is bringing her brand new stand-up show and her brand new book on tour. The book, out in May 2024, 'Will I Ever Have Sex Again?' is a candid, hilarious and disarming attempt to explore our se...
John Lydon - I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
Thursday 20 June 2024
He's a legend and an icon, a revolutionary and an immortal. John Lydon - aka Johnny Rotten - changed the face of music and sparked a cultural revolution. The frontman and lyricist of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) caused a poli...
Henry Winkler - The Fonz and Beyond
Wednesday 26 June 2024
Join the legendary Henry Winkler as he shares stories of his life on the 50th anniversary of his time in Hollywood. Told he would never achieve, the Emmy-award winning actor, bestselling author, director and producer treads the boards with ...
Miriam Margolyes
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...
David Sedaris
Tuesday 9 July 2024
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humour writers. He is the master of satire and one of today's most observant writers addressing the human condition, and has made us con...
Jay Rayner – Nights Out At Home – LIVE
Wednesday 4 September 2024
Join the ever-tasteful, often hilarious, always readable writer and broadcaster Jay Rayner as he celebrates 25 years as The Observer's award-winning restaurant critic with the publication of Nights Out At Home - LIVE, a memoir-in-recipes. T...
The Serial Killer Next Door
Friday 6 September 2024
One of the UK's most notable Psychological Therapists and Crime commentators Emma Kenny discusses what creates a serial killer. She will take you on a journey looking at what ingredients of possibility lead to body counts by killers like Te...
Kyle Falconer (The View) - Live & In Conversation
Friday 6 September 2024
Fans of The View can look forward to an extraordinary evening of soul-stirring songs and engaging discussions as lead singer Kyle Falconer takes to the stage for an event filled with incredible music, heartfelt emotions, and a chance to get...
The Makings of a Murderer 2 - The Real Manhunter
Thursday 12 September 2024
Following sell-out shows nationwide, the UK's top true crime theatre tour is back with a brand-new lineup!Featuring Senior Investigating officer Colin Sutton, who caught serial killer Levi Bellfield and 'Night Stalker' Delroy Grant. Join us...
An Evening With Richard Carpenter
Saturday 14 September 2024
Richard will be performing many of the Carpenters' classics at the piano while discussing the origin and story of the songs. ...
Carolyne Faulkner - The Signs In Love
Saturday 14 September 2024
The UK's first interactive astrology show. Carolyne Faulkner has been named 'Britain's coolest astrologer' by Forbes, Grazia and The Telegraph. Carolyne wrote this decade's most famous astrology book The Signs, she created and launched the ...
Shaun Ryder
Saturday 14 September 2024
He's the wild man of rock who became a national treasure. Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder is hitting the road for a new, spoken word tour. The star of more-TV-shows-than-anyone-has-a-right-to-feature-on - including Celeb...
Tim Peake - Astronauts: The Quest to Explore Space
Sunday 15 September 2024
After multiple sell-out tours with his debut show, My Journey to Space, Tim Peake returns to venues across the UK with his hugely anticipated new show, ASTRONAUTS: The Quest to Explore Space. With the help of extraordinary archive material ...
Shaun Ryder
Sunday 22 September 2024
He's the wild man of rock who became a national treasure. Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder is hitting the road for a new, spoken word tour. The star of more-TV-shows-than-anyone-has-a-right-to-feature-on - including Celeb...
Carolyne Faulkner - The Signs In Love
Wednesday 25 September 2024
The UK's first interactive astrology show. Carolyne Faulkner has been named 'Britain's coolest astrologer' by Forbes, Grazia and The Telegraph. Carolyne wrote this decade's most famous astrology book The Signs, she created and launched the ...