Cheap tickets to see a Pussycat Doll, Strictly star and Sir Ian McKellen in theatres this April

Although the theatre show on everyone’s lips this month has been Hamilton, after thousands bagged tickets to see the show in it’s 15-week Manchester run later this year - there are still dozens of shows to keep you thoroughly entertained if you simply can’t wait that long to be sat in the stalls of Manchester’s best-loved theatres.

And this April, theatre-goers will have the chance to see a Pussycat Doll, a Strictly professional, or even a Casualty star as celebrities are taking over the Palace Theatre and Opera house.

And you don’t have to break the bank for a night out in the city centre, either, with some tickets available from as little as £13, depending where you choose to sit.

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If you fancy a last minute trip out, My Fair Lady is running at the Palace Theatre until April 1, with some affordable £13 tickets on offer as part of the ATG Price Promise. The multi-award winning production has been in town for two weeks following a critically acclaimed West End run.

But straight after that, from April 3-15, is The Bodyguard, starring The Pussycat Dolls’ Melody Thornton. The smash hit musical stars the Grammy-nominated singer as Rachel Marron, who will perform hits from the late singer Whitney Houston, including I Will Always Love You and I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

The romantic thriller sees former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, hired to protect superstar Rachel from an unknown stalker. Tickets are priced at £22.50 and can be found on the ATG website here.

Over at the Opera House, there are no fewer than eight shows this month, including a sold out evening with Priscilla Presley, as well as Ryan Adams’ solo