Sign up for our What's On newsletter to keep your finger on the pulse of an ever-changing Manchester It's been a long time since most of us have sat in a theatre, since we watched the curtains lift to reveal a whole new world on stage.
With restrictions in England continuing to gradually ease, a return to live indoor events seems much closer than it has done for more than a year.
Many of Manchester's leading theatres are beginning to fill programmes from summer onwards. Some of the world's biggest theatre productions will visit our city before the year is out, from smash-hit comedies to larger-than-life musicals to world-leading dance shows.
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