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New To Opera? Try It ON Comes To The Lowry
31st October 2019
…play. An urgent plea for compassion and tolerance, the opera was written when Martinů was himself in exile and reflects Opera North’s status as the only opera company in the…
LOVE, LOSS AND LAUGHTER: OPERA NORTH RETURNS TO THE LOWRY
30th January 2023
…soprano Giselle Allen singing Tosca on 9 March and Magdalena Molendowska on 11 March. Ukrainian tenor Mykhailo Malafii makes his UK and Opera North debut as Cavaradossi, while Opera North…
Deception, Discrimination and Destiny: Opera North returns to The Lowry with Rigoletto, Carmen and Alcina
10th February 2022
…Opera North for the first time to sing the predatory Count of Mantua. Opera North Music Director Garry Walker conducts. The company’s first ever production of Handel’s opera Alcina takes…
Outdoor opera for all ages comes to The Lowry
20th August 2020
Opera returns to The Lowry next week as Opera North’s tour of Whistle Stop Opera: Hansel and Gretel arrives in the North West. Devised and directed by John Savournin, Whistle…
Opera North
…recycled opera is the star of Opera North’s Green Season. Music by Henry Purcell Libretto assembled and adapted by Sir David Pountney Part of Opera North’s Green Season. #OperaGoes Green…
New Carmen marks Opera North's return to The Lowry
3rd November 2021
This autumn marks the long-awaited return of opera to theatres across the north of England as Opera North performs its first full live season and tour since the pandemic, including…
FROM PRE-WAR PARIS TO THE GREEK UNDERWORLD: OPERA NORTH RETURNS TO THE LOWRY WITH THREE UNMISSABLE SHOWS
6th October 2022
One of the world’s most popular operas comes to the North West this November as Opera North brings its critically-acclaimed production of La traviata to The Lowry. Opera North will…
LOVE, LAUGHTER AND LOSS: OPERA NORTH’S GREEN SEASON HEADS TO SALFORD
16th October 2023
A larger-than-life character, a heart-stopping romance and a zany look at climate change arrive in Salford this autumn as Opera North brings its Green Season to The Lowry. Falstaff, Verdi’s…
LOVE, JEALOUSY AND REVENGE: OPERA NORTH RETURNS TO THE LOWRY, SALFORD
8th February 2024
From Mozart’s comic look at love and fidelity in Così fan tutte to the destructive forces of obsession and jealousy in Cavalleria rusticana and Rachmaninov’s Aleko, Opera North’s latest season…
Opera North
Opera North is England’s national opera company in the North and one of Europe’s leading arts organisations. It is committed to producing work of the highest quality that excites, challenges…
Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] aims to win votes in Salford in October
5th May 2023
…Prime Minister Tony Blair. TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] is currently playing a limited season at the Leicester Square Theatre until 21 May. The musical will then tour the…
Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] By Harry Hill & Steve Brown
30th August 2023
…of former Ugly Rumours front man and Britain’s first pop Prime Minister Tony Blair. TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] is heading to The Lowry, Salford from Monday 2nd to…
The Dance opera, Mariposa, a Queer Tragedy Inspired by Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, to perform at The Lowry on Sunday 16 January
7th January 2022
…Conservatoire for Dance of Madrid, before founding DeNada Dance Theatre in 2012. In Pons Guerra’s dance reimagining of Puccini’s seminal opera, action takes place in a Caribbean port. Under flickering…
MESMERISING CROSS-CULTURAL PRODUCTION OF ORPHEUS TO VISIT THE LOWRY IN NOVEMBER
10th October 2022
An innovative new staging of Monteverdi’s opera Orpheus is set to open at Opera North in Leeds this October and come The Lowry on Saturday 19th November. Orpheus, a reimagining…
Iggety ziggety zaggety zoom! Room on the Broom is flying to The Lowry this festive season!
11th November 2022
…Opera House/ UK Tour; ‘Roots’, Wilton’s Music Hall) will play Cat, Peter Steele (‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, Southwark Playhouse) returns to ‘Room on the Broom’ to play Dog and Frog…
Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of Life of Pi announces 2023 Christmas season at The Lowry, Salford
1st December 2022
…Kathmandu). Opera credits include: La Bohème (Göteborgsoperan, Sweden); The Merry Widow (English National Opera); Owen Wingrave (British Youth Opera). The extraordinary animals are brought to life by Puppet & Movement…
Matthew Kelly and David Yelland star in first revival of Alan Bennett’s ‘The Habit Of Art'
10th September 2018
…rooms at Oxford not long before he dies. Britten (Henry) has been auditioning boys nearby for his opera ‘Death in Venice,’ and arrives unexpectedly – their first meeting in 25…
The National Theatre's tour of A Taste of Honey to open at The Lowry
8th February 2019
…and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Bijan Sheibani is an award winning theatre and opera director. His work for the National Theatre includes Barber Shop Chronicles,…
Rehearsal images released for the National Theatre's A Taste of Honey UK Tour
2nd September 2019
…opera director. His work for the National Theatre includes Barber Shop Chronicles, A Taste of Honey, Emil and the Detectives, The Kitchen, and Our Class (Olivier Nomination for Best Director)….
WEEK 53 - Full 2020 programme line-up announced
29th January 2020
…here either. That’s power.” Theatre star, opera singer and drag queen Le Gateau Chocolat will debut a new solo show entitled Pandora. Throughout the show, Le Gateau Chocolat will use…
Dancers ‘occupy’ theatre stages across GM in new film supporting underground world of freestyle dance
27th November 2020
…name, I.M.PACT. The film celebrates collaboration and community and sees the dancers ‘occupy’ eight stages across the city, those being: The Lowry, Manchester Opera House, Contact, The Portico Library, International…
Brand-new stage adaptation of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel touring to The Lowry in 2022
26th November 2021
…Northampton); Switzerland (Bath Ustinov / West End); Cave (a site specific opera for London Sinfonietta and Royal Opera House, at the Print Works, London); Comus, A Masque in Honour of…
Part dance, part theatre, part fictionalised documentary, no-part costume drama - Lost Dog's inspired reimagining of A Tale Of Two Cities comes to The Lowry in March 2022
30th December 2021
…in theatre, dance, opera and film. Among many more she has worked with New Adventures, The Cholmondeleys, H2 Dance, Fevered Sleep, Lost Dog, Fabulous Beast, Vincent Dance Theatre, Sasha Milavic…
The Lowry launch new digital platform ‘Lowry Digital’ responding to the continued need for digital work to co-exist with live performance
9th March 2022
…from a few minutes to 1.5 hours. The work takes audiences to some of Europe’s most iconic venues like the Royal Albert Hall, Munich Opera, Zurich Schauspielhaus and The Lowry….
FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS: THE MUSICAL
27th July 2022
…Misérables (Palace Theatre), Jesus Christ Superstar (West End, UK Tour & International Tour), Jerry Springer The Opera (National Theatre & Cambridge Theatre, for which he won the 2004 Olivier Award…
South African choreographer Dada Masilo brings her latest work The Sacrifice to Salford
9th February 2023
…with their earthy rooted mix of traditional Tswana moves and contemporary dance. They perform to an original score composed by violinist Leroy Mapholo, pianist Nathi Shongwe and opera and gospel…
a letter to the future: Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined coming to The Lowry, Salford
21st April 2023
…Outstanding Achievement in Dance. About Miriam Buether Miriam Buether is an award-winning stage designer working internationally in theatre, opera, and dance. Born in Berlin, Buether trained in costume design at…
CASTING AND FULL CREATIVE TEAM IS ANNOUNCED FOR KAFKA’S METAMORPHOSIS, A BOLD NEW FRANTIC ASSEMBLY PRODUCTION IN COLLABORATION WITH LEMN SISSAY OBE.
28th June 2023
…plays alongside the presentation of a broad range of theatre – including classic and contemporary drama, musicals, opera, ballet and dance. We have three performance spaces – The Lyric, The…
Some of the team behind The Lowry
…of Opera, Music and Books’, says the Telegraph; ‘An un-missable small European Opera Festival’, says the Metropolitan Opera House, New York! Nazir Afzal OBE Nazir Afzal, was Chief Crown…
Greater Manchester Dancers in full casting announcement for Matthew Bourne’s ‘Swan Lake’
15th October 2018
…living with dementia. Other career highlights include: Protein Dance “LOL”, Garsington Opera “Death in Venice”, Fallen Angels Dance Theatre “Upon Awakening & Hell Can Wait” and Gary Clarke’s award-winning “COAL”….
The Lowry and six other theatres awarded funds to improve accessibility
6th February 2019
Seven projects have been awarded funding from the Theatre Improvement Scheme Improving Accessibility grants, in partnership with the Wolfson Foundation. Everyone should be able to enjoy the full experience a…
A statement regarding the celebration & recognition of theatre in Greater Manchester: 2020 and beyond
15th February 2019
…Contact, HOME, Hope Mill Theatre, The Lowry, Manchester International Festival, The Met, Octagon Theatre – Bolton, Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Palace Theatre & Opera House, Royal Exchange Theatre and Z Arts….
Pop up theatre – Roundabout comes to Albert Park in Broughton, Salford.
3rd September 2019
…on Thursday alongside The Dry Open Mic’ers; a group of local writers. Other groups taking to the stage include: Salford City Singers, Broughton Angels, Salford Rock Opera, , JD Dance,…
The West End Smash Hit Musical SIX announces full casting for The Lowry Christmas Season
5th September 2019
…The show will open at the Sydney Opera House in January and is due to reopen in Chicago next summer. Productions are being planned for China, Japan, South Korea and…
Smash hit musical SIX extends its run at The Lowry this Christmas
27th September 2019
…Sydney Opera House in January and is due to reopen in Chicago next summer. Productions are being planned for China, Japan, South Korea and Canada. New pop princesses will take…
Pandora by Le Gateau Chocolat is first commission announced for WEEK 53 in 2020
13th November 2019
…by and starring leading drag and contemporary opera performer Le Gateau Chocolat, will receive its world premiere on Saturday, 2 May 2020. Now in its third edition, the festival will…
30th Anniversary tour of Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story arrives in Salford this January.
18th December 2019
…joining a small – but lauded – number of iconic musicals including Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Miss Saigon, Evita and Cats in…
The Lowry to showcase ground-breaking LGBTQ performances
22nd January 2020
…the decadence, celebration and uncertainty of the 1980s’s London gay scene. They will work with award-winning young Leeds-based designer George Johnson-Leigh (one of the designers behind Opera North’s Little Greats…
Applications now open for 2020/2021 Centre for Advanced Training in dance programme
29th June 2020
…Matthew Bournes New Adventures, Cilla The Musical, Motionhouse, Southpaw Dance Company, Jasmin Vardimon 2, Disneyland Paris and Opera De Lyon as well as many more. Jade Aitchison, The Lowry Centre…
The Lowry is back! Over 100 performances, events & exhibitions to choose from this autumn/winter
15th September 2021
…for the first time in ten years. The season also includes circus performances Contra, Power and Human by Extraordinary bodies. A visit from Opera North and ‘audience with’ evenings featuring…
World premiere of Thick & Tight’s thoroughly modern variety show Short & Sweet to take place at The Lowry on Tue 18 January
10th January 2022
…award-winning work has been shown at Sadler’s Wells, Southbank, Royal Opera House, Tate Britain & Liverpool, Wilton’s Music Hall, Britten Pears Arts, Brighton Fringe, Sydney Fringe, Stockholm Fringe, Sophiensaele Berlin,…
They’re back at last! Fascinating Aïda tours to The Lowry on Thursday 10 February
9th February 2022
…Hammersmith, Piccadilly, Vaudeville, Garrick, Apollo and Comedy theatres and the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. They have toured Australia three times, including a month at the Sydney Opera House, and also played…
The International Smash Hit Musical SIX Announces New Cast For The UK Tour
11th February 2022
…at the Sydney Opera House prior to an Australian and New Zealand tour, with a major US tour coming soon. Meanwhile, back on home turf, the London production is now…
Major new exhibition at The Lowry explores popular children’s books on the page and stage
13th June 2022
…Protein Dance. With exclusive new artwork by Chris Riddell. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; illustrated by Chris Riddell. Presented on stage by The Royal Opera House. You Choose…
The Gruffalo returns to The Lowry this summer
23rd June 2022
…has performed in 16 countries and 5 continents – including twice at Sydney Opera House, twice on Broadway, ten West End seasons and once at the National Theatre. It has…
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF COMPLICITÉ'S DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD COMES TO THE LOWRY IN 2023
13th July 2022
…art’s responsibility in encouraging activism. Complicité is an international touring theatre company in a constant state of reinvention. Working across art forms, the company believes that theatre, opera, film, installation,…
A dazzling autumn of Dance at The Lowry
16th September 2022
…to Wednesday 19 October Internationally celebrated Shobana Jeyasingh Dance presents Clorinda Agonistes – Clorinda the Warrior – an explosive union of opera (Montiverdi), dance and film. In this thrillingly inventive…
WORLD PREMIERE STAGE ADAPTATION OF THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL COMING TO THE LOWRY
5th October 2022
…Runner, UK and Dubai Tour; Umm Kalthoum and The Golden Era, Dubai Opera House) performs as Mr Gupta; Richenda Carey (Calendar Girls, West End/UK Tour; BBC 1’s Monarch of the…
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE TOUR OF THE NATIONAL THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE THAT LAUNCHES AT THE LOWRY IN DECEMBER
12th October 2022
…End, Broadway) and costume and puppet design by Samuel Wyer (The Wizard of Oz, Birmingham Rep; Wolf Witch Giant Fairy, Royal Opera House). Movement direction is by Steven Hoggett (The…
Casting announced for RSC's production of Julius Caesar which comes to The Lowry this summer
18th January 2023
…is a Dream (Birmingham Opera Company), 101 Dalmatians, Between The Two, Three Wheels on the Wagon, The Witches’ Promise, Under The Stars (Birmingham Rep), Hijabi Monologues (The Bush Theatre), Phone…
Dinosaur World Live, the interactive children’s theatre show that uses stunning puppetry to bring life-like dinosaurs to the stage, is coming to The Lowry
24th January 2023
…Humphries (National Theatre, Royal Opera House, Cirque de Soleil); Puppet Director Laura Cubitt (Running Wild, Chichester Festival Theatre; Don Quixote, RSC; War Horse NT Berlin); Puppetry Consultant Toby Olié (for…
BUXTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL’S SELL-OUT OPERETTA, CINDERELLA, TOURS TO THE LOWRY THIS FEBRUARY
27th January 2023
…Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield (Thursday 9 and Friday 10 February) and Norwich Theatre (Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 February). The family-friendly chamber opera, which stars seven singers and a…
The 12 young dancers of Ailey 2 bring their New York expression and energy to the UK in their first visit since 2011
27th January 2023
…organisation of Arts Council England. Dance Consortium members are Grand Opera House Belfast; Birmingham Hippodrome; Alhambra Theatre, Bradford; Brighton Dome; Marlowe Theatre Canterbury; Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff; Bord Gáis Energy…
Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial set to grip audiences at The Lowry this June
3rd February 2023
…court played out. Vardy v Rooney is a story stranger than fiction, with lurid one-liners and revelations blurring the boundaries of tabloid and court case, social media and soap opera….
The Lowry announces four new Partner Companies: Access All Areas, Far From The Norm, LUNG and Ockham's Razor
22nd May 2023
The Lowry has announced four new Partner Companies that will collaborate and work closely with the arts venue to regularly present work of the highest calibre to Salford audiences. Access…
Olivier award-winning choreographer, Botis Seva brings his latest work ‘Mama’ to The Lowry, Salford
26th May 2023
…From The Norm, LUNG and Ockham’s Razor have all been added to The Lowry’s stable of Partner Companies. The four new additions join Birmingham Royal Ballet, Opera North, the National…
HAYLEY TAMADDON JOINS THE 2023-24 UK & IRELAND TOUR OF AWARD-WINNING HIT MUSICAL EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE
5th June 2023
…the Shrew (Changeling Theatre Company); Lucy Lockett in Beggar’s Opera (Changeling Theatre Company); u/s and Donna/Tanya in Mamma Mia! (Prince of Wales); Virus/cover Kim and Big Sue in Taboo (UK…
TOUR CASTING CONFIRMED FOR THE MULTI-OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING WEST END PRODUCTION OF LIFE OF PI WHICH VISITS THE LOWRY, SALFORD IN DECEMBER 2023
7th June 2023
…Opera House; Belfast, Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin; Theatre Royal Plymouth; Curve Leicester; Churchill Theatre, Bromley; Hull New Theatre; Derngate Theatre, Northampton; Coventry Belgrade; Nottingham Theatre Royal; Wolverhampton Grand Theatre;…
BLUEY AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE: BROUGHT TO REAL LIFE IN SMASH-HIT THEATRE SHOW FOR A UK AND IRELAND PREMIERE TOUR
22nd June 2023
…to perform 447 times across 65 venues, including the Sydney Opera House. The tour is currently in the US where it’s played at the Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden…
The next generation of dance: Ailey 2 returns to The Lowry, Salford for the first time in over a decade
22nd September 2023
…Grand Opera House Belfast; Birmingham Hippodrome; Alhambra Theatre, Bradford; Brighton Dome; Marlowe Theatre Canterbury; Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff; Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin; Festival Theatre Edinburgh; Eden Court Inverness; Sadler’s…
ANNOUNCING THE LOWRY’S CONTEMPORARY SEASON FOR SPRING 2024
9th November 2023
…into the place of limbo in which she often finds herself. Thu 2 May Polly, John Gay’s banned sequel to The Beggar’s Opera is ripped apart in this viciously satirical,…
Help change lives this festive season with The Lowry's 2023 Festival Appeal
27th November 2023
…season.” The Lowry is a registered charity committed to using visual and performing arts to enrich people’s lives, presenting audiences with a diverse programme of theatre, opera, musicals, dance, music,…
Welcome to the Rock! The cast of the international hit musical Come From Away visited The Lowry, Salford this week, ahead of the show’s five-week run this December.
20th March 2024
…Annette & others, Bree Smith (Titanic The Musical UK tour and The Color Purple UK tour) as Hannah & others, Jamal Zulfiqar (Migrations, a Welsh National Opera UK tour and…
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…are proud to be working with Birmingham Royal Ballet, the National Theatre, Opera North and Rambert. Celebrating new and diverse talent,The Lowry is proud to host and commission diverse pieces…
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…From the Norm, LUNG, National Theatre, Ockham’s Razor, Opera North and Rambert. Access All Areas Birmingham Royal Ballet Far From the Norm LUNG National Theatre Ockham’s Razor Opera North Rambert…