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Competition
Win Cirque Du Soleil tickets
We have a pair of tickets to give away to see the stunning Cirque Du Soleil production Quidam at the MEN Arena on March 26 (matinee).
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Win The Buddy Holly Story tickets
IT'S had audiences on their feet in every corner of the globe and now Buddy is coming back to town and we have tickets to give away for the opening night.
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Win Horrible Histories WW2 family ticket
FOLLOWING the huge success of The Terrible Tudors and The Vile Victorians, The Lowry are proud to present the next instalment of Horrible Histories - and we have a family ticket to give away.
Competition
Win Innit: The Urban Musical tickets
AFTER last year's sell-out success as part of The Lowry's Salford Season, Innit: Urban Musical returns in January and we have tickets to give away to the opening night.
Competition
Win Cirque de Glace tickets
CIRQUE de Glace is a unique combination of world class skating and unforgettable spectacle - and we have pair of tickets to give away to the opening night.
Now Showing
Danny The Champion of The World
A story of danger and daring, excitement and invention. Danny has the most marvellous father a bo...
Theatre and Dance / Theatre
When Penelope Toop, a Vicar's wife in Merton-Cum-Middlewick, is reunited with an old friend from ...
Theatre and Dance / Theatre
Her carpet bag is packed, her umbrella is unfurled, and now at last the world's most famous nanny...
Theatre and Dance / Theatre
The Plaza Theatre Stockport is proud to announce the North West's premier family pantomime.
Theatre and Dance / Theatre
Join DJ Anthony from for all your favourite tunes, then let your imagination soar as the sensatio...
Theatre and Dance / Theatre
Bacup Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society: Puss In Boots
Theatre and Dance / Theatre
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Festive theatre shows
ONCE again Greater Manchester has excelled itself by laying on a veritable selection box of shows for you to devour over the yuletide period and beyond.
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Manchester International Festival
A NEW opera by Rufus Wainwright, a theatre piece turning the Royal Exchange into a bingo hall and a series of live performances of JS Bach's music are the first three commissions to be announced for next year's Manchester International Festival.
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Charlie and Lola has real charm
By Simon Donohue
IT takes wit and ingenuity to take a winning formula from the nursery bookshelf and small screen and make it equally charming on stage, but this show from Marple’s Watershed Productions pulls it off in fine style.
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M.E.N. Theatre Awards
THE eagerly-awaited winners for this year’s M.E.N. Theatre Awards, as decided by our expert panel, have been revealed. Find out who won what, here.
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