Opera House, Manchester

Opera House, Manchester
Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3HP Street map

Buy Tickets: 0844 847 1722 - or use the online links below

Winter Spring Summer 2010 Season at The Opera House, Manchester:

Aladdin - Opera House Manchester
Saturday 5 December 2009 to Sunday 3 January 2010

An Evening of Clairvoyance with Colin Fry
Monday 11 January 2010

Brendan Cole
Tuesday 12 January 2010

Abba Forever
Saturday 16 January 2010

Chippendales
Saturday 6 February 2010

Come Dancing
Monday 22 to Saturday 27 February 2010

Hot Flush!
Monday 1 March 2010

Desperado - the Heart of the Eagles Tour
Tuesday 2 March 2010

In the Flesh - Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular
Wednesday 3 March 2010

Boogie Night
Thursday 4 March 2010

Elvis On Tour
Friday 5 March 2010

Who's Bad
Saturday 6 March 2010

Rhod Gilbert & the Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst
Saturday 13 March 2010

Whistle Down the Wind
Monday 22 March to Saturday 3 April 2010
Following its smash hit tour of the United States, a hugely successful West End season at London's Palace Theatre, and, of course, the original 2001 UK tour which smashed box-office records across the country, Bill Kenwright's critically acclaimed production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman’s Whistle Down the Wind is set to thrill audiences once again as it embarks on a national tour in 2010 which comes to Manchester Opera House Theatre this March. In a twist of fate the bright-eyed and youthful Swallow discovers a mysterious man hiding in her family’s barn. When she asks for his identity the first words he utters are 'Jesus Christ'... and it's as though her prayers have been answered. While the rest of the townspeople are searching for a fugitive escaped from jail, Swallow gathers the town's children who make a pact to protect their new found saviour from the cruelties of the outside world. Whistle Down the Wind has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Jim Steinman and is based on the original novel by Mary Hayley Bell and the film produced by Richard Attenborough and directed by Bryan Forbes from a screenplay by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, with book by Patricia Knop, Gale Edwards and Andrew Lloyd Webber. This production is directed by Bill Kenwright.

The 39 Steps
Monday 12 to Saturday 17 April 2010

The Little Big Club
Saturday 24 April 2010

How Now Mrs. Brown Cow
Tuesday 27 April to Saturday 8 May 2010

When Harry Met Sally
Monday 10 to Saturday 15 May 2010

Laughter In the Rain
Monday 17 to Saturday 22 May 2010
Born in Brooklyn, the son of a taxi-driver, Sedaka started songwriting at Broadway's legendary Brill Building, penning his first hit, Oh Carol, for his then girlfriend, Carole King. He went on to become a teenage idol to rival Elvis but in 1964 his career collapsed as America embraced the Beatles and other bands of the so-called 'British Invasion'. For almost a decade, he struggled to support his wife, Leba, and their two children but found salvation in moving to Britain, where he signed to Elton John's Rocket Records label, and remarkably returned to the top of the US charts in 1974 with 'Laughter In The Rain' - remaining a national treasure there as well as in the UK ever since. Now Laughter in The Rain brings the Neil Sedaka's remarkable story of triumph against the odds alive on stage.

Bat the Symphony
Friday 18 June 2010

That'll Be the Day
Saturday 19 June 2010

An Evening of Clairvoyance with Tony Stockwell
Wednesday 23 June 2010

The Wiggles
Sunday 27 June 2010

George's Marvellous Medicine
Tuesday 29 June to Saturday 3 July 2010

Hairspray
Tuesday 13 to Saturday 31 July 2010
The West End's favourite musical comedy, Hairspray, is coming to the Manchester Opera House Theatre for a special two week season. Hairspray tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart as she sets out to follow her extraordinary dreams, inspire her mum and win the boy she loves. Hairspray is the musical with everything - the ultimate feel-good show which has played to sold out houses in London, on Broadway and theatres around the globe. Big Hair, Big Heart, Big Hit - Book Now!

Colin Fry and T.J. Higgs - Free Spirit Show
Wednesday 20 October 2010

Vampires Rock
Thursday 21 October 2010