The Lowry
- Box office 08432 086000
- Opening times On days without theatrical performance, Tue–Sat 10am–8pm; Mon & Sun 10am–6pm.
- Food served Noon–3pm; 5pm–45 minutes before curtain up on theatre performance days; closed on days without theatre performance.
- Box office times Mon–Sat 9.30am–8pm; Sun 10am–8pm.
- Website www.thelowry.com
The Lowry is Salford's biggest art and theatre venue, opened in 2000. The building houses three theatre spaces: the 1,730-seat Lyric Theatre, the 466-seat Quays and the smaller Studio, as well as art galleries that contain a major collection of the work of the much-loved Lancashire painter LS Lowry, after whom the entire complex is named. Other galleries feature major touring exhibitions.
The Lowry receives major touring theatre productions as well as stand-up comedy, opera, dance, cabaret and children's shows. At the Restaurant, head chef Oliver Thomas has been praised for an unfussy approach highlighting the best local ingredients.
The centre is easily accessible by public transport, being ten minutes' drive from Manchester city centre and served by tram and bus links. Parking is available at the Lowry Outlet Mall car park, directly adjacent to the centre.
- Provides: Wheelchair access
- Open since: 2000
Event times
There are 32 events at this location
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Al Murray: The Only Way is Epic
A brand new show from everyone's favourite bigoted landlord, Al Murray, star of Happy Hour. Please only cheer at the irony and stay in your house if you actually hate the French.
Sun 19 May
Alfie Brown
Incisive and intelligent wit about what he considers to be the corporate control of culture.
Sat 1 Jun
Alison Moyet
The much loved Yazoo chanteuse with the big smokey voice tours her latest album the minutes.
Thu 24 Oct
£25–£45 / 0843 208 6000
- 19:00 The Lowry Alison Moyet
Alun Cochrane: Moments Of Alun
Dry observations, intelligent storytelling and anecdotes from the 2012 Chortle Award-winning stand-up for Best Club Comic and regular contributor to Frank Skinner's Absolute Radio Show.
Sat 25 May
£12 / 0843 208 6000
Sun 26 May
£12 / 0843 208 6000
Ardal O'Hanlon
Sharp observational humour from the Dublin-born stand-up and actor best known for his television sitcom roles in Channel 4's Father Ted and BBC1's My Hero.
Sun 3 Nov
Bruce Forsyth
The veteran TV presenter and funnyman performs jazz standards and classic pop from his album These Are My Favourites to celebrate 70 years in show business.
Thu 23 May
£26–£41 / 0843 208 6000
- 19:30 The Lowry Bruce Forsyth
Bryan Ferry
The veteran singer-songwriter and Roxy Music frontman performs pop-rock and 1920s jazz style songs with his backing band to promote the album The Jazz Age.
Sat 26 Oct
£35–£65 / 0843 208 6000
- 19:00 The Lowry Bryan Ferry
Caro Emerald
Dutch singer putting a modern pop spin on post-war jazz styles.
Sun 8 Sep
£19.50–£37.50 / 0843 208 6000
- 19:30 The Lowry Caro Emerald
Fri 13 Sep
£19.50–£37.50 / 0843 208 6000
- 19:30 The Lowry Caro Emerald
Clare Summerskill: Well That Explains It!
The humorous side of sexual orientation explored by the actress, singer and stand-up.
Sun 19 May
Studio
£12 (Children £10; £10; £10; £10) / 0843 208 6000
Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus: Big Wooden Horse (Over 3s)
Big Wooden Horse presents a production full of fun, feathers and plenty of audience participation, adapted from the book by children's writer, Mo Willems (Sesame Street).
Sun 19 May
Studio
£8.50 (Children £5.50; £5.50; £5.50; £5.50) / 0843 208 6000
Greg Davies: The Back Of My Mum's Head
Stories and anecdotes from The Inbetweeners actor and TV panel show regular.
Fri 24 May
Sat 25 May
Half A Person: My Life As Told By The Smiths
- Written by: Alex Broun
A comedy about the life of a twenty-something Londoner torn between conflicting loyalties.
Fri 14 Jun
£10 / 0843 208 6000
Harry Goodwin: My Generation: The Glory Years Of British Rock
Top Of The Pops was launched by the BBC on New Year's Day in 1964, and went on to become the longest running TV show in British history. On that night The Rolling Stones were the opening band, the photographer was Harry Goodwin. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s the show featured a host of singers and stars and set many…
Sun 19 May
Free / 0843 208 6000
Mon 20 May
Free / 0843 208 6000
Tue 21 May
Free / 0843 208 6000
Henning Wehn: Henning Knows Bestest
Germany's sort of Comedy Ambassador (we think he made up that title) dispelling the myth that his countryfolk have no sense of humour.
Fri 14 Jun
£12.50–£14.50 / 0843 208 6000
Sat 15 Jun
£12.50–£14.50 / 0843 208 6000
The Lancashire Hotpots
Modern comedy-folk ensemble.
Sat 6 Jul
£14 / 0843 208 6000
Laurence Clark: Inspired
Intelligent and hard-hitting humour from the stand-up with cerebral palsy.
Wed 22 May
Lisa Stansfield
The multi-platinum selling and award-winning singer-songwriter, born in Heywood, performs her R&B, soul and pop hits.
Sat 15 Jun
£27.50–£37.50 / 0843 208 6000
- 19:00 The Lowry Lisa Stansfield
Ministry Of Burlesque's High Tease
Burlesque comedy, contemporary cabaret and musical performances. Dress to impress for a glamorous night of new variety and historical chic.
Sat 25 May
Ockham's Razor: Not Until We Are Lost
Using aerial movement to create atmospheric, exciting physical theatre, this series of short stories explores what it is to be lost. Featuring originally designed aerial structures, images unfold above and around the audience as they journey through the narrative, putting them right at the heart of the action.
Thu 30 May
£16 (Children £13; £13; £13; £13) / 0843 208 6000
Fri 31 May
£16 (Children £13; £13; £13; £13) / 0843 208 6000
Sat 1 Jun
£16 (Children £13; £13; £13; £13) / 0843 208 6000
Sun 2 Jun
£16 (Children £13; £13; £13; £13) / 0843 208 6000
Omid Djalili
The British-Iranian comedian and star of stage and screen brings his new show to an adoring public.
Sun 2 Jun
Our Fathers
Babakas Theatre, a Birmingham-based international group, presents a performance which combines stand-up comedy, contemporary dance, video installation and scenes from the TV show The Sopranos to explore modern-day fatherhood.
Thu 6 Jun
£10 / 0843 208 6000
- 20:00 The Lowry Our Fathers
The Package
- Written by: Tam Hinton
Blackly funny and ludicrously violent The Package invites you into a warped but weirdly seductive world where The League of Gentlemen meets Tarantino. The Package will amaze, appal and amuse, and all the while, it's fiddling with strands of your moral fibre.
Sat 15 Jun
£10 / 0843 208 6000
- 20:00 The Lowry The Package
Sun 16 Jun
£10 / 0843 208 6000
- 20:00 The Lowry The Package
Petula Clark
The veteran Grammy Award-winning singer, born in Epsom, performs a selection of her pop hits including Downtown, I Know A Place and My Love.
Wed 2 Oct
£19.50–£45 / 0843 208 6000
- 20:00 The Lowry Petula Clark
The Real McCoy Part 2
The show features the original cast of the BBC's Real McCoy Comedy Show, including Mr Frazier, the ladies choice, the dynamic duo Eddie Nestor & Robbie G, and the original Don Dada Of Comedy Curtis Walker.
Sat 20 Jul
Phone for prices / 0843 208 6000
Reginald D Hunter: In the Midst of Crackers
The self-proclaimed 'comedian, swashbuckler and scientist' takes his latest and no doubt controversial show on the road.
Wed 12 Jun
Thu 13 Jun
Rising Damp
- Written by: Eric Chappell
ITV's top comedy of all time comes to the stage in a brand-new production from the Comedy Theatre Company.
Mon 27 May
Lyric Theatre
£12–£22 (Children £10–£20; £10–£20; £10–£20; £10–£20) / 0843 208 6000
- 19:30 The Lowry Rising Damp
Tue 28 May
Lyric Theatre
£12–£22 (Children £10–£20; £10–£20; £10–£20; £10–£20) / 0843 208 6000
- 19:30 The Lowry Rising Damp
Wed 29 May
Lyric Theatre
£12–£22 (Children £10–£20; £10–£20; £10–£20; £10–£20) / 0843 208 6000
- 14:00 The Lowry Rising Damp
- 19:30 The Lowry Rising Damp
South
- Directed by: Trevor MacFarlane
- Written by: Ian Winterton
Shred Productions presents the world premiere of a moving and powerful new play by the creative team that brought you Sherica (2012 Manchester Theatre Award Winner) and Wednesday (2011 Edinburgh Fringe Award Winner).
Spanda
- Written by: Leela Samson
India's highly acclaimed Bharatanatyam dance group, Spanda, premiers in the UK with a selection of their most striking and innovative works.
The Trench
- Written by: Oliver Lansley
Les Enfants Terribles Theatre Company presents Oliver Lansley's drama, which blends live music, puppetry and physical performance to tell the true story of a First World War miner who became entombed in a tunnel. Reality and fantasy blur as the stricken man awaits salvation.
Wed 22 May
Wanted! Robin Hood
This adaptation of the Charles Way classic brings to life the eponymous hero and his merry men. Ages 6+.
Fri 29 Nov
Quays Theatre
£16.50–£20.50 (£14.50–£18.50; Children £10; Family £47–£55) / 08432 086000
Sat 30 Nov
Quays Theatre
£16.50–£20.50 (£14.50–£18.50; Children £10; Family £47–£55) / 08432 086000
Mon 2 Dec
Quays Theatre
£16.50–£20.50 (£14.50–£18.50; Children £10; Family £47–£55) / 08432 086000
War Horse
- Directed by: Marianne Elliott
- Written by: Michael Morpurgo (book)
The National Theatre's staging of Michael Morpurgo's novel about a farm horse called Joey caught up in the horrors of the First World War, adapted by Nick Stafford and directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris.
The Zombies
The Zombies' Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent play their handful of hits from the 60s and a selection of material from their solo careers.
Mon 20 May
£20 / 0843 208 6000
- 20:00 The Lowry The Zombies
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