Theatre events in Manchester

Check out happening theatre events all around Manchester, EN

Jethro Tull in Manchester

 Sun, 26 Apr at 06:30 pm The Lowry Lyric Theatre

Matteo Lane at Manchester Opera House

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm Manchester Opera House

Cruz Beckham

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Manchester Anime & Gaming Con 2026

 Fri, 10 Apr at 11:30 am Sugden Sports Centre GBP 17 to 43

The Battle Live at Opera House Manchester

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:30 pm Palace Theatre & Opera House Manchester

The Ultimate Bubble Show

 Sat, 07 Mar at 04:00 pm Z-arts

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:30 pm The Bridgewater Hall

TaylorMania

 Sun, 03 May at 05:00 pm Palace Theatre & Opera House Manchester

An Evening of Radiohead at Manchester Cathedral

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm Manchester Cathedral GBP 0 to 33

Alfie Boe Manchester Tickets

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Pavilion Theatre EUR 27

Jaykae x President T Live in Manchester

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm Impossible

ST PATRICK'S DAY PARTY 💚 🍺 ☘️ MANCHESTER'S BIGGEST DAY PARTY

 Sat, 14 Mar at 03:00 pm Revolución de Cuba Manchester

The Princess Proms: Manchester

 Sun, 26 Jul at 02:30 pm The Bridgewater Hall GBP 13 to 45

A Night at the Opera by candlelight

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm Manchester Cathedral GBP 25 to 48

◀◀ Rewind : The Journey of Soul, R&B and UK Garage Live! - Birmingham

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:30 pm The Stoller Hall

The West End Day Party: Manchester 🎭 SOLD OUT ❌

 Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm Impossible - Manchester

Murder Trial Tonight IV: Death of a Landlord

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm The Bridgewater Hall

Recoverist Culture Fix: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

 Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm The Bridgewater Hall GBP 2

Wrong Jovi - A Tribute To Bon Jovi Live In Manchester

 Sat, 30 May at 06:30 pm Lions Den Manchester

THE MUPPATHON - Muppets Themed Drag Show!

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Fairfield Social Club

La Traviata - Ellen Kent’s Farewell Opera Tour

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:30 pm Opera House, Manchester

Little Red Riding Hood (Easter Panto) @ Victoria Baths

 Fri, 03 Apr at 01:00 pm Hathersage Road, M13 0FE Manchester, United Kingdom

K-Pop Demon Disco: Manchester 👩🏼‍🎤

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:00 am Impossible - Manchester

China Moses

 Sun, 24 May at 08:00 pm Band on the Wall GBP 17 to 27

The Jury Experience: Death on the Port Side

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:00 pm The Stoller Hall GBP 44 to 45

The Lord of the Bubbles

 Sat, 07 Mar at 11:00 am Z-arts

Manchester International Bubble Festival

 Tue, 03 Mar at 10:00 am Z-arts

Just a Girl From North Manchester Book Launch & Live Performance Evening

 Sun, 08 Mar at 06:30 pm The Yard Mcr

MICHAEL | The Magic of Michael Jackson at Freight Island

 Fri, 10 Apr at 06:00 pm Freight Island

Miles Davis: Celebrating 100 Years

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:00 pm 13 Quay St, Manchester M3 3HN, UK

RMB GIRLS LAUNCH EVENT

Sat, 07 Mar at 10:00 pm Bee Noir

You're Dead To Me at Manchester Opera House

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:30 pm Manchester Opera House

NorthWave Presents - Jain Edwards: She-Devil

 Thu, 30 Apr at 08:00 pm 53two GBP 22

The Faerie Realm Ball

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm Manchester Hall

0161 MUMC Promototions Presents: JOANovARC/Vmbra/Bad Heritage/Skin Flowers

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:30 pm Aatma

Passion For Gorton | A Community Passion Play

 Fri, 03 Apr at 05:00 pm The Monastery Manchester

International Women's Day 2026- A night of celebration and collaboration

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:30 pm 53two, Watson Street, Manchester, UK GBP 0 to 14

mjf2026 Piano Trail Walking Tour with FMWT

 Sun, 17 May at 11:00 am Manchester Victoria GBP 0 to 13

MUST haves for the home; open sssion

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm House of Social Manchester GBP 50

International Women's Day Celebration 2026 @University of Manchester

 Wed, 04 Mar at 01:00 pm Nancy Rothwell_Lecture ThA (2A.040) Free

International women’s day life sculpting special

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm Hope Mill Theatre GBP 40

Life Drawing at Impossible Bar in Manchester City Centre

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Impossible - Manchester GBP 15 to 23

Multiple Streams of Property Income: How to invest To Invest In The North.

 Fri, 06 Mar at 08:00 am Hyatt Regency Manchester Free

Shane Todd - Hold Me Back

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:30 pm Fairfield Social Club

Naomi Campbell - Manchester

Mon, 25 May at 07:30 pm Castle Hotel

June Holland Out of the Darkness Into the Light EP Tour - Manchester

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Gullivers

Antwerp Mansion Sleepover £50pp

 Sat, 16 May at 08:30 pm Kent Road West

Chris Brain

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm Gullivers NQ

The Plastic Cabaret X Glitterfye present: TERROR

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 am On Bar Manchester GBP 12 to 13

CroppaChoppa's Slumber Party

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm Fairfield Social Club GBP 6 to 12

Luther Live & Velvet Voices

Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm Manchester Opera House

The Deceivers – A Live Traitors-Style Immersive Game Night

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Lock 91 GBP 22

Manchester Must Dance - Mike Pickering & Kevin Cummins

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm The John Rylands Research Institute and Library Free

Andy Scott & Carmel Smickersgill + Simeon Walker + Her Revelation

 Fri, 22 May at 08:00 pm Stoller Hall GBP 6 to 17

Nout

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 pm Band on the Wall GBP 9

Life Sculpting Ancoats

 Sun, 25 Jan at 02:00 pm Hope Mill Theatre GBP 40

Something Wants to Collapse starring Yann Szuter

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm Z-arts

Manchester Camerata: 8 Songs for a Mad King

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:30 pm Stoller Hall

Networking For Filmmakers

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Fairfield Social Club GBP 0 to 4

Connecting Communities through Integral Ecology

 Fri, 13 Mar at 10:00 am The University of Manchester Free

Pint Of Theatre

 Fri, 27 Feb at 04:00 pm The Kings Arms

The Formidable Women of Manchester (tour during International Women's Week)

 Tue, 10 Mar at 02:00 pm Manchester Art Gallery Free

John Butcher (Solo) + Burn Into Sleep

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm St Margarets Church, Whalley Range

Filmmakers Networking Event

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:00 pm 53two Free

Manchester City Centre Walking Tour

 Wed, 25 Feb at 10:30 am outside the main entrance of Manchester Central Library GBP 14

STEPHEN A film by Melanie Manchot - Film Screening and Q&A

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm The Whitworth GBP 4

Pem

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Beauty and the Beast

 Thu, 12 Mar at 02:00 pm The Dancehouse, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK GBP 0 to 15

EGO — Performative Exhibition

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Saan1 GBP 9 to 12

You Are African First Before Anything (YAAFBA)

Sun, 15 Mar at 08:30 pm The Kings Arms

Bunker Talk #161: Selina Thompson

 Tue, 03 Mar at 05:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library Free

BEAST

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

Voices of the City: A Collective Performance

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm The Whitworth Free

Filmmakers Networking Event

 Mon, 04 May at 07:00 pm 53two Free

Community Engagement in Shanghai’s ‘Old residential redevelopment’ Project

 Thu, 19 Mar at 12:30 pm Manchester China Institute Free

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm Grosvenor East theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University

Haunted Book Club Live: The Old Nurse's Tale

 Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm The Portico Library GBP 12 to 17

Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners

Sun, 15 Mar at 07:30 pm Opera House Theatre Manchester

Roots

 Sat, 04 Apr at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

Conversations After a Burial by Yasmina Reza

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:30 pm Grosvenor East theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University

Hair of the Dog

 Sun, 29 Mar at 06:30 pm The Seven Oaks

Bump and Jackpot: A Double Bill

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:30 pm The Kings Arms

Katacombs | Manchester

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm The Rat & Pigeon, Manchester

Global Development Institute Conference

 Mon, 13 Apr at 09:30 am The University of Manchester Free

Bunker Talk #162: Tanztheater Adrian Look

 Tue, 24 Mar at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

Madama Butterfly at Manchester Opera House

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:30 pm Manchester Opera House

Hair of the Dog (Matinee)

 Sun, 29 Mar at 01:30 pm The Seven Oaks

AFFAIR WITH HAIR

 Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

Remembering the past, fighting for the future

 Thu, 07 May at 05:30 pm People's History Museum Free

Two women. One room. No exit without a cost

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

Shakespeare's Macbeth

 Sun, 15 Mar at 07:00 pm The Peer Hat

Manchester Improv Wednesdays @ 33 Oldham Street

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:30 pm 33 Oldham Street GBP 6

Phantoms of the Popera

 Fri, 03 Jul at 07:30 pm Middleton Arena.

BOYS

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

Free Bachata Dance Class

 Sun, 18 Jan at 12:30 pm Manahatta Deansgate Free

Managing My Emotions : Free In-Person Seminar

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm Inner Space Meditation & Personal Development Centre Free

Sold out: Lisa O'Neill + Kú Kilian / Hallé St Peter's, Manchester / Tue 3 Mar

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:30 pm Hallé St Peter's

ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (two day workshop)

 Wed, 11 Mar at 09:00 am Manchester, UK GBP 185

Women of Troy by Euripides

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:30 pm Grosvenor East theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Regional Conference

 Sat, 20 Jun at 08:40 am INNSiDE by Meliá Manchester GBP 27 to 58