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Pantomime & Family Theatre in Manchester
Manchester does panto properly, and close in you've got choices. Chorlton Players charge £7 a ticket and won't fuss about where you sit, Guide Bridge Theatre is a proper small stage for a first pantomime (book ahead, there are only two wheelchair spaces), and Northenden Players Theatre Club asks £5 from non-members. Out at Hyde there are two stages worth knowing, one with relaxed and BSL performances built into the run, the other running weekly youth theatre from age four. Further out in Stockport, Cheadle and over towards Wigan and Oldham there's more choice again. For toddlers, stick close to the centre and check the age guidance, Carver Theatre's pyrotechnics will spook under-fours. Older children can handle the bigger stages further out, like Wigan Little Theatre from £12, but book those seats in advance. If cost matters, Chorlton and Northenden keep it under a tenner. Everything here is indoors, so it's a good rainy day sort.
19 places 4 upcoming events From £4.50
What's on: pantomime & family theatre
FRI 30 OCT
Family Theatre: Kindness Karl, The Misunderstood Devil
The Whitaker
FRI 4 DEC · +2 MORE DATES
Christmas Pantomime - Cinderella
Wythenshawe Forum Library
From £6
SAT 19 DEC
Pinocchio - A Christmas Pantomime
National Coal Mining Museum for England
WED 23 DEC · +4 MORE DATES
Sleeping Beauty
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre
From £10
Places for pantomime & family theatre
Carver Theatre
Stockport · ages 4+
A proper theatre panto plus junior and youth shows, with pyrotechnics that'll spook anyone under about four.
Hearing loopWheelchair accessible
Chads Theatre Company
Cheadle
A local am-dram theatre putting on plays and pantomime, with a bar, snacks and its own free car park.
Accessible toiletFree parkingFood on siteParking+2 more
from £7Chorlton Players
Manchester
A local am-dram stage doing pantomime and plays, with £7 tickets for kids and no fuss about where you sit.
from £5Daneside Theatre
Congleton
A proper local theatre stage with pantomimes, plays, musicals, films and dance shows through the year, tickets from £5 for members.
Accessible toiletParkingToiletsWheelchair accessible
Guide Bridge Theatre
Manchester · ages 3+
A proper small theatre for a first pantomime, with step-free access and only two wheelchair spaces so it pays to book ahead.
Accessible toiletBaby changeFood on siteStep-free access+2 more
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre
Hebden Bridge
Proper pantomime and drama in a small local theatre, with a bar for interval drinks and ice cream in your seat.
Accessible toiletCaféHearing loopWheelchair accessible
Hippodrome Theatre
Todmorden
A proper old theatre in town that puts on family shows, with doors opening half an hour before curtain up.
Accessible toiletDog friendlyFood on siteToilets+1 more
Hyde Festival Theatre
Hyde
A proper local stage for pantomime and family shows, with relaxed and BSL performances built into the run.
Accessible toiletWheelchair accessible
from £4.50Hyde Little Theatre
Hyde · ages 4-18
Weekly youth theatre sessions in Hyde where kids do drama, singing and games by age group, with a shot at the stage in real productions.
from £16Lawrence Batley Theatre
Huddersfield · ages 0+
Proper theatre seats and a stage full of pantomime, puppets or dinosaurs, with tickets from £16 and under-2s free on a lap.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesCaféGroup bookings+6 more
Millgate Arts Centre
Oldham
A pennine village theatre doing pantomime, family films and National Theatre Live screenings, with a youth theatre for teens on top.
Accessible toiletCaféHearing loopFood on site+2 more
from £5Northenden Players Theatre Club
Manchester
A local am-dram theatre club putting on shows, with non-members paying £5 a ticket.
from £6Partington Theatre
Glossop · ages 6+
Pantomime, cinema screenings and youth drama classes on one stage, with tickets from £6.
Indoor play
Players Theatre
Cheadle Hulme
A local stage putting on theatrical productions, with a season ticket that gets you four shows for the price of three.
Hearing loopIndoor seatingFood on siteParking+2 more
from £5Shakespeare North Playhouse
Prescot
A proper theatre in Prescot with family shows, tours and a play area by the café, and you decide what to pay for some performances.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+11 more
from £20St Helens Theatre Royal
Saint Helens
A proper pantomime, Peter Pan this year, with tickets from £20.
The Brindley
Runcorn
A theatre stage for panto and family shows, with a café and free parking right opposite.
CaféFree parking
from £27.50Victoria Theatre Halifax
Halifax
Ballet, panto and big musicals on stage in Halifax, with wheelchair access and a hearing loop built in.
Accessible toiletHearing loopToilets
from £12Wigan Little Theatre
Wigan · ages 3+
Panto and family shows in a proper old theatre, with seats booked in advance rather than turning up on spec.
Booking required
Good to know: pantomime & family theatre in Manchester
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £4.50 at Hyde Little Theatre. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find pantomime & family theatre in Stockport, Cheadle, Manchester, Congleton, Hebden Bridge and 11 more. Every place we list is in or around Manchester, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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