Unfortunate - The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch

Name: Unfortunate - The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch | What's On
Start: 2026-01-03T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Lowry

Sun 04 Jan 2026 - Sun 11 Jan 2026

Sun 04 Jan 2026

3:00PM

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Tue 06 Jan 2026

8:00PM

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Wed 07 Jan 2026

8:00PM

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Sun 11 Jan 2026

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Fri 05 Dec 2025

8:00PM

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Sat 06 Dec 2025

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Sun 07 Dec 2025

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Tue 09 Dec 2025

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Wed 10 Dec 2025

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Thu 11 Dec 2025

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Fri 12 Dec 2025

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Sat 13 Dec 2025

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Sun 14 Dec 2025

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Tue 16 Dec 2025

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Wed 17 Dec 2025

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Thu 18 Dec 2025

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Wed 24 Dec 2025

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Sat 27 Dec 2025

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Mon 29 Dec 2025

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2:30PM

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Sat 03 Jan 2026

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It’s camp, hilarious, and a whale of a good time.

Manchester Evening News

The critically acclaimed parody musical, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch returns to the Lowry for a five-week Christmas season. This splash-hit show has sold out twice previously, so get your tentacles round tickets fast!

Unfortunate dives into the story of everyone’s favourite Disney Diva, Ursula, as she gives her take on what really happened all those years ago under the sea. The legendary queer queen spills the tea in this tale of sex, sorcery and suckers!

Manchester icon Sam Buttery (Netflix Kaos, Little Shop of Horrors, The Addams Family Musical) is ‘Ursula’ alongside Miracle Chance (Fangirls, The Witches, Heathers) as ‘Ariel’, Allie Dart (The Comedy About Spies, 2:22 A Ghost Story) returning to reprise her role as ‘Sebastian’, Blair Robertson (Witness for the Prosecution, Mamma Mia) as ‘King Triton’ and James Spence playing ‘Prince Eric’. They are joined by Ensemble cast members Freya McMahon and Fionan O’Carroll.

With an original hot pop soundtrack and trademark filthy humour, it’s time to take the plunge and dive into this year’s hottest night out!

Reviews

★★★★★ “it’s gaudy, glittery and utterly gorgeous!” - Opening Night

★★★★ “a hilarious fever dream of a night out!” - Manchester Theatres

“full of magic, wit, and boisterous camp joy” - I Love Mcr

★★★★ “a raucous journey that’s well worth diving into.” - Stagey Reviews

★★★★★ “Quite simply, Unfortunate is so good I have ran out of synonyms for “brilliant” and “hilarious” - Theatre and Tonic

★★★★★ ‘Wickedly Camp’ - Attitude

★★★★★ ‘Hilariously Naughty’ - The Upcoming

★★★★★ ‘Triumphant’ - The Stage

★★★★★ ‘One of the funniest musicals I’ve ever seen’ - West End Best Friend

Additional information

Age recommendation: 16+

Runtime: Act1: 1hr 5 min | Act 2: 54 min

Accessible performances

Audio Described by Caroline Burn | Thu 18 Dec 2025 at 8.00pm. Touch Tour at 7.00pm & Sat 3 Jan 2026 at 8.00pm. Touch Tour at 7.00pm.

BSL by Cheryl P Walker | Sat 27 Dec 2025 at 8.00pm.

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Band A
Standard	£49.50
Access	£49.50
Band B
Standard	£39.50
Access	£39.50
Restricted View
Restricted View	£29.50
Standing
Standing	£19.50

Band A
Standard	£49.50
Access	£49.50
Band B
Standard	£39.50
Access	£39.50
Restricted View
Restricted View	£29.50
Standing
Standing	£19.50

Band A
Standard	£49.50
Access	£49.50
Band B
Standard	£39.50
Access	£39.50
Restricted View
Restricted View	£29.50
Standing
Standing	£19.50

Band A
Standard	£49.50
Access	£49.50
Band B
Standard	£39.50
Access	£39.50
Restricted View
Restricted View	£29.50
Standing
Standing	£19.50

Band A
Standard	£49.50
Access	£49.50
Band B
Standard	£39.50
Access	£39.50
Restricted View
Restricted View	£29.50
Standing
Standing	£19.50

Unfortunate - The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch

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Additional information

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