There’s something about a theatre night in Manchester that still feels properly glamorous. Maybe it’s the red velvet seats, the buzz before curtain up, or the post-show conversations that somehow last all the way into midnight cocktails. From major musicals to one-night performances, the Palace Theatre has been pulling audiences onto Oxford Street for decades, and for good reason. Make an evening of it with dinner beforehand, a slow walk back through the city afterwards, and nowhere to be first thing in the morning. The best theatre nights never end when the curtain falls.