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Gods of Salford

“So, remember my name…” 25 young people who live and learn in Salford recently achieved God-level-status with 5 star reviews, standing ovations but more than that - community. From the outside, Gods o…

McFly's Tom Fletcher brings his 'Monster hit' to Lowry

There's A Monster in Your Show comes to Lowry from Tuesday 27th May to Sunday 1st June as part of a UK Tour. Lucy Tobin chatted to Tom Fletcher ahead of the show's arrival in Salford. “I’m hoping fo…

SYNDICATED INTERVIEW: THE NATIONAL THEATRE’S DEAR ENGLAND

Gwilym Lee (Gareth Southgate), Liz White (Dr Pippa Grange), Josh Barrow (Jordan Pickford) and Jude Carmichael (Marcus Rashford) discuss Dear England, the hit Olivier Award-winning play by James Graham…

5 Reasons to see Dear England

Here are five reasons from The Theatre Talk, why even someone who doesn’t follow football should give Dear England a chance

Interview: Playwrights Alan Bleasdale and James Graham on Boys from the Blackstuff

It’s been a long time coming. Ever since Yosser Hughes strode onto the screen in 1982 and into television drama history, with his brilliant, heartbreaking catchphrase “Gizza job”, people have been urg…

Lowry Centre for Advanced Training

An insight into Lowry Centre for Advanced Training from the perspective of Lowry CAT Outreach Coordinator, Clare Fildes, in advance of our Auditions on June 29th 2025. What is Lowry Centre for Advance…

Death of a Salesman: An Interview with David Hayman & Andy Arnold

Andy, why did you want to direct Death of a Salesman? AA: Well, I think it's one of the greatest plays ever written, really. And when Trafalgar talked to me about an idea for a production, we thought,…

Meet the Cast of Pig Heart Boy

Based on Malorie Blackman's classic children's book, the stage version of Pig Heart Boy has been hailed by reviewers as "beautiful, hilarious, thoughtful and special" and "a stunning production of a w…

A Fresh Take on Spring: Lowry’s New Seasonal Menu

Spring has arrived, and with it, a brand-new menu at Lowry that celebrates everything this season is about—freshness, vibrancy, and the best of what’s grown close to home. At Lowry, we believe food sh…

GET YOUR SPRING OFF TO A FLYING START AT LOWRY

This March sees a thrilling reinterpretation of an age-old story at Lowry, Salford, as acclaimed creative duo, director Annabel Arden and designer Joanna Parker, transform Wagner’s opera The Flying Du…

Sir David Bintley recalls the beginnings of his celebrated production of Cinderella

Most established, large-scale ballet companies have in their repertoire certain seminal full-length works. Productions of the Tchaikovsky ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, alo…

In Conversation with Giovanna Fletcher

Giovanna Fletcher has done it all. She is an actor, writer, broadcaster, and the winner of the 2020 series of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! But now, she is starring as Rachel Watson in the gripp…

Lowry granted Biffa Award to upgrade Quays theatre

Lowry granted Biffa award to upgrade Quays theatre By Emma Smallwood I'm the Development Manager for Philanthropy and have been at Lowry for almost 13 years. I began as the Development Team admin as…

Venice Biennale Fellow Amy Townsend-Lowcock reflects on John Akomfrah’s British Council Commission 'Listening All Night To The Rain'

We were delighted to be part of the British Council’s 2024 Venice Biennale Fellowship programme, and to offer an opportunity for two artists from the North West to each spend a month in Venice during …

Interview: Baroness Floella Benjamin on the UK tour of Coming to England

The UK tour of Coming to England, a brand new stage adaptation based on Floella Benjamin’s award-winning book, comes to Lowry from Wednesday 05 to Sunday 09 February 2025. We spoke with Floella ahead …

An interview with artist and designer of BRB’s Cinderella, John Macfarlane

By Diane Parkes Artist and stage designer John Macfarlane has created stunning sets for shows across the globe but there was one story he really wanted to work on – Prokofiev’s ballet Cinderella. So …

Three men in a boat - plus a malfunctioning shark and a load of laughs

Playing my dad on stage is unlike anything I’ve done before As smash hit comedy The Shark is Broken sets out on a UK tour, co-writer Ian Shaw reveals why he wanted to write a play about the troubled m…

New year, new blog

New Year new me, as the old saying goes. A time to try something new, discover a new version of yourself, set some intentions and broaden some horizons. The lethargy of the same old same old is blown …

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