manchester contact theatre

• 7th & 8th Feb: "SHORT CUTS" works-in-progress from Dawn Crandell, D'Lo, Chris Hoyle & the Hope Theatre Company
• 9th Feb: "PETER GRIST: THE WHITE CHALK DIARIES" Dance from Peter Grist dealing with religion and sexuality
• 10th Feb: "MOTHER'S RUIN THEATRICAL SPECTACULAR" feat. Jonny Woo, Dickie Beau, Myra Dubois, Eggs Collective & more
• 11th Feb: "MISPLACED MEMOIRS" experience Qasim Riza Shaheen's declarations of love and desire
• 11 th Feb: "TIGER LILLIES" alternative cabaret
• 27th Feb - 3rd March: "MY HEART IS HITCH-HIKING DOWN PEACHTREE STREET" new show about trying to make sense of where you come from when you are far from home
• 28th Feb: "THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING" Daniel Bye's whistlestop tour of bizarre facts and impassioned arguments
• 29th Feb - 2nd March: "HEAVY LIKE THE WEIGHT OF A FLAME" follows a Brooklyn street kid's search for a more meaningful life after the death of his friends and the overdose of his brother
• 29th Feb - 2nd March: "DRY ICE" Telling wild stories is the only way Nina can stay sane, but for how long?

manchester opera house

• 8th - 11th Feb: "ALL NEW PEOPLE" dead of winter, Long Beach Island, New Jersey, Charlie (Zach Braff) has hit rock bottom & is joined by a group of misfits
• 12th Feb: "AMERICAN ANTHEMS" spectacular rock musical based around the search for a legendary rock star who disappeared in the early 90's at the height of his fame
• 15th & 16th Feb: "PEPPA PIG'S TREASURE HUNT" Ahoy there me Hearties! Peppa Pig and her friends are going on a treasure hunt and need your help!
• 15th Feb: "SING-A-LONG-A ABBA TRIBUTE" Swedish super-group's greatest hits performed live with on screen lyrics so everyone can join in!
• 20th - 22nd Feb: "GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE" Roald Dahl's story about a young boy who makes a marvellous new medicine to cure his grandmother of her terrifying temper
• 27th Feb - 3rd March: "SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME" feel-good musical journey that follows two teenage sisters, Jennifer and Marie, through the summer of 1963

manchester palace theatre

• 1st Feb - 10 th March: "OLIVER" the much-loved classic musical

manchester: royal exchange

• 1st - 25th Feb: "TWO" comedy drama set in a Northern pub starring Justin Moorhouse
• 1st - 4th Feb: "DAYS OF LIGHT" an evocative & atmospheric new play by Godfrey Hamilton
• 8th - 25th Feb: "THE GATEKEEPER" this world premiere lifts the lid on a darkly comic family get-together

rochdale gracie fields theatre

• 14th - 18th Feb: "THE SOUND OF MUSIC" Rochdale Amateur Operatic Society brings to you this popular musical

oldham coliseum

• 2nd - 8th Feb: "SNOOKERED" on the sixth anniversary of T's death, his four friends meet for a game of pool and a few drinks
• 16th Feb - 10th March: "TAKING STEPS" Alan Ayckbourn's classic comedy

salford lowry

• 1st - 4th Feb: "AN INSPECTOR CALLS" magnificent West End and Broadway production of JB Priestley's classic thriller
• 2nd Feb: "THE TABLE" a puppet show for grown-ups
• 3rd Feb: "KIN" drama, middle-aged children negotiate the changes in their relationship with their parents
• 4th Feb: "ISY SUTTIE:PEARL & DAVE" Isy stars in this beautifully nuanced one-woman comedy show about internet romance, and her own hunt for love
• 5th Feb: "JOHN PEEL'S SHED" an ode to radio, those records and anyone who's ever sought solace in the wireless
• 7th - 11th Feb: "THE WINTER'S TALE" classic Shakespeare re-imagined & performed by Propellor
• 8th - 11th Feb: "HENRY V" classic Shakespeare re-imagined & performed by Propellor
• 9th Feb: "BRENDAN COLE-LIVE & UNJUDGED" up close and personal dance spectacular
• 9th Feb: "BOUND" join six trawlermen as they embark on one final voyage
• 11th Feb: "THE CONFETTI MAKER" a day in the life of a confetti factory worker, but he has ambitions, dreams and fears far beyond factory life…
• 15th & 16th Feb: "ELEKTRO KIF" streetdance & theatre collide in this exciting show
• 16th - 18th Feb: "SERVICE WITH A SMILE 2" showcase of brand new material from north-west based writers from The Workers Theatre Company
• 17th - 19th Feb: "CHINESE STATE CIRCUS" marvel as the world's greatest acrobats join forces with the undisputed masters of martial arts
• 17th - 19th Feb: "AVON CALLING" theatre that draws the audience into the very heart of the experience
• 18th Feb: "VIVE LE CABARET" following a second triumphant year on the Edinburgh Fringe, Vive le Cabaret is back at The Lowry
• 21st - 25th Feb: "THE KING & I" one of the greatest musicals of all time
• 23rd Feb - 10th March: "THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW" a rich drama of sexual tension and class conflict all set during the bitter 1912 miners' strike
• 23rd Feb: "AN INSTINCT FOR KINDNESS" Chris Larner tells his story, deals with the contentious issue of assisted dying
• 24th Feb: "WAY OUT WEST" a surreal, sad comedy starring Mike Goodenough and Damien Lyne
• 25th Feb: "BALLS DEEPER(RAYGUNS LOOK REAL ENOUGH)" Ray & Luke find themselves trawling the cabaret and comedy scenes looking for another bite of fame
• 26th Feb: "AN AUDIENCE WITH PAM AYRES" Join Pam Ayres as she brings her latest poems and stories, plus some old favourites, to The Lowry
• 26th Feb: "PHOENIX RISING" a powerful portrait of an extraordinary artist, D. H. Lawrence
• 28th Feb & 2nd March: "MADAMA BUTTERFLY" Opera North perform one of the world's best-loved operas
• 29th Feb & 3rd March: "NORMA" Opera North perform Bellini's work of genius

stockport plaza

• 4th - 5th Feb: "CHINESE NEW YEAR EXTRAVAGANZA" celebrate the Year Of The Dragon features internationally acclaimed acrobat troupes from Chengdu, China
• 9th Feb: "CELTIC DREAM" modern songs, choreographed dance routines and a touch of the old Irish 'craic'
• 12th Feb: "SESAME STREET:MONSTERS MAKE MUSIC" your family's favourite Sesame Street freinds are taking to the stage to share their love of music
• 23rd Feb: "BENIDORM LIVE!" Crissy Rock & Shaun Foster Conley stars of the award winning TV series Benidorm present an evening of comedy and music
• 26th Feb: "THE WOW SHOW" BBC Radio Manchester's Eamonn O'Neill & Jimmy Wagg are back with another evening of variety & comedy

altrincham garrick playhouse

• 7th - 10th Feb: "HIDDEN VOICES" double bill of plays; "A Chip In The Sugar" by Alan Bennett, & "5 Kinds Of Silence" by Shelagh stephenson

the met bury

• 1st Feb: "YOU'RE NOT LIKE THE OTHER GIRLS CHRISSY" one woman's experience of love & war
• 4th Feb: "A BIRD IN YOUR EAR" stories of wizards, witches & magical animals
• 14th Feb: "RED RIDING HOOD" gorgeously rendered re-telling of the classic girl-and-the-wolf tale
• 16th Feb: "THE OWL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK" the loveable story of Plop the baby Barn Owl
• 21st Feb: "THE GAMES" tells the story of three Greek nobodies caught up in a celestial bet between Zeus, Hera and Hercules
• 29th Feb: "WAY OUT WEST" funny, tender, melancholic and puzzling play

pyramid parr hall, warrington

• 17th Feb: "THAT'LL BE THE DAY" hugely entertaining rock 'n' roll spectacular
• 25th Feb: "CHRIS & PUI ROADSHOW 2012" CBeebies' favourite double-act, Chris and Pui are coming to town