Manchester Libraries

Gav Cross joins Manchester Libraries with Twisted Christmas Tales. By invitation only.

Online

09/12/2025

  - 09/12/2025

Shakespeare North Playhouse

It’s almost Christmas and Little Bear and her friends are getting ready for the most magical day of year. The fire is lit; the stockings are hung but there’s still one thing missing…We can’t wait to welcome you to this interactive, relaxed festive show where all families and children are welcome.

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot

18/12/2025

  - 24/12/2025

The Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery

Pirate Princess is a story of hope against adversity inspired by strong and inventive women of history.

The Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery

24/01/2026

The Met

Join Ray, International Bubbleologist and Guinness World Record Holder, and help him in his quest to complete the bubble game and make the ultimate bubble. This is a fast-paced show full of high energy and surprises as Ray uses various different gases to create incredible bubble sculptures, effects and magical displays. Watch in amazement as Ray creates a volcano bubble, a soap bubble carousel, a bubble ghost and even a tornado inside a bubble!

The Met - Derby Hall

31/01/2026

Z-arts

Hold onto your hats and tighten those boots — it’s time for an epic tale of magic, mayhem, and unlikely friendship!

Z-arts, Manchester

31/01/2026

  - 31/01/2026

Z-arts

In celebration of their 15th anniversary, Joss Arnott Dance return with the company’s most ambition production to date, their brand-new, cinematic dance and multimedia show Meet the Hatter.

Z-arts, Manchester

14/02/2026

  - 15/02/2026

Burnley Youth Theatre

Mika and the polar bear will be a heartwarming, original story, created with and for children aged 4-11 years old and their families. This 1 hour show, is a joyful story of hope and friendship, full of twists, turns and fantastic interactive experiences, that reminds us how important love, connection and compassion is in a tumultuous world.

Burnley Youth Theatre, Queens Park Road, BB 10 3LB

17/02/2026

  - 17/02/2026

Shakespeare North Playhouse

A funny and free interactive show for the whole family!

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot

18/02/2026

  - 18/02/2026

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Join Wrongsemble, award-winning family theatre company, for this interactive storytelling performance, where the smallest object can spark an epic adventure.

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot

20/02/2026

  - 20/02/2026