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

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

Matteo Lane at Manchester Opera House

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

Manchester Anime & Gaming Con 2026

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

Manchester Psych Festival

 Sat, 05 Sep at 12:00 pm Various Venues Around Manchester

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

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester - Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Bridgewater Hall Manchester

STRIPPED CABARET 30th MAY

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

TaylorMania

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

David Essex at Manchester Opera House

 Sun, 20 Sep at 07:00 pm Manchester Opera House

ACS: WILD 'N OUT

 Fri, 24 Apr at 05:00 pm University Place

Wrong Jovi - A Tribute To Bon Jovi Live In Manchester

 Sat, 30 May at 06:30 pm Lions Den 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

She Past Away, ACTORS in Manchester

 Fri, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm Gorilla

The West End Day Party: Manchester 🎭 SOLD OUT ❌

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

The Autism & ADHD Show - Manchester

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

PERFORMERS FROM THE WEST END

 Sun, 14 Jun at 12:00 pm Regent Cres., Stretford, M17 8AA Manchester, United Kingdom

You're Dead To Me at Manchester Opera House

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

Situationships

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

Whatever Oasis Tribute - Lions Den, Manchester

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

The Old Trafford Experience |Play at the Theatre of Dreams

 Tue, 26 May at 11:00 am Old Trafford GBP 28 to 1,626

MICHAEL | The Magic of Michael Jackson at Freight Island

 Fri, 10 Apr at 06:00 pm Freight Island

Wynne Evans at Albert Hall

 Sun, 24 May at 07:15 pm Albert Hall

The South Manchester Food Festival 2026: A Springtime Feast

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Wythenshawe Park

China Moses

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

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 45

NorthWave Presents - Jain Edwards: She-Devil

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

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

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Gullivers

mjf2026 Piano Trail Walking Tour with FMWT

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

Musical Theatre Raves - Manchester 2026

 Sat, 05 Sep at 08:00 pm The Church GBP 6 to 38

Chris Brain + Marnie Glum

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm Gullivers NQ

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

Naomi Campbell - Manchester

Mon, 25 May at 07:30 pm Castle Hotel

Romeo and Juliet

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

Mondo Queero: Shortbus (2006)

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm The Carlton Club Manchester

The Deceivers – A Live Traitors-Style Immersive Game Night

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

Beyond Growth: Cultural & Creative Industry Policies for a New XXI Century

 Fri, 17 Apr at 09:00 am Samuel Alexander Building Free

Manchester, UK - The Oneness Experience

 Sun, 04 Oct at 04:00 pm RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music

Alice Faye

Sat, 27 Jun at 09:00 am The Deaf Institute

Hey! Festival

 Thu, 23 Apr at 02:00 pm Cross Street Chapel, Unitarian Free

George Michael Tribute Night

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Withington Golf Club GBP 33

Nout

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

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

Masculinity Through Art History Life Drawing Workshop at Impossible Bar

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

Manchester Camerata: 8 Songs for a Mad King

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm Stoller Hall

BEAST

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

Matilda Inspired Family Library Workshops delivered by the Palace Theatre

 Tue, 14 Apr at 10:00 am Manchester Central Library Free

Life Sculpting Ancoats

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

Romeo.Juliet

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

Filmmakers Networking Event

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

Art Cure: In conversation with Prof. Daisy Fancourt

 Tue, 28 Apr at 10:00 am HOME Manchester GBP 0 to 8

AFFAIR WITH HAIR

 Mon, 25 May at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

 Fri, 01 May at 06:30 pm Grosvenor East theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University

Short Film Programme | Manchester Screening + Discussion | Waving Kites

 Thu, 30 Apr at 05:00 pm SODA (School of Digital Arts) Free

Haunted Book Club Live: The Old Nurse's Tale

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

Two women. One room. No exit without a cost

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

Museo - Frida Kahlo

 Fri, 24 Apr at 02:00 pm The Dancehouse, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK GBP 0 to 15

same. in manchester

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

1984 (UK Tour)

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:30 pm The Edge Theatre And Arts Centre

Silent Struggles

 Sun, 14 Jun at 07:30 pm 53two

Global Development Institute Conference

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

Session Days Goodfellas

 Sun, 14 Jun at 11:00 am The Fitzgerald

A Night of Dark Post Punk Music: Reliquia + Hurtsfall + Mrs. Frighthouse + The Black Capes

 Fri, 11 Sep at 06:30 pm Aatma

Remembering the past, fighting for the future

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

Dinner With The Wolves

Wed, 13 May at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

BOYS

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

The Puppet Folk Experience!

 Thu, 20 Aug at 07:00 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 6 to 17

Theatre M21 present Bleak Expectations

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

Manchester Regional Conference

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

Creative club x Comedy lab - Headshots and mixer

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Methodist Central Hall Free

Free Bachata Dance Class

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

Cultural Agents and Creative Economies: Arts, Policy and Civic Imagination

 Wed, 22 Apr at 04:00 pm University Place, 4.205 Free

Heaton Park Food & Drink Festival 2026: The Fifth Anniversary Feast

 Sat, 01 Aug at 10:00 am Heaton Park, Sheepfoot Lane, M25 0DL

the FOLK DRAMA + Nico Harmony +Velcro Teddy Bear ~ The Castle Hotel (MANCHESTER)

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:30 pm The Castle Hotel

Katacombs | Manchester

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

Man/Woman/Chainsaw

 Tue, 22 Sep at 07:30 pm Manchester Gorilla

Bunker Talk #165: Benedict Phillips

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

The NTE

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Gullivers

Bad Habits

Thu, 06 Aug at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

CLUB EUPHORIA

 Fri, 24 Apr at 10:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Cyber Security: SecRec - Recruiting & Vetting Securely - Manchester

 Thu, 30 Apr at 09:30 am Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel GBP 350 to 400

Studio Voiceover Masterclass - Manchester

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

Harry Stachini & Clementine Bogg-Hargroves

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Creatures Comedy Club

Scripted Social - Monthly Play Reading Group (Last Night on Earth)

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

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

Turkish weekend with Tevec 🧿 in Manchester UK

 Sat, 25 Apr at 09:30 am Parrs Wood High School

A Table and Two Chairs

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm The Seven Oaks

Emergency First Aid at Work - Chorlton

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

West End Stars

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

Paediatric First Aid Blended - Chorlton

 Thu, 30 Apr at 09:30 am Chorlton-cum-Hardy Golf Club GBP 114

First Aid at Work Blended - Chorlton

 Thu, 30 Apr at 09:30 am Chorlton-cum-Hardy Golf Club GBP 239

Bunker Talk #167: Deborah Pearson

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

Shakespeare for improvisers W/ Beth Organ

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

Kids’ Confidence & Creativity Weekly Sessions (Ages 4–6)

 Tue, 03 Feb at 04:00 pm St. Werburgh’s Church, Chorlton GBP 0 to 10