Performances

Theatre Performance: SELENE

19:30 - 21:30 27 June 2026
Discover the Goddess of the Moon in this captivating retelling from award-winning storytellers Wright & Grainger, as Selene explores growing up, embracing light and dark, and navigating…

Little Belters Summer Concert

14:00 - 16:00 5 July 2026
The Little Belters and Absolute Belters are excited to return to the stage for their highly anticipated end-of-year concert! Little Belters, our cool children’s choir for ages 4-11,…

Theatre performance: Life Out There - Ransack Theatre

11 July 2026
When something goes wrong in the silence of space, a misfit crew of astronauts must decide how to survive and what future is worth chasing across the galaxy… A thrilling adventure in the Space Dome from Ransack Theatre.

Lesbian Triple Bill

19:00 - 21:30 22 July 2026
A night of new work from queer artists in Manchester. Join us at the John Thaw Studio Theatre on July 22nd for an evening of queer theatre in development. Featuring short pieces and…

Welcome Week Show: Chameleon by Jess Telling

19:00 - 20:00 25 September 2026
Welcome Week Show: Chameleon by Jess Telling Following consecutive 4* runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and London, Chameleon celebrates its finale in Manchester. With dry wit and existential…

A Jubilee Overture - 75 years of Philip Sparke

15:00 - 17:00 27 September 2026
The Martin Harris Centre welcomes The KNDS Fairey Band. Featuring the music of acclaimed composer Philip Sparke and the composers who inspired him, to celebrate his 75th year. Including…

Quatuor Danel lunchtime concert with Adam McKenzie (bassoon)

13:10 - 13:50 1 October 2026
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Opus 18 No. 2 Roxanna Panufnik – Cantator & Amanda for Bassoon and String Quartet (2011) Adam McKenzie joins the Quatuor Danel for their…

Quatuor Danel Evening concert – Shostakovich 120 years

19:30 2 October 2026
Quatuor Danel mark the 120th anniversary of Shostakovich’s birth. Beethoven String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Opus 18 No. 4 Beethoven String Quartet No. 6 in Bb major, Opus 18 No. 6…

Duo Folclore (violins)

13:10 8 October 2026
Presented by the Department of Music and the Cervantes Institute This talented violin duo will play a lively programme of traditional folk music as well as arrangements from their own British and Spanish origins.

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert – Philip Grange 70 years

19:30 20 November 2026
Quatuor Danel mark the 70th birthday of Philip Grange. Philip Grange Elegy for solo cello Philip Grange Soliloquy for solo viola Philip Grange The Centre Cannot Hold for two violins…

University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra Concert

19:30 - 21:30 27 November 2026
Join the University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra for a vibrant concert of contemporary and twentieth-century masterpieces, including Britten's Four Sea Interludes,…

University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra Concert

15:00 - 17:00 28 November 2026
Join the University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra for a vibrant concert of contemporary and twentieth-century masterpieces, including Britten's Four Sea Interludes,…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Simon Grange (bass voice) – Philip Grange 70 years

19:30 11 December 2026
Simon Grange and Quatuor Danel reunite to perform Philip Grange’s De Profundis. Inspired by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this work casts the bass as a journalist reporting from the…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert at Stoller Hall – America 250 Years

19:30 3 February 2027
Quatuor Danel celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary of Independence. The programme includes a piece by Amy Beach, which incorporates three traditional Alaskan Inuit melodies. Beach…

Quatuor Danel Beat the Rush Hour concert with Richard Whalley (piano)

18:00 16 April 2027
The Quatuor Danel join with Richard Whalley for two iconic Sonatas named Kreutzer. The link between these two works comes through Tolstoy, who wrote a novel named after Beethoven's…

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