Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved story Zog flies onto the Lowry’s Quays Theatre stage from 14–19 April for the Easter holidays, as part of a major UK and Ireland tour. First staged in 2020, Freckle Productions’ adaptation of Zog has become a […]
Hope Mill Theatre and Chris Harper Productions with Lowry are delighted to announce that beloved singer and actor Jason Donovan* will star in Disney’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL as Coach Bolton. He joins the previously announced Tobias Turley, Leonor Correia, Caitlin Tipping and Luke Bayer as Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay […]
Celebrating 25 incredible years, Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black brings Ballet Black at 25 to Salford on Tuesday 14th April – direct from its premiere at the Linbury Theatre, London. The first stop on its UK tour, the company begins its anniversary celebrations at Lowry […]
After a well-received run in Salford in 2024, the joyous adaptation of Onjali Q. Raúf’s multi award-winning children’s book The Boy at the Back of the Class returns to the Lowry next month. The production, adapted for the stage by Nick Ahad […]
Pilot Theatre, in association with Northern Stage, brings its celebrated revival of Sabrina Mahfouz’s adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s ground-breaking novel of love, loyalty and division to Salford from Tuesday 21st to Saturday 25th April. The production’s exciting cast will feature Brianna Douglas (The Darkest Part […]
Three key elements: a space, an event and an audience. Lowry, Salford presents Curtain Up from 18 April – 21 June 2026, an exhibition that explores how visual artists have sought to capture the shared anticipation, heightened emotions, and communal energy of being in […]
The Chichester Festival Theatre Production of Irving Berlin’s Top Hat the Musical arrives in Salford in two weeks time. The smash-hit production is at the Lowry from Tuesday 31st March to Saturday 4th April. Phillip Attmore (So You Think You Can Dance) stars as Jerry Travers, Nicole-Lily Baisden (42nd Street) takes the role of Dale Tremont […]
Melting Pot and Birmingham Rep bring their thrilling co-production, Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts to Salford’s Lowry from Tuesday 7th to Saturday 11th April. Led by Tom Chambers (winner of BBC 1 Strictly Come Dancing’s series six and Inspector Edgar Sullivan in BBC 1’s Father Brown), who will play the beloved detective Inspector Morse. Joining […]
Star of stage and screen Kara Tointon will take the lead in the critically acclaimed new production of sparkling comedy The Constant Wife, which comes to Lowry in Salford next month. This new production is directed by Tamara Harvey, the co-Artistic […]
Producers ROYO, Future Artists Entertainment, Curve and Lowry are delighted to announce initial casting for the world premiere of BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL which will open in May 2026 at Lowry and Curve respectively. The musical will have a book and […]
Whether people prefer a country house comedy or a tense coastal tragedy, Opera North’s upcoming shows at Lowry, Salford fit the bill. With a new production of Mozart’s much-loved The Marriage of Figaro and the return of the company’s award-winning production of Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes, these are […]
Lowry has released a new three-part podcast series capturing the stories, voices and memories of the people who have shaped the organisation’s 25‑year journey at the heart of Salford Quays, and the transformation of the former Manchester Docks from a post‑industrial landscape […]
In celebration of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise’s joint centenary – both entertainers would have celebrated their 100th birthdays in 2026 – a series of special performances has been announced for Eric and Ern, the new show from Ian Ashpitel and […]
Following a hugely successful autumn 2025 tour of Black Sabbath – The Ballet, playing to over 42,000 people, Birmingham Royal Ballet will present a UK tour of Carlos Acosta’s acclaimed production of Don Quixote in the spring of 2026 – including a three‑day run at Lowry, […]
Imitating the dog, one of the UK’s most original and innovative theatre companies is set to push their inventive storytelling to new heights when they visit Lowry with their bold contemporary retelling of H.G Wells’s iconic science fiction tale The War […]
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