From Katie Melua to Peter Pan and everything in between, there is something for everyone across Greater Manchester this week.
Here's our guide to what's on when...
THEATRE
THE MAIDS - Home, Manchester, until December 1
THE PRODUCERS - Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, November 30 to January 26
THE ORESTEIA - The Lowry Theatre, Salford, November 28 and 29
BENIDORM LIVE - Palace Theatre, Manchester, until December 1
WHITE - Home, Manchester, December 13 to December 23
SLAPSTICK - Home, Manchester, December 13 to December 22
ME, YOU AND GEORGE CLOONEY - The Met, Bury, December 13
FAULTY TOWERS DINING EXPERIENCE - The Lowry, Salford, December 16 to 19
CINDERELLA: A WICKED MOTHER OF A NIGHT OUT - The Lowry, Salford, December 18 to 22
LITTLE GIFT - The Lowry, Salford -December 19 - 31
MUSIC
IBIZA CLASSICS - Manchester Arena, November 29
YEARS AND YEARS - Manchester Apollo, November 29
SIXTIES GOLD - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, November 29
KATIE MELUA - The Lowry, Salford, December 2
YOUNG FATHERS - Albert Hall, Manchester, December 2
THE CARDIGANS - Manchester Apollo, December 3
LM/DC - Manchester Apollo, December 5
FRANKI VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS - Manchester Arena, December 6
OLD DOMINION - Manchester Academy, December 6
HOZIER - Manchester Apollo - December 6
DEACON BLUE - Manchester Apollo - December 7
AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD - Manchester Apollo, December 8
MADNESS - Manchester Arena, December 7
JAMES AND THE CHARLATANS - Manchester Arena, December 8
BLACK STONE CHERRY - Manchester Arena, December 10
NIGHTWISH - Manchester Arena, December 11
DEF LEPPARD - Manchester Arena, December 12
JOSH GROBAN - Manchester Arena, December 14
THE SLOW READERS CLUB - Manchester Apollo, December 14
ALAN WALKER - Albert Hall, Manchester, December 14
NILE ROGERS & CHIC - Manchester Arena, December 15
LILY ALLEN - Albert Hall, Manchester, December 16 to 18
ORBITAL - Manchester Apollo, December 20
JOOLS HOLLAND & HIS RHYTHM & BLUES BAND - Manchester Apollo, December 21
COMEDY
COMEDY NIGHT - The Alma Inn, Bolton, first Thursday of every month
STAND UP THURSDAY - The Comedy Store, every Thursday
THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE - Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, every Thursday
THURSDAY COMEDY CLUB - The Met, and Ramsbottom Civic Hall, first Thursday of every month
FRIDAY BARREL OF LAUGHS - Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, every Friday
BEST IN STAND UP - The Comedy Store, every Friday and Saturday
SATURDAY BARREL OF LAUGHS - Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, every Saturday
KING GONG - The Comedy Store, first Sunday of every month
COMEDY NIGHT - BarMetro.Rocks, Bolton, second Sunday of every month
NEW STUFF WITH TOBY HADOKE - The Comedy Store, second and last Sunday of every month
NEW COMEDIANS WITH ALEX BOARDMAN - The Comedy Store, third Sunday of every month
BEAT THE FROG - Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, every Monday
ROSS NOBLE - Apollo, November 30
BARBARA NICE CHRISTMAS SHOW - The Lowry, Salford, December 1
STEPHEN K AMOS - The Lowry, Salford, December 2
OUR RITA’S COMEDY ROADSHOW - Palace Theatre, Manchester, January 11
MUSICALS
KINKY BOOTS - Opera House, Manchester, until December 1
SIX - The Lowry, Salford, December 4 to 16
WICKED - Palace Theatre, Manchester, December 4 to January 5
DOCTOR DOLITTLE - The Lowry, Salford, December 11 to January 5
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Opera House, Manchester, January 9 to 29
CLASSICAL
MESSIAH WITH THE HALLÉ - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, December 1
JOHN WILSON & THE JOHN WILSON ORCHESTRA - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, December 2
MANCHESTER CAMERATA: FESTIVE HAPPENING — Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Sunday, December 9
LOVE ACTUALLY WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, December 11
CHRISTMAS AT THE MOVIES - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, December 19
BALLET
MATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE -The Lowry, Salford, until December 1
THE NUTCRACKER - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, January 2 and 3
DANCE
BALLET BAR - Home Manchester, November 29
KIDS
STICK MAN - The Lowry, Salford, December 1 to January 6
SCARY FAIRY SAVES CHRISTMAS - The Lowry, Salford, December 5
THE SNOWMAN WITH THE HALLÉ - The Lowry, Salford, December 15 and 16
LITTLE GIFT - The Lowry, Salford, December 19 to December 31
LILY AND THE CHRISTMAS SNOW BEAR - The Met, Bury, December 20 and 21
TRIBUTE
THE BOOTLEG BEATLES - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, December 7
THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW — Manchester Apollo, Saturday, December 8
RAT PACK AT CHRISTMAS — Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Monday, December 17
JAZZ
FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ - Horwich RMI, first Friday of every month
KEITH RAE SOUND – Horwich RMI, third Friday of every month
FOLK
BLAZIN’ FIDDLES - The Met, Bury, November 29
CALAN - The Met, Bury, December 6
JIM MORAY - The Met, Bury, December 7
NORDIC FIDDLERS BLOC - The Met, Bury, December 13
PANTOMIME
CINDERELLA — Oldham Coliseum, Saturday, until Saturday, January 12
PETER PAN — Empire Theatre, Blackburn, Saturday, December 1 to Wednesday, January 2
SHOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS — Albert Halls, Bolton, Saturday, December 1 to Sunday, December 30
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST — Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre, Saturday, December 1, Sunday, December 2, Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8
CINDERELLA — Charter Theatre, Preston, Thursday, December 6 to Thursday, January 3
CINDERELLA — Manchester Opera House, Saturday, December 8 to Sunday, December 30
SLEEPING BEAUTY — King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Sunday, December 9 to New Year’s Eve
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK — Darwen Library Theatre, Sunday, December 9 to Monday, December 24
ALADDIN — Dancehouse, Manchester, Friday, December 14 to New Year’s Eve
VARIETY
MIKE SWEENEY - The Lowry, Salford, December 6
CHRISTMAS MURDER MYSTERY - Palace Theatre, Manchester, December 9
EVENING OF ERIC AND ERN AT CHRISTMAS - The Lowry, Salford, December 18 to- January 6
LOCAL GIGS
WEEKLY COUNTRY AND WESTERN CLUB — Bury Bridge Working Men’s Club, Lower Woodhill Road, Bury, every Friday
SOUL AND MOTOWN — The D Havilland Club, Farnworth, first Friday of every month
BLACKOUT — Blind Tiger, Nelson Square, Bolton, every Wednesday
WIZDOM - The Bowling Green, Horwich, November 30
THE THREE - Retro Lounge Bar, Bury, November 30
RIFF RAFF - Jolly Nailor, Atherton, December 7
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