Theatre events in Manchester

Check out happening theatre events all around Manchester, EN

Sold out: Jesse Malin + Bason / Hallé St Peter's, Ancoats, Manchester / Fri 12 Jun

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:30 pm Hallé St Peter's

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

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

KPOP Princess | Pop Dream Tour Comes To Manchester

Sat, 13 Jun at 08:00 pm Manchester, England, UK

Alfie Boe Manchester Tickets

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Pavilion Theatre EUR 161

STRIPPED CABARET 30th MAY

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am On Bar Manchester

Boyce Avenue

 Thu, 10 Sep at 06:00 pm Gorilla

A Night at the Opera by candlelight

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

Wrong Jovi - A Tribute To Bon Jovi Live In Manchester

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

The West End Day Party: Manchester 🎭 SOLD OUT ❌

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

RDCJ Presents: USA Comedy Movie Star PIERRE & Friends - Manchester

Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Impossible - Manchester

The Princess Proms: Manchester

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

The Autism & ADHD Show - Manchester

 Fri, 03 Jul at 09:30 am Manchester Central GBP 0 to 39

Blizzard Comedy's Mini-Fringe All-Dayer

 Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm Gullivers NQ

The Career Catalyst Conference

 Fri, 01 May at 02:00 pm University Place Free

China Moses

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

SUNDAY PASS: The Fall Futures and Pasts - Sunday 7th June 2026

 Sun, 07 Jun at 10:15 am Band on the Wall GBP 55

Whatever Oasis Tribute - Lions Den, Manchester

 Fri, 11 Sep at 06:30 pm Lions Den Manchester

Centre for Digital Trust and Society Forum 2026

 Thu, 02 Jul at 09:30 am No.1 Circle Square Free

NorthWave Presents - Jain Edwards: She-Devil

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

The South Manchester Food Festival 2026: A Springtime Feast

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Wythenshawe Park

Flecky Bennett's The Chethams Library Experience

 Sat, 02 May at 05:30 pm Chetham's Library GBP 18

The Jury Experience: Death on the Port Side

 Sun, 07 Jun at 04:00 pm Royal Northern College of Music GBP 28 to 44

Romeo and Juliet

Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

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

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Gullivers

GMIF: The Art of The Improvised Monologue with Shaun Landry

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:30 pm The Kings Arms

Wynne Evans at Albert Hall

 Sun, 24 May at 07:15 pm Albert Hall

GMIF: Drunk Classics present: Sense and Sensibility

 Fri, 05 Jun at 08:15 pm The Kings Arms

GMIF: Real and Present Theatre

 Sat, 06 Jun at 04:00 pm The Kings Arms

Sold out: Chris Brain + Marnie Glum

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm Gullivers NQ

GMIF: Casino Improv, The Invocation

 Sat, 06 Jun at 08:10 pm The Kings Arms

GMIF: Vermont Avenue: An improvised Billy Wilder Sunset Blvd

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm The Kings Arms

My Mum Told Me Not To Marry An Atheist

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:00 pm Contact Theatre Free

Antwerp Mansion Sleepover £50pp

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

Shadow of Intent

 Thu, 01 Oct at 06:30 pm Manchester Academy 2

Raves & Revolutions

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm M3 4NQ GBP 16

The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman (HOME, Manchester)

 Thu, 14 May HOME Manchester GBP 3 to 6

Labour's wobbling Jenga tower: The 2024 general election two years on

 Thu, 14 May at 05:00 pm Alliance Manchester Business School Free

Prat Pack at Manchester Opera House

 Sun, 06 Sep Manchester Opera House

The Love Lectures (Manchester)

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 12 to 22

Andy Scott & Carmel Smickersgill + Simeon Walker + Her Revelation

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

Jay’s Safety Planning Toolkit For Suicide Prevention - Launch event

 Tue, 19 May at 09:30 am The Whitworth Free

Manchester School of Theatre Summer School: Matilda Jr.

 Mon, 27 Jul at 09:00 am Grosvenor East theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University

Aladdinsane - The Sound & Vision Of David Bowie - Lions Den, Manchester

 Sat, 17 Oct at 06:30 pm Lions Den Manchester

The Improv Magic Show

Fri, 23 Oct at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

Nout

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

Café Autistíque - 27th May 2026

 Wed, 27 May at 05:30 pm Contact Theatre Free

Masculinity Through Art History Life Drawing Workshop at Impossible Bar

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Impossible - Manchester GBP 16 to 24

KinoFilm 2026: Spanish Shorts Programme (Cert 15)

 Wed, 13 May at 06:30 pm Instituto Cervantes Manchester Free

Kirsty Greenwood, Lucy Jane Wood & Laura Wood - Waterstones Manchester

 Mon, 08 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 6

Manchester Must Dance - Mike Pickering & Kevin Cummins

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

Drunk Queer Classics: Titanic

 Fri, 24 Apr at 08:00 pm Social Refuge GBP 15

Life Drawing at Revolucion De Cuba in Manchester City Centre

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Revolución de Cuba Manchester GBP 16 to 24

Rewiring Fashion Systems: Circularity, Infrastructure & Innovation

 Fri, 08 May at 02:30 pm Nancy Rothwell Building Free

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

 Fri, 01 May at 01:00 pm Grosvenor East theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University

Romeo.Juliet

Tue, 19 May at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

Increasing Productivity Through Manager–Employee Relationships

 Fri, 01 May at 10:00 am Alliance Manchester Business School Free

The Art of Scenting a Space

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm Jo Malone London GBP 35

AFFAIR WITH HAIR

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

GMIF: Davenham Theatre, Improv Joy

 Sun, 07 Jun at 03:00 pm The Kings Arms

BOYS

 Wed, 06 May at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

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 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:00 pm Gullivers GBP 17 to 28

Creatives House Launch Party & Artist Showcase

 Fri, 01 May at 06:00 pm 53two GBP 5 to 15

Performing Trees Exhibition: Curator Tour

 Thu, 07 May at 05:45 pm The Whitworth GBP 0 to 10

'Radical Justice' An In-depth discussion with author Nani Jansen Reventlow

 Wed, 13 May at 01:00 pm Whitworth Hall. Free

Theatre M21 present Bleak Expectations

 Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm The Edge Manchester

MCRC 20th Anniversary Seminar Series - Professor Richard Sullivan

 Mon, 22 Jun at 03:00 pm Oglesby Cancer Research Building Free

Session Days Goodfellas SOLD OUT

 Sun, 14 Jun at 11:00 am The Fitzgerald

Cabaret Voltaire Manchester Tickets

 Mon, 19 Oct at 07:00 pm Albert Hall Manchester EUR 243

Remembering the past, fighting for the future

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

The Edge

Fri, 26 Jun at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

GMIF: Intro To Improvised Songs with Stephanie McCullough

 Sun, 07 Jun at 12:30 pm The Kings Arms

Ulrika Spacek

 Wed, 14 Oct at 06:30 pm The White Hotel

The Killing Game

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm The Dancehouse, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK GBP 0 to 15

#10 May Niamos Theatre Milonga

Sun, 10 May at 04:00 pm Niamos

Big Package in the City of Chaos

 Fri, 08 May at 06:45 pm The Seven Oaks

The Plastic Cabaret - Fairytale

 Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm On Bar Manchester

Manchester Regional Conference

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

MSEA & MMU Social Enterprise Showcase

 Wed, 06 May at 10:00 am Manchester Metropolitan University Business School Free

MANCHESTER | MilkTea Community Preview of KOKUHO with Voice ESEA

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm Vue Cinema Manchester - Printworks GBP 6

Dinner With The Wolves

Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

small hours by Wisteria Theatre

 Sat, 27 Jun at 06:00 pm SEESAW GBP 6

Evil Wet Hen Presents-MOONFACE // Phoneutrian & Zaron Mizmeras // Catastrophe Assistant

 Thu, 28 May at 07:30 pm 14-16 Faraday Street, M1 1BE Manchester, United Kingdom

Wednesday Night Write Club

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm The Pen And Pencil Free

Man/Woman/Chainsaw

 Tue, 22 Sep at 07:30 pm Manchester Gorilla

Bad Habits

Wed, 05 Aug at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

DCP Showcase: Men in the Pub

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University

GMIF: Stupid

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:00 pm The Kings Arms

Rent, Style and Automation: Generative AI in the Platformisation of Culture

 Wed, 29 Apr at 03:00 pm Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Bimble Across The Mersey @ Britons Protection

 Thu, 30 Apr at 08:00 pm The Briton Protection

Scripted Social - Monthly Play Reading Group (Pity by Rory Mullarkey)

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am 53two Studio GBP 25

Emergency First Aid at Work - Chorlton

 Thu, 30 Apr at 09:30 am Chorlton-cum-Hardy Golf Club GBP 102

Studio Voiceover Masterclass - Manchester

 Sat, 12 Sep at 10:00 am 80 HERTZ Studios | Post, Music & Podcasts GBP 185

Le French it up Comedy show - Manchester

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm Area Manchester GBP 12 to 15

Shakespeare for improvisers W/ Beth Organ

 Sat, 27 Jun at 10:00 am Methodist Central Hall GBP 55

West End Stars

 Sun, 14 Jun at 05:00 pm Trafford Centre, Overflow Car Park 7

Heritage Tour: The Timeless Spirit of Central Arabia

 Sat, 03 Oct at 10:00 am Manchester Airport Multi Storey T2 West Free

The Life of Buddha: Film night 🎥 🍿 🧘‍♂️

 Fri, 15 May at 06:30 pm 76 High Lane, Chorlton, Manchester

DCP Showcase: Napsack or What do you call this thing from the party

 Wed, 13 May at 05:00 pm Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University

Bunker Talk #167: Harry Wilson

 Tue, 02 Jun at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

Bunker Talk #167: Deborah Pearson

 Tue, 07 Jul at 05:30 pm SODA (School of Digital Arts) Free