War Horse, which has now been seen by more than seven million people worldwide, returns to The Lowry's stage in Salford.
Greyhounds will run at the Lauriston Studio at the Altrincham Garrick Playhouse on Wednesday and Thursday.
Manchester-based performance artist David Hoyle presents Diamond, his one-man show which traces LGBT history over 60 years, at HOME in Manchester from Monday to Wednesday.
Manchester-based theatre-maker Chris Thorpe brings Your Best Guess, his collaboration with Portuguese theatre company mala voadora, to HOME for two performances Monday and Tuesday.
Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester sees The Theatre Collective stage its debut production of Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s twisting two-hander The Wasp.
Manchester-based arts collective The Opera Shack brings opera into the 21st century with its immersive production of Carmen by Bizet.
Grumpy Old Women are back at Preston Guild Hall next Wednesday this time with the line-up featuring Jenny Eclair, Dillie Keane and Lizzie Roper.
Breach Theatre makes its third visit to HOME with The Drill, which puts the spotlight into anti-terror training and emergency preparedness, from Thursday to Saturday.