[@]Royal Exchange Theatre
The Royal Exchange Theatre really does offer a unique experience with its circular performance space and audience seating surrounding you can be part of the action
Resembling a lunar space craft set down amidst the glass domes and towering columns of this Grade II listed building, the Royal Exchange is the largest Theatre in the round in the country, seating up to 750 people on three levels.
The seven-sided Theatre module is actually suspended from four huge columns In fact, only the stage area and its ground-level seating rest on the floor of the Great Hall - a necessary architectural feature for a module that weighs 150 tonnes!
The Theatre is located in the heart of the shopping district, a stones throw from the Arndale. There is easy access from both Victoria and Piccadilly Stations.
Below you will find performance and information for its forthcoming shows and productions. The 'Buy Tickets' link will take you to Royal Exchange online box office where you can get tickets and further information.

Liberation
How Does A Revolution Begin And Who Keeps It Going?
27th Jun 2025 to 26th Jul 2025

Local Exchange Festival
This August, The Royal Exchange Theatre’s Mobile Theatre Space, The Den, Returns To Leigh, Atherton And Tyldesley For Two Jam-packed Weeks At Fred Longworth High School.
7th Aug 2025 to 17th Aug 2025

Local Exchange Festival – Week 1
Taking Place Between Thursday 7 August And Sunday 11 August 2025.
7th Aug 2025 to 10th Aug 2025

Local Exchange Festival – Week 2
Taking Place Between Thursday 14 August And Sunday 17 August 2025.
14th Aug 2025 to 17th Aug 2025

Dancing At Lughnasa
“i Want To Dance, Kate. It’s The Festival Of Lughnasa. I’m Only Thirty-five. I Want To Dance.”
10th Oct 2025 to 8th Nov 2025

Singin’ In The Rain
A Timeless Masterpiece, And Perhaps One Of The Greatest Musicals Ever Made - A Must-see Show For Christmas 2025.
29th Nov 2025 to 18th Jan 2026

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