STARS: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey comes to Contact as part of its UK tour

No Pay? No Way!, a contemporary retelling of Dario Fo’s Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!, is having its UK premiere at the Royal Exchange Theatre

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I returns to Manchester, this time playing the Palace Theatre, as part of its UK tour – starring Annalene Beechey and Darren Lee

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this May!

Capital Letters is a dark warning fable for what may be to come – and a triumphant reminder of the vitality and immediacy of art

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, starring Kathryn Hunter, is a remarkable production, an unclassifiable story, and a visual feast

Black Superhero, starring Dyllón Burnside, is an epic exploration into intersectional identity and what it means to be both Black and queer

The Time Machine is a fun, frivolous and unfaithful adaptation of H. G. Wells’ sci-fi novella

Once upon a time, in a land far away, Nadiya and Kai brought sass, sequins and spectacles to the Bridgewater Hall!

Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror tells a devastating tale whilst showcasing the most dazzling disabled talent

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is one big party that lives up to its reputation as the world’s most successful rock’n’roll musical

The Beekeeper of Aleppo is a beautiful but disappointing adaptation of Christy Lefteri’s novel

Disney 100: The Concert is touring the UK to mark 100 years of The Walt Disney Company, with Strictly star (and Disney super-fan) Janette Manrara as host

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, which previously toured the UK for a record-breaking 5 years, is on the road again – with a short stint at Manchester Opera House

Mojisola Adebayo’s Family Tree unburies the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells transformed the trajectory of medical research.

Mother Goose, starring Sir Ian McKellen and John Bishop, is so wholesome and funny that even those of us who don’t like pantos will enjoy it

The Bodyguard has returned to the Palace Theatre, with Pussycat Doll Melody Thornton proving herself to be a super skilled vocalist

Ariana DeBose played her first solo concert at the London Palladium – and yes, she did the thing!

Bonnie & Clyde is a beautiful, sociopolitical musical that is finally getting the recognition it deserves

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a frustrating theatre-going experience which takes big swings but, more often than not, misses its mark