Get on your dancing shoes, because Strictly Live is heading back out on tour in 2026.
A new series of the iconic – and massively loved – BBC reality competition show, Strictly Come Dancing, began this past Saturday night, with this year’s cohort of celebrities all being paired up with their professional dance partners ready to take on the exciting new challenge of learning to Ballroom Dance.
But not long after the winner of the new series is awarded the coveted glitterball trophy, much of the Class of 2026 will be heading out on a UK-wide tour.
Cue the theme tune, because the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is waltzing its way into arenas across the UK next January and February, helping us to start out the new year in spectacular style.
Oh yes, it’s back – and it’s more dazzling than ever! 💃 Cue the theme tune and dust off those dancing shoes… ✨ @bbcstrictly
Get set for a glittering celebration of everything you love about the nation’s favourite TV show, complete with show-stopping routines, stunning group numbers, and breathtaking live music from the iconic Strictly band and singers.
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Joining the tour, as always, will be a sensational lineup of celebrities and professional dancers from this current series, delivering all the glitz, glamour, and feel-good fun we need to banish those inevitable winter blue.
You can expect the signature charm of judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, and Craig Revel Horwood, alongside the fabulous Janette Manrara who is returning to host, bringing just the right amount of excitement to keep everyone on their toes.
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The Strictly Come Dancing cast lineup for 2026 / Credit: BBC
It’s time to put this annual entertainment spectacular in your diary and start 2026 on a front foot, as Strictly Live is coming to Manchester’s AO Arena on Saturday 31 January and Sunday 1 February 2026, and tickets officially start going on sale this week – with two presales before the general sale commences this Friday.
Tickets for the Three+ presale will go on sale tomorrow (Wednesday 24 September), before the AO’s dedicated venue presale begins on Thursday 25 September, and the General Sale starts on Friday 26 September.
All tickets will go on sale at 10am on their respective days, and you can get your hands on them when they’re live here.
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New stage adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House to arrive in Manchester this Halloween
Emily Sergeant
A brand-new stage adaptation of a bestselling horror novel and TV series is coming to Manchester this Halloween.
Following the critically acclaimed Netflix hit series that introduced a new generation to the eerie masterpiece, author Shirley Jackson’s famous The Haunting of Hill House is being turned into a brand-new stage adaptation later this year, and will be taking to one of Manchester’s most iconic stages at the spookiest season of all.
Written by Olivier and BAFTA award-winner Stef Smith, and directed by Martin Constantine, the new production is set to conjure the iconic supernatural thriller on stage.
It will be making its world premiere with a UK tour this autumn, stopping off in several major towns and cities along the way.
If you’re unfamiliar with the story, The Haunting of Hill House follows a group of daring investigators who take on the mystery of Hill House, before their curiosity quickly descends into fear.
A new stage adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House is coming to Manchester this Halloween / Credit: Supplied
“The Haunting of Hill House is one of the greatest supernatural novels of the last hundred years and to have the chance to adapt it for the stage is a true privilege,” explained writer Stef Smith, as the UK tour was announced this week.
“I find Shirley Jackson’s world intoxicating, thrilling and gut-wrenching.
“I believe there is something so deeply theatrical at the heart of Hill House. From the spooky, to the surreal, through heartache and hope. I hope that our cast of characters will take the audience along for a ride quite unlike anything else. Above all we will examine that the biggest horrors are usually human.”
The brand-new stage adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House will arrive in Manchester and take to the stage at Manchester Palace Theatre from Tuesday 27 October right through to Halloween itself (Saturday 31 October 2026).
The full cast and creative team for the new production is set to be announced shortly, so keep your eyes peeled.
Tickets go on pre-sale tomorrow at 10am, before general sale begins on Friday (20 February), again at 10am, and you book your place here.
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Multi award-winning musical Back to the Future returns to Manchester next summer
Emily Sergeant
Nearly six years after making its world premiere here in Manchester, Back to The Future The Musical is returning to our city next summer.
The multi award-winning musical – based off the beloved 1985 film of the same name – held its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House back 2020, but unfortunately, as you can probably guess, its run was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but now, flash forward to 2027, the production is returning to ‘settle some unfinished business’.
Lead producer Colin Ingram, together with Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the creators of the Back To The Future film trilogy, have announced that the musical will return to Manchester as part of its first-ever UK tour.
Directed by Tony Award-winning director John Rando, alongside a multi Tony and Olivier Award-winning design team, Back to the Future The Musical has a book by Bob Gale, and new music and lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard.
Multi award-winning musical Back to the Future is returning to Manchester / Credit: Supplied
Additional hit songs from the film, including ‘The Power of Love’ and ‘Johnny B. Goode’, are also included in the production, making it a real trip down memory lane for fans.
The show will run at Manchester Opera House from 13 July through to 21 August 2027, following its run in the West End at the Adelphi Theatre, where it’s currently in its fifth year, having broken box office records and being seen by more than 2.3 million people.
“Speaking for the entire creative team, we are beyond thrilled to be returning to the Manchester Opera House, which we consider the birthplace of Back to the Future The Musical and one of the UK’s best venues,” commented co-creator Bob Gale.
“No city has ever given us a better reception and the incredible audience response we received in 2020 helped shape the show creatively in myriad ways.”
Back to the Future The Musical will take to the Manchester Opera House stage from 13 July – 21 August 2027, and tickets officially go on general sale tomorrow (18 February) at 10am.
Emily Sergeant -
23rd September 2025 
