From top class theatre to Florence and the Machine, there is something for everyone across Greater Manchester this week.

Here's our guide to what's on when...

THEATRE

THE LAST FIVE YEARS - Albert Halls, Bolton - tonight and tomorrow

HANCOCK AND CO: ONE MAN, MANY VOICES - The Met, Bury, tomorrow

THE ILLUSION - Home, Manchester, tonight, tomorrow and Saturday

J’AI TROP PEUR (I’M SO SCARED) - Home, Manchester, November 27

THE MAIDS - Home, Manchester, November 16 to December 1

THE PRODUCERS - Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, November 30 to January 26

THE ORESTEIA - The Lowry Theatre, Salford, November 28 and 29

BENIDORM LIVE - Palace Theatre, Manchester, November 26 to December 1

WHITE - Home, Manchester, December 13 to December 23

SLAPSTICK - Home, Manchester, December 13 to December 22

ME, YOU AND GEORGE CLOONEY - The Met, Bury, December 13

FAULTY TOWERS DINING EXPERIENCE - The Lowry, Salford, December 16 to 19

CINDERELLA: A WICKED MOTHER OF A NIGHT OUT - The Lowry, Salford, December 18 to 22

LITTLE GIFT - The Lowry, Salford -December 19 - 31

MUSIC

FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE - Manchester Arena, Friday

THE HUMAN LEAGUE - Manchester Arena, Saturday

HITS RADIO LIVE - Manchester Arena, Sunday

LAURYN HILL - Manchester Arena, November 26

SHALAMAR - Manchester Ritz, November 27

CHRISTINE AND THE QUEEN - Manchester Apollo, November 27 and 28

BROTHERS OSBORNE - Manchester Academy, November 28

IBIZA CLASSICS - Manchester Arena, November 29

YEARS AND YEARS - Manchester Apollo, November 29

SIXTIES GOLD - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, November 3

KATIE MELUA - The Lowry, Salford, December 2

YOUNG FATHERS - Albert Hall, Manchester, December 2

THE CARDIGANS - Manchester Apollo, December 3

LM/DC - Manchester Apollo, December 5

FRANKI VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS - Manchester Arena, December 6

OLD DOMINION - Manchester Academy, December 6

HOZIER - Manchester Apollo - December 6

DEACON BLUE - Manchester Apollo - December 7

AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD - Manchester Apollo, December 8

MADNESS - Manchester Arena, December 7

JAMES AND THE CHARLATANS - Manchester Arena, December 8

BLACK STONE CHERRY - Manchester Arena, December 10

NIGHTWISH - Manchester Arena, December 11

DEF LEPPARD - Manchester Arena, December 12

JOSH GROBAN - Manchester Arena, December 14

THE SLOW READERS CLUB - Manchester Apollo, December 14

ALAN WALKER - Albert Hall, Manchester, December 14

NILE ROGERS & CHIC - Manchester Arena, December 15

LILY ALLEN - Albert Hall, Manchester, December 16 to 18

ORBITAL - Manchester Apollo, December 20

JOOLS HOLLAND & HIS RHYTHM & BLUES BAND - Manchester Apollo, December 21

COMEDY

COMEDY NIGHT - The Alma Inn, Bolton, first Thursday of every month

STAND UP THURSDAY - The Comedy Store, every Thursday

THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE - Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, every Thursday

THURSDAY COMEDY CLUB - The Met, and Ramsbottom Civic Hall, first Thursday of every month

FRIDAY BARREL OF LAUGHS - Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, every Friday

BEST IN STAND UP - The Comedy Store, every Friday and Saturday

SATURDAY BARREL OF LAUGHS - Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, every Saturday

KING GONG - The Comedy Store, first Sunday of every month

COMEDY NIGHT - BarMetro.Rocks, Bolton, second Sunday of every month

NEW STUFF WITH TOBY HADOKE - The Comedy Store, second and last Sunday of every month

NEW COMEDIANS WITH ALEX BOARDMAN - The Comedy Store, third Sunday of every month

BEAT THE FROG - Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, every Monday

SEANN WALSH - The Lowry, Salford, tonight

IAIN STIRLING - The Lowry, Salford, Saturday

DANIEL SLOSS: X - The Lowry, Salford, Sunday

ROSS NOBLE - Apollo, November 30

BARBARA NICE CHRISTMAS SHOW - The Lowry, Salford, December 1

STEPHEN K AMOS - The Lowry, Salford, December 2

OUR RITA’S COMEDY ROADSHOW - Palace Theatre, Manchester, January 11

MUSICALS

MATILDA THE MUSICAL -Palace Theatre, Manchester, until Saturday

KINKY BOOTS - Opera House, Manchester, until December 1

SIX - The Lowry, Salford, December 4 to 16

WICKED - Palace Theatre, Manchester, December 4 to January 5

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Opera House, Manchester, January 9 to 29

CLASSICAL

SPACE SPECTACULAR - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Sunday

MESSIAH WITH THE HALLÉ - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, December 1

JOHN WILSON & THE JOHN WILSON ORCHESTRA - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, December 2

LOVE ACTUALLY WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, December 11

CHRISTMAS AT THE MOVIES - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, December 19

BALLET

MATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE -The Lowry, Salford, until December 1

THE NUTCRACKER - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, January 2 and 3

MOSCOW CITY BALLET, ROMEO & JULIET - Palace Theatre, Manchester, January 17

MOSCOW CITY BALLET, SWAN LAKE - Palace Theatre, January 18 and 19

DANCE

SIGMA - The Lowry, Salford - November 26

BALLET BAR - Home Manchester, November 28 and 29

KIDS

CINDERELLA - Manchester Opera House, December 8 to December 30

STICK MAN - The Lowry, Salford, December 1 to January 6

SCARY FAIRY SAVES CHRISTMAS - The Lowry, Salford, December 5

DOCTOR DOLITTLE - The Lowry, Salford, December 11 to January 5

LITTLE GIFT - The Lowry, Salford, December 19 to December 31

SNOW WHITE - The Lowry, Salford, January 4 to January 6

THE SNOWMAN WITH THE HALLÉ - The Lowry, Salford, December 15 and 16

LILY AND THE CHRISTMAS SNOW BEAR - The Met, Bury, December 20 and 21

TRIBUTE

THE BOOTLEG BEATLES - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, December 7

JAZZ

FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ - Horwich RMI, first Friday of every month

KEITH RAE SOUND – Horwich RMI, third Friday of every month

FOLK

ANDY WHITE - The Met, Bury, Saturday

BLAZIN’ FIDDLES - The Met, Bury, November 29

CALAN - The Met, Bury, December 6

JIM MORAY - The Met, Bury, December 7

NORDIC FIDDLERS BLOC - The Met, Bury, December 13

VARIETY

MIKE SWEENEY - The Lowry, Salford, December 6

CHRISTMAS MURDER MYSTERY - Palace Theatre, Manchester, December 9

EVENING OF ERIC AND ERN AT CHRISTMAS - The Lowry, Salford, December 18 to- January 6

LOCAL GIGS

OPEN MIC – Ye Olde Man & Scythe, Churchgate, Bolton, second and fourth Tuesday of every month

JAM NIGHT - Ye Olde Man & Scythe, Churchgate, Bolton, first and third Wednesday of every month

OPEN MIC – Hogarths, Churchgate, Bolton, every Thursday

WEEKLY COUNTRY AND WESTERN CLUB — Bury Bridge Working Men’s Club, Lower Woodhill Road, Bury, every Friday

SOUL AND MOTOWN — The D Havilland Club, Farnworth, first Friday of every month

BLACKOUT — Blind Tiger, Nelson Square, Bolton, every Wednesday

WIZDOM - The Bowling Green, Horwich, November 30

THE THREE - Retro Lounge Bar, Bury, November 30

RIFF RAFF - Jolly Nailor, Atherton, December 7