A huge sale on theatre tickets has gone live with shows in Manchester slashed to as little as £15.
From hit musicals to family favourites to dazzling dance and opera, the massive January Sale will let you see live entertainment for way less.
Thousands of discounted tickets are up for grabs across the UK, including at the Palace Theatre and the Opera House in Manchester.
ATG’s biggest-ever January sale includes smash hit shows like Bat Out Of Hell, Swan Lake, and Kinky Boots.
It also includes some huge shows coming to Manchester city centre for the first time in 2025, like Here You Come Again, a musical filled with the hits of Dolly Parton.
The huge theatre ticket sale includes incredible performances happening in the coming weeks, with both Swan Lake and The Nutcracker at the Opera House this month.
Or you could save big on a fabulous and flamboyant night out with Kinky Boots when it lands at the Palace Theatre in February.
Be whisked away with your favourite childhood musical, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, in March, or immerse yourself in the rock n roll world of Meatloaf’s Bat Out Of Hell with a musical inspired by the iconic album in February.
Kinky Boots is included in the January theatre tickets sale. Credit: Ollie RosserA scene from Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Credit: Tristram Kenton
There are also big savings to be had on Come Fall In Love, a musical comedy based on Bollywood’s most successful film, which is set to open in Manchester in 2025.
Other shows included in the theatre ticket sale are Calamity Jane, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cruel Intentions, and Ellen Kent: La Bohème.
And they’ve teased that there are more shows to be added to the sale still too.
The ATG Tickets January sale is now live – have a browse and book tickets HERE.
Manchester theatre shows in the ATG January sale:
Manchester Opera House
Swan Lake – 16-17 January at 7.30pm; 19 January at 3pm
The Nutcracker – 18 January at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Calamity Jane- 21-22 January at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
Here You Come Again – The New Dolly Parton Musical – 4-6 February at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Ellen Kent: La Bohème – 21 February at 7.30pm
Ellen Kent: La Traviata – 23 February at 7.30pm
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – 26-27 February at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners – 17 March at 7.30pm
Come Fall in Love – 29-30 May at 7.30pm; 2-5 June at at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Manchester Palace Theatre
Kinky Boots – 5-6 February at 2.30pm
Bat Out Of Hell – 24-25 February at 7.30pm, 26-27 February at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – 11-12 March at 7pm
Cruel Intentions – 25-28 March at 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm and 8.30pm
ATG Tickets said: “2025 is a HUGE year for live entertainment and we’re celebrating with our biggest ticket sale ever.
“Experience the magic of live entertainment with ticket prices from as little as £20 (+ £3.95 transaction fee per order)!
“Enjoy unbeatable discounts on a diverse selection of shows across Musicals, Plays, Comedy, Family Favourites, and Dance & Opera.
“Don’t miss out – book now and make unforgettable memories this year!”
The ATG Tickets January sale is now live – have a browse and book tickets HERE.
Iconic musical Annie is returning to the stage in Manchester next summer
Emily Sergeant
One of the most iconic musical productions of the 21st century will be heading out on a tour of the UK and Ireland next year.
And of course, an iconic musical will be taking to an iconic Manchester stage.
Renowned theatre producers Michael Harrison and David Ian are ‘delighted’ to announce that their smash-hit production of the musical Annie is being revived for 2026 and 2027, and will be embarking on a huge UK-wide tour, stopping off at some major cities in the process.
Unfamiliar with the musical Annie? Yet to see it on stage? Or haven’t been able to watch the beloved 1982 film of the same name? Let us fill you in.
Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage – but her luck soon changes when she’s chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks.
Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family.
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The smash hit West End production of ANNIE, the world’s favourite family musical, returns to Manchester for 2 weeks only.
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Based on the 1924 comic strip, Little Orphan Annie by Harold Grey – which, in turn, was inspired from the poem, Little Orphant Annie by James Whitcomb Riley – Annie the musical originally debuted on Broadway in 1977 where it ran for nearly six years, before eventually spawning numerous productions in countless other countries, as well as national tours.
Over the last four decades, Annie the musical has won seven Tony Awards, including for Best Musical, and a wide variety of other accolades.
The songs ‘Tomorrow’ and ‘It’s the Hard Knock Life’ are among its most popular and well-known musical numbers.
Annie the musical will be taking to the Manchester Palace Theatre stage from Tuesday 9 – Saturday 20 June 2026, with the tour continuing right through to mid-March 2027, and even more locations yet to be announced.
Tickets for the show are officially now on sale, and you can get your hands on them here.
Featured Image – Matt Crockett (Supplied)
Theatre
‘Pioneering’ immersive theatre productions to take place inside shipping containers across Greater Manchester
Emily Sergeant
A pioneering production company is bringing immersive theatre inside shipping containers to Greater Manchester.
DARKFIELD has announced their first shows in Greater Manchester for seven years, and will present their three most critically-acclaimed experiences at iconic venues across the region as part of an ‘exciting’ collaboration.
Keen audiences will be able to head to The Lowry, Aviva Studios, and HOME this month to see theatre like they’ve never seen it before.
Renowned for their trademark shipping containers popping up across the UK and internationally, bringing mysterious and exciting experiences across the country, DARKFIELD will present SÉANCE, FLIGHT and ARCADE so crowds can find themselves immersed in the supernatural, boarding a new airline, or navigating a war torn world.
Fresh from sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, BFI London Film Festival, and an extended residency at Shoreditch Town Hall, ARCADE will arrive at The Lowry – which is the company’s newest production.
‘Pioneering’ immersive theatre productions inside shipping containers will be happening across Greater Manchester / Credit: Mihaela Bodlovic | Fiona Rita Blyth
Aviva Studios will welcome one of DARKFIELD’s most popular and critically-acclaimed experiences, FLIGHT.
Over 30 minutes in total darkness, FLIGHT explores the Many-Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics, taking audience members through two worlds, two realities, and two possible outcomes to their journey.
And then over at HOME, the company’s first shipping container experience, SÉANCE, will be on show.
The interior of a 24ft container will be transformed into a Victorian séance room, and asks audiences to believe not only what is happening inside the container, but also in what might be conjured up into the room with them.
“We are delighted to be returning to Greater Manchester to present our shows in collaboration with three incredible venues,” commented DARKFIELD, ahead of their arrival in our region.
“We can’t wait to welcome audiences across the region to experience the strange worlds we’ve created.”
Daisy Jackson -
3rd January 2025 
