Kristy Stott

Grayson Perry comes to Manchester’s Opera House for 1 night only – it’ll be a bright evening of conversation and laughs, observation and costume changes.

To accompany Jean Genet’s ground-breaking play, The Maids, this November, HOME invites you to a trio of contemporary French theatre with France Now.

LAST CHANCE. Written by Jean Genet and directed by the internationally renowned Lily Sykes, The Maids is a play of masks and mirrors, dreams and fantasies, inspired by the infamous Papin sisters.

Two of the UK’s most thoughtful and consistently brilliant companies, Unlimited Theatre and RashDash smash together science fact and fiction in a kaleidoscopic montage of words, music and movement.

Step down into the creepy underground chambers of the Brickworks this Halloween for Disquiet – an audio journey in the dark that will leave you terrified.

Shakespeare performances are popping up all over Manchester this autumn – we’ve collated them into a neat guide for you.

This new production of Macbeth propels Shakespeare’s classic tragedy into a post-apocalyptic world of anarchy and uncertainty.

Richard Twyman’s critically acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s Othello comes to Oldham Coliseum this autumn as part of a national tour.

Fuelled by some of the most revered love stories, the Royal Exchange’s new Autumn/ Winter Season is absolutely unmissable.

Adapted from the cult film by Mel Brooks, The Royal Exchange are set to delight with their Christmas musical – The Producers.

Inspired by the mystery plays of the Middle Ages, The Mysteries is a cycle of six new plays, set in six different places in England.

LAST CHANCE. A sharp new adaptation of Brecht’s classic – Mother Courage and her Children – written by Anna Jordan and headed up by Julie Hesmondhalgh in the title role.