Kristy Stott

Our favourite panto team are back to put some sparkle into the festive season – dust off your magic carpet and get ready to fly into Oldham this Christmas.

Don’t miss this joyous musical retelling of L Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz reflecting contemporary African-American culture.

With opera, dance, contemporary shows, musical theatre and high-flying circus adventures, it’s all happening in Salford this winter.

Featuring circus, music and film, don’t miss this fully accessible new live show by bold and radical circus company Extraordinary Bodies.

Packed with Matthew Bourne’s trademark wit and captivating storytelling, this is the perfect ballet to get all of the family ready for the festive season.

A scorching new production of one of the most popular operas of all time and a sparkly Bernstein double bill, the ever-brilliant Opera North return to Salford.

Live performance, digital technology and experimental storytelling – imitating the dog bring their acclaimed adaptation to The Lowry on the last date of their UK tour. Unmissable.

Set in a creaking mansion, this creepy whodunnit makes its way into Manchester just in time for Halloween.

Blending original hip-hop and spoken word, Complicité’s new show explores the way that people of colour have been excluded from the discussion around environmental activism.

Roy Alexander Weise makes his Royal Exchange debut with a brand-new production of this stunning and incisive play, set on the eve of Dr Martin Luther King’s assassination.

A captivating and perceptive solo show exploring the lesser-known legacy of Florence Nightingale as a campaigner for social reform and equal healthcare for all.

Inspired by Patrick Hamilton’s 20th-century novel, this captivating new dance production sees Matthew Bourne transport his audience to brooding 1930s Soho. Unmissable.