Looking for a spontaneous night of music or theatre in Manchester? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the best live gigs and productions around the city tonight.
Packed with retro synths and woozy reminiscence, Pale Blue Eyes arrive in Manchester with a night of modernist pop delight at Gorilla.
The creator and host of the Netflix smash-hit Somebody Feed Phil takes over Manchester Academy with a jovial discussion of his career so far, his travels around the world and his culinary exploits from the show and beyond, with a Q&A session from the audience at the end.
Written by Ins Choi and directed by Esther Jun and based on the Netflix sensation, the poignant and hilarious Kim’s Convenience brings a heart-warming drama about the tribulations of a family-run Korean store to HOME for four days, starting tonight.
Based on the seminal 1980 hit movie, the Hope Mill Amateur Dramatics Company production of 9 to 5 presents an outrageous, thought-provoking and fabulously funny tale of friendship and revenge set to the iconic music of Dolly Parton.
Running as the centrepiece of the Royal Exchange’s spring season, Mike Leigh’s cult tragicomic masterpiece Abigail’s Party brings theatre’s most chaotic cocktail party to Manchester from Fri 4 Apr – Sat 17 May.
The bold new production utilises the Royal Exchange’s uniquely intimate in-the-round staging to invite audiences into Beverly Moss’ ill-fated soiree in the heart of genial 1970s suburbia.
A charming stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s iconic coming-of-age story comes to Lowry this week.
Based on Alcott’s own experiences of growing up, the timeless tale follows the journey of the March sisters — tomboy Jo, beautiful Meg, sensitive Beth and spoilt Amy — as they forge unbreakable bonds of love and family while navigating the challenges of the Civil War era.
Floating cordially down onto the Palace stage for a five-week run from tonight, Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s production of Mary Poppins presents a delightfully uplifting take on the world’s favourite nanny and her domestic adventures on Cherry Tree Lane at the Palace Theatre.
The spellbinding production reimagines the classic children’s caper with wondrous choreography, captivating special effects and a score including Jolly Holiday, Step in Time and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, alongside new songs by the Olivier award-winning British team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
Head down to Band on the Wall tonight to catch a thrillingly unique musical improvisation project curated by Alan Keary, aka Shunya.
Free to attend with no booking required, the one-off showcase features a seamless blend of musical styles ranging from jazz and West African to electronic and Irish traditional.
- Words:
- Wolf McFarlane
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- Wed 9 Apr 2025
The award-winning quartet bring their contemporary twist on soul and blues to The Deaf Institute with an unmissable one-off show this evening.