Rock of Ages is heading to the Opera House Blackpool from Tuesday to Saturday.
The biennial Manchester International Festival gets under way next Thursday with 18 days of major cultural events across the city.
Greater Manchester Fringe Festival runs throughout July at 40 different venues around the city.
A fictional account based on true events, new drama One Night in Miami centres on four friends, all on the cusp of becoming legends. It’s at HOME in Manchester from Tuesday to Friday.
Precarious Carnaval takes place from July 5–7 to mark the 258th birthday of the Bridgewater Canal. The site-specific theatre will take place along a five-mile stretch of the canal taking audiences on a walking adventure from the years 1761 to 2061.