What's On

Audio Description headset Headset to listen to the Audio Description Dates: Sat 13 Booking and More Information

Elders Choir 2024 A choir for Elders Graduates and Company Dates: Thu 11 Booking and More Information

Elders Monday: ONLINE Elders ONLINE - Creating writing session via Zoom (third Monday of the Month) Dates: Mon 01 Booking and More Information

Elders Monday: OUTLOUD A seated playreading and discussion session Dates: Mon 15 Booking and More Information

Elders Monday: PLAY Elders PLAY - practical drama session ( first and third Monday of the month) Dates: Mon 01, Mon 15 Booking and More Information

Elders Monday: SPECIAL Elders SPECIAL - specialist session with different theatre-makers (first Monday of the month) Dates: Mon 01 Booking and More Information

Schools Tours We are excited to be launching tours of the Royal Exchange Theatre exclusive to Schools and Colleges.

We are the North West’s largest and only full-time, text based producing theatre – commissioning, creating and developing original and ambition theatre in our unique in-the-round space, throughout our building, across the city and beyond. This means the shows are made by our highly skilled teams and freelance creatives from scratch using a text. Therefore whether we’re presenting an adaptation of a classic or new writing, your students will get a glimpse and insight into the whole process of making theatre.

You will explore our wardrobe and wigs, hair and make-up departments, where you may see costumes or prosthetics being made for an upcoming show. You will hear incredible facts about the rich history of not only the theatre, which was opened in 1976, but also the life of the building before this. You may meet some interesting characters during the tour, including our mascot Boris.

As well as being informative, this new tour has been designed to be interactive and accessible, including a range of activities and opportunities to get hands-on with some of the elements that bring our shows to the stage. This will result in your students coming away with their own stories to tell.

We look forward to welcoming you into our beautiful building and to giving you behind the scenes access to our unique theatre.
Dates: Thu 18 Booking and More Information

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST An RET Production. Written by Oscar Wilde. Directed by Josh Roche. Running from 14 June - 20 July 2024. Oscar Wilde’s legendary, quintessential comedy, receives a dazzling makeover. This timeless tale of identity, opulence and sharp-tongued wit follows the lives of the rich and ridiculous, all looking for something to do, someone to love and somewhere to belong. Dates: Mon 01, Tue 02, Wed 03, Thu 04, Fri 05, Sat 06, Mon 08, Tue 09, Wed 10, Thu 11, Fri 12, Sat 13, Mon 15, Tue 16, Wed 17, Thu 18, Fri 19, Sat 20 Booking and More Information

The Importance of Being Earnest PROGRAMME The perfect memento to take home with you. The programme contains all the details of the cast & creatives. Don't forget to collect it from the Visitor Experience team on arrival! Dates: Mon 01, Tue 02, Wed 03, Thu 04, Fri 05, Sat 06, Mon 08, Tue 09, Wed 10, Thu 11, Fri 12, Sat 13, Mon 15, Tue 16, Wed 17, Thu 18, Fri 19, Sat 20 Booking and More Information